This page brings together free online books, topic searches and Open Access resources related to European history from 1700 to 1914, including revolutions, empire, industrialization, nationalism, and social change. The materials range from older public domain works to modern scholarly studies.
The Topics section below helps readers find books and documents within the huge Internet Archive collection, which includes periodicals and other materials, from older historical works to recent publications. Each topic link generates an Internet Archive search focused on that subject. Browsing the topics and selecting those of interest is usually easier and more effective than searching Internet Archive directly.
The section below Topics provides links to related modern Open Access books. See that section for more information.
Topics – Free PDF Books on 18th and 19th Century Europe
The topic links below lead to Internet Archive search results related to European history from about 1700 to 1914. Each link opens a books-and-documents search focused on a particular topic.
Search results generally include fully readable books, periodicals, and other documents. For some subjects, Internet Archive also contains other media, such as images, audio, or video files. These can be selected from the media options above the search results. Filters on the left side of Internet Archive pages can help narrow search results by year, language, or related subjects.
- Social life and customs – 18th century
- 18th century
- 18th Century – Women
- 18th Century Church history
- 18th Century Civilization
- 18th Century France
- 18th Century Germany
- 18th Century Great Britain
- 18th Century Italy
- 18th Century Netherlands
- 18th Century Turkey
- 18th Century World
- 19th century
- 19th Century – Women
- 19th Century Church history
- 19th Century Civilization
- 19th Century France
- 19th Century Germany
- 19th Century Great Britain
- 19th Century Italy
- 19th Century Netherlands
- 19th Century World
- Description and travel 18th century
- Description and travel 19th century
- Economic conditions 1789-1900
- Economic conditions 18th century
- Economic conditions 19th century
- Enlightenment Europe
- Foreign relations 1815-1871
- Foreign relations 1871-1918
- History – 19th century – Fiction
- History 1789-1900
- History 18th century
- History 19th Century
- History Military 18th century
- History Military 19th century
- Intellectual life 18th century
- Intellectual life 19th century
- Kings and Rulers
- Napoleonic Wars
- Nationalism – Europe – History – 19th Century
- Politics and government 1789-1900
- Politics and government 18th century
- Revolutions – Europe – History – 19th Century
- Romanticism
- Social conditions 1789-1900
- Social conditions 18th century
- Social life and customs – 19th century
Open Access PDF Books on 18th and 19th Century Europe History Free Download
The Open Access books and other materials below are modern works made freely available online by universities, academic publishers, the Library of Congress, and other organizations. Many reflect current scholarship and research.
Some works may only be read online, but many can also be downloaded as PDF or EPUB files.
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