social life and customs

A manga adaptation of Charles Dickens's "Great Expectations," in which Pip, an orphan in Victorian England, is plucked from a life of poverty and informed he is to be educated and reared as a gentleman.

Newland Archer, a young lawyer in upper-crust 1870's New York, becomes a victim of social expectations and restrictions when he becomes infatuated with his docile fiancee's nonconformist cousin, Countess Ellen Olenska.

When a penniless governess falls in love with the brooding master of Thornfield, she is unaware of the tragic events that will follow.

Explores strange holidays celebrated in the United States.

Explores the history of fads in the United States.

Walk through the agora in Athens, train for battle in Sparta, and watch athletes compete in the Olympic Games in honor of Zeus, the king of the gods. Welcome to ancient Greece! Learn about how people lived, including the different jobs they had, what foods they ate, and what children did for fun. Also discover how ancient Greece influenced philosophy, government, art, architecture, language, and more in the Western world throughout millennia.

Travel back thousands of years to the land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers where the world's first cities developed. Welcome to ancient Mesopotamia! Learn about how people lived, including the different jobs they had, what foods they ate, and what children did for fun. Also discover how ancient Mesopotamians created the wheel, irrigation systems, written language, and other groundbreaking inventions that altered the course of human history.

Travel back thousands of years to ancient China, one of the oldest civilizations in the world. Learn about how people lived, including the different jobs they had, what foods they ate, and what children did for fun. Also discover how influential rulers changed the country throughout the centuries and how ancient Chinese inventions altered the course of human history.

Hear a rousing speech at the forum; watch gladiators battle for their lives at the Colosseum; enjoy some stuffed dormice, olives, and figs; and catch a chariot race at the Circus Maximus. Welcome to ancient Rome! Learn about how people lived, including the different jobs they had, what foods they ate, and what children did for fun. Also explore some other cities of the Roman Empire and discover how influential rulers changed the world throughout the ages.

Travel back thousands of years to the northeast corner of Africa along the Nile River. Welcome to Ancient Egypt! Learn about how people lived, including the different jobs they had, what foods they ate, and what children did for fun. Also discover how influential rulers changed the country throughout history, how mummies were created, and who constructed the pyramids.