Biography & Autobiography
An Emigrant's Home Letters
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Sir Henry Parkes
Letters written by Henry Parkes to his family in Birmingham, England as he made his way to London and then to Sydney. The letters were gathe…
Arthur Wing Pinero, Playwright - A Study
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Hamilton Fyfe
A discussion about the life and works of the playwright Arthur Wing Pinero. The perfect accompaniment to the plays by Pinero available here …
Converts from Infidelity, Volume 1
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Andrew Crichton
Converts from infidelity; or, Lives of eminent individuals who have renounced libertine principles and sceptical opinions, and embraced Chri…
Personal Recollections of Johannes Brahms
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George Henschel
George Henschel, a well-known pianist, singer, composer, and conductor was close friends with Johannes Brahms from 1874 to 1897 and he provi…
Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover, Volume 1
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Dr. John Doran and John Doran
The first of a two volume work looking at the lives of English queens in the Hanoverian period (1714-1901). This volume includes Sophia Doro…
Orion Clemens
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Fred W. Lorch
Orion Clemens (July 17, 1825 – December 11, 1897) was the first and only Secretary of the Nevada Territory. His younger brother Samuel Langh…
Great Captains Unveiled
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B. H. Liddell Hart
"Great Captains Unveiled" by the eminent military historian Sir Basil Liddell Hart comprises the biographies of six commanders who…