Collection 42

Well-Educated Mind — Histories

From Herodotus to Du Bois — histories that shaped how the West learned to think about itself.

How does a historian turn events into an argument about who we are?

Level 2·Engagement
  • The Histories
    Herodotus
    Coming soon
    The Histories
    Herodotus
  • Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans
    Plutarch
    Coming soon
    Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans
    Plutarch
  • The Ecclesiastical History of the English People
    Bede
    Coming soon
    The Ecclesiastical History of the English People
    Bede
  • A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
    Mary Wollstonecraft
    Coming soon
    A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
    Mary Wollstonecraft
  • The Communist Manifesto
    Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels
    Coming soon
    The Communist Manifesto
    Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels
  • The Souls of Black Folk
    W.E.B. Du Bois
    Coming soon
    The Souls of Black Folk
    W.E.B. Du Bois
  • Queen Victoria
    Lytton Strachey
    Coming soon
    Queen Victoria
    Lytton Strachey
Level 3·Advanced
  • The City of God
    Augustine of Hippo
    Coming soon
    The City of God
    Augustine of Hippo
  • The History of England, Vol. V
    David Hume
    Coming soon
    The History of England, Vol. V
    David Hume
  • The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
    Edward Gibbon
    Coming soon
    The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
    Edward Gibbon
  • Democracy in America
    Alexis de Tocqueville
    Coming soon
    Democracy in America
    Alexis de Tocqueville
  • The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
    Jacob Burckhardt
    Coming soon
    The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy
    Jacob Burckhardt
  • The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
    Max Weber
    Coming soon
    The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
    Max Weber
Readforth