"Good public domain Colonial books to read?" Topic
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 Mister Tibbles  | 15 Mar 2016 7:53 a.m. PST |
Looking for some good public domain reads covering any time during the Colonial period. Books can be rip-roaring fiction or non-fiction. Public domain makes them from the period or early 20th century. These would be books I could download as PDFs, Kindle, or whatnot for free to boot. |
| Rich Bliss | 15 Mar 2016 8:11 a.m. PST |
Check out Stanley's books. Veryninterestingninsightnintomthe mind set of an explorer. |
| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 15 Mar 2016 8:19 a.m. PST |
For fiction,there's G.A.Henty,of course--"My dear lads!" |
| Pictors Studio | 15 Mar 2016 9:07 a.m. PST |
Kim is great. You can get a lot of Kipling's stuff for free. |
| Ragbones | 15 Mar 2016 9:32 a.m. PST |
Try searching the word "free" with phrases like "Sudan campaign" or with keywords such as Khartoum and Gordon. I've found a lot of free books for my Nook and iPod Kindle App. Also, look for specific authors: Henty; G.W. Stevens; Bennet Burleigh; a Frank a Power; Charles William; Winston Churchill; William Galloway; Sir Ernest Nathaniel; A.Hilliard Atteridge. My suggestions are more specific to the Sudan but the method can easily and rapidly applied to the Anglo-Zulu War, the Campaigns in India and Afghanistan, Boxer Rebellion, etc.. Many of the works from British Victorian era officers and journalists are in the public domain. Best of luck! |
| Ragbones | 15 Mar 2016 9:33 a.m. PST |
Sorry for my fat fingered error in Frank Power's name. |
| Mister Tibbles | 16 Mar 2016 4:40 a.m. PST |
Thanks. I'll check out these. |
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