Biography & Autobiography
-
Lamarck, the Founder of Evolution: His Life and WorkLamarck, the Founder of Evolution: His Life and WorkAlthough it is now a century since Lamarck published the germs of his theory, it is perhaps only within the past fifty years that the scientific world and the general public have become familiar with the...
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per
-
Nos Hommes et Notre HistoireNos Hommes et Notre Histoire - Notices biographiques accompagnées de reflexions et de souvenirs personnelsQu'importe la teinte de la peau? Son pre tait venu ici de Marseilles peut-tre ou de Bordeaux, mes anctres moi taient partis du Hvre: Provence, Guyenne ou Normandie, n'est-ce pas...
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per
-
The Hero of the Humber Or, The History of the Late Mr. John EllerthorpeThe Hero of the Humber; Or, The History of the Late Mr. John EllerthorpeTO THE SECOND EDITION. Mr. Gladstone, in a recent lecture thus defines a hero: quoting Latham's definition of a hero,'a man eminent for bravery,' he said he was not satisfied with...
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per
-
The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. January, February, MarchThe Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. January, February, March2) The original of this work is printed very badly. In most cases, the original text is obvious and has been restored without any special notations in the transcription. In those cases...
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per
-
Jean RacineJean RacineJe pourrais vous dire aussi qu'ayant tudi Jean-Jacques Rousseau l'an dernier, j'ai cherch un effet de contraste: Racine, traditionaliste; Rousseau, rvolutionnaire; Racine, catholique franais, monarchiste; Rousseau, protestant genevois, rpublicain; Racine, artiste pur; Rousseau, philosophe et promoteur d'ides Mais ce parallle, suggr par un...
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per
-
Benjamin ConstantBenjamin Constant Tout en ne m'intressant qu' moi, je m'intressais faiblement moi-mme. Je portais au fond de mon cur un besoin de sensibilit dont je ne m'apercevais pas, mais qui, ne trouvant point se satisfaire, me dtachait successivement de tous les objets qui, tour...
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per
-
Watch Yourself Go ByWatch Yourself Go ByJust stand aside and watch yourself go by; Think of yourself as "he" instead of "I." Note closely, as in other men you note, The bag-kneed trousers and the seedy coat. Pick the flaws; find fault; forget the man is you,...
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per
-
Ten American Girls from HistoryTen American Girls from HistoryThe loyalty of Pocahontas, the patriotism of Molly Pitcher and Dorothy Quincy, the devoted service of Clara Barton, the heroism of Ida Lewis, the enthusiasm of Anna Dickinson, the fine work of Louisa Alcottall challenge the emulation of American girls...
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per
-
Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 - of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis The chapter summaries in the Table of Contents are repeated in the book at the start of each chapter. At the end of each chapter is a facsimile autograph and a brief...
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per
-
Autobiography of Benjamin FranklinAutobiography of Benjamin Franklin"He was therefore, feasted and invited to all the court parties. At these he sometimes met the old Duchess of Bourbon, who, being a chess player of about his force, they very generally played together. Happening once to put her king...
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per
-
Victorian Worthies: Sixteen BiographiesVictorian Worthies: Sixteen BiographiesTHE VICTORIAN ERA We like to fancy, when critics are not at our elbow, that each Age in our history has a character and a physiognomy of its own. The sixteenth century speaks to us of change and adventure in every...
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per
-
John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams - American Statesmen SeriesNearly sixteen years have elapsed since this book was written. In that time sundry inaccuracies have been called to my attention, and have been corrected, and it may be fairly hoped that after the lapse of so long...
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per
-
Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others FailHidden Treasures; Or, Why Some Succeed While Others FailDear reader, it is a grave undertaking to write a book, especially is it so in writing a treatise on success and failure, as we have attempted to do in the work we hereby present you....
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per
-
Historia de la célebre Reina de España Doña Juana, llamada vulgarmente, La LocaHistoria de la célebre Reina de España Doña Juana, llamada vulgarmente, La Locaon Fernando y doa Isabel, clebres y nunca bien ponderados reyes catlicos, ocupaban los tronos de Aragon y Castilla, dando un ejemplo de moralidad y sabidura toda su crte, y siendo estimados...
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per
-
Captains of Industry or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making MoneyCaptains of Industry; or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making MoneyIn this volume are presented examples of men who shed lustre upon ordinary pursuits, either by the superior manner in which they exercised them or by the noble use they made of...
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per
-
Theodoric the Goth: Barbarian Champion of CivilisationTheodoric the Goth: Barbarian Champion of Civilisationn the following pages I have endeavoured to portray the life and character of one of the most striking figures in the history of the Early Middle Ages, Theodoric the Ostrogoth. The plan of the series, for which...
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per
-
Lord George Bentinck: A Political BiographyLord George Bentinck: A Political Biography IS INSCRIBED This Political Biography ONE FOR WHOM HE ENTERTAINED A DEEP AFFECTION, AND WHOSE TALENTS AND VIRTUES HE SHARES. THE political career of Lord George Bentinck was peculiar. He had, to use his own expression, sate in...
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per
-
Little Abe, or, the Bishop of Berry BrowLittle Abe, or, the Bishop of Berry Brow - Being the Life of Abraham Lockwood I desire to express my thanks to all those friends who have kindly assisted me in collecting materials for these pages; and I am especially indebted to my friends...
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per
-
Chapters from My AutobiographyChapters from My AutobiographyI intend that this autobiography shall become a model for all future autobiographies when it is published, after my death, and I also intend that it shall be read and admired a good many centuries because of its form and methoda...
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per
-
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XV, Tennessee NarrativesSlave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XV, Tennessee Narratives"I dunno jes how ole I ez. I wuz baw'n 'yer in Nashville, durin' slabery. I must be way pas' 90 fer I member de...
- ¥1,066 JPY
¥2,134 JPY- ¥1,066 JPY
- Unit price
- per