Biography & Autobiography
Caroline the Illustrious, Vol. 1
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William Henry Wilkins
Caroline moved to England from Hanover when her father-in-law became George I and her husband Prince of Wales. She had a tumultuous relation…
Robert Browning (Version 2)
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G. K. Chesterton
This mystery of the unconscious man, far deeper than any mystery of the conscious one, existing as it does in all men, existed peculiarly in…
Rossini
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W. Armine Bevan
A brief summary of the life of the opera king, Rossini. - Summary by Mozartjr
Life and Writings of Amelia Bloomer
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Dexter C. Bloomer
As Mrs. Bloomer was one of the pioneers in what is sometimes called the “Woman’s Movement,” it seems right that a record of her work should …
The Boys' Book of Famous Rulers
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Lydia Hoyt Farmer
The aim of this book is to give in as concise manner as possible, consistent with graphic narration and biographical completeness, the most …
Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 6
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Charles F. Horne
This is volume 6 in this series about the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent people in history. - Summary by Michele Eaton
Cromwell's Place in History
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Samuel Rawson Gardiner
In the autumn of 1896, the renowned historian of the 17th century, Samuel Rawson Gardiner, delivered six lectures on "Cromwell's Place …
Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland
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Felix Mendelssohn
A collection of the letters which Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy wrote while in Italy and Switzerland. Mendelssohn, a multifaceted talent of th…
Hawthorne
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Henry James
A brief biographical sketch and critical analysis of the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne, one of the preeminent writers of the nineteenth-centu…
The Story of Pocahontas
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Charles Dudley Warner
This is a historical account of the early years of Pocahontas. She had a significant role in the early interactions between the Indigenous p…
Letters from Great Musicians to Young People
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Anna Alice Chapin and Alethea Crawford Cox
The object of this little book is to bring the reader nearer to the great masters in the realm of music, and make him or her acquainted with…
My Musical Life
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Walter Damrosch
This is the autobiography of the Prussian-born American conductor Walter Damrosch. It includes dozens of anecdotes about many of the great m…
Borden of Yale '09: "The Life that Counts"
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Mrs. Howard Taylor
Borden of Yale '09 is the inspiring biography of William Borden, a young American millionaire. During a trip around the world, Borden commit…
Benjamin Franklin: Self-Revealed, Volume 2
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William Cabell Bruce
His life was like a full five-act play—prophetic prologue and stately epilogue, and swelling scene imposed upon swelling scene, until the ta…
Story-Lives of Great Musicians
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Francis Jameson Rowbotham
Following the plan of his previous volume of Great Authors, the writer has here endeavoured to weave into more or less story form a few of t…
James B. Eads
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Louis How
Captain James Buchanan Eads (May 23, 1820 – March 8, 1887) was a world-renowned American civil engineer and inventor, holding more than 50 p…
Lapérouse
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Ernest Scott
Biography of the eighteenth century French navigator Lapérouse. - Summary by Barbara Baker
A Life of St. John for the Young
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George Ludington Weed
This is a thorough treatment of the Apostle John whose life is intertwined with that of Christ, as one of the inner core and as the disciple…
Recollections of Johannes Brahms
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Albert Hermann Dietrich and Joseph Victor Widmann
Albert Dietrich, the German composer and conductor, was a friend of Johannes Brahms and the first part of this book includes vivid recollect…
Dr. Benjamin Rush, A Memorial
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Dr. Benjamin Rush
An autobiographical account of Dr. Benjamin Rush, written by himself, containing his views on many subjects including medicine, the American…