Biography & Autobiography
Hero Tales from History
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Smith Burnham
This volume celebrates stories of great heroes from the pages of history from Moses and David through Clara Barton and Henry Longfellow. It…
An Englishwoman's Love-Letters
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Laurence Housman
It need hardly be said that the woman by whom these letter were written had no thought that they would be read by anyone but the person to w…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 3: Mary Stuart
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Alexandre Dumas
The contents of these volumes of 'Celebrated Crimes', as well as the motives which led to their inception, are unique. They are a series of …
The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 6
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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…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 003
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Various
A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independ…
Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume 1
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Albert Bigelow Paine
Until recently, this work has been considered the "go-to" bio of Mark Twain. Albert Bigelow Paine (July 10, 1861 – April 9, 1937) …
Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 1
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Charles F. Horne
Great Men and Famous Women is an 8-volume work by various authors containing “A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than …
The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln
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Wayne Whipple
This is a careful and fascinating collection of interviews with people who knew Lincoln as a boy and young man. A glimpse into the type of p…
Bacon
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Richard William Church
This investigation of Bacon the scholar and man of letters begins with a look at the early days and progresses to his relationships with Que…
A Crown for Joanna
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Sister Mary Jean Dorcy
She was born a princess, heir to her father’s kingdom of Portugal, and she might at will have reigned from almost any throne in Europe. But …
In Kent with Charles Dickens
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Thomas Frost
By his own admission, Thomas Frost found it hard to make a living from his writing, and no doubt he used the name of Dickens in the title of…
The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln
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Helen Nicolay
The Boys’ Life of Abraham Lincoln is a biography with many anecdotes that takes one deeper into the thoughts, personality, and beliefs of th…
A Journal of Impressions in Belgium
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May Sinclair
In 1914, at the age of 51, the novelist and poet May Sinclair volunteered to leave the comforts of England to go to the Western Front, joini…
George and Robert Stephenson
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Samuel Smiles
George Stephenson did not invent the steam engine, that was due to Newcomen and later to James Watt. He did not invent the steam locomotive,…
In Defense of Harriet Shelley
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Mark Twain
Mark Twain pulls no punches while exposing the "real" Percy Shelley in this scathing condemnation of Edward Dowden's "Life of…
Robert Burns 250th Anniversary
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Various
Robert Burns, the national bard (poet) of Scotland was born on the 25th January, 1759. Scotland and all Burns fans the world over, including…
The Life of Nelson
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Robert Southey
In 1813, the year that he was appointed Poet Laureate, Robert Southey published "The Life of Nelson". Horatio, Lord Viscount Nels…
Life and Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
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Joseph. A. Dacus
Biographies of Frank and Jesse James, detailed accounts of all their significant escapades, and the final outcomes. - Summary by PJ Landau
Mounted police life in Canada : a record of thirty-one years' service (1916)
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Richard Burton Deane
Learn more about the famous and respected Royal Canadian Mounted Police. This book is the personal recollections of one ‘Mountie'; his life,…
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 3
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Giorgio Vasari
The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times, or Le Vite de' più eccellenti…