Perhaps you should try some spelling variations:
brief hystory » brief history, brief herstory, brief story
bief history » brief history, imf history, ref history
reef history » brief history, reeves history, reef fishery
22 public » 2 public, 12 public, 5 public
3 public » 2 public
23 great » 3 great, 13 great, 23 green
2f 1688 » 2 1688, 22 1688, 24 1688

Try widening your search to All Fields.

You may be able to get more results by adjusting your search query.

• If you are trying to use Boolean operators, they must be ALL CAPS: %22finance%((22 public) OR (3 public)) %23 great britain %((((bief history) OR (reef history))) OR (brief hystory)) %2f 1688-1815%22.
• The words AND, OR and NOT may confuse the search; try adding quotes: "%22finance%((22 public) OR (3 public)) %23 great britain %((((bief history) or (reef history))) or (brief hystory)) %2f 1688-1815%22".
• Adding a wildcard symbol may retrieve word variants: %22finance%((22 public) OR (3 public)) %23 great britain %((((bief history) or (reef history))) or (brief hystory)) %2f 1688-1815%22*.