Biography & Autobiography

Famous Men of Modern Times

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John Henry Haaren


Famous Men of Modern Times is a series of biographical sketches written for the purpose of making the study of history lively and interestin…

De Profundis

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Oscar Wilde


This short work of Wilde's was written during his two year incarceration for "gross indecency". This work is a letter which sorts …

Charles I

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Jacob Abbott


There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels…

The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 4

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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…

Memoirs of a Revolutionist, Vol. 1

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Peter Kropotkin


Peter Kropotkin was a Russian anarcho-communist and scientist. This is his autobiography, and he writes not only about his own life, but als…

George Müller of Bristol

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Arthur T. Pierson


George Muller was a great hero of faith. His greatest aim was to demonstrate that God answers prayer and can be trusted for every minute det…

The Diary of a Dead Officer

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Arthur Graeme West


Published posthumously in 1919, this collection of diary entries presents a scathing picture of army life and is said to be one of the most …

Twenty Years' Experience as a Ghost Hunter

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Elliott O'Donnell


After having a difficult time establishing a career as a novelist, O’Donnell discovered to his happy surprise that the reading public was ve…

Großer Lärm

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Franz Kafka


Lärm. Lärm. Lärm. Kaum, dass man sich konzentrieren kann, kaum, dass man ihm entfliehen. Lärm, der allgegenwärtige…

Apologia Pro Vita Sua

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John Henry Newman


A religious autobiography of unsurpassed interest, the simple confidential tone of which "revolutionized the popular estimate of its au…

Richard II, Makers of History

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Jacob Abbott


Chronicles the life of Richard II, born in 1367 in Bordeaux, France, who later wore the crown of King of England. (Summary by Cathy Barratt)

Acres of Diamonds

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Russell Conwell


Text of famous inspirational lecture and biography of Russell Conwell, a Baptist minister and Temple University Founder (Summary by Scott Da…

A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln

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John George Nicolay


John G. Nicolay was Abraham Lincoln’s private White House secretary. With assistant secretary, John Hay, he wrote the two volume definitive …

Saint Benedict

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Frances Alice Forbes


Saint Benedict of Nursia (c. 480 – 543 or 547) is honoured by the Catholic Church as the patron saint of Europe and students. Benedict found…

The Autobiography of a Thief

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Hutchins Hapgood


I met the ex-pickpocket and burglar whose autobiography follows soon after his release from a third term in the penitentiary. For several we…

The Life of Cicero, Vol. I

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Anthony Trollope


Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43BC) was an orator, statesman, philosopher and prolific correspondent, who rose as a ‘new man’ in Rome in the tu…

A Gold Hunter's Experience

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Chalkley J. Hambleton


"Early in the summer of 1860, I had an attack of gold fever. In Chicago, the conditions for such a malady were all favorable. Since t…

Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 4

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Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus


Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral …

Great Artists: Volume 1

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Jennie Ellis Keysor


Biographies of Raphael Santi, Murillo, Peter Paul Rubens, and Albrecht Durer. This is a wonderful tool for art study as there are references…

Letters of Mrs. Adams, the Wife of John Adams, Vol. 1

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Abigail Adams


Abigail Adams lived the American Revolution as the wife of one of its central figures--John Adams. Her family correspondence, published alon…

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