Anthim the Iberian - Antimoz Iverieli, a Georgian theologian, scholar, calligrapher, philosopher and one of the greatest ecclesiastic figures of Wallachia, led the printing press of the prince of Wallachia, and was Metropolitan of Bucharest in 1708-1715.
Tells the life story of Danish author Karen Blixen, who at the beginning of the 20th century moved t...
A vampire relates his epic life story of love, betrayal, loneliness, and dark hunger to an over-curi...
A group of geologists discover oil under the fields where Sosana, the aged and anachronistic father,...
Grace Dalrymple Elliot is a British aristocrat trapped in Paris during the French Revolution. Determ...
A young Prince Asoka works to perfect his skills in battle and also deals with family conflict. Duri...
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless po...
British barrister Sydney Carton lives an insubstantial and unhappy life. He falls under the spell of...
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was a German pastor, theologian, spy, anti-Nazi dissident, and key founding memb...
Danton and Robespierre were close friends and fought together in the French Revolution, but by 1793 ...
A history of the French Revolution beginning from the decision of the king to convene the Etats-Gene...
An uncompromising folklore figure of the early 20th century faces a dilemma when his best friend and...
Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they find ...
During the early 16th century, idealistic German monk Martin Luther, disgusted by the materialism in...
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century Englan...
The destruction of the traditional legal system is probably one of the lesser-known yet essential go...
In 18th century France, Marquise de Merteuil asks her ex-lover Vicomte de Valmont to seduce the futu...
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physical...
Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, ...
Set in the 15th century, the story follows the formation of the Kazakh state after the death of Geng...