Biography & Autobiography

Margaret of Angoulême, Queen of Navarre

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Agnes Mary Frances Robinson


Margaret of Angoulême, Queen of Navarre (Marguerite de Navarre), (1492-1549), was the sister of Francis I, King of France. She was hig…

Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume II

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Albert Bigelow Paine


Until recently, this work has been considered the "go-to" bio of Mark Twain. Albert Bigelow Paine (July 10, 1861 – April 9, 1937) …

Historic Girlhoods Volume 1

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Rupert S. Holland


Biographical sketches of ten girls who became famous before becoming women - some not even making it to womanhood. From Joan of Arc to Cathe…

The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha, The Lily of the Mohawks

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Ellen Walworth


Saint Kateri Tekakwitha's lifespan of only about 24 years was spent in utter humility and penitence. In spite of her natural diffidence, she…

Побег из Бухенвальда

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Зинченко Григорий


01. От автора  02. Начало скитаний  03. Новый закон о трудоустройстве  04. Великая тайна  05. Вторая мировая война  …

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, …

The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (version 2)

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Olive Gilbert


Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree) was born into slavery in 1797 (or thereabouts) in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York. This narrati…

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…

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…

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…

Jane Austen and Her Times

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Geraldine Edith Mitton


This is a lively and highly accessible overview of the life and times of one of England's most beloved authors. Using excerpts from a wide v…

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…

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…

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)

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…

Mémoires, lettres et pièces authentiques touchant la vie et la mort de S.A.R. M…

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François-René de Chateaubriand


Le duc de Berry ( Versailles, 1778_ Paris, 1820) est le neveu de Louis XVIII, et le fils du Comte d’Artois, futur Charles X.Il sert dans l’a…

Mémoires d’outre-tombe (Première Partie, Livre 5)

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François-René de Chateaubriand


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…

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

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