Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte Volume 02 by Lo...

News From Nowhere by William Morris audiobook. Genre: scifi In News From Nowhere, William Morris blends dream vision, social criticism, and speculative fiction into a vivid journey through a transformed England. After falling asleep following a heated discussion about politics an ...  Show more

The Revolutions of Civilization by William Matthew Flinders Petrie audiobook. Genre: history In this compact work of historical interpretation, pioneering archaeologist William Matthew Flinders Petrie sets out to explain why great cultures seem to rise, peak, decline, and return ...  Show more

Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Napoleon Bonaparte's temporary return to power in France in 1815, following his escape from exile on Elba . He arrived with fewer than a thousand men, yet three weeks later he had displaced Louis XVIII and taken charge of an army as large as any th ...  Show more

Napoleon Bonaparte is a household name; a rare example of someone who is as well remembered by his supporters as by his enemies. His life is rich with dramatic irony. He was a key figure in the creation of the First French Republic, yet became a self-appointed Emperor. Surroun ...

The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas - Book 12 - Volume 1, Part 1

Title: The Count of Monte Cristo

Overview: The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel written by French author Alexandre Dumas (père) completed in 184 ...

War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy - Book 1 - Book 17: Second Epilogue

Title: War and Peace, Book 17: Second Epilogue

Overview: War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, romanized: Voyna i mir; pre-reform Russian: Война и миръ; [vɐjˈna i ˈmʲir]) is a literary work mixed with ...