Here's a good website about 19th Century Sailors with a good vocabulary section.
This article gives a good idea of the number of novels published annually, broken down in various ways: http://workproduct.wordpress.com/2009/10/14/how-many-novels-are-published-each-year/. The author doesn't specify what percentage of these is first novels, but his article will get you part of the way there: if you can find that percentage elsewhere, and multiply, you'll have your answer. - JimmyKalash
About thirty-five thousand pieces of art and history, from Antiquity to the nineteenth century.
There are many places you can find a list of high selling romance novels published in 2012, the main website would be guardian.co.uk, or an actual store would be Barnes and Noble. The website would probably be easier though.
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Robert Ludlum is most known for writing 27 thriller novels. The novels have been published in 33 languages and 40 countries. One can find information regarding this subject on a fansite.
Please see the links below for mid nineteenth century maps of Manhattan.
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There are hundreds of Star Trek books, novels & books about the show itself.Do a search for List of Star Trek Novels and you'll find a comprehensive list.
One may purchase gay romance novels in most large bookstores. Barnes & Noble sells such novels, and eBooks is a great place to find a wide variety of both self-published and traditionally published novels. Local bookstores are often more likely to have these types of literature, since some business owners may be more selective of what they put on their shelves when they cater to a wider range of customers. One can always try their local library as well, since sometimes they do have book sales and charge very low prices for their gently used books.
Charles Darwin first published the theory in The Origin of Species in 1859
No published sn datat. Turn of the century or so