Biography & Autobiography

Patience Worth

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Casper S. Yost


Patience Worth is an examination of the communications between a seventeenth century woman and a certain Mrs. Curran of St. Louis, in 1913. …

Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli)

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Julia Ward Howe


A biography of the early feminist writer Margaret Fuller, a groundbreaking journalist and author of Woman in the Nineteenth Century, and one…

The Chronicles of America Volume 15 - Jefferson and his Colleagues

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Allen Johnson


In this volume, we have the Virginia Dynasty of presidents: Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. America at this time was involved in expansion w…

The Lives of the Queens of England, Volume 9

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Agnes Strickland


The Lives of the Queens of England is a multi-volumed work attributed to Agnes Strickland, though it was mostly researched and written by he…

Little Masterpieces of Autobiography - Writers

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George Iles


Writers is Volume 4 of Library of Little Masterpieces of Autobiography in Six Volumes as published in 1913, and includes writings of Henry W…

Forty Seasons of First-Class Cricket

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Richard Gorton Barlow


R. G. "Dick" Barlow was one of the most accomplished all-round cricketers of the late 19th Century. For many years he opened the b…

Life and Writings of Addison

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Thomas Babington Macaulay


Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright, and Whig politician. Today he is most famous for his contributions, wi…

St. Francis of Assisi (Version 2)

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G. K. Chesterton


Saint Francis of Assisi grew up in a wealthy family and his early life was characterized by splendor, riches and a lavish lifestyle. During …

An Alabama Student And Other Biographical Essays

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Sir William Osler


Here are thirteen biographical sketches of physicians penned by one of the founders of modern medicine, William Osler, published in 1908. &…

Mrs. Piozzi's Thraliana

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Charles Hughes


"It is many years since Dr. Samuel Johnson advised me to get a little book, and write in it all the Anecdotes which might come to my kn…

Catharine de Bora; or, Social and Domestic Scenes in the Life of Luther

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John G. Morris


"There are many interesting and characteristic incidents in the domestic life of Luther which are not found in biographies of the great…

Hector Berlioz; A Romantic Tragedy

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Herbert Francis Peyser


How much more futile is it to attempt on the minuscule scale of the following tiny, if rambling, pamphlet to touch upon even a thousandth of…

Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 2

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Charles F. Horne


A collection of writings about a variety of men and women from history who were some of the most prominent people around at the time. Marsha…

The Life of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2

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Ida M. Tarbell


Volume 2 of Ida Tarbell's biography of Lincoln begins at chapter 22 with Lincoln's first inauguration, and ends with an account of his funer…

The Gracchi, Marius and Sulla

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A. H. Beesly


During the last half of the second century B.C. Rome was undisputed mistress of the civilized western world. As the British historian, Augus…

Biographies In Sound 56 09 25 The Adventures Of W C Fields



Fred Allen narrates "Magnificent Rogue: The Adventures of W. C. Fields", with clips from many famous personalities recounting thei…

Shri Dnyaneshwar - A Sketch Of His Life And Teachings

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Anonymous


An overview of the life of Shri Dnyaneshwar and his devoted family. Dnyaneshwar was a 13th-century Indian poet and yogin. He commentated the…

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