William arrives in Ireland; James leaves Dublin, unites the French and Irish armies and advances seeking battle.Continuing James II Invades
The Siege of Londonderry Ends
The siege of Londonderry pressed to the brink of success. Then, under heavy fire, English boats break through to the town's waterfront.Continuing
The Secret of Cervantes’ Success
A satire survives only so long as the person or the thing satirized is remembered. But Don Quixote lives, and, by a miracle of genius, keeps Amadis
Comparing the Book “Don Quixote” to Other Books of the Period
It was to do battle with this brood of fabled monsters, against whom the pulpit and the parliament had preached and legislated in vain, that Cervantes
The Book “Don Quixote’s” Theme
Never was a satire like this, which leaves us full of love and sympathy for the object. And why cannot we believe the author when he avers that never
Critical and Public Reception of the Book “Don Quixote”
Nothing like it had ever appeared before. It was an epoch-marking book, if ever there was one. The proud and happy author himself spoke of his success
How Don Quixote Got Published
The book itself, the First Part of Don Quixote (it was not so called in the first edition, of course), was printed by Juan de la Cuesta during 1604,
Last Voyage of Charles V
His apartment in the monestary consisted only of six rooms, four of them in the form of friars' cells, with naked walls; the other two, each twenty
Charles V’s Final Actions
As soon as Charles had finished this long address to his subjects and to their new sovereign, he sank into the chair, exhausted and ready to faint