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THE BRITISH EMPIRE COLLECTION

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The Digital Library is proud to present this stunning virtual archive of 204 rare, vintage and hard-to-find books compiled together for the first time in one unique virtual library and covering all aspects covering of the largest empire in history - THE BRITISH EMPIRE.

Read about the origins and birth of the largest Empire the world has ever seen. Study its growth across the globe, the historical geography of this vast territory - from North America to India, from Africa to Burma. Study the creation and growth of the British colonies, their history, systems of government and the pillars of imperialism. Discover the influence of British rule overseas, the dominance of the Empire both old and new. Find out about the problems of Greater Britain, the dangers within the colonies and the troubles that emerged..…. Overall this is a huge collection, a stunning treasure trove of information on the British Empire.

Some of the books contained within this collection are extremely hard-to-find and will provide a valuable library of reference material for anyone with an interest in the history of Great Britain and how it came to be the largest Empire the world has ever seen. The full list of titles below speaks for itself!

This wonderful collection of 204 rare books provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great content and fabulous illustrations / photos for the reader. This is a DIGITAL item! All of the books have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to read on your laptop, computer, tablet, smartphone, kindle or e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages.


The Full List of Titles Included is as Follows:

A century in the Pacific by J. B. Colwell (1914)
A genealogical and heraldic history of the colonial gentry Vol. 1 by B. Burke (1891)
A genealogical and heraldic history of the colonial gentry Vol. 2 by B. Burke (1891)
A geography of the British Empire by W. L. Bunting (1913)
A historical geography of the British colonies by C. P. Lucas (1888)
A historical geography of the British Empire; with map by H. B. George (1904)
A history of currency in the British colonies by R. Chalmers (1893)
A history of the British colonies by H. L. Jones (1921)
A plaine path-way to plantations that is, A discourse in generall, concerning the plantation of our English people in other countries by R. Eburne (1624)
A short history of British colonial policy by H. E. Egerton (1910)
A shorter history of England and Greater Britain by A. L. Cross (1920)
A view of the art of colonization, with present reference to the British empire by E. G. Wakefield (1849)
Actual India by A. Sawtell (1904)
Administration in tropical Africa by C. H. Stigland (1914)
An empire story; stories of India and the greater colonies told to children by H. E. Marshall (1908)
An imperial commonwealth by C. R. Enock (1910)
An introduction to the study of colonial history by A. P. Newton (1919)
Ancient and modern imperialism by E. B. Cromer (1910)
Anglo-Indian studies by S. M. Mitra (1913)
Australasia, 1688-1911 by A. W. Tilby (1912)
Autonomy and federation within Empire; the British self-governing dominions by J. B. Scott (1921)
Bombay, 1885 to 1890; a study in Indian administration by W. W. Hunter (1892)
Bonds of disunion; or, English misrule in the colonies by C. J. Bowe (1883)
Britain across the seas Africa; a history and description of the British Empire in Africa by H. H. Johnston (1910)
Britain and her colonies by J. B. Hurlbert (1865)
Britannia's growth and greatness; an historical geography of the British empire by A. J. Berry (1913)
British colonial policy, 1754-1765 by G. L. Beer (1907)
British colonial policy, 1783-1915 by C. H. Currey (1916)
British commerce and colonies from Elizabeth to Victoria by H. Gibbins (1899)
British dominions by W. J. Ashley (1911)
British East Africa, past, present, and future by C. A. Hindlip (1905)
British imperialism and commercial supremacy by M. V. Berard (1906)
British imperialism by F. von Oppenheimer (1905)
British rule and jurisdiction beyond the seas by H. Jenkyns (1902)
British rule in India; a historical sketch by H. Martineau (1857)
British trade in certain colonies by Great Britain Board of Trade (1913)
