Biography & Autobiography

Eleven years a drunkard

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Thomas Doner



He tells of the shame, misery and pain which alcohol brought on him, and will bring to anyone whosoever be tempted by the pleasant feeling i…

From Sail to Steam

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Alfred Thayer Mahan



Alfred Thayer Mahan, American historian and author, whose The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660–1783 became instrumental in the form…

A Mind That Found Itself

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Clifford Whittingham Beers



At twenty-four, Clifford Beers, Yale graduate and son of an old New England family, was confined to a mental institution, where he experienc…

The Life of Samuel Johnson

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James Boswell



This is the fourth volume of the Biography of Samuel Johnson. Samuel Johnson's Life has been documented in great detail by his friends, this…

John Knox

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A. Taylor Innes



A scholarly and thoughtful biography of the Scottish Reformer. (Jael Baldwin)

Out of the Shadow

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Rose Gollup Cohen



In this interesting autobiography we get a very candid look into the life of Rose Cohen, a Russian Jewish girl who immigrates from Russia to…

The Secret of Charlotte Brontë

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Frederika Richardson Macdonald



Twenty years ago, now, I attempted (but was not especially successful in the task) to establish upon the personal knowledge that my own resi…

The Story of My Life and Work

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Booker T. Washington



The legacy of Booker T. Washington has inspired leaders for racial equality for over a century. He rose from a slave family to be adviser t…

A Small Boy and Others

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Henry James



A Small Boy and Others is a book of autobiography by Henry James published in 1913. The book covers James's earliest years and discusses his…

Old New Zealand

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Frederick Edward Maning



Introduction to Old New ZealandPhilip SteerVictoria University February 2004Frederick Edward Maning is best known as an author, but he was a…

Some Famous Women

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Louise Creighton



Louise Creighton (1850-1936) was a British author and women's rights activist. The wife of the Anglican bishop of London, she was the mother…

Gilbert Keith Chesterton

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Maisie Ward



This is the first and only authorized biography of G.K. Chesterton, written by his friend, Maisie Ward.Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 – 1936…

Abraham Lincoln: A Commemoration

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April 14-15th, 2015, is the 150th year anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. This is a collection of pieces to mark that…

Beethoven, A Character Study

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George Alexander Fischer



A book of the life of the German Composer, Beethoven. - Summary by Jessie Yun

Superwomen

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Albert Payson Terhune



In this 1916 work, Albert Payson Terhune introduces twelve immensely influential women, whose actions influenced world history. Terhune choo…

Buffalo Bill from Prairie to Palace

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John M. Burke



William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody is one of the legends of the American western frontier. As a teen he rode for the pony expr…

Some Eminent Women of our Times

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Millicent Garrett Fawcett



Written by Millicent Garrett, a noted British feminist, suffragist and intellectual writer, this volume is comprised of short biographical s…

The Autobiography of a Clown

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Isaac Marcosson



This "as told to" autobiography of Jules Turnour is based on a popular article that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in 1909.…

Lord Clive

Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)


Thomas Babington Macaulay



Robert Clive was, in Macaulay’s view, the real founder of British power in India. Macaulay himself served on the Governor’s Council in India…

Celebrated Crimes

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Alexandre Dumas



This is the fourth volume of Alexandre Dumas' studies of celebrated crimes and their perpetrators. This volume is concerned with the story o…

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