What made the 19th century an interesting but tumultuous time? What technological, cultural and social changes influenced life then? Explore those issues in this story collection.
Dostoevsky is a nineteenth-century Russian author whose views about the human condition are still relevant today.
Jackson surprises and beats Union troops at Chancellorsville.
Most men and many women do not think women should have the right to vote.
Marie, known as Clara in some versions of "The Nutcracker," contemplates the presents she'd received on Christmas Eve. In this chapter, of E.T.A. Hoff...
Vincent writes his feelings in his letters to Theo, seeming to focus entirely on his work while realizing the price he is paying.
Lawyer Francis Scott Key hears too much when he boards a British ship to negotiate the release of Dr. William Beanes.
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