Biography & Autobiography
Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers
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J. Walker McSpadden
These 12 stories give a personal portrait of twelve famous soldiers from the past two centuries. Each story explores the early life of the s…
The Underground Railroad
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William Still
"This is one of the most remarkable volumes of the century. Its publication has only been made possible by a combination of circumstanc…
Confessions
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
"She was more to me than a sister, a mother, a friend, or even than a mistress, and for this very reason she was not a mistress; in a w…
Recollections of a Missionary in the Great West
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Cyrus Townsend Brady
Brady was a journalist, historian, adventure writer, and Episcopal priest. As a priest he spent some time on the American frontier as a miss…
The Lives of the Queens of England
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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 b…
Memoirs of a Revolutionist
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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…
Abraham Lincoln: A History
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John Hay
Abraham Lincoln: A History offers a unique perspective on one of America's most revered presidents, as it is penned by two of his private se…
The Man Who Fought the Devil
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Eva K. Betz
Jean Marie Vianney always found it hard to learn. In fact, he made history by receiving a zero as his examination mark after his first year …
Selected Letters of Ludwig van Beethoven
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Ludwig Van Beethoven
Explore the intimate thoughts and reflections of one of history's greatest composers in Selected Letters of Ludwig van Beethoven. This colle…
The Lives of the Queens of England
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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…
The Life and Doctrine of St. Catherine of Genoa
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Unknown
Saint Catherine of Genoa (Caterina Fieschi Adorno, born Genoa 1447 – 15 September 1510) is an Italian Roman Catholic saint and mystic, admir…
A Young Girl's Diary
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Anonymoustranslated Bycedar Paul, Anonymoustranslated By Cedar Paul and William James McGlothlin
The diary of an upper middle class Austrian girl, this book describes her life between the ages of eleven and fourteen. It's a coming of age…
The Life of St. Teresa
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Frances Alice Forbes
The Life of St. Teresa offers an insightful exploration into the life of Teresa of Ávila, a pivotal figure in the history of Christia…
The Life of Blessed John B. Marie Vianney
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William James McGlothlin
Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, T.O.S.F., (8 May 1786 – 4 August 1859), commonly known in English as St John Vianney, was a French parish pries…
The Life of Saint Macrina
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St. Gregory of Nyssa
The poignant biography of Saint Macrina, by her brother, Saint Gregory of Nyssa. (The Reader)“The use of the word "philosophy" to …
Days with the Great Composers
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May Gillington Byron
Days with the Great Composers invites listeners to step into the lives of some of history's most celebrated composers through a series of im…
The Dawn of Mediaeval Europe
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John Howard Bertram Masterman
This volume by the British historian J.H.B. Masterman (1867-1933) is a short survey of the first four centuries after the fall of Rome. The …
The Pirates Own Book
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Charles Ellms
The Pirates Own Book by Charles Ellms offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of some of history's most notorious sea robbers. This coll…
The Letters of Mark Twain
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Mark Twain
These letters were arranged in two volumes by Albert Bigelow Paine, Samuel L. Clemens's literary executor, as a supplement to Mark Twain, A …
The Prelude
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William Wordsworth
Among monuments of narrative poetry, The Prelude; or, Growth of a Poet's Mind, by William Wordsworth, occupies a unique place. Wordsworth pu…