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William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was born at the height of British Imperial power. When he died, the British Empire was all but a memory...

The story of the Roman Republic is the greatest epic in human history....

A History of Greece is the thrilling story of the rise to power and influence of the greatest civilization the world has ever known...

William Somerset Maugham (1874 ? 1965) took his reading material quite seriously....

William Somerset Maugham, novelist, playwright, short-storywriter, and the highest paid author in the world in the 1930's, nevertheless failed to gain critical acclaim....

Of all the crowned heads of Europe, there was none to match the dignity, grace, and magnificence of Louis XIV, the greatest king in French history....

The Irish have always had a knack for telling wonderful stories, and their fantastic ability has been recognized from early Gaelic times.

From the dignified grace of Augustus to the cruel debauchery of Nero, this history chronicles all the vices and virtues of the first twelve rulers of Imperial Rome....

This is the breathtaking adventure of the great Carthaginian general who shook the foundations of Rome...

Guy de Maupassant, (1850 - 1893), a native of Normandy, wrote in a bold and vigorous style that moves inexorably along clear plot lines....