Burma under British rule by J. Dautremer (1913)
Canada and the empire by W. R. Lawson (1911)
Canada, and its relations to the British Empire by J. Flavell (1917)
Charters of our freedom by R. G. Trotter (unknown publication date)
Colonial administration of Great Britain by S. S. Bell (1859)
Colonial questions pressing for immmediate solution, in the interest of the nation and the empire by R. A. Macfie (1871)
Colonies and dependencies; Pt. 1. - India; Pt. 2. - The colonies by J. S. Cotton (1883)
Commonwealth or empire - which should it be by E. Law (1921)
Cusack's Three hundred years' growth of the British Empire, 1558-1858 by P. W. Ryde (1899)
Cyprus under British rule by C. W. J. Orr (1918)
Defence and foreign affairs; a suggestion for the Empire by Z. A. Lash (1917)
Democracy and empire by A. E. Duchesne (1916)
Democracy and the British Empire by F. J. C. Hearnshaw (1920)
Dominion Home Rule in practice by A. B. Keith (1921)
Early records of British India by J. T. Wheeler (1879)
Elementary geography of the British Colonies by G. M. Dawson (1892)
English colonization and empire by A. Caldecott (1901)
Enterprise beyond the seas, or, How great colonies were founded by J. H. Fyfe (1874)
Europe in China - the history of Hongkong from the beginning to the year 1882 by E. J. Eitel (1895)
From island to empire - a short history of the expansion of England by force of arms by J. S. Bridge (1908)
General statistics of the British Empire by J. M'Queen (1836)
Geography of Greater Britain - India - Canada - Australia - Africa - The West Indies (1898)
Gibraltar and the West Indies; or, Outposts of empire by J. Lang (1909)
Great Britain and Canada; topics of the day by H. Bourassa (1902)
Her Majesty's colonies; a series of original papers issued under the authority of the Royal Commission (1886)
Historical origins of imperial federation by E. A. Smillie (1910)
History of the colonial empire of Great Britain by B. H. E. Roberts (1861)
History of the Zulu war and its origin by F. E. Colenso (1880)
Imperial England by C. F. Lavell (1918)
Imperial federation by W. E. Forster (1885)
Imperial federation of Great Britain and her colonies by F. Young (1876)
Imperial fellowship of self-governed British colonies by C. B. Adderley (1903)
Imperial rule in India by T. Morison (1899)
Imperial unity and the dominions by A. B. Keith (1916)
Imperial unity, speeches delivered in Canada in the autumn of 1908 by A. Milner (1909)
Imperialism by C. De Thierry (1898)
India in transition - a study in political evolution by A. Khan (1918)
India under experiment by G. M. Chesney (1918)
Industrial and social life and the Empire by J. Strachey (1895)
Introduction to a historical geography of the British colonies by C. P. Lucas (1887)
King's college lectures on colonial problems by F. J. C. Hearnshaw (1913)
Lectures on British colonization and Empire, First Series (1600-1783) by F. A. Kirkpatrick (1906)
Liberalism and the empire; three essays by Francis W. Hirst, Gilbert Murray and J.L. Hammond (1900)
Mines and minerals of the British Empire by R. Stokes (1908)
My colonial service in British Guiana, St. Lucia, Trinidad, Fiji, Australia, Newfoundland, And Hong Kong, with interludes Vol. 1 by G. S. Des Voeux (1903)
My colonial service in British Guiana, St. Lucia, Trinidad, Fiji, Australia, Newfoundland, And Hong Kong, with interludes Vol. 2 by G. S. Des Voeux (1903)
Oceana or, England and her colonies by J. A. Froude (1886)
Our administration of India by H. A. D. Phillips (1886)
Our colonial empire by R. Acton (1881)
Our Empire - past and present Vol. 1 by R. B. Meath (1901)
Outlines of British colonisation by W. H. P. Greswell (1893)
Pan-Britannic Confederation by W. E. Wismer (1917)
Parliamentary government in the British colonies by A. Todd (1880)
Pillars of Empire, studies and impressions by W. L. Courtney (1918)
Problems of Greater Britain Vol. 1 by D. W. Dilke (1890)
Problems of Greater Britain Vol. 2 by D. W. Dilke (1890)
Products of the empire by J. C. Cunningham (1921)
Progress of the British empire in the century by J. S. Little (1903)
Reflections on the origins and destiny of imperial Britain by J. A. Cramb (1900)
Regulations for His Majesty's colonial service - Great Britain Colonial Office (1908)
Responsible government in the dominions Vol. 1 by A. B. Keith (1909)
