Biography & Autobiography
Thomas Carlyle
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G. K. Chesterton
A short biography (1902) of a famous writer (Carlyle) by another famous writer (Chesterton). The first half exhibits Chesterton’s sly wit a…
David Wark Griffith: A Brief Sketch of His Career
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Robert Edgar Long
An authorized biography of D.W. Griffith, the self-proclaimed "Father of Filmmaking." Written in collaboration with the director,…
The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, Vol 2
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Henry Richard Fox Bourne and Henry Fox Bourne
Lord Cochrane was a Napoleonic-era sea captain, whose adventures were the source material for many popular series of naval fiction. He start…
Joaquin, the Claude Duval of California; or, The Marauder of the Mines: a Roman…
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Henry L. Williams
Joaquin Murrieta was a famous Californio bandit, known as the "Robin Hood of El Dorado".Joaquin Murrieta was the son of worthy par…
Our Southern Highlanders
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Horace Kephart
Our Southern Highlanders is a memoir of the Pennsylvania-born writer and librarian Horace Kephart, documenting his experiences and cultural …
William Lloyd Garrison, the Abolitionist
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Archibald Grimké
"THE author of this volume desires . . . to say . . . that it is his earnest hope that this record of a hero may be an aid to brave and…
Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light
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Vera Charlesworth Barclay
Once upon a time there were fifteen Cubs who spent nine wonderful days in camp. They were London Cubs, and the camp was on a beautiful littl…
A Ball Player's Career
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Adrian C. Anson
The biography of one of the greatest players that the game of baseball of his era, in his own words. "Cap" Anson, quite probably b…
A First Year in Canterbury Settlement
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Samuel Butler
Samuel Butler travelled to the South Island of New Zealand in 1860, landing at Lyttleton, the main port for the Canterbury Settlement. Altho…
McClellan's Own Story
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George Brinton Mcclellan and George Brinton McClellan
Memoirs of General George Brinton McClellan, commanding general of the Army of the Potomac during the early years of the American Civil War.…
Rousseau and Education According to Nature
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Thomas Davidson
In my Volume on Aristotle in this series, I tried to give an account of ancient, classical, and social Education; in the present volume I ha…
Dr. Elsie Inglis
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Frances Balfour
Dr. Elsie Inglis is one of the unsung heroes of the late 19th and early 20th century. She became a physician in 1894, and shortly after ope…
William Penn
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George Hodges
Biography of William Penn - Summary by Richard Vogel
Henry the Fifth
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Alfred John Church
A brief history of the life Henry the Fifth. - Summary by KevinS
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume 04
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Louis Antoine Fauvelet De Bourrienne
Memoirs written by Napoleon's private secretary, "a work based on years of intimate friendship and professional association." - S…
The Life of Columbus
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Sir Arthur Helps
A factual account of the life of Christopher Columbus, from his early years, through discoveries in the New World, to his death in 1506. - S…
The Autobiography of an Indian Princess
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Sunity Devi
The remarkable Maharani of Cooch Behar Sunity Devi shares the extraordinary story of her life in The Autobiography of an Indian Princess. - …
Ingersoll on SHAKESPEARE, from the Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 3, Lect…
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Robert G. Ingersoll
Col. Ingersoll begins his famous lecture on SHAKESPEARE as follows: "It is hard to overstate the debt we owe to the men and women of ge…
The Life of Washington, Volume 4
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John James Marshall
This fourth volume covers the final battles and the peace conditions of the war, Washington at home, Washington as first President, and the …
Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women
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Elizabeth Blackwell
A fascinating account of the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States. She writes of her struggles in being accepted to …