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Readers go exploring with Norwegian adventurer Roald Amundsen and English explorer Robert Scott as they compete to reach the South Pole.

In 1601 Sir Henry Neville was imprisoned and "Shakespeare" stopped writing history plays. This book reveals evidence of Neville's authorship, with examples of annotation found in books from Neville's library suggesting they were material for the plays. Anomalies indicate Shakespeare's bias in portraying the Nevilles in a positive light, revealing the hidden author's political viewpoint and true identity.

Literary researcher Harold White, having been inducted in the Baker Street Irregulars, a group of Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts, embarks on a search for a missing diary of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and investigates the murder of the world's leading Doylean scholar.

"When a spontaneous time leap sends Nickolas Flux back to Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated Endurance Expedition to Antarctica, what's a teenage history buff to do? Try to avoid becoming stranded, of course! From the crushing of the Endurance to a heroic lifeboat journey, Nick must survive one of the most amazing expeditions of the early 1900s"--Provided by publisher.

An illustrated analysis of the work of seventeenth-century English architect Sir Christopher Wren, comparing his designs with those of other architects of his era; with brief biographical information about his early life and career in science.

Examines the life and writings of twentieth-century author Daphne du Maurier, best known for her novel, "Rebecca"; drawing attention to the large body of work she created, and discussing how her talent developed in the shadow of her famous father and grandfather.

A graphic novel adaptation of the Sherlock Holmes story in which the great detective and his sidekick Dr. Watson become caught up in a treasure hunt after agreeing to help a woman learn the identity of her secret admirer.

Details the events surrounding Ernest Shackleton's expedition across Antarctica and describes the dangers they faced along the way.

The elusive Ulieta bird specimen disappears from the collection of Sir Joseph Banks, an eighteen-century naturalist, and two hundred years later, Fitz, a modern-day conservationist races against time to recover its mysterious remains.

Chronicles the life and times of Sir Francis Walsingham, the spymaster for Queen Elizabeth I, and details how Walsingham invented the modern concept of covert operations, espionage, code breaking, and secret services around the globe.