This series has six easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionA History of the Theatre, the scholarly work of Mantzius, has had no time to become a
The Laying of the Atlantic Cable – 4
Today's installment concludes The Laying of the Atlantic Cable,our selection by Cyrus W. Field.If you have journeyed through all of the
The Laying of the Atlantic Cable – 3
The good-fortune which favored using our ship favored us also in our commander, Captain Anderson, who was for years in the Cunard Line.Continuing
Laying of the Atlantic Cable – 2
The United States had become involved in a tremendous war; and while the nation was struggling for life, it had no time to spend in foreign
The Laying of the Atlantic Cable
This series has four easy 5 minute installments.IntroductionTwenty-two years after the completion of the first telegraph line between Washington
The First Modern Novel – 3
Today's installment concludes The First Modern Novel,our selection by Edmund Gosse.If you have journeyed through all of the installments of this
The First Modern Novel – 2
The first great English novelist, Samuel Richardson (1689-1761), was born and bred in Derbyshire.Continuing The First Modern Novel,our selection
The First Modern Novel
This series has three easy 5 minute installments.Introduction"Let me make the ballads of a nation," said Fletcher of Saltoun, "and I care not
Wellington’s Peninsular Campaign – 4
Today's installment concludes Wellington's Peninsular Campaign,our selection by John Richard Green.If you have journeyed through all of the