A Dramatic Portrait of Nero and the Violent World of the Julio-Claudian DynastyFirst published in 1853, The History of Nero by Jacob Abbott is a vivid historical biography that introduces readers to one of the most infamous rulers of ancient Rome. Written in Abbott’s accessible narrative style, the book follows Nero’s rise from privileged imperial heir to emperor and explores the intrigues, rivalries, violence, and political instability th...

A complete biography of the ancient Macedonian king and one of history's greatest military leaders.Alexander the Great, son of King Philip II of Macedonia, and his fourth wife, Olympias, seemed destined for success. He had Aristotle for a tutor until he was sixteen. He took interest in his father's military efforts abroad, and worried there would be nothing left to conquer when he became king. When ambassadors from Persia arrived in Macedonia, they tried to enterta...

44 Complete Works of Jacob AbbottAlexander the GreatCaleb in the CountryCharles ICleopatraCyrus the GreatDarius the GreatGenghis KhanGentle Measures in the Management and Training of the YoungGeorgieHannibalHistory of Julius CaesarHistory of King Charles II of EnglandJonas on a Farm in WinterKing Alfred of EnglandMargaret of AnjouMary ErskineNeroPeter the Great

Alexander III of Macedon Aléxandros III ho Makedn; commonly known as Alexander the Grea was a king (basileus) of the ancient Greek kingdom of Macedon[a] and a member of the Argead dynasty. He was born in Pella in 356 BC and succeeded his father Philip II to the throne at the age of 20. He spent most of his ruling years on an unprecedented military campaign through Western Asia and Northeastern Africa, and by the age of thirty, he had created one of the largest empires of the ancient world,...

This file includes 22 books from Abbott's "Makers of History" series of biographies: Alexander the Great, Charles I, Charles II, Cleopatra, Cyrus the Great, Darius the Great, Genghis Khan, Hannibal, Julius Caesar, King Alfred of England, Margaret of Anjou, Mary Queen of Scots, Nero, Peter the Great, Pyrrhus, Queen Elizabeth, Richard I, Richard II, Richard III, Romulus, William the Conqueror, and Xerxes. According to Wikipedia: "Jacob Abbott (November 14, 1803 October 31, 1879) was an Ameri...

Cleopatra tells the story of the girl queen who inherited the richest empire in the world - one that stretched from the scorching deserts of lower Egypt to the shining Mediterranean metropolis of Alexandria. This story of Cleopatra starts with a brief history of Egypt and the illustrious Ptolemies. By the time Cleopatra came of age, her life was already full of danger and intrigue, even before her romantic encounter with Julius Caesar. Under the protection of Caesar she enjoyed a few years...

"The History of Charles the First of England" is a dramatic and sweeping account from master storyteller Jacob Abbott, detailing the trials, tribulations, errors, and ultimate tragedy of Charles I (1600–1649), who achieved fame by becoming the only monarch of Britain to be executed after his country was plunged into a devastating civil war.After detailing his early life’s adventures, including his unsuccessful attempt to marry a Spanish Habsburg princess, and his later marriage to ...

The book follows the life and conquests of Alexander III of Macedon, also known as Alexander the Great, who ruled from 336 BC until his death in 323 BC.The book provides a detailed account of Alexander's upbringing and education, including his tutelage under the philosopher Aristotle. It also covers his early years as king of Macedon, his campaigns in Greece and Asia Minor, and his conquest of the Persian Empire.Abbott's biography portrays Alexander as a brilliant military strategist and a...

A manual for parents that argues, in 1871, against beating children — and sets out instead how to secure obedience by reason, habit and consistency. Jacob Abbott had run schools for forty years and wrote it as a practical book, with dialogues showing what to say and what not to. It was the most sensible thing on the subject in its century and much of it is still usable. Forty-nine plates of mothers and children by painters such as Mary Cassatt and Eastman Johnson give the book's scenes of ...

Rollo, aged twelve, travels through Scotland with his uncle — Glasgow, the Clyde, Loch Lomond, the Trossachs — and is taught how to look at a country and how to behave in it. Jacob Abbott wrote nearly two hundred books for children and made the Rollo series a school of observation. The uncle's method is to answer every question with another and to let the boy be wrong first. Fifty-one plates after Turner, Millais and their contemporaries follow the same road, from stormy paddle-steamers an...

ALFRED THE GREAT figures in history as the founder, in some sense, of the British monarchy. Of that long succession of sovereigns who have held the scepter of that monarchy, and whose government has exerted so vast an influence on the condition and welfare of mankind, he was not, indeed, actually the first.There were several lines of insignificant princes before him, who governed such portions of the kingdom as they individually possessed, more like semi-savage chieftains than English king...

If you want to learn about one of history's greatest military commanders and uncover some of his secrets of drive—drive that enabled him and his small army to first subdue all of Greece and then the mighty Persian Empire—then you want to read this book.Some people like to think that geniuses are so inherently extraordinary that they navigate their journeys with clairvoyant ease.This simply isnt true.Greatness does not come lightly. It requires that you make sacrifices ...