Auk Classics imprint: 344 books

Hundreds of useful recipes: soups, meats, fish, cakes and many more, all written with economy and self-sufficiency in mind.

A fascinating look at the long history of the British Royal Navy.

A fascinating collection of biographies of great inventors and industrialists.

A fascinating book by early 20th Century British journalist and imperialist Sir Ignatius Valentine Chirol. Chirol had a civil suit brought against him by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, an Indian independence advocate, for some of the derogatory comments in the book.

Taken from the work of late-19th/early-20th century anthropological linguist Edward Sapir, this is a fascinating comprehensive introduction to the field of linguistics.

A fantastic biography of one of the world's greatest explorers, Christopher Columbus, written by the prolific children’s historian Elbridge Streeter Brooks.

A fascinating collection of letters from English poet Rupert Brooke.Description from the introductory note:The author started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June. The first thirteen chapters of this book...

A fascinating look at some of the most famous and important battles in the history of the British Empire.

A fascinating look at the life and letters of one of the greatest Victorian era poets, Robert Browning.

A fascinating patriotic look at the history of the United States. From the Liberty Bell to Custer to Yellowstone Park to the Witches of Salem to the Great Northwest and the Warm Southeast, read about many different aspects of America that have made it the country it is today.

The Fascination of London' was a series of guide books written by Sir Walter Besant and G. E. Mitton about various different areas of London. This book is about the area of Westminster, the seat of power in England for almost a thousand years, and home to the Palace of Westminster (the Houses of Parliament) and Westminster Abbey.

Read the extraordinary tale of Grace Darling, the Victorian heroine who, with her father, saved the lives of 13 people when the SS Forfarshire was wrecked on a small island near her father's lighthouse.

Taken from his 1766 work 'Apocalypsis Revelata' (The Apocalypse Explained), this is a fascinating look at the theologies of Swedish scientist, philosopher, Christian mystic and theologian Emanuel Swedenborg.

A fascinating look at the religion of the second king of Rome, Numa Pompilius, who claimed direct contact with several gods in the Roman pantheon. Also included are 4 other essays on ancient Roman religion.