Biography & Autobiography

Cardinal Wolsey

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Mandell Creighton



Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (1473-1530) will always be remembered as the Lord Chancellor who fell from power when he failed to obtain the annulme…

Tschaikovsky And His Orchestral Music

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Louis Biancolli



Included in this little book are analyses and backgrounds of most of Tschaikowsky’s standard concert music. A short sketch of Tschaikowsky’s…

Historic Boyhoods

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Rupert S. Holland



Most boys grow up to be honest, maybe even good, men, but do not stand out from the crowd. Occasionally, along comes a boy who is destined, …

Eleven years a drunkard, or, The life of Thomas Doner: having lost both arms th…

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Thomas Doner



He tells of the shame, misery and pain which alcohol brought on him, and will bring to anyone whosoever be tempted by the pleasant feeling i…

Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 9)

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John Hay and John George Nicolay



Abraham Lincoln: A History is an 1890 ten-volume account of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, written by John Nicolay and John Hay, who…

A Mind That Found Itself: An Autobiography

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Clifford Whittingham Beers



At twenty-four, Clifford Beers, Yale graduate and son of an old New England family, was confined to a mental institution, where he experienc…

Imaginotions - Truthless Tales

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Tudor Jenks



This is a collection of short stories by Tudor Jenks. Those stories are all written and composed in the way of a fairy tale, but they are no…

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…

The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. IV

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James Boswell



This is the fourth volume of the Biography of Samuel Johnson. Samuel Johnson's Life has been documented in great detail by his friends, this…

The Secret of Charlotte Brontë

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Frederika Richardson Macdonald



Twenty years ago, now, I attempted (but was not especially successful in the task) to establish upon the personal knowledge that my own resi…

John Knox

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A. Taylor Innes



A scholarly and thoughtful biography of the Scottish Reformer. (Jael Baldwin)

Old New Zealand: Being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Tim…

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Frederick Edward Maning



Introduction to Old New ZealandPhilip SteerVictoria University February 2004Frederick Edward Maning is best known as an author, but he was a…

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…

A Small Boy and Others

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Henry James



A Small Boy and Others is a book of autobiography by Henry James published in 1913. The book covers James's earliest years and discusses his…

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…

The Story of My Life and Work

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Booker T. Washington



The legacy of Booker T. Washington has inspired leaders for racial equality for over a century. He rose from a slave family to be adviser t…

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…

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