Biography & Autobiography
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Autobiographic SketchesAutobiographic SketchesThe miscellaneous writings which I propose to lay before the public in this body of selections are in part to be regarded as a republication of papers scattered through several British journals twenty or thirty years ago, which papers have been reprinted in...
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Memoir and Letters of Francis W. NewmanMemoir and Letters of Francis W. NewmanANOTHER VIEW OF THE BUST IN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE (OF FRANCIS NEWMAN), ON ITS PLINTH By Mrs. Georgina Bainsmith, sculptor, of St. Ives, Cornwall. This reproduction is by Mr. J. C. Douglas, of St. Ives, Cornwall, and was photographed...
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Nathaniel HawthorneNathaniel HawthorneThe narrative of Hawthorne's life has been partly told in the autobiographical passages of his writings which he himself addressed to his readers from time to time, and in the series of "Note Books," not meant for publication but included in his posthumous...
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John M. Synge: a Few Personal Recollections, with Biographical NotesJohn M. Synge: a Few Personal Recollections, with Biographical Notes I first met John M. Synge at the room of a common friend, up two pairs of stairs, in an old house in Bloomsbury, on a Monday night of January, 1903. When I entered...
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My BoyhoodMy Boyhood In the beginning, at least, Father wrote these sketches of his boyhood and early farm life as a matter of self-defense: I had made a determined attempt to write them and when I did this I was treading on what was to...
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Cambridge SketchesCambridge SketchesIt has never been my practice to introduce myself to distinguished persons, or to attempt in any way to attract their attention, and I now regret that I did not embrace some opportunities which occurred to me in early life for doing so;...
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My Life and WorkMy Life and WorkWe have only started on our development of our countrywe have not as yet, with all our talk of wonderful progress, done more than scratch the surface. The progress has been wonderful enoughbut when we compare what we have done with...
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Ecce homo, Wie man wird, was man istEcce homo, Wie man wird, was man istIn Voraussicht, dass ich ber Kurzem mit der schwersten Forderung an die Menschheit herantreten muss, die je an sie gestellt wurde, scheint es mir unerlsslich, zu sagen, wer ich bin. Im Grunde drfte man's wissen: denn ich...
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The Life and Genius of Nathaniel HawthorneThe Life and Genius of Nathaniel Hawthorne The simple events of Nathaniel Hawthornes life have long been before the public. From 1835 onward they may easily be traced in the various Note-books, which have been edited from his diary, and previous to that time...
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Catherine Booth — a SketchCatherine Booth — a SketchColonel Duff has, at my request, written the following very interesting and touching account of my dear Mother; and she has done so in the hope that those who read it will be helped to follow in the footsteps of...
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Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885Memoirs of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842-1885One who tries to tell the story of his life and of his personal experiences, public and private, undertakes a task of rare difficulty. Now that I have completed the work that I set myself to perform some years...
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Autobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black HawkAutobiography of Ma-ka-tai-me-she-kia-kiak, or Black Hawk On the 12th of April, 1832, soon after our arrival at Rock Island on a visit to relatives, (the family of Col. Geo. Davenport) a steamboat came down from Galena with officers to Fort Armstrong, for the purpose...
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Lives of the NecromancersLives of the NecromancersThe main purpose of this book is to exhibit a fair delineation of the credulity of the human mind. Such an exhibition cannot fail to be productive of the most salutary lessons. One view of the subject will teach us a...
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RückblickeRückblickeKapitel 1 Frhes Panorama und Vorgeschichte Kapitel 2 Die Familie und Kattowitz Kapitel 3 Kindheit und frhe Jugend Kapitel 4 Kattowitz kommt zu Polen Kapitel 5 Als Student in der Weimarer Republik A) Berlin a) Leben und Studium b) und politische Bettigung B) Mnchen...
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Personal Experiences of S. O. SusagPersonal Experiences of S. O. SusagThis book of a few of my experiences is written to show how the pioneer ministers worked, and how the Lord worked with them through his Holy Spirit. One outstanding fact in those days, when even though their training...
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Mes Origines Mémoires et Récits de Frédéric MistralMes Origines; Mémoires et Récits de Frédéric MistralLes Alpilles. -- La chanson de Maillane. -- Ma famille. -- Matre Franois, mon pre. -- Dlade, ma mre. -- Jean du Porc. -- L'aeul tienne. -- La mre-grand Nanon. -- La foire de Beaucaire. -- Les...
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The True Story of My Life: A SketchThe True Story of My Life: A Sketch No literary labor is more delightful to me than translating the beautiful thoughts and fancies of Hans Christian Andersen. My heart is in the work, and I feel as if my spirit were kindred to his;...
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Life of George Washington — Volume 01Life of George Washington — Volume 01The Washington family is of an ancient English stock, the genealogy of which has been traced up to the century immediately succeeding the Conquest. At that time it was in possession of landed estates and manorial privileges in...
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Hawthorne and His CircleHawthorne and His Circle The best use we can make of good fortune is to share it with our fellows. Those to whom good things come by way of inheritance, however, are often among the latest to comprehend their own advantage; they suppose it...
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A Biography of Edmund SpenserA Biography of Edmund Spenser Accented, etc. characters are shown thus: {a\} = a + grave accent {e\} = e + grave accent {e"} = e + diaeresis mark {ae} = ae diphthong {oe} = oe dipthong Footnotes for each chapter are enclosed in...
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