Biography & Autobiography

The Love Affairs of a Bibliomaniac

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Eugene Field


Do you love books? No, I mean REALLY love books? These series of sketches on the delights, adventures, and misadventures connected with bibl…

Life and Lillian Gish

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Albert Bigelow Paine


An authorized biography of Lillian Gish, the renowned silent film star known in her heyday as the First Lady of American Cinema. Albert Bige…

Biography of Mahommah G. Baquaqua

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Samuel Downing Moore


Mahommah Gardo Baquaqua was a former slave, native of West Africa. He was sold as a slave in 1845 and worked in Brazil as a captive; however…

Pauls Ontwaken

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Frederik Van Eeden


In dit aangrijpende korte werk beschrijft de schrijver en psychiater Frederik van Eeden het leven en met name de dood van Paul, de jongste z…

Biographies of Working Men

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Grant Allen


Grant Allen was an anthropologist, scientific writer, novelist and poet, though the biographer and writer Frank Harris has said of him that …

Stupor Mundi: The Life and Times of Frederick II Emperor of the Romans King of …

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Lionel Allshorn


Frederick II (1194-1250), under whose reign the Holy Roman Empire reached its greatest territorial extent, was called by his contemporaries …

A Boys' Life of Booker T. Washington

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Walter Clinton Jackson


Booker T. Washington was one of the first nationally recognized African American leaders after the Civil War. He was born to a slave woman …

William the Conqueror

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Edward Freeman


A brief history of the rise and reign of Duke William of Normandy, King of England. Also known as William the Bastard, and William the Great…

The Life of Richard Nash, Esq., Late Master of the Ceremonies at Bath

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Oliver Goldsmith


Beau Nash (1674–1762), born Richard Nash, was a celebrated dandy and leader of fashion in 18th-century Britain. He is best remembered as the…

History of a Six Weeks' Tour

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Percy Bysshe Shelley


Full titled History of a Six Weeks' Tour through a part of France, Switzerland, Germany, and Holland; with Letters Descriptive of a Sail Rou…

The Life of Florence Nightingale, Volume 2

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Edward Tyas Cook


A history of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the founder of modern nursing. Here's the definitive biography, gleaned from a lifetime of he…

Mazarin

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Arthur Hassall


Guilio Raimondo (Cardinal Mazarin, 1602-1661), Richelieu's designated successor as chief minister of France, was a master of diplomacy. Thou…

Gutenberg and the Art of Printing

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Emily Clemens Pearson


This book is readable account of one of the greatest inventions of modern time: moveable type. Gutenberg's work lays the foundation for the …

Mark Twain; his life and work. A biographical sketch

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William M. Clemens


As far as anyone has been able to establish, Will Clemens was NOT related to Sam Clemens (Mark Twain), though they did become acquaintances.…

Twain and Howells On Each Other

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William Dean Howells and Mark Twain


Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) and William Dean Howells were friends for 44 years. Their personal and professional relationship is considered b…

Jeanne D'Arc: Her Life And Death

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Margaret O. Oliphant


The story of Jeanne d'Arc, or Joan of Arc , has passed into folklore and has been retold by many. The young teenager was sent by an as-yet u…

The Autobiography of Cockney Tom

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Thomas Bastard


The Autobiography of Cockney Tom, Showing his Struggles through Life,and proving this Truth of the Old Saying"that Honesty is the best …

Life of Sir Walter Ralegh

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Louise Creighton


Sir Walter Ralegh (c. 1552-1618), English soldier, explorer, courtier, writer, and poet was one of the most notable figures of the Elizabeth…

The Real Oscar Wilde

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Robert Sherard


The Real Oscar Wilde is the third book about the Irish poet and playwright by his earliest and most prolific biographer. Since writing his e…

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