Memoirs

The Soul of a People

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Harold Fielding and Harold Fielding Hall


In The Soul of a People, Englishman H. Fielding explores the beliefs of the Burmese people. He offers an understandable, and yet thorough, e…

Journael ofte gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinghe van de Oost-Indische reyse

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Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe


Het "Journael ofte gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinghe" is een scheepsjournaal opgetekend door de Hoornse schipper Willem Ysbrantsz Bon…

The Life of a Fossil Hunter

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Charles Sternberg


Charles Sternberg was an American fossil collector and paleontologist. He was active in both fields from 1876 to 1928, and collected fossils…

Prayers and Meditations

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Samuel Johnson


The prayers and meditations of Samuel Johnson, published posthumously by George Strahan to whom Johnson had entrusted the manuscripts. Johns…

Washington Irving's Visit to England

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Washington Irving


Famed American humorist Washington Irving published a series of short stories telling of his adventures traveling from America to England. T…

Reminiscences Of A Workhouse Medical Officer

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Joseph Rogers


Joseph Rogers (1821-1889) was an English physician, medical officer, and health care reformer in London. The system of poor-law dispensarie…

The Escape of a Princess Pat

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George Pearson


Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia'sCanadian Light Infantr…

The Autobiography of a "Newspaper Girl"

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Elizabeth L. Banks


Elizabeth Banks was an American journalist and author. She grew up in Wisconsin, then lived in England the last forty years of her life. She…

Pitching in a Pinch

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Christy Mathewson


In this book Mathewson is telling the reader of the game as it is played in the Big Leagues.... It’s as good as his pitching and some exciti…

During the Persecution: Autobiography of Father John Gerard

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Father John Gerard


Fr. John Gerard (1564 – 1637) was an English Jesuit priest who operated covertly in England during the Elizabethan era, during which the Cat…

Van Aardappel-mes tot Officiersdegen

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Melis Stoke


Tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog was Nederland neutraal, maar het dreigende oorlogsgeweld in de ons omringende landen kwam heel dichtbij. In m…

Chateau and Country Life in France

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Mary King Waddington


Mary King Waddington was the American daughter of Charles King, ninth president of Columbia University, and the granddaughter of New York Se…

Передовой отряд смерти

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Кубек Вилли


Передовой отряд смерти Война на Восточном фронте глазами немецких разведчиков и танкистов. Продолжение фронтового дневника ветерана Панцер-…

Unaddressed Letters

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Frank Athelstane Swettenham and Anonymousandfrank Athelstane Swettenham


“I had a friend who loved me;” but he has gone, and the “great gulf” is between us. After his death, I received a packet of manuscript with …

Confessions of a Tradesman

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Frank Thomas Bullen


Frank T. Bullen is best known for his books based on his adventures at sea. However, he had a life on shore as well. He first went to sea as…

Recollections of a Busy Life

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William Forwood


Liverpool in the second half of the 19th century was burgeoning with rich merchants and swollen with poor immigrants. It was known variously…

War and Women

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Mabel Annie Stobart


"The sending of a Women’s Convoy Corps to the Balkans was the result of Mrs. Stobart’s keen desire to demonstrate the ability of women …

Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer

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Henry Dawson


Henry Dawson has written several vignettes of railroad men from the days of steam locomotives. His goal is to show the reader that they are …

On Being Negro in America

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J. Saunders Redding


A penetrating, insightful, and thoroughly honest view of one's life in the United States as an African-American. - Summary by KevinS

In Galilee

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Thornton Chase


Thornton Chase is commonly recognized as the first convert to the Bahá'í Faith of Occidental background. During his life he or…

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