Biography & Autobiography
Mark Twain and the Happy Island
This Mark Twain Memoir by Elizabeth Wallace paints an idyllic portrait of his time in Bermuda, not long before his death in 1910. Wallace an…
Galileo
Galileo Galilei is considered the father of observational astronomy, modern science, the scientific method and modern-era classical physics.…
The Gracchi, Marius and Sulla
During the last half of the second century B.C. Rome was undisputed mistress of the civilized western world. As the British historian, Augus…
Heroines of Service
From time immemorial, women have served as wives, mothers and domestic organizers. But in the nineteenth century, the lives of women were ch…
Recollections of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln came to the presidency under a heavy shroud of uncertainty, not only about his threatened life but, of course, the very exis…
Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh's plan in 1584 for colonization in the "Colony and Dominion of Virginia" (which included the present-day states…
The Woman With the Torch
This is a brief biography of the Scottish physician and suffragist Dr. Elsie Inglis. Dr. Inglis founded a maternity hospital for the poor…
In Flanders Fields
John McCrae, physician, soldier, and poet, died in France a Lieutenant-Colonel with the Canadian forces.The poem which gives this collection…
Hildebrand and his Times
W.R.W. Stephens, the Anglican Dean of Winchester, writes a short, lively biography of the great church reformer, Hildebrand of Sovana (1015-…
Biographical Notice Of Nicolo Paganini
Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (1782 – 1840) was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was the most celebra…
Catherine Booth
Catherine Booth (1829 – 1890) was the wife of William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army in England. She was a full-partner with her …
The Authoritative Life of General William Booth
William Booth, together with his wife Catherine founded a small mission in London which eventually expanded to become a global movement, car…
Силуэты русских писателей
Бесконечно преданный русской литературе, Юлий Айхенвальд видел писателя как уникальную личность и не признавал литературных школ и течений. …
When They Were Children
Sketches about the childhood of many famous men and women, written just for children!
Napoleon and Josephine
FOREWORD: "In the popular estimation the Empress Josephine is crowned with a halo of goodness which makes the task of her biographer on…
Confessions of Two Brothers
Confessions of Two Brothers offers an intimate glimpse into the mind of John Cowper Powys, as he reflects on his beliefs, temperament, and t…
Peeps at People
Written by a fictitious first-person narrator, this book puts a humorous spin on encounters with several famous people of the time. "I …
The Life of Christ
The author, Frederic W. Farrar, was a Doctor of Divinity, and Fellow of the Royal Society, and at the time of publication of this edition, a…