bookshelf

🏛️

History - Modern (1750+)

Empires rise, revolutions ignite, and the modern world takes shape in these vivid firsthand accounts, manifestos, memoirs, and sweeping histories. From Napoleon’s shadow and Victorian transformation to declarations that changed nations and ideas that challenged the old order, this bookshelf captures the thunder of war, politics, exploration, and social change. Step into an age of upheaval where power is contested, borders shift, and history feels startlingly alive.

6162 Audiobooks

The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.)

by J. Holland (John Holland) Rose

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12)

The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12)

by Edmund Burke

Thomas Paine, the Apostle of Liberty An Address Delivered in Chicago, January 29, 1916; Including the Testimony of Five Hundred Witnesses

Thomas Paine, the Apostle of Liberty An Address Delivered in Chicago, January 29, 1916; Including the Testimony of Five Hundred Witnesses

by John E. (John Eleazer) Remsburg

The English Peasantry and the Enclosure of Common Fields

The English Peasantry and the Enclosure of Common Fields

by Gilbert Slater

The Pope, the Kings and the People A History of the Movement to Make the Pope Governor of the World by a Universal Reconstruction of Society from the Issue of the Syllabus to the Close of the Vatican Council

The Pope, the Kings and the People A History of the Movement to Make the Pope Governor of the World by a Universal Reconstruction of Society from the Issue of the Syllabus to the Close of the Vatican Council

by William Arthur

The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines

The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) With Notices of Earlier Irish Famines

by Canon John O'Rourke

La femme au dix-huitième siècle

La femme au dix-huitième siècle

by Edmond de Goncourt, Jules de Goncourt

Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States

Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States

by Raphael Semmes

Memoirs of the Empress Josephine, Vol. 1 of 2

Memoirs of the Empress Josephine, Vol. 1 of 2

by Madame de (Claire Elisabeth Jeanne Gravier de Vergennes) Rémusat

Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume II.

Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume II.

by Walter Scott

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 03 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time

by Robert Kerr

The Great North Road, the Old Mail Road to Scotland: London to York

The Great North Road, the Old Mail Road to Scotland: London to York

by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper

Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis from 1840 to 1843 And of the Combined Naval and Military Operations in China: Comprising a Complete Account of the Colony of Hong-Kong and Remarks on the Character & Habits of the Chinese. Second Edition

Narrative of the Voyages and Services of the Nemesis from 1840 to 1843 And of the Combined Naval and Military Operations in China: Comprising a Complete Account of the Colony of Hong-Kong and Remarks on the Character & Habits of the Chinese. Second Edition

by Sir W. H. (William Hutcheon) Hall, W. D. (William Dallas) Bernard

The Panama Canal

The Panama Canal

by Frederic J. (Frederic Jennings) Haskin

Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849

Narratives of Shipwrecks of the Royal Navy; between 1793 and 1849

by William O. S. Gilly

Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, Volume 04

Trial of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, Volume 04

by Various Authors

The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters

The World's Greatest Books — Volume 10 — Lives and Letters

The Story of Napoleon

The Story of Napoleon

by Harold Wheeler

Tanks in the Great War, 1914-1918

Tanks in the Great War, 1914-1918

by J. F. C. (John Frederick Charles) Fuller

A History of the Coldstream Guards, from 1815 to 1895

A History of the Coldstream Guards, from 1815 to 1895

by J. (John) Ross

A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 5, Oct. 1811-Aug. 31, 1812 : Valencia, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Madrid

A history of the Peninsular War, Vol. 5, Oct. 1811-Aug. 31, 1812 : Valencia, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Madrid

by Charles Oman

The Nineteenth and Their Times Being an Account of the Four Cavalry Regiments in the British Army That Have Borne the Number Nineteen and of the Campaigns in Which They Served

The Nineteenth and Their Times Being an Account of the Four Cavalry Regiments in the British Army That Have Borne the Number Nineteen and of the Campaigns in Which They Served

by J. (John) Biddulph

An Account of the Bell Rock Light-House Including the Details of the Erection and Peculiar Structure of That Edifice; to Which Is Prefixed a Historical View of the Institution and Progress of the Northern Light-Houses

