Kidnapped” by Robert Louis Stevenson is an enthralling adventure tale of a young man’s journey through the treacherous Scottish Highlands after being kidnapped.
The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet Summary
‘The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet’ by David Mitchell is a historical fiction novel that follows the journey of a Dutch clerk in 18th century Japan.
Capture of Portobello Explained
The Capture of Portobello was a significant military event in 1739 during the War of Jenkins’ Ear, where British forces successfully seized the strategic port city of Portobello in present-day Panama from the Spanish.