Biography & Autobiography
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Mga Dakilang Pilipino o ang kaibigan ng mga nagaaralMga Dakilang Pilipino; o ang kaibigan ng mga nagaaralPaalala ng Nagsalin: Sa orihinal na pagkalimbag, tinangal ng maykatha ang lahat ng "n" at ginamit lamang ang g. Dahil ninais ng maykatha na gamiting ang libro ng mga estudyante para sa kanilang pagaaral ay binalik...
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Sir John French: An Authentic BiographySir John French: An Authentic BiographyI regard John Denton French as the man who for the last twelve years has been the driving force of tactical instruction in the British Army. He made use of all the best ideas of the Generals who preceded...
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Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 1 - With His Letters and JournalsThe favourable reception which I ventured to anticipate for the First Volume of this work has been, to the full extent of my expectations, realised; and I may without scruple thus advert to...
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Kampagne in FrankreichKampagne in FrankreichGleich nach meiner Ankunft in Mainz besuchte ich Herrn von Stein den lteren, kniglich preuischen Kammerherrn und Oberforstmeister, der eine Art Residentenstelle daselbst versah und sich im Hass gegen alles Revolutionre gewaltsam auszeichnete. Er schilderte mir mit flchtigen Zgen die bisherigen Fortschritte...
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The History of Napoleon BuonaparteThe History of Napoleon Buonaparte"Nations yet to come will look back upon his history as to some grand and supernatural romance. The fiery energy of his youthful career, and the magnificent progress of his irresistible ambition, have invested his character with the mysterious grandeur...
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My Life as an AuthorMy Life as an AuthorI have often been asked to prepare an autobiography, but my objections to the task have ever been many and various. To one urgent appeal I sent this sonnet of refusal, which explains itself: In fact I always rejected the...
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Great Singers, Second SeriesGreat Singers, Second Series - Malibran To Titiens In the preparation of this companion volume of "Great Singers," the same limitations of purpose have guided the author as in the case of the earlier book, which sketched the lives of the greatest lyric artists...
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Great Singers, First SeriesGreat Singers, First Series - Faustina Bordoni To Henrietta Sontag In compiling and arranging the material which enters into the following sketches of distinguished singers, it is only honest to disclaim any originality except such as may be involved in a picturesque presentation of...
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Great Violinists and PianistsGreat Violinists and Pianists The title of this little book may be misleading to some of its readers, in its failure to include sketches of many eminent artists well worthy to be classed under such a head. There has been no attempt to cover...
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Chr. M. Wieland's BiographieChr. M. Wieland's BiographieChristoph Martin Wieland erblickte in dem unfern der ehemaligen freien Reichsstadt Biberach gelegenen Dorfe Ober-Holzheim am 5. September 1733 das Licht der Welt. Sein Vater, Matthias, der dort eine Pfarrstelle bekleidete, doch bald nachher Prediger an der Marien-Magdalenenkirche zu Biberach ward,...
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Historic Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the ThirdHistoric Doubts on the Life and Reign of King Richard the ThirdL'histoire n'est fondee que sur le tomoignage des Auteurs qui nous l'ont transmisse. Il importe donc extremement, pour la scavoir, de bien connoitre quels etoient ces Auteurs. Rien n'est a negliger en ce...
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Andrew MarvellAndrew MarvellI desire to express my indebtedness to the following editions of Marvells Works: Mr. C.H. Firths Life of Marvell in the thirty-sixth volume of The Dictionary of National Biography has, I am sure, preserved me from some, and possibly from many, blunders. A.B....
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One Hundred New Yorkers of the 1970's100 New Yorkers of the 1970sThe interviews for this book were conducted from May 1977 to December 1979. They appeared as cover stories for the __TV Shopper__, a free weekly paper that was distributed to homes and businesses in New York City. Founded by...
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Emile Zola, Sa Vie—Son OeuvreEmile Zola, Sa Vie—Son OeuvreMerci mille fois de votre article, qui me fait grand plaisir, car il comprend et il explique au moins. Mais que de choses j'aurais vous rpondre, vous qui tes un ami! Il y a de la vigne la lisire de...
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Frédéric MistralFrédéric Mistral - Poet and Leader in ProvenceThis study of the poetry and life-work of the leader of the modern Provenal renaissance was submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy at Columbia University. My interest in Mistral...
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Life of Adam SmithLife of Adam SmithThe fullest account we possess of the life of Adam Smith is still the memoir which Dugald Stewart read to the Royal Society of Edinburgh on two evenings of the winter of 1793, and which he subsequently published as a separate...
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Tieni varrella tapaamia 2Tieni varrella tapaamia 2Voi miten lyhyt ihmiselm sentn on oli ajatus, joka ihan vkisin tuli mieleeni seisoessani Minette Donnerin paarien ress viime kevn Diakonissalaitoksen kirkossa, jonka sairaalassa hn huhtik. 10 p. ainiaaksi oli sulkenut silmns. Eihn 50 vuotta ihmiskunnan kehityksess merkitse juuri mitn, mutta...
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Les cotillons célèbresLes cotillons célèbresUn vieil ami de ma famille, que je consulte quelquefois, bien que la jeunesse prsomptueuse d'aujourd'hui le considre, en raison de sa qualit d'acadmicien, comme fort peu apte juger des choses littraires, m'a affirm que, de son temps, un livre ne paraissait...
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Random Reminiscences of Men and EventsRandom Reminiscences of Men and EventsProbably in the life of every one there comes a time when he is inclined to go over again the events, great and small, which have made up the incidents of his work and pleasure, and I am tempted...
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The Lieutenant and CommanderThe Lieutenant and Commander - Being Autobigraphical Sketches of His Own Career, from Fragments of Voyages and TravelsThe present volume is rather a condensation than an abridgment of the later volumes of Captain Hall's "Fragments of Voyages and Travels," inasmuch as it comprises all...
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