Works of fiction/history?

[S.Workman]

Originally Posted by Rick

That one sounds interesting, Colin.
You can get Raffles' History of Java free as a kindle download, but it is unreadable unfortunately.

Unreadable as in formatted badly or unreadable as in soporific to the modern reader?

[Bob A]

If you enjoy historical fiction, George MacDonald Fraser fills the bill. His Flashman series of novels includes one, Flashman's Lady, which features our antihero, who chases pirates in 1841 in the company of James Brooke, later Rajah of Sarawak.

The whole series is a pleasant, amusing, raffish and informative read. Link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Flashman

[S.Workman]

Originally Posted by Bob A

If you enjoy historical fiction, George MacDonald Fraser fills the bill. His Flashman series of novels includes one, Flashman's Lady, which features our antihero, who chases pirates in 1841 in the company of James Brooke, later Rajah of Sarawak.

The whole series is a pleasant, amusing, raffish and informative read. Link:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Flashman

I've read them all, they are really hilarious. Flash is just the worst.

[Rick]

Originally Posted by S.Workman

Unreadable as in formatted badly or unreadable as in soporific to the modern reader?

Unreadable as in garbled, missing words, paragraphs etc.
Not to mention in physical book size; our member Naga Sasra had an old copy that was two very thick volumes.