An Account of the Bell Rock Light-House Including the Details of the Erection and Peculiar Structure of That Edifice; to Which Is Prefixed a Historical View of the Institution and Progress of the Northern Light-Houses

by Robert Stevenson

Ireland under the Stuarts and During the Interregnum, Vol. 1 (of 3), 1603-1642

Ireland under the Stuarts and During the Interregnum, Vol. 1 (of 3), 1603-1642

by Richard Bagwell

Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913

Political and Literary essays, 1908-1913

by Earl of Evelyn Baring Cromer

Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle

Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle

by Henry Noel Brailsford

The Appetite of Tyranny: Including Letters to an Old Garibaldian

The Appetite of Tyranny: Including Letters to an Old Garibaldian

by G. K. (Gilbert Keith) Chesterton

Biographies of distinguished scientific men. First series

Biographies of distinguished scientific men. First series

by F. (François) Arago

A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics - Volume 2

A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics - Volume 2

by Thomas D'Arcy McGee

The War History of the 1st/4th Battalion, the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment now the Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire), 1914-1918

The War History of the 1st/4th Battalion, the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment now the Loyal Regiment (North Lancashire), 1914-1918

by Anonymous

Cyrus Hall McCormick: His Life and Work

Cyrus Hall McCormick: His Life and Work

by Herbert Newton Casson

The journal of Elizabeth Lady Holland (1791-1811) Volume 1 (of 2)

The journal of Elizabeth Lady Holland (1791-1811) Volume 1 (of 2)

by Lady Elizabeth Vassall Fox Holland

The Story of the Trapper

The Story of the Trapper

by Agnes C. Laut

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume 48, 1751-1765 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898: Volume 48, 1751-1765 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the Catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century

Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa

Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa

by Joseph H. Alexander

The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 2 (of 2)

The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart. LL.D., Volume 2 (of 2)

by John Ayrton Paris

Wyeth's Oregon, or a Short History of a Long Journey, 1832; and Townsend's Narrative of a Journey across the Rocky Mountains, 1834

Wyeth's Oregon, or a Short History of a Long Journey, 1832; and Townsend's Narrative of a Journey across the Rocky Mountains, 1834

by John B. (John Bound) Wyeth, John Kirk Townsend

Bloody Beaches: The Marines at Peleliu

Bloody Beaches: The Marines at Peleliu

by Gordon D. Gayle

The myth of the Jewish menace in world affairs or, The truth about the forged protocols of the elders of Zion

The myth of the Jewish menace in world affairs or, The truth about the forged protocols of the elders of Zion

by Lucien Wolf

Nova Scotia's Part in the Great War

Nova Scotia's Part in the Great War

Heroes of Science: Physicists

Heroes of Science: Physicists

by William Garnett

Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 1

Narrative of Services in the Liberation of Chili, Peru and Brazil, from Spanish and Portuguese Domination, Volume 1

by Earl of Thomas Cochrane Dundonald

Женское международное движение: Сборник статей

Женское международное движение: Сборник статей

by Various Authors

The Greville Memoirs, Part 1 (of 3), Volume 3 (of 3) A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV

The Greville Memoirs, Part 1 (of 3), Volume 3 (of 3) A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV

by Charles Greville

Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman

Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman

by I. Giberne (Isabel Giberne) Sieveking

In the Fourth Year: Anticipations of a World Peace

In the Fourth Year: Anticipations of a World Peace

by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells

The History of the Prince of Wales' Civil Service Rifles

The History of the Prince of Wales' Civil Service Rifles

by Anonymous

Lightning Conductors: Their History, Nature, and Mode of Application

Lightning Conductors: Their History, Nature, and Mode of Application

by F.C.S. Richard Anderson

From Newton to Einstein: Changing Conceptions of the Universe

From Newton to Einstein: Changing Conceptions of the Universe

by Benjamin Harrow

Trial of the major war criminals before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, volume 17

Trial of the major war criminals before the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg, 14 November 1945-1 October 1946, volume 17

by Various Authors

Second Shetland Truck System Report

Second Shetland Truck System Report

by William Guthrie

History of the United States, Volume 5

History of the United States, Volume 5

by Elisha Benjamin Andrews

The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 4: Acadia and Quebec, 1616-1629

The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. 4: Acadia and Quebec, 1616-1629

Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3), Essay 3: Condorcet

Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3), Essay 3: Condorcet

by John Morley

An American Diplomat in China

An American Diplomat in China

by Paul S. (Paul Samuel) Reinsch

Memories, by Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Fisher

Memories, by Admiral of the Fleet, Lord Fisher

by Baron John Arbuthnot Fisher Fisher

Our Railroads To-Morrow

Our Railroads To-Morrow

by Edward Hungerford

Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary

Mary Slessor of Calabar: Pioneer Missionary

by W. P. (William Pringle) Livingstone

Rheims and the Battles for its Possession

Rheims and the Battles for its Possession

by Pneu Michelin (Firm)

Historia de las Indias (vol. 3 de 5)

Historia de las Indias (vol. 3 de 5)

by Bartolomé de las Casas

The Bitter Cry of the Children

The Bitter Cry of the Children

by John Spargo

New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung, 16. Oktober 1915 Vol. I. No. 34.

New-Yorker Staats-Zeitung, 16. Oktober 1915 Vol. I. No. 34.

by Unknown

The Borghesi Astronomical Clock in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper 35

The Borghesi Astronomical Clock in the Museum of History and Technology Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, Paper 35

by Silvio A. Bedini

Reminiscences of the King of Roumania

Reminiscences of the King of Roumania

by Mite Kremnitz

Della storia d'Italia dalle origini fino ai nostri giorni, sommario. v. 2

Della storia d'Italia dalle origini fino ai nostri giorni, sommario. v. 2

by conte Cesare Balbo

Judgments of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand on Proceedings to Review Aspects of the Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Mount Erebus Aircraft Disaster C.A. 95/81

Judgments of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand on Proceedings to Review Aspects of the Report of the Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Mount Erebus Aircraft Disaster C.A. 95/81

by New Zealand. Court of Appeal

The History of the Post Office, from Its Establishment Down to 1836

The History of the Post Office, from Its Establishment Down to 1836

by Herbert Joyce

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864

The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864

by Various Authors

The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812, vol 2

The Influence of Sea Power upon the French Revolution and Empire 1793-1812, vol 2

by A. T. (Alfred Thayer) Mahan

Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, May 1899 Volume LV, No. 1, May 1899

Appletons' Popular Science Monthly, May 1899 Volume LV, No. 1, May 1899

by Various Authors

A Noble Woman: The Life-Story of Edith Cavell

A Noble Woman: The Life-Story of Edith Cavell

by Ernest Protheroe

Canada West

Canada West

by Canada. Department of the Interior

The Americans in the Great War; v. 3. The Meuse-Argonne Battlefields (Montfaucon, Romagne, Saint-Menehould)

The Americans in the Great War; v. 3. The Meuse-Argonne Battlefields (Montfaucon, Romagne, Saint-Menehould)

Histoire parlementaire de France, Volume 3. Recueil complet des discours prononcés dans les chambres de 1819 à 1848

Histoire parlementaire de France, Volume 3. Recueil complet des discours prononcés dans les chambres de 1819 à 1848

by François Guizot

Histoire des salons de Paris (Tome 3/6) Tableaux et portraits du grand monde sous Louis XVI, Le Directoire, le Consulat et l'Empire, la Restauration et le règne de Louis-Philippe Ier

Histoire des salons de Paris (Tome 3/6) Tableaux et portraits du grand monde sous Louis XVI, Le Directoire, le Consulat et l'Empire, la Restauration et le règne de Louis-Philippe Ier

by duchesse d' Laure Junot Abrantès

Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Zweiter Band

Geschichte von England seit der Thronbesteigung Jakob's des Zweiten. Zweiter Band

by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay

Two Colored women with the American Expeditionary Forces

Two Colored women with the American Expeditionary Forces

by Addie W. Hunton, Kathryn M. (Kathryn Magnolia) Johnson

Description of the Process of Manufacturing Coal Gas, for the Lighting of Streets Houses, and Public Buildings With Elevations, Sections, and Plans of the Most Improved Sorts of Apparatus Now Employed at the Gas Works in London and the Principal Provincial Towns of Great Britain; Accompanied With Comparative Estimates, Exhibiting the Most Economical Mode of Procuring This Species of Light

Description of the Process of Manufacturing Coal Gas, for the Lighting of Streets Houses, and Public Buildings With Elevations, Sections, and Plans of the Most Improved Sorts of Apparatus Now Employed at the Gas Works in London and the Principal Provincial Towns of Great Britain; Accompanied With Comparative Estimates, Exhibiting the Most Economical Mode of Procuring This Species of Light

by Friedrich Christian Accum

The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J., 1834-1851 Edited, with Extracts from the Diary of the Latter

