Biography & Autobiography
Benjamin Franklin: Self-Revealed, Volume 1
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William Cabell Bruce
His life was like a full five-act play—prophetic prologue and stately epilogue, and swelling scene imposed upon swelling scene, until the ta…
The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume 2
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Mrs. Julian Marshall
Letters and excerpts of journals of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley were given to Florence Marshall by her son, Sir Percy Shelley in order to cr…
Mirrors of Moscow
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Louise Stevens Bryant
"Mirrors of Moscow" by Louise Bryant is a collection of journalistic sketches and profiles that examines the political and social …
Caroline the Illustrious, Vol. 1
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William Henry Wilkins
Caroline moved to England from Hanover when her father-in-law became George I and her husband Prince of Wales. She had a tumultuous relation…
Whitman: An Interpretation in Narrative
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Emory Holloway
"You want to know in a word the sum total of my life philosophy as I have tried to live it and as I have tried to put it in my book. I …
Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 6
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Charles F. Horne
This is volume 6 in this series about the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent people in history. - Summary by Michele Eaton
Rossini
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W. Armine Bevan
A brief summary of the life of the opera king, Rossini. - Summary by Mozartjr
Life and Times of Joseph Warren
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Richard Frothingham, Jr.
Joseph Warren was one of the popular leaders of Boston during the early stage of the American Revolution. He grasped its basis idea of civil…
Eminent Doctors: Their Lives and Their Work; Vol. 2
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George Thomas Bettany
Short biographies of doctors who were leaders in their profession. In this collection, we learn about men who developed specialities, of ten…
Robert Browning (Version 2)
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G. K. Chesterton
This mystery of the unconscious man, far deeper than any mystery of the conscious one, existing as it does in all men, existed peculiarly in…
A Daughter of the Seine
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Jeanette Eaton
This biography of Madame Roland was written for young adults but can be equally enjoyed by adult readers. Madame Roland was a key figure in …
Life and Writings of Amelia Bloomer
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Dexter C. Bloomer
As Mrs. Bloomer was one of the pioneers in what is sometimes called the “Woman’s Movement,” it seems right that a record of her work should …
The Boys' Book of Famous Rulers
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Lydia Hoyt Farmer
The aim of this book is to give in as concise manner as possible, consistent with graphic narration and biographical completeness, the most …
Hawthorne
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Henry James
A brief biographical sketch and critical analysis of the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, one of the preeminent writers of the nineteenth-centu…
Letters from Great Musicians to Young People
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Anna Alice Chapin and Alethea Crawford Cox
The object of this little book is to bring the reader nearer to the great masters in the realm of music, and make him or her acquainted with…
The Story of Pocahontas
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Charles Dudley Warner
This is a historical account of the early years of Pocahontas. She had a significant role in the early interactions between the Indigenous p…
Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland
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Felix Mendelssohn
A collection of the letters which Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy wrote while in Italy and Switzerland. Mendelssohn, a multifaceted talent of th…
Stories of the Lives of Noble Women
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W. H. Davenport Adams
The object of the present volume is to illustrate from the Lives of Noble Women those higher qualities which elevate the character of the se…
My Musical Life
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Walter Damrosch
This is the autobiography of the Prussian-born American conductor Walter Damrosch. It includes dozens of anecdotes about many of the great m…
Dr. Benjamin Rush, A Memorial
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Dr. Benjamin Rush
An autobiographical account of Dr. Benjamin Rush, written by himself, containing his views on many subjects including medicine, the American…