Biography & Autobiography
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The Foundling or, The Child of ProvidenceThe Foundling; or, The Child of ProvidenceFriendly.Why, sir, much as usual; God has blessed me with tolerable health and spirits, which I consider great mercies, amidst so many exercises of body and mind: I am, at times, weak in my nerves, but most wonderfully...
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The Romance of Wills and TestamentsThe Romance of Wills and TestamentsBy way of preface it is necessary to explain the sources from which the material for the following pages is taken. The chief feature of these essays consists, I think, in the large amount of original matter rescued from...
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Adventures in Holland and at Waterloo and Expedition to PortugalAdventures in Holland and at Waterloo; and Expedition to PortugalAbout thirty-three years ago, Thomas Knight (the author of this work) published a very interesting account of his adventures. A few members of the Stock Exchange bore the principal portion of the expense of printing...
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Scenes in the Life of Harriet TubmanScenes in the Life of Harriet TubmanIt is proposed in this little book to give a plain and unvarnished account of some scenes and adventures in the life of a woman who, though one of earth's lowly ones, and of dark-hued skin, has shown...
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Early Days in Fort Worth, Much of Which I saw and Part of Which I WasEarly Days in Fort Worth, Much of Which I saw and Part of Which I WasThis 2010 facsimile of the rare first edition is limited to 300 copies. B.B. Paddock created this work just after 1900, perhaps 1905 or 1906. It provides early Fort...
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James Russell Lowell, A Biography vol 2/2James Russell Lowell, A Biography; vol 2/2When the Atlantic Monthly was founded, its conductors did not conceal their intention to make it a political magazine. It bore as its sub-head a title it has never relinquished, A Magazine of Literature, Art, and Politics. The...
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James Russell Lowell, A Biography vol. 1/2James Russell Lowell, A Biography; vol. 1/2The existence of the two volumes of Letters of James Russell Lowell, edited by Charles Eliot Norton, has determined the character of this biography. If they had not been published, I might have made a Life and Letters...
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From Boniface to Bank Burglar; Or, The Price of PersecutionFrom Boniface to Bank Burglar; Or, The Price of Persecution - How a Successful Business Man, Through the Miscarriage of Justice, Became a Notorious Bank LooterWhile paying the penalty of a last misdeed, I resolved that no more of lifes precious years should be...
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A Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography: Being Chiefly Men of the TimeA Cyclopaedia of Canadian Biography: Being Chiefly Men of the Time - A Collection of Persons Distinguished in Professional and Political Life, Leaders in the Commerce and Industry of Canada, and Successful PioneersIt has been too long a custom to regard as proper subjects...
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Index of the Project Gutenberg Memoirs of CasanovaIndex of the Project Gutenberg Memoirs of Casanova V MLLE X . . . C . . . V. . . ......Buy Now (To Read More)Product details Ebook Number: 57691 Author: Casanova, Giacomo Release Date: Aug 14, 2018 Format: eBook Language: English Contributors Editor:...
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Famous leaders among menFamous leaders among menNapoleon said, "My maxim has always been, a career open to talent without distinction of birth." It will be seen in these pages that most of these men rose to leadership by their own efforts. Napoleon was poor, and often without...
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A Brief Sketch of the Long and Varied Career of Marshall MacDermott, Esq., J.P. of Adelaide, South AustraliaA Brief Sketch of the Long and Varied Career of Marshall MacDermott, Esq., J.P. of Adelaide, South AustraliaThe following pages were written very recently, under a degree of pressure from some members of my family; and as I possessed no memoranda whatever to aid...
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VankeuteniVankeuteniSilvio Pellico syntyi Saluzzo'ssa Piemont'issa vuonna 1789. Hnen isns oli virkamies sota-asiain osastossa Milano'ssa ja jlestpin Turin'issa. Jonkun aikaa Franskassa vietettyn hn yhtyi isns Milano'ssa ja mrttiin Franskan kielen professoriksi sotilas-orpojen seminariin samassa kaupungissa. Sydmen pohjasta harrastaen kirjallisuutta ja vapautta hn rakensi tuttavuutta Ugo...
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The New Man: 29 years a slave, 29 years a free manThe New Man: Twenty-nine years a slave, twenty-nine years a free manThe author offers to the public this little book, containing his personal recollections of slavery, with the modest hope that it will be found to present an impartial and unprejudiced view of that...
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Index for the Project Gutenberg Series "American Pioneers and Patriots"Index for the Project Gutenberg Series "American Pioneers and Patriots" "LES CONQUERANTS" Frontpiece By NORMAN WILKINSON SAINT ANDREWS GATE STREET IN GENOA LA RABIDA PALOS HARBOUR THE SEA ASTROLABE PORTUGUESE MAPPEMONDE BEHAIMS GLOBE WATLINGS ISLAND CARAVEL. (FIFTEENTH CENTURY MAP OF ESPANOLA THE FOUR VOYAGES...
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English writers of today, no. 4Hall Caine, the Man and the NovelistIn preparing this monograph on Mr Hall Caine, I have devoted much more attention to his earlier life than to those years during which he has been before the public as a novelist. The reasons for this are...
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Passages from the Life of a PhilosopherPassages from the Life of a PhilosopherSOME men write their lives to save themselves from ennui, careless of the amount they inflict on their readers. Others write their personal history, lest some kind friend should survive them, and, in showing off his own talent,...
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The Picture Gallery ExploredThe Picture Gallery Explored - Or, an account of various ancient customs and manners: interspersed with anecdotes and biographical sketches of eminent personsAlthough nothing is original in the following little work, except the dialogue, which was necessary as a connecting link; yet the compiler...
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A Settler's 35 Years' Experience in Victoria, AustraliaA Settler's 35 Years' Experience in Victoria, Australia - And how £6 8s. became £8,000In giving this little "Life Sketch," I am actuated by a desire to assist many, not only hard-handed men in the "Old Country," but many soft-handed ones also, as I...
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Mémoires de Garibaldi, tome 2/2Mémoires de Garibaldi, tome 2/2Lors de mon entre dans le fleuve, larme orientale se trouvait San-Jos dans lUruguay, et celle dOribe la Boyada, capitale de la province dEntre-Rios; toutes deux se prparaient la lutte. Larme de Corrientes, de son ct, se disposait se runir...
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