18th century

Describes life in 18th-century London and how it was affected by the American Revolution.

Wolfgang Mozart finds the inspiration to compose a new piano concerto from his pet starling and the sounds heard through the streets of eighteenth-century Vienna, Austria.

In the summer of 1779, having served as an officer in the Continental Army, eighteen-year-old Lorenzo Bannister enjoys a quieter life practicing medicine in Spanish-controlled New Orleans, until his fiancee is kidnapped and the governor of the Louisiana territory, Bernardo De G?lvez, decides to lead Spanish troops in a surprise attack against the British.

When Alfredo, a twelve-year-old choir boy in eighteenth-century Italy, loses his family in a fire, he goes to live with Uncle Giorgio, who he discovers is a sorcerer in control of the fires of Mt. Etna with sinister plans for his nephew.

Contains fifteen essays in which the authors examine various aspects of the work of eighteenth-century Scottish poet Robert Burns, and includes an introductory article that discusses the history of Burns criticism and the historical difficulties surrounding the admission of the poet's work to canonical stature in British literature.

Presents Henry Fielding's 1749 comic novel in which Tom Jones, abandoned as an infant, is adopted by Squire Allworthy and amuses himself with amorous escapades until the day he decides to leave home and seek his fortune and real identity. Includes an introduction, a chronology, a glossary, explanatory notes, and an appendix on Fielding's revisions.

Describes the Enlightenment period in Europe during the eighteenth century and the works of French philosopher Baron de Montesquieu, and examines his contributions to politics and government, his early life and works including "The Spirit of the Laws" and "Persian Letters, " and the political unrest of the French Revolution.

Describes the Enlightenment period of the eighteenth century and the works of French philosopher and father of the encyclopedia, Denis Diderot, and includes short profiles of other important figures who influenced English philosophy such as Voltaire, John Locke, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Offers a detailed account of the London Monster, a predator who violently lashed out at over fifty women in the late eighteenth century, and assesses evidence for the guilt or innocence of the man who was convicted of the attacks.

The classic novel about the French Revolution and its effect upon the lives of several individuals, both French and English.