Biography & Autobiography

Edward III

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William Parsons Warburton



Edward III reigned for fifty years, from 1327 to 1377. William Warburton writes that "the backbone of the story of his reign and times …

Why We Love Lincoln

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James Creelman



Brought to us by notable reporter and writer, James Creelman, this story of Abraham Lincoln is a more personal and simple portrait of the m…

Edward the First (Version 2)

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Thomas Frederick Tout



Part of the Twelve English Statesmen series of books. Edward I, was one of the greatest of the medieval monarchs, driven either by a deep co…

A Political Pilgrim in Europe

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Mrs. Philip Snowden



Written in the aftermath of Word War I, Viscountess Snowden recounts her travels in post war Europe in, as she describes it, "an attemp…

George Sand

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Bertha Thomas



A Victorian Novelist herself, Bertha Thomas presents a biography of the Life of George Sand - Summary by Christine Rottger

Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume 2

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Diogenes Laertius



Diogenes Laertius' Lives of Eminent Philosophers provides a wealth information about the lives and teachings of ancient Greek thinkers. Desp…

Abroad with Mark Twain and Eugene Field - Tales They Told to a Fellow Correspondent

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Henry William Fischer



This work brings new understanding of the life and work of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) while living and traveling abroad. Twain and fellow h…

In Ship and Prison: A Story of Five Years in the Continental Navy with Captain Samuel Tucker

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William P. Chipman



The incidents of this book are taken largely from the log-book of Captain Tucker, and are intended to picture the stirring times in which he…

The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume 1

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Mrs. Julian Marshall



Letter and excerpts of journals of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley were given to Florence Marshall by her son, Sir Percy Shelley in order to cr…

The Story of Geographical Discovery: How the World Became Known, Version 2

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Joseph Jacobs



From the time of the Ancients to expeditions to the North Pole, Jacobs tells the adventure story of the discovery of the different lands and…

Mozart's Youth

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Franz Hoffmann and Franz Hoffmann



This short account of the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is part of the “Life Stories for Young People” series. It is written in an engaging …

The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 10

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Agnes Strickland



The Lives of the Queens of England is a multi-volumed work attributed to Agnes Strickland, though it was mostly researched and written by he…

Daniel Boone

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Katharine Elliott Wilkie



"Get out of Kentucky and stay out!" the Indians told Daniel Boone. But Daniel Boone did not scare easily.There was the time his da…

Abraham Lincoln: The Practical Mystic

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Francis Grierson



A knowledge of the influences which ruled the life of Lincoln, the greatest of practical mystics, is essential now that a new form of pagani…

"Abe" Lincoln's Anecdotes and Stories

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R. D. Wordsworth



According to the compiler, R.D. Wordsworth, this is a collection of the best stories told by Lincoln which made him famous as America's Best…

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume III, Florida Narratives

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Various



These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume VI, Kansas Narratives

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United States Work Projects Administration



These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…

Essays of Travel

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Robert Louis Stevenson



This book includes fascinating essays by Robert Louis Stevenson about his travels in England, Europe, and the United States. They provide ev…

Ingersoll on HUMBOLDT, from the Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 1, Lecture 2

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Robert G. Ingersoll



Col. Ingersoll begins his lectures on famous people as follows: "It is hard to overstate the debt we owe to the men and women of genius…

Post Mortems Two: Mere Mortals: Medico-Historical Essays

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Charles Maclaurin



This 1925 collection of extensive essays (a second book following the first of similar title) comprises well written biographies of a few fa…

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