The victory of Henry V of England over a larger force of the French, demonstrating the effectiveness of warfare by archers against a heavily armed feudal array on October 25, 1415.
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Auteur: Hibbert, ChristopherSommaire:Genre: History and geography -
Auteur: Doyle, Arthur ConanSommaire:
Have Holmes and Watson finally met their match in the dreaded Molly McGuires and the diabolical Moriarity?
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Auteur: Kipling, RudyardSommaire:Presents more adventures of Mowgli, a boy reared by a pack of wolves, and the wild animals of the jungle. Also includes other short stories set in India.
Genre: Juvenile fiction -
Auteur: Burton, Richard FrancisSommaire:
In the 19th century, Sir Richard Francis Burton--Oxford-educated spy and adventurer--became the first Englishman to enter the Muslim city of Mecca. Disguised as a dervish, Burton braved the harsh...
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Auteur: Verne, JulesSommaire:The adventure begins in London on Tuesday, October 1st, 1872, when rich British gentleman Phileas Fogg gets in an argument with a group of friends. He enters a wager that sets him on a race to...
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Auteur: Dickens, CharlesSommaire:David Copperfield traces the eponymous hero from misery in the Salem House Academy and drudgery in his stepfather's business, to his escape to Dover and an eccentric aunt where he transforms his...
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Auteur: Doyle, Arthur ConanSommaire:Sherlock Holmes doesn’t actually wear a deerstalker hat in the original. Other fun fact: he’s addicted to cocaine. Come see what else you don’t know about the world’s most famous violin-playing,...
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Auteur: Dickens, CharlesSommaire:Presents the story of two children whose lives become bitter products of their father's educational philosophy.
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Auteur: Doyle, Arthur ConanSommaire:At Baskerville Hall on the grim moors of Devonshire, a legendary curse has apparently claimed one more victim. Sir Charles Baskerville has been found dead. There are no signs of violence, but his...
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Auteur: childers, ErskineSommaire:
One of the first spy novels ever written, The Riddle of the Sands had an enormous impact upon its publication in 1903. Author Erskine Childers-a Boer War veteran and expert yachtsman-crafted a...
Genre: Spy fiction, Classic fiction -
Auteur: Haggard, H. RiderSommaire:A group of adventurers led by English fortune hunter Allan Quartermain follow a mysterious map on a quest to uncover the legendary mines of the biblical King Solomon. The first masterpiece of the...