History of Britain Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Treasure Island
Stevenson Robert Louis
Today 1894 Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist (Treasure Island; Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 45 https://t.co/t5Rc1pYT1G
Paperback, 2014
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Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
Today 1894 Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist (Treasure Island; Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 45 https://t.co/t5Rc1pYT1G
Paperback, Mass Market, 2016
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Emma (1816). By: Jane Austen (Complete in three volume): Novel
Jane Austen
Today 1811 First known purchase of Jane Austen's novel "Sense and Sensibility" by the Prince Regent (later George IV), a fan https://t.co/DHtciZJNHw
Paperback, 2017
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Decline and Fall
Edward Gibbon
Today 1776 1st volume of Edward Gibbon's seminal work "The Decline and Fall of Roman Empire" published https://t.co/gaZR8zvzlq
Hardcover, 2022
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The History of The Decline: and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon
Today 1764 Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire https://t.co/BYg7PSSB2h
Paperback, 2017
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Treasure Island
Robert Stevenson Louis
Today 1894 Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist (Treasure Island; Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 45 https://t.co/t5Rc1pYT1G
Paperback, 2023
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The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Abridged Edition
Edward Gibbon
Today 1764 Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire https://t.co/BYg7PSSB2h
Paperback, 2003
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon
Today 1764 Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire https://t.co/BYg7PSSB2h
Paperback, 2001
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Robert Louis Stevenson
Today 1894 Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist (Treasure Island; Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 45 https://t.co/t5Rc1pYT1G
Paperback, Mass Market, 2012
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Robinson Crusoe
Daniel Defoe
Today 1659 Robinson Crusoe is shipwrecked (according to Daniel Defoe's famous novel) https://t.co/1L4uyjs4SI
Paperback, 2003
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