Responsible government in the dominions Vol. 2 by A. B. Keith (1909)
Responsible government in the dominions Vol. 3 by A. B. Keith (1909)
Round the globe through greater Britain by W. C. Proctor (1887)
Seaways of the Empire by A. J. Sargent (1918)
Selected speeches and documents on British colonial policy, 1763-1917 (Vol. 1) by A. B. Keith (1918)
Selected speeches and documents on British colonial policy, 1763-1917 (Vol. 2) by A. B. Keith (1918)
Sir George Grey - pioneer of empire in southern lands by G. C. Henderson (1907)
Some American opinions on the Indian empire by unknown author (1916)
Some facts about India by R. Sloss (1917)
South Africa - a study in colonial administration and development by W. B. Worsfold (1897)
Stories of the British Empire by A. M. Machar (1914)
Story of the British nations, a glorious and vivid panorama of the mightiest empire in history by W. Hutchinson (unknown publication date)
Studies in colonial nationalism by R. Jebb (1905)
Sun, sand and Somals; leaves from the note-book of a district commissioner in British Somaliland by H. A. Rayne (1921)
The administrative history of the British dependencies in the further East by H. M. Stephens (1899)
The Asiatic danger in the colonies by L. E. Neame (1907)
The Britannic question a survey of alternatives by R. Jebb (1913)
The British colonies - their history, extent, condition, and resources Vol. 1 by R. M. Martin (unknown publication date)
The British colonies - their history, extent, condition, and resources Vol. 3 - 4 by R. M. Martin (unknown publication date)
The British colonies - their history, extent, condition, and resources Vol. 5 - 6 by R. M. Martin (unknown publication date)
The British Commonwealth of Nations; a study of its past and future development by H. D. Hall (1920)
The British Empire at home and abroad Vol. 1 by E. Sanderson (1903)
The British Empire at home and abroad Vol. 3 by E. Sanderson (1903)
The British Empire at home and abroad Vol. 4 by E. Sanderson (1903)
The British Empire at home and abroad Vol. 5 by E. Sanderson (1903)
The British Empire at home and abroad Vol. 6 by E. Sanderson (1903)
The British empire beyond the seas, an introduction to world geography by M. L. Newbigin (1914)
The British Empire by C. W. Dilke (1899)
The British Empire by F. L. D. Herbertson (1906)
The British empire by G. Campbell (1887)
The British Empire in the nineteenth century Vol. 1 by E. Sanderson (1897)
The British Empire in the nineteenth century Vol. 2 by E. Sanderson (1897)
The British Empire in the nineteenth century Vol. 3 by E. Sanderson (1897)
The British Empire in the nineteenth century Vol. 4 by E. Sanderson (1897)
The British Empire in the nineteenth century Vol. 5 by E. Sanderson (1897)
The British Empire in the nineteenth century Vol. 6 by E. Sanderson (1897)
The British empire series Vol. 1 (1899-1902)
The British empire series Vol. 4 (1899-1902)
The British empire series Vol. 5 (1899-1902)
The broad stone of empire; problems of crown colony administration, with records of personal experience Vol. 1 by C. Bruce (1910)
The broad stone of empire; problems of crown colony administration, with records of personal experience Vol. 2 by C. Bruce (1910)
The building of the British Empire Vol. 1 by A. T. Story (1898)
The coins and tokens of the possessions and colonies of the British empire by J. Atkins (1889)
The colonial empire of Great Britain by G. Rowe (1864)
The colonies and the century by J. Robinson (1899)
The Colonies of Great Britain; their government and progress by unknown author (1850)
The colonies, and their connection with the mother country by W. Chamberlain (1887)
The colonising activities of the English Puritans by A. P. Newton (1914)
The commercial policy of England toward the American colonies by G. L. Beer (1893)
The crown colonies of Great Britain an inquiry into their political economy, fiscal systems and trade by C. S. Salmon (1887)
The Crown Colonies of Great Britain, an inquiry into their social conditions and methods of administration by C. S. Salmon (unknown publication date)
The development of the British Empire by H. Robinson (1922)
The Empire day by day; a calendar record of British valoour and achievement on five continents and on the seven seas by F. Wise (1910)
The Empire on the anvil by W. B. Worsfold (1916)
The empire, its value and its growth by W. E. H. Lecky (1893)
