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Unquestionably, Herodotus has left mankind one of the world's greatest works of literature...

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

In A.D. 66, nationalist and religious revolutionaries in Palestine led a ferocious revolt of the Jewish people against the authority of mighty Rome....

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

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

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....

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

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....

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...

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....