great britain

An illustrated look at seventeenth-century English explorer John Smith's early life, his legendary rescue by Pocahontas, and his role in the founding of Virginia. Also includes a glossary, a time line, and a further-reading list.

A biography of the eighteenth-century Scottish inventor and engineer whose improved designs of the steam engine made its wide use possible.

Describes the travels of Stanley and Livingstone as they unlocked many geographic secrets of Africa.

The author related his experiences buying and moving into a rundown zoo in the English countryside and trying to rebuild it with his family while taking care of his dying wife and two children.

Mikey Walsh, who was born into a Romany Gypsy family, tells how he decided to leave this community and enter the outside world.

An account of the tangled publication history of Shakespeare's sonnets, arguing that Shakespeare neither approved nor knew of their first printing.

Harold Fry is convinced that he must deliver a letter to an old love in order to save her, meeting various characters along the way and reminiscing about the events of his past and people he has known, as he tries to find peace and acceptance.

Surveys the life and voyages of Sir Francis Drake and the expansion of the English naval fleet in the sixteenth century.

A biography of England's Queen Elizabeth I, looking as well as the members of her court and how they served her.