But when it comes to her own favorite books, the British writer has a clear ... Emma by Jane Austen. Published in 1815, Emma follows the life of Emma Woodhouse, a wealthy young woman who considers ...

The volume starts out strong in the immediate post 1815 period ... Borghese is still a non-person in Italian naval history which Rodger notes. The extensive Bibliography is worth the price of the book ...

In April 1815, the eruption of Tambora Volcano in Indonesia — one of the largest in recorded history — blasted ash and gases into the atmosphere purportedly causing widespread cooling and crop ...