As one of Britain`s leading newspapers for more than 200 years The Times has covered every major world events as they happened....

There is very little that is certain in economics, except this: there will be another financial crisis. But while we may not be...

What Jacob Abbott really appreciates is his ability to uncover and animate well-known characters. So, for example, he did with...

This story provides background information about Cyrus, who is mentioned in the Bible. Cyrus is the king who liberated the Jew...

Darius the Great has a historical background, like many other books by Jacob Abbott. The plot of the dramatic series of events...

Jacob Abbott gave us the opportunity to plunge past. To step back in time a read about a man who had such an impact of the wor...

Considered by many to be Dickens' finest novel, Great Expectations traces the growth of the book's narrator, Philip Pirrip (Pip...

How do you define yourself when others have already decided who you are? Six years ago, when Camden Daniels came back from war...

Originally published in 1913, ?The Great Impersonation? is probably the most famous spy novel of all time. This tale is full o...

Mr. Hardross Courage is a wealthy young Englishman whose life has been carefree and uneventful. He plays cricket for his count...