Footnoting History Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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The Old Curiosity Shop: A Tale
Charles Dickens
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... April 1859: Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities begins serialized publication #history #books
Paperback, 2001
$13.00$6.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Bel Ami
Guy de Maupassant
5 August 1850: Birth of Guy de Maupassant, author of Bel-Ami #onthisday #history #literature https://t.co/wr4WiU70F4
Hardcover, 2023
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Around the World in Eighty Days
Jules Verne
February 1828: Birth of Jules Verne, author of books like Around the World in Eighty Days #19thcentury
Hardcover, 2021
$24.00$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Three Lives
Gertrude Stein
3 February 1874: Birth of writer Gertrude Stein (Fernhurst, Three Lives) #onthisday #history #19thcentury https://t.co/E8f5KCrAYy
Paperback, 2021
$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Teacher: Anne Sullivan Macy
Helen Keller
1 June 1968: Death of Helen Keller, seen here with her teacher Anne Sullivan #onthisday #ushistory #wmnhist https://t.co/BbrQP5uhEg
Hardcover, 1985
$95.00$70.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Les Miserables
Victor Hugo
22 May 1885: Death of Victor Hugo, author of Les Miserables and Hunchback of Notre Dame Learn the history of Hunchback here: https://t.co/yE6EZ4Ifm5 #OTD #19thcentury #onthisday https://t.co/rUmU2J3OOv
Paperback, Mass Market, 2013
$11.99$5.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Works Of Charles Dickens: Tale Of Two Cities
Charles Dickens
7 February 1812: Birth of Charles Dickens, author of books like Great Expectations and A Tale of Two Cities #onthisday #19thcentury https://t.co/RvQJ5iHofx
Paperback, 2023
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
And Then There Were None
Agatha Christie
31 Oct 1945: And Then There Were None (a film based on the Agatha Christie novel) premieres https://t.co/Deeyvt0ZpS #onthisday #film #movies
Paperback, Mass Market, 2011
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
13 November 1850: Birth of Robert Louis Stevenson, author of the famous Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde #OnThisDay #history #19thcentury https://t.co/YIjVGQ60yZ
Paperback, Mass Market, 2012
$5.95$2.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Moby Dick
Herman Melville
28 Sep 1891: Death of Herman Melville, author of Moby-Dick Begin reading it here: https://t.co/0Izb9lxznL #books #history #onthisday https://t.co/Q06BPXbr1r
Paperback, 2011
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book