Auk Classics imprint: 344 books

A fantastic collection of writings by cleric and writer Augustus Jessop that take a look at, amongst other topics, monastic life in the early days of the friars.

Published in 1853, this guide covers all the basics of calming, leading and seating wild horses.

This excellent analysis of the famous 'Gunpowder Plot' by Thomas Lathbury has been specially formatted for today's e-readers. The account details the full history of one of England's most famous historical periods, including information about the characters involved, the political situation at the...

A fascinating look at the Catholic concept of Heaven.From the preface:Many books, owing to their special character, are designed for only a small circle of readers. But topics involving general and vital interests deservedly claim the attention of all persons. Such is the subject of the present work—"The...

A fantastic historical adventure set around the time of the famous Gunpowder Plot, written by English novelist Evelyn Everett-Green.

A fantastic children's historical novel set during the Great Sioux War, written by American juvenile fiction author Joseph A. Altsheler.

A 'devotional history of our Lord's passion' written by eminent pastor and Christian author James Stalker.

Over 300 different classic recipes, covering every aspect of cooking from starters to puddings.Included are recipes for:BreadOystersBouillionSoupFishSaucesMeatsSweetbreadsPoultryVegetablesEggsSaladDoughnuts and FrittersPreservesPickles and CatsupCheesePiesPuddingCakeCookiesDessertsIce CreamCandyPunchBeveragesChafing Dish

A fantastic retelling of Jesus Christ's last days on Earth translated by British journalist William Thomas Stead from the words of the famous Oberammergau Passion Play.

A fantastic account of the famous 'Boston Tea Party' when, in 1773, colonists in Boston protested the East India Company's stranglehold on the tea import market by throwing three shiploads of tea into the sea, and the events that followed.

A fantastic historical adventure novel set in 17th Century America by the master of juvenile fiction William Henry Giles Kingston.

A comprehensive guide to one of the greatest composers in history, Franz Joseph Haydn. This book covers the whole of Haydn's life and works.

The Renaissance,' a word which means being born again, or a new awakening, when men began to draw real pictures of real things and fill the world with images of beauty.Now it is the stories of the men of that time, who put new life into Art, that I am going to tell you--men who learned, step by step,...

The Fascination of London' was a series of guide books written by Sir Walter Besant and G. E. Mitton about various different areas of London. This book is about the Strand District, the historical district that used to surround 'The Strand', the road that now runs from Trafalgar Square to Fleet Street but historically was far longer.