Biographies & Autobiographies books

""Den virkelige Madame Sans-GÃane: Thérèse Figueurs Liv i Felten som Dragon ved 15de og 9de Regiment 1793-1815""...  Read More >>

This volume presents biographical essays on two prominent figures of 18th-century English literature: Daniel Defoe...  Read More >>

This work delves into the life and legacy of Alexandre Charles Lecocq (1832-1918), a prominent French composer best...  Read More >>

Breve til og fra Herluf Trolle og Birgitte GjÃ, e, Volume 2 is a collection of letters to and from Herluf Trolle...  Read More >>

Records Concerning Those Members of the Bull Family, compiled by Frederick William Bull, offers a detailed genealogical...  Read More >>

""Dying, and, Behold, we Live""; or, Obituaries of Some Manomet People who Entered Into Their Rest Between Nov....  Read More >>

Kashf al-ghummah f mad sayyid al-ummah, likely published around 1909, is an important work in Arabic concerning...  Read More >>

This is the text of the ""Eulogy on the Death of Abraham Lincoln"", delivered by George S. Boutwell before the City...  Read More >>

Venture into the captivating world of wildlife with ""The Life of a Fox Written by Himself,"" a unique and engaging...  Read More >>

The Life, and Martyrdom of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States, and Commander-in-Chief of...  Read More >>

""Biographical Sketches of the Eminent American Patriots"" offers concise biographies of key figures in American...  Read More >>

Notizie della vita e delle opere di Pier'Antonio Micheli, Botanico fiorentino, by Giovanni Targioni Tozzetti and...  Read More >>

Souvenirs d'enfance et de jeunesse is an autobiographical work by François-René de Chateaubriand, offering a poignant...  Read More >>

Berättelse ur Svenska historien (Narrative of Swedish History) by And Fryxell, originally published in 1872, presents...  Read More >>

This is a biography of George Washington translated from the German of Ferdinand Schmidt. It offers readers a detailed...  Read More >>

""H. H. Porter: A Short Autobiography Written for his Children and Grandchildren"" offers a glimpse into the life...  Read More >>

Delve into the personal and professional life of Mandell Creighton, a prominent figure in the late 19th and early...  Read More >>

This oral history transcript documents the life and experiences of a university debate coach, a Berkeley civic leader,...  Read More >>

Discourses Memorial of Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth President of the United States, delivered in Flemington, N.J.,...  Read More >>

""Letters"" is a collection of personal correspondence from J. F. offering a unique glimpse into the author's life...  Read More >>

A detailed biographical account of Manuel Godoy (1767-1851), the Spanish statesman who rose to prominence as the...  Read More >>

Trzy po trzy: Pamitniki z epoki napoleoskiej offers a fascinating glimpse into life during the Napoleonic era through...  Read More >>

Explore the mind of a philosopher king with Volume 11 of the ""Posthumous Works of Frederic II, King of Prussia.""...  Read More >>

Et LevnetslÃ, b offers readers a glimpse into the life and times of significant figures in 19th-century Denmark....  Read More >>

Jules Favre 1809-1880, essai de biographie historique et morale; d'après des documents inédits offre une étude approfondie...  Read More >>