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A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Vol V, by Mandell Creighton. Part IV. Jun 01, 2026

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In this volume of Creighton's history, the popes conduct themselves as Italian princes. Pope Alexander VI's daughter, Lucretia Borgia, becomes a marital pawn in her father's diplomatic plots, while his son, Cesare, fights ruthlessly for Italian territory.

Julius II, as much general as pope, finds time to bully Michelangelo into frescoing the Sistine Chapel. His successor, Leo X intrigues faithlessly among the European powers, oblivious to the threat of Martin Luther's call for reform of the Church in head and members.

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A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Vol V, by Mandell Creighton. Part III. Jun 01, 2026

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A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Vol V, by Mandell Creighton. Part II. Jun 01, 2026

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A History of the Papacy from the Great Schism to the Sack of Rome, Vol V, by Mandell Creighton. Part I. Jun 01, 2026

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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Vol. 1, by Laurence Sterne. Part VI. May 28, 2026

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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (or, more briefly, Tristram Shandy) is a novel by Laurence Sterne. It was published in nine volumes, the first two appearing in 1759, and seven others following over the next 10 years.

It was not always held in high esteem by other writers (Samuel Johnson responded that, "Nothing odd can last"), but its bawdy humour was popular with London society, and it has come to be seen as one of the greatest comic novels in English, as well as a forerunner for many modern narrative devices.