journey through history chronologically - hosted by adventurouspotato

Enlightenment Era (1650 – 1800 CE)
colonial america, age of revolutions, indian ocean and atlantic slave trade, age of sail, qing dynasty china, edo period, mughal empire, european opera and classical music
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer

Patrick Süskind

263 pages • first pub 1985 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary dark mysterious medium-paced
Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery by Brom

Slewfoot: A Tale of Bewitchery

Brom

305 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy historical horror dark mysterious tense medium-paced
The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World by Malcolm Gaskill

The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World

Malcolm Gaskill

317 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

nonfiction history dark informative reflective medium-paced
The Founding Fathers: A Very Short Introduction by R.B. Bernstein

The Founding Fathers: A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions

R.B. Bernstein

184 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction autobiography biography historical history informative reflective medium-paced
Newton: A Very Short Introduction by Robert Iliffe

Newton: A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions

Robert Iliffe

141 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history mathematics philosophy science challenging informative slow-paced
Eighteenth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction by Paul Langford

Eighteenth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions

Paul Langford

117 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

nonfiction historical history challenging informative slow-paced
The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates

The Water Dancer

Ta-Nehisi Coates

403 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction historical magical realism challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho by Paterson Joseph

The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho

Paterson Joseph

304 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction historical challenging funny informative medium-paced
Pirate Queens: The Lives of Anne Bonny & Mary Read by Rebecca Alexandra Simon

Pirate Queens: The Lives of Anne Bonny & Mary Read

Rebecca Alexandra Simon

197 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous informative medium-paced
The American Revolution: A Very Short Introduction by Robert J. Allison

The American Revolution: A Very Short Introduction

Very Short Introductions

Robert J. Allison

160 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced