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395 public-domain history - modern (1750+) books, summarised. Page 9 of 9.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 14, 1917
Various
A sharp, satirical dispatch from the front lines of the British home front, this volume captures the absurdity and resilience of life during the Great War. It is a mosaic of wit that demands to be read not as a history, but as a living record of a nation laughing in the shadow of conflict.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art, fifth series, no. 147, vol. III, October 23, 1886
Various
A turbulent era of colonial strain, secret societies, and maritime legends unfolds across these pages, capturing the restless spirit of late-nineteenth-century thought and storytelling.
Songs of Heroic Days
Thomas O'Hagan
A world ablaze calls forth the fierce devotion of distant lands, where poets turn martial grief into ringing testaments of duty, endurance, and sacrifice.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 48, October 7, 1897: A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls
Various
A snapshot of a world in flux, this weekly chronicle captures the closing weeks of 1897 through the eyes of young readers, reporting on global diplomacy, colonial wars, and the peculiar inventions of the era.
Thirty Days in Lithuania in 1919
Peter Saurusaitis
A weary traveler returns to the land of his birth, only to find the ravages of war and the encroaching shadows of new oppressors. This chronicle captures a fragile moment of Lithuanian independence caught between the closing of one era and the uncertain dawn of another.
Preliminary Announcement & List of Members: Society for Pure English, Tract 01 (1919)
Society for Pure English
This founding manifesto outlines a vision for the deliberate, democratic preservation and growth of the English language. It serves as a historical blueprint for a group seeking to balance tradition with organic change.
Rules of the Western Grammar School, Brompton
England) Western Grammar School (Brompton
This document offers a precise, unvarnished look at the rigid administrative architecture of a nineteenth-century private school, revealing the intricate social and financial mechanics required to sustain such an institution. It captures the exact intersection of Victorian bureaucracy and the ambitions of local…
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 47, September 30, 1897: A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls
Various
A world in flux is distilled for the young reader, capturing the global anxieties and technological curiosities of a year defined by shifting borders, colonial strife, and the frantic, gold-laden promise of the untamed frontier.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 60, December 30, 1897: A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls
Various
This weekly periodical offers a window into the closing days of 1897, summarizing the political, scientific, and historical currents of the era for a young audience. It serves as both a contemporary news bulletin and a bridge to the past.
The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 54, November 18, 1897: A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls
Various
Step into the bustling global arena of late 1897, where local elections, distant colonial rebellions, and Arctic expeditions collide in the pages of a weekly journal for young minds.
A Reply to Dr. Vaughan's "Letter on the Late Post-Office Agitation"
James Roberts Pears
A passionate defense of the Sabbath cuts through the calculations of statecraft, challenging a prominent preacher to place divine law above bureaucratic convenience.