Biography & Autobiography

Stories of the Lives of Noble Women

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W. H. Davenport Adams



The object of the present volume is to illustrate from the Lives of Noble Women those higher qualities which elevate the character of the se…

Hawthorne

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Henry James



A brief biographical sketch and critical analysis of the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, one of the preeminent writers of the nineteenth-centu…

Robert Browning

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G. K. Chesterton



This mystery of the unconscious man, far deeper than any mystery of the conscious one, existing as it does in all men, existed peculiarly in…

A Daughter of the Seine

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Jeanette Eaton



This biography of Madame Roland was written for young adults but can be equally enjoyed by adult readers. Madame Roland was a key figure in …

De Gedenkschriften van Jozef Grimaldi de Clown

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Charles Dickens



De door Charles Dickens bewerkte autobiografie van Joseph Grimaldi (1778-1837). De eerste clown die zijn gezicht wit schminkte.

Life and Writings of Amelia Bloomer

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Dexter C. Bloomer



As Mrs. Bloomer was one of the pioneers in what is sometimes called the “Woman’s Movement,” it seems right that a record of her work should …

The Boys' Book of Famous Rulers

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Lydia Hoyt Farmer



The aim of this book is to give in as concise manner as possible, consistent with graphic narration and biographical completeness, the most …

The Story of Pocahontas

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Charles Dudley Warner



This is a historical account of the early years of Pocahontas. She had a significant role in the early interactions between the Indigenous p…

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