The Education of Henry Adams – Henry Adams (1918)
The Education of Henry Adams is a reflective autobiography that explores history, modernity, and the complexities of progress in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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The Road – Jack London (1907)
The Road by Jack London is a semi-autobiographical memoir chronicling his experiences as a hobo, riding trains and struggling for survival across America.
Adventure
Historical
Romance
Cleopatra – H Rider Haggard (1851)
Cleopatra by H. Rider Haggard follows Harmachis, an Egyptian prince destined to overthrow Cleopatra, but entangled in her allure and Egypt’s political turmoil.
Historical
Satire
The Borgias – Alexandre Dumas (1839)
The Borgias by Alexandre Dumas explores the scandalous rise of Pope Alexander VI and his children Cesare and Lucrezia, notorious for power, corruption, and intrigue.
Non Fiction
The Code of Hammurabi – Hammurabi
The Code of Hammurabi is an ancient Babylonian legal text containing 282 laws, defining justice, punishment, and governance in one of history’s earliest civilizations.
Historical
Satire
King Leopold’s Soliloquy – Mark Twain (1905)
A ruthless king defends his reign over a land soaked in blood, as voices of truth rise to expose a chilling empire built on greed, terror, and sanctimonious lies.
Non Fiction
The Capture of a Slaver – John Taylor (2013)
The Capture of a Slaver by John Taylor Wood details a U.S. naval operation off West Africa, exposing the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade in vivid detail.