The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J., 1834-1851 Edited, with Extracts from the Diary of the Latter

by Duke of Arthur Wellesley Wellington

Mémoires de Joseph Fouché, Duc d'Otrante, Ministre de la Police Générale Tome I

Mémoires de Joseph Fouché, Duc d'Otrante, Ministre de la Police Générale Tome I

by duc d'Otrante Joseph Fouché

The dawn in Russia

The dawn in Russia

by Henry Woodd Nevinson

The Boot and Shoe Manufacturers' Assistant and Guide. Containing a Brief History of the Trade. History of India-rubber and Gutta-percha, and Their Application to the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes. Full Instructions in the Art, With Diagrams and Scales, Etc., Etc. Vulcanization and Sulphurization, English and American Patents. With an Elaborate Treatise on Tanning.

The Boot and Shoe Manufacturers' Assistant and Guide. Containing a Brief History of the Trade. History of India-rubber and Gutta-percha, and Their Application to the Manufacture of Boots and Shoes. Full Instructions in the Art, With Diagrams and Scales, Etc., Etc. Vulcanization and Sulphurization, English and American Patents. With an Elaborate Treatise on Tanning.

Mutiny Memoirs: Being Personal Reminiscences of the Great Sepoy Revolt of 1857

Mutiny Memoirs: Being Personal Reminiscences of the Great Sepoy Revolt of 1857

by A. R. D. (Alfred Robert Davidson) Mackenzie

O Primeiro de Maio

O Primeiro de Maio

by S. de Magalhães (Sebastião de Magalhães) Lima

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 442 Volume 17, New Series, June 19, 1852

Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 442 Volume 17, New Series, June 19, 1852

by Various Authors

The Subterranean Brotherhood

The Subterranean Brotherhood

by Julian Hawthorne

The Red Reign: The True Story of an Adventurous Year in Russia

The Red Reign: The True Story of an Adventurous Year in Russia

by Kellogg Durland

La cathédrale de Strasbourg pendant la Révolution. (1789-1802)

La cathédrale de Strasbourg pendant la Révolution. (1789-1802)

by Rodolphe Reuss

The Insurrection in Dublin

The Insurrection in Dublin

by James Stephens

Mandalay to Momien A narrative of the two expeditions to western China of 1868 and 1875 under Colonel Edward B. Sladen and Colonel Horace Browne

Mandalay to Momien A narrative of the two expeditions to western China of 1868 and 1875 under Colonel Edward B. Sladen and Colonel Horace Browne

by John Anderson

Siberia To-Day

Siberia To-Day

by Frederick Ferdinand Moore

The Constitutional Development of Japan 1853-1881 Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science, Ninth Series

The Constitutional Development of Japan 1853-1881 Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science, Ninth Series

by T. (Toyokichi) Iyenaga

Short History of the London Rifle Brigade

Short History of the London Rifle Brigade

by Unknown

The Harvest of Ruskin

The Harvest of Ruskin

by John W. (John William) Graham

Within the Rim, and Other Essays, 1914-15

Within the Rim, and Other Essays, 1914-15

by Henry James

Scientific Studies; or, Practical, in Contrast with Chimerical Pursuits

Scientific Studies; or, Practical, in Contrast with Chimerical Pursuits

by Henry Dircks

Six days of the Irish Republic A Narrative and Critical Account of the Latest Phase of Irish Politics

Six days of the Irish Republic A Narrative and Critical Account of the Latest Phase of Irish Politics

by (Louis George) L. G. Redmond-Howard

Annals, Anecdotes and Legends: A Chronicle of Life Assurance

Annals, Anecdotes and Legends: A Chronicle of Life Assurance

by of the Bank of England John Francis

A voice from Waterloo: A history of the battle fought on the 18th June, 1815

A voice from Waterloo: A history of the battle fought on the 18th June, 1815

by Edward Cotton

Trains of Recollection Drawn from Fifty Years of Railway Service in Scotland and Canada, and told to Arthur Hawkes

Trains of Recollection Drawn from Fifty Years of Railway Service in Scotland and Canada, and told to Arthur Hawkes

by D. B. (David Blyth) Hanna