Biography & Autobiography

The Life of Anthony

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Athanasius of Alexandria


Anthony (251-356CE) lived in Egypt, and became one of the fathers of Christian desert monasticism. When he was about 18 years old, and havin…

The Life of Saint Monica

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Frances Alice Forbes


This book is above all things the story of a mother. But it is also the story of a noble woman—a woman who was truly great, for the reason t…

Ἀπολογία Σωκράτους (The Apology of Socrates in Ancient Greek)

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Plato


Ο Πλάτωνας ήταν σπουδαίος Έλληνας φιλόσοφος και συγγραφέας (427 π.Χ. - 347 π.Χ.), ο γνωστότερος μαθητής του Σωκράτη. Ο Πλάτων έγραψε την Απο…

Toussaint L’Ouverture: A Biography and Autobiography

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John Relly Beard


François-Dominique Toussaint L’Ouverture (1743-1803) rose to fame in 1791 during the Haitian struggle for independence. In this revol…

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 2: The Massacres of the South

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Alexandre Dumas


Dumas's 'Celebrated Crimes' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language--has minced no words--to describe the violent …

Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, Volumes I & II

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Lucy Aikin


Memoirs of Queen Elizabeth from a variety of sources within the monarch's court, compiled and interpreted by Lucy Aikin. (Summary by Cathy B…

Childhood

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Leo Tolstoy


Childhood, published in 1852, is the first novel in Leo Tolstoy’s autobiographical trilogy, which also includes Boyhood, and Youth. Publishe…

A Lady's Life on a Farm in Manitoba

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Mary Georgiana Caroline Hall


In 1881, Mrs. Cecil Hall's brother went to Manitoba to farm. In 1882, she went out for a visit of some two months, and followed that visit w…

Agricola

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Publius Cornelius Tacitus


The Agricola (Latin: De vita et moribus Iulii Agricolae, lit. On the life and character of Julius Agricola) is a book by the Roman historian…

Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865

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Sarah Raymond Herndon


“We had spent almost all our money for toll, ferrying and other expenses on the road. It might be a serious matter to be in a strange place…

The Adventures of Buffalo Bill

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William Frederick Cody


Buffalo Bill was arguably, the most recognized man in the world when he penned this book. The first four stories are of some of his adventur…

The Underground Railroad, Part 2

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William Still


"This is one of the most remarkable volumes of the century. Its publication has only been made possible by a combination of circumstanc…

Moral letters to Lucilius (Epistulae morales ad Lucilium)

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Lucius Annaeus Seneca


Seneca the Younger’s letters to his friend, Lucilius Junior, appear to have been written with a broad audience in mind. These letters introd…

Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers

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J. Walker McSpadden


These 12 stories give a personal portrait of twelve famous soldiers from the past two centuries. Each story explores the early life of the s…

Woman on the American Frontier

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William Worthington Fowler


Many books describe the role of men during American history. However, at the same time, women did much: comforted, fought, helped, raised ch…

The Red Battle Flyer

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Manfred Von Richthofen


Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen (2 May 1892 – 21 April 1918), also widely known as the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot with t…

The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 1

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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 b…

The Life Of Charlotte Brontë Volume 1

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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell


Charlotte Brontë was a British author, the eldest of the three famous Brontë sisters who have become standards of English literatu…

Recollections of a Missionary in the Great West

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Cyrus Townsend Brady


Brady was a journalist, historian, adventure writer, and Episcopal priest. As a priest he spent some time on the American frontier as a miss…

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