Fictional Biographies & Memoirs
- Humorous Lives: Fictional Memoirs
- Fictional Lives Through History
- Dramatic Lives: Fictional Biographies
- Classics of Personal Journeys
Don Sebastian; or, The House of the Braganza
Romantic history of the fictional Don Sebastian, which was suggested to the author by a plaque commemorating a mysterious "Portuguese s…
Idomen, or The Vale of Yumuri
Idomen (1843) is the creative-nonfiction memoir of the beautiful and brilliant American poetess Maria Gowen Brooks, who was compared in the …
Tim: A Story of School Life
Young Tim, whose father is disappointed in him, forms a close friendship with an older boy, for whom his father conceives a strong dislike. …
The Adventures of Coyote Man
Part comedy. Part soap opera.
A fiction blog. A serialized sit-com.
A daily comic strip in prose.
When Rantz takes a job as Circulation Di…
Violet Osborne
"This book is in turns funny and sad. Violet Osborne is a very beloved child with no financial problems. She is both beautiful and good…
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre is an extraordinary orphan girl who is treated horribly by her aunt Mrs. Reed and her children. She is sent away to a girl’s board…
L'Oeuvre
In this, the 14th volume of his Rougon-Macquart cycle, Emile Zola depicts the life struggles of an artist, Claude Lantier--the elder brother…
Philip Augustus
This hisorical novel centers on the life and reign of the twelfth century king of France, Philip Augustus. He was the first monarch to call …
My Opinions and Betsey Bobbet's
. . . a voice kept a sayin' inside of me, "Josiah Allen's wife, write a book givin' your views on the great subject of Wimmen's Rites.&…
Jalna
Jalna is the first book in a series of 16 novels written between 1927 and 1960 by the Canadian writer Mazo de la Roche. It has been adapted …
The Desultory Man
This early novel by James is written in the first person by "James Young", and tells of his early experiences of the deaths of his…
Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget presents a story about Joseph Pulitzer, the influential newspaper publisher associated with the development of American journ…
Captains of Industry
Captains of Industry presents a biographical story about Cyrus Curtis, as indicated by the episode title, “The Story of Cyrus Curtis.” The p…
Tall Tales
Tall Tales presents a dramatized story about Matthew Fontaine Maury, the American naval officer and oceanographer known for his pioneering w…
The Captive
The narrator lives with Albertine in his family home; the eccentric Baron de Charlus quarrels with the social-climbing Verdurins. (Summary b…
My Friend Irma
My Friend Irma is a radio comedy centered on Irma Peterson, a well-meaning but scatterbrained young woman, and her practical roommate, Jane …
Imperial Leader
Imperial Leader presents a dramatized account of Winston Churchill’s life. This installment is identified as Part 8 in a 52-part series and …
Life of Irene Castle
Life of Irene Castle presents a dramatized account of the life of Irene Castle, the celebrated dancer who rose to fame with her husband, Ver…
Imperial Leader
Imperial Leader presents a dramatized account of Winston Churchill’s life. This installment, titled “The Life of Winston Churchill, Part 1 o…
The Cradle of the Deep
Sensational autobiography of Joan Lowell, in which she invented a colorful and multi-cultural family, who, apart from her father, all perish…