Britain and Ireland

6 books

A Journal of the Plague Year Being Observations or Memorials of the Most Remarkable Occurrences, as Well Public as Private, Which Happened in London During the Last Great Visitation in 1665. Written by a Citizen Who Continued All the While in LondonDaniel Defoe · 1722A fictional journal, published in 1722, recounting the 1665 plague in London as told by a citizen who stayed in the city, describing rising death bills, rumors, and the spread of the disease through its parishes.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

A Legend of MontroseWalter Scott · 1819A historical novel by Walter Scott, published in 1819, set during Montrose's Scottish campaigns of 1644. It draws on the true story of James Stewart of Ardvoirlich's fatal betrayal of Lord Kilpont and includes the mercenary soldier Captain Dalgetty.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

John Splendid: The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of LornNeil Munro · 1898An 1898 historical novel by Neil Munro, narrated by a young Scottish gentleman soldier who returns home from foreign wars to the town of Inneraora, where he becomes drawn into the local conflicts known as the Little Wars of Lorn.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734Arthur Conan Doyle · 1889A historical adventure novel by Arthur Conan Doyle, told as the memoir of Micah Clarke, an old man recounting his youth and experiences as a soldier during religious strife and rebellion in seventeenth-century England to his three grandchildren in 1734.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Old Mortality, CompleteWalter Scott · 1816A historical novel by Walter Scott, published in 1816, set amid the Covenanting struggles of seventeenth-century Scotland. Framed as tales told by the wandering "Old Mortality," it draws on traditions supplied to Scott and concerns figures such as Claverhouse and the Covenanters.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Woodstock; or, the CavalierWalter Scott · 1826A historical novel by Walter Scott, first published in 1826, set in England in 1651 during the aftermath of the Civil War. It draws on accounts of mysterious disturbances said to haunt Woodstock manor house, where Parliamentary commissioners occupied the former royal palace.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية