Fictional Biographies & Memoirs
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- Fictional Lives Through History
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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…
Write Now!
Piers Langland is a mild mannered paint salesman with one burning passion. He aspires to be a famous author. Each November he looks forwar…
Der Chancellor
Der Chancellor ist eines von Jules Vernes ungewöhnlichsten Werken. Es erzählt vom Untergang eines Schiffes in Form eines Tagebuche…
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
The story of a biracial man living in the deep south after the reconstruction era. He is young and talented. Yet, in order for him to avoid …
Último día de un reo de muerte
Víctor Hugo escribió esta obra a raíz de ver a un verdugo ensayando con la guillotina para la ejecución del d&ia…
Memorias de un loco
Ingenioso cuento en forma de diario en el que seremos testigos del progresivo descenso a la locura de un funcionario ruso. Al principio se p…
Rulers of Kings
When a child is born, its temperament and character are unknown. The effects of nature versus nurture, of heredity and of circumstance are a…
Benno Stehkragen
"Armer Benno Stehkragen, dachte ich amüsiert, dir ist es im Leben kümmerlich genug gegangen, – und jetzt wird auch noch die A…
Kibun Daizin
This is the story of a brave, skillful and ambitious boy who sets out to become the wealthiest man of Japan. He succeeds in doing just that …
De Kleine Johannes
De Kleine Johannes is een sprookje, waarin de ontwikkeling van kind tot volwassene en de worsteling met de levensraadsels centraal staan. We…
Sentimental Tommy
"J. M. Barrie is most noted for being the author of Peter Pan, the beloved book about a child who does not want to grow up. The two Tom…
Le dernier jour d'un condamné
Ce livre est le journal écrit par un condamné à mort dans sa dernière journée avant l’exécution, o…
Isaac Bickerstaff, Physician and Astrologer
Isaac Bickerstaff Esq. was a pseudonym used by Jonathan Swift as part of a hoax to predict the death of then famous Almanac-maker and astrol…
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…
David schlägt die Harfe
Hirtenknabe David wird König und sein Sohn Salomon folgt ihm nach. Aber wir kam das? Hochspannung garantiert diese Nacherzählung d…
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…
Lost and Not Found
Lost and Not Found details one man’s journey all the way from being laid off from his mundane corporate job to becoming the author he truly …
Die Ahnen
Die fünfte Erzählung 'Die Geschwister' ist in sich zweigeteilt und behandelt die Geschichte zweier Militärpersonen aus der Fa…
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. …