Biography & Autobiography

Gilbert Keith Chesterton

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Maisie Ward


This is the first and only authorized biography of G.K. Chesterton, written by his friend, Maisie Ward.Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 – 1936…

Abraham Lincoln: A Commemoration – 15 April 2015

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Various


April 14-15th, 2015, is the 150th year anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. This is a collection of pieces to mark that…

Beethoven, A Character Study

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George Alexander Fischer


A book of the life of the German Composer, Beethoven. - Summary by Jessie Yun

Some Eminent Women of our Times

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Millicent Garrett Fawcett


Written by Millicent Garrett, a noted British feminist, suffragist and intellectual writer, this volume is comprised of short biographical s…

Superwomen

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Albert Payson Terhune


In this 1916 work, Albert Payson Terhune introduces twelve immensely influential women, whose actions influenced world history. Terhune choo…

From Sail to Steam: Recollections of Naval Life

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Alfred Thayer Mahan


Alfred Thayer Mahan, American historian and author, whose The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660–1783 became instrumental in the form…

Out of the Shadow

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Rose Gollup Cohen


In this interesting autobiography we get a very candid look into the life of Rose Cohen, a Russian Jewish girl who immigrates from Russia to…

Buffalo Bill from Prairie to Palace

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John M. Burke


William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody is one of the legends of the American western frontier. As a teen he rode for the pony expr…

Prophets, Priests, And Kings

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Alfred George Gardiner


These biographical essays of (mostly) British subjects were written in 1907-1908 for The Daily News newspaper and reflect their subjects as …

Books Fatal to Their Authors

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Peter Hempson Ditchfield


This is a collection of stories of authors who have lost their fortunes and sometimes their lives after writing a book. The liberty of a per…

The Ordeal of Mark Twain

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Van Wyck Brooks


This book, published in 1920, analyzes the literary progression of Samuel Clemens and his shortcomings (which are debatable). Brooks attribu…

Joseph Conrad

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Hugh Walpole


This is a literary biography of Joseph Conrad (1857 – 1924) who is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in English. He was granted Brit…

The Life of Florence Nightingale, Volume 1

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Edward Tyas Cook


A history of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the founder of modern nursing. Here's the definitive biography, gleaned from a lifetime of he…

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Karl-Ludwig Sand

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Alexandre Dumas


This is the fourth volume of Alexandre Dumas' studies of celebrated crimes and their perpetrators. This volume is concerned with the story o…

An American in the Making, the Life Story of an Immigrant

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Marcus Eli Ravage


“The sweat-shop was for me the cradle of liberty. . . It was my first university.” Attending lectures and the New York theatre at night; by …

Lord Clive

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Thomas Babington Macaulay


Robert Clive was, in Macaulay’s view, the real founder of British power in India. Macaulay himself served on the Governor’s Council in India…

Henry D. Thoreau

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Franklin Benjamin Sanborn


A biography of the famous and popular poet-naturalist, author, philosopher, historian, written by a family friend who spent time with Thorea…

Some Famous Women

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Louise Creighton


Louise Creighton (1850-1936) was a British author and women's rights activist. The wife of the Anglican bishop of London, she was the mother…

Oliver Cromwell and the Rule of the Puritans in England

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Charles H. Firth


The Life of Cromwell is in part based on an article contributed by the author to the Dictionary of National Biography in 1888, but embodies …

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