hope will be evident with the pleasure of reading it." - Tony Abbott Book One: Having an established status and influence...... more

accounts." - Tony Abbott Book One: Having an established status and influence at Court as the Empress’s lady in waiting and...... more

accounts." - Tony Abbott Book One: Having an established status and influence at Court as the Empress’s lady in waiting and...... more

James loves collecting kites, which he keeps pristine and safe in his bedroom cupboard. His little s... more

In the shadow of the Cumbrian hills, a way of life is fading... In the rugged beauty of north-west B... more

Jacob Abbott (November 14, 1803 - October 31, 1879) was an American writer of children’s books. He was born in...... more

and mapped out as in this wonderful retelling by master storyteller John Abbott. The fifth child of Holy Roman Empress...... more

John Stevens Cabot Abbott (1805-1877), an American historian, pastor, and pedagogical writer, was born in Brunswick...... more

, woven by classic master storyteller Jacob Abbott is, as usual, free from the dry stuffiness which mars conventional...... more

Jacob Abbott shows how early historical accounts weaved fact and fiction into a founding story so appealing that it has...... more

and mapped out as in this wonderful retelling by master storyteller John Abbott. The fifth child of Holy Roman Empress...... more

character-and, in the end, the victory of enlightenment over darkness. Told by master storyteller Jacob Abbott, the tale begins with...... more

right. With his usual masterful flair, John S. C. Abbott provides the reader with a detailed description of Josephine’s...... more

Rome or Carthage: the struggle between these two great powers of the ancient world determined the co... more

. This retelling of the story of Caesar, as recounted by master storyteller Jacob Abbott, starts with his childhood and then...... more

The English saying "a Pyrrhic victory" comes from the name of the third century BC king of Epirus, P... more

which have become engraved in world history. Starting with her family background, master storyteller Jacob Abbott takes the...... more

The story of King Richard II of England (1367-1400, reigned 1377-1399), as told by master storyteller Jacob Abbott. A...... more

guillotine-is told with typical intensity and passion by master storyteller John Abbott in this gripping account of the events...... more

Jacob Abbott, starts with his family background and the build-up to the Wars of the Roses, which saw the Houses of York and...... more

The story of Louis XIV-the "Sun King" of France, is a gripping tale of royal grandeur, despotism, co... more

A fascinating account of the life, trials, tribulations-and ultimately failure-of one of Europe’s fi... more

more well-known family members, as revealed in this penetrating study by master storyteller John S. C. Abbott. Written...... more

times of the founder and Great Khan (emperor) of the Mongol Empire, master storyteller Jacob Abbott once again succeeds in...... more

Abbott takes the reader on a whirlwind account of a dramatic series of events in ancient Middle Eastern history. Filled with...... more

family background, master storyteller John Abbott sketches the path of the young adventurer-sparing no details of the less...... more

American master storyteller Jacob Abbott’s classic work on William the Conqueror tells the dramatic story of the Norman...... more

A dramatic and sweeping account from master storyteller Jacob Abbott, detailing the trials, tribulations, errors, and...... more

The ascension of Charles II to the British throne in 1660 marked the end of the English republican e... more

This incredible story of a young king, barely out of his teens, who took on the might of the Persian... more

Washington, told by master storyteller Jacob Abbott. Starting with a brief recapitulation of the establishment of the thirteen...... more

Washington, told by master storyteller Jacob Abbott. This volume provides a fascinating and detailed account of the events that...... more

Washington, told by master storyteller Jacob Abbott. In this last volume, Abbott tells the story of the life of George Washington...... more

Washington, told by master storyteller Jacob Abbott. This volume starts with the 1602 expedition by Bartholomew Gosnold which...... more

Washington, told by master storyteller Jacob Abbott. Abbott recounts in gripping style not merely the main facts of the American...... more

, woven by classic master storyteller Jacob Abbott is, as usual, free from the dry stuffiness which mars conventional...... more

Jacob Abbott shows how early historical accounts weaved fact and fiction into a founding story so appealing that it has...... more

American master storyteller Jacob Abbott’s classic work on William the Conqueror tells the dramatic story of the Norman...... more

A dramatic and sweeping account from master storyteller Jacob Abbott, detailing the trials, tribulations, errors, and...... more

The English saying "a Pyrrhic victory" comes from the name of the third century BC king of Epirus, P... more

right. With his usual masterful flair, John S. C. Abbott provides the reader with a detailed description of Josephine’s...... more

A fascinating account of the life, trials, tribulations-and ultimately failure-of one of Europe’s fi... more

Few periods in history have become so intertwined with legend as the era of the buccaneers-or "pirat... more

American History: Volume I-Aboriginal America By Jacob Abbott. Part one of an eight part series on the history of...... more

American History: Volume I-Aboriginal America By Jacob Abbott. Part one of an eight part series on the history of...... more

Washington, told by master storyteller Jacob Abbott. This volume starts with the epic voyages of the Vikings to the east coast of...... more

Washington, told by master storyteller Jacob Abbott. This volume starts with the epic voyages of the Vikings to the east coast of...... more

Washington, told by master storyteller Jacob Abbott. This volume starts with the very first sixteenth century colonization...... more

Washington, told by master storyteller Jacob Abbott. This volume starts with the very first sixteenth century colonization...... more

Washington, told by master storyteller Jacob Abbott. This volume starts with the 1602 expedition by Bartholomew Gosnold which...... more

Washington, told by master storyteller Jacob Abbott. Starting with a brief recapitulation of the establishment of the thirteen...... more

Washington, told by master storyteller Jacob Abbott. This volume provides a fascinating and detailed account of the events that...... more

Washington, told by master storyteller Jacob Abbott. Abbott recounts in gripping style not merely the main facts of the American...... more

Washington, told by master storyteller Jacob Abbott. In this last volume, Abbott tells the story of the life of George Washington...... more

character-and, in the end, the victory of enlightenment over darkness. Told by master storyteller Jacob Abbott, the tale begins with...... more

family background, master storyteller John Abbott sketches the path of the young adventurer-sparing no details of the less...... more

The ascension of Charles II to the British throne in 1660 marked the end of the English republican e... more

This incredible story of a young king, barely out of his teens, who took on the might of the Persian... more

impossible to put down. This is possibly master storyteller Jacob Abbott’s finest book....... more

impossible to put down. This is possibly master storyteller Jacob Abbott’s finest book....... more