Fictional Biographies & Memoirs
- Humorous Lives: Fictional Memoirs
- Fictional Lives Through History
- Dramatic Lives: Fictional Biographies
- Classics of Personal Journeys
The Heavenly Twins
First published in 1893, this novel came to question many subjects which were considered taboo. Through a few interconnected plots and sub p…
Mary: A Fiction
Mary: A Fiction, published in 1788, is a tragic story that decries marriages not based on love. It can be considered an example of feminist …
The Romance of an Old Fool
A light-hearted account of a successful middle aged widower who chances to visit the small town in which he grew up to renew old acquaintanc…
There is a Tavern in the Town
There is a Tavern in the Town invites listeners into the lively world of a barstool philosopher, where humor and insight intertwine. This en…
Agnes Sorel
The Hundred Years' War: a series of conflicts waged from 1337 to 1453 by the House of Plantagenet, rulers of the Kingdom of England, against…
Tattlings of a Retired Politician
"The letters (non-partisan) of Hon. William Bradley, Ex-Governor and former veteran of practical politics, written to his friend and pr…
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Join Bill Morison on his journey through corporate America, as he learns about auditing insurance and just how irritating people can be. Thi…
Fish Preferred
Fish Preferred is the third Wodehouse novel set at Blandings Castle, and the first to feature such memorable characters as the Honorable Gal…
The Confession of a Child of the Century
In this autobiographic novel, an aging man reflects on his past. We are witness to the relationships he has along the way, his mistakes, and…
Mary of Burgundy
Fifteenth century Europe was a time of political upheaval and uncertainty. Mary of Burgundy of the House of Valois ruled over a collection o…
The Wing of Azrael
Mona Caird, a British writer and feminist, criticized in numerous non-fiction writings the state of marriage as it existed in her time. Her …
The Type-Writer Girl
(under the pseudonym Olive Pratt Rayner)"There is no more pathetic figure in our world to-day than the common figure of the poor young …
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 …
Dreams
Olive Schreiner was a South African writer and intellectual born in 1855 to missionary parents in the Eastern Cape. She was one of the earli…
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…
The Giant's Robe
Mark Ashburn is a young teacher at St. Peter's Public School for boys, although he isn't particularly fond of boys. His dream is to make his…
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…
With Her in Ourland
Third in the trilogy of the feminist classics, after Moving the Mountain and Herland. It was published serially in Perkins Gilman's periodic…
When the World Shook
A fictional memoir of Humphrey Arbuthnot of Devonshire, we are taken on a voyage to the island of Orofena, in the South Seas, together with…
The Mill on the Floss
The novel details the lives of Tom and Maggie Tulliver, a brother and sister growing up on the river Floss near the village of St. Oggs, evi…