Biographies & Autobiographies books

""Illustrious Irishwomen, Volume 1"" by E. Owens Blackburne offers a fascinating glimpse into the lives of notable...  Read More >>

""Madame Acarie: Étude Sur La Société Religieuse Aux XVIe Et XVIIe Siècles"" by Georges De Cadoudal, offers a detailed...  Read More >>

With A Memoir Of The Author By Latto. Contains Anecdotes Of The Bard And Of The Character He Immortalized, With...  Read More >>

Petrus Paulus Vergerius, Päpstlicher Nuntius, Katholischer Bischof Und Vorkämpfer Des Evangeliums is a biographical...  Read More >>

Gustav Schwab: Sein Leben und Wirken by Karl KlÃ1/4pfel is a comprehensive biography of the influential German writer,...  Read More >>

""In the Poe Circle"" delves into the life and times of Edgar Allan Poe through the reminiscences of Joel Benton,...  Read More >>

""The Life of Sir Humphry Davy, Bart., Ll.D."" offers a detailed biographical account of the eminent British chemist...  Read More >>

Histoire De Charles XII. Roi De Suede, Volume 1, by Voltaire, recounts the life and reign of Charles XII, King of...  Read More >>

Explore the life and works of Charles Leslie, a prominent Nonjuring Divine, in this detailed biography by Robert...  Read More >>

""General Israel Putnam and the Battle of Bunker Hill: A Critique, Not a History"" examines the role of General...  Read More >>

Explore the reign of Louis XV and 18th-century French society through the insightful lens of Jean Baptiste H.R....  Read More >>

The Earnest Minister is a biographical portrait of T. Carlisle by William Cooke, offering insights into his life,...  Read More >>

Johannes Arndt: Ein Zeitbild Aus Braunschweig's Kirchen- Und Stadt-Geschichte in Den Ersten Jahren Des Siebenzehnten...  Read More >>

Dive into the intimate world of one of France's most celebrated writers with ""Letters of George Sand, Volume 3.""...  Read More >>

""Reminiscences, And Appendix"" offers a fascinating glimpse into the life and times of Sylvester Barbour. Published...  Read More >>

This second volume of ""Letters