Biography & Autobiography

The Autobiography of Lord Alfred Douglas

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Lord Alfred Douglas



Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas wrote his autobiography in his late fifties, some 29 years after the death of Oscar Wilde. Since the publication…

Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators

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Elbert Hubbard



Elbert Hubbard describes the homes of authors, poets, social reformers and other prestigious people, reflecting on how their surroundings ma…

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume X, Missouri Narratives

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United States Work Projects Administration



These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…

An Emigrant's Home Letters

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Sir Henry Parkes



Letters written by Henry Parkes to his family in Birmingham, England as he made his way to London and then to Sydney. The letters were gathe…

John G. Paton, Missionary to the New Hebrides: An Autobiography; First Part

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John Paton



“Mr. Dickson, you are advanced in years now, and your own prospect is soon to be laid in the grave, there to be eaten by worms; I confess to…

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