18th Century

The 18th century lasted from January 1, 1701 to December 31, 1800 in the Gregorian calendar.
During the 18th century, the Enlightenment culminated in the French and American revolutions.

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The Red Winter
The Escapes of David George: An Odyssey of Slavery, Freedom, and the American Revolution
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A Girl Called Samson
The Art of a Lie
Neptune's Fortune: The Billion-Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire
The Last Witch of Scotland
The Square of Sevens
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The Girl from Greenwich Street
The Bookseller of Inverness
The Women of Chateau Lafayette
The Indigo Heiress
That Bonesetter Woman
The House of Fortune (The Miniaturist, #2)
The Glutton
Pandora
Candide
Gulliver’s Travels
Robinson Crusoe
The Sorrows of Young Werther
The Castle of Otranto
The Monk
Les liaisons dangereuses
Evelina
Moll Flanders
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
Outlander (Outlander, #1)
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling
The Mysteries of Udolpho
Songs of Innocence and of Experience
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman
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Sturm und Drang
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Milk was used in various forms during the summer months; in winter beer or water was used. Bread, cakes, potatoes, and sea food were the principal foods. Animal flesh was not used commonly due to the inconvenience of storing. Turf was the common fuel.
William Petty

Thomas Jefferson
History is philosophy teaching by examples.
Thomas Jefferson

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