Texts in Mathias Enard’s Compass
Collection of the major public domain texts featuring in the novel Compass by French writer Mathias Enard — including Balzac, Victor Hugo, and Joseph-Charles Mard…more
Biography & Letters
Letters to my sister of our experiences on our first trip to Europe, 1913
Letters to my sister of our experiences on our first trip to Europe 1913, by Lilian McCarron; publishing date most likely 1914, publisher unknown. A book of letters…more
The Life and Adventures of James F. O’Connell, the Tattooed Man (1845)
One of the main attractions at P.T. Barnum’s 1842 ‘freakshow’ American Museum was a man named James F. O’Connell, notable for his head to toe covering in tattoos wh…more
Conversations with Lord Byron (1824)
In his book Journal of the conversations of Lord Byron noted during a residence with his lordship at Pisa, in the years 1821 and 1822 by Thomas Medwin, published t…more
Extracts from the Endeavour Journal of Joseph Banks (1769)
Extracts from the journal of Joseph Banks detailing events when he accompanied Captain Jams Cook to the South Pacific in 1768. The journal is unique in character, n…more