The Empire; a series of letters published in The Daily News, 1862-1863 by G. Smith (1863)
The encyclopedia of the British Empire - the first encyclopedic record of the greatest empire in the history of the world Vol. 1 by C. W. Domville-Fife (n.d.)
The encyclopedia of the British Empire - the first encyclopedic record of the greatest empire in the history of the world Vol. 2 by C. W. Domville-Fife (n.d.)
The encyclopedia of the British Empire - the first encyclopedic record of the greatest empire in the history of the world Vol. 3 by C. W. Domville-Fife (n.d.)
The English in Africa by D. Mills (1900)
The English people overseas Vol. 1 by A. W. Tilby (1910)
The English people overseas Vol. 4 by A. W. Tilby (1910)
The English people overseas Vol. 6 by A. W. Tilby (1910)
The ethnology of the British islands by R. G. Latham (1852)
The expansion of England by J. R. Seeley (1905)
The expansion of the Anglo-Saxon nations; a short history of the British Empire and the United States by H. Barnard (1920)
The foundation and growth of the British Empire by J. A. Williamson (1916)
The future of the empire; and account of the growth and extent of the British Empire by J. S. Mills (1918)
The governance of empire by P. A. B. Silburn (1910)
The growth and administration of the British colonies, 1837-1897 by W. H. P. Greswell (1898)
The growth and greatness of our world-wide empire by C. S. Dawe (Unknown Publication Date)
The growth of Greater Britain, a sketch of the history of the British colonies and dependencies by F. B. Kirkman (1898)
The growth of the empire; a handbook to the history of Greater Britain by A. W. Jose (1901)
The Imperial Heritage by E. E. Williams (1898)
The influence of British rule in India on home politics by H. A. Smith (1909)
The influence of oversea expansion on England to 1700 by J. E. Gillespie (1920)
The law and custom of slavery in British India by W. Adam (1840)
The legislation of the Empire, being a survey of the legislative enactments of the British Dominions from 1898 to 1907 Vol. 1 by C. Bedwell (1909)
The legislation of the Empire, being a survey of the legislative enactments of the British Dominions from 1898 to 1907 Vol. 2 by C. Bedwell (1909)
The legislation of the Empire, being a survey of the legislative enactments of the British Dominions from 1898 to 1907 Vol. 3 by C. Bedwell (1909)
The legislation of the Empire, being a survey of the legislative enactments of the British Dominions from 1898 to 1907 Vol. 4 by C. Bedwell (1909)
The life of an Empire by W. Meakin (1907)
The making of the British Colonies, a short account of the origin and growth of the principal colonies of Great Britain by unknown author (1900)
The Mediterranean and Eastern colonies by C. P. Lucas (1906)
The mutiny of the Bengal army by G. B. Malleson (1858)
The new empire partnership, defence - commerce - policy by P. Hurd (1916)
The new spirit in India by H. W. Nevinson (1908)
The old colonial system by G. B. Hertz (1905)
The old empire and the new by A. P. Newton (1917)
The organization of a Britannic partnership by R. A. Eastwood (1922)
The origin & growth of Greater Britain by H. E. Egerton (1920)
The origin & growth of the English colonies and of their system of government by H. E. Egerton (1903)
The origins and destiny of imperial Britain by J. A. Cramb (unknown publication date)
The origins of the British colonial system, 1578-1660 by G. L. Beer (1908)
The pacification of Burma by C. Crosthwaite (1912)
The passing of empire by H. Fielding-Hall (1913)
The path of empire by H. P. Croft (1912)
The rise of the British dominion in India by A. C. Lyall (1898)
The rise of the empire by W. Besant (1897)
The sheaves of empire; some attempt to elucidate the higher aspects of imperialism by E. T. Powell (1911)
The story of the Empire by G. T. Hankin (1911)
The trade relations of the British Empire by J. W. Root (1904)
The true temper of empire by C. Bruce (1912)
The West African pocket book. A guide for newly-appointed government officers by Great Britain Colonial Office (1920)
Thoughts on finance and colonies by Publius (pseud.) (1846)
Three lectures on British colonial slavery by G. Thompson (1832)
Truths about India, being a reprint of leaflets issued by the East India Association from 1909 to 1913 (1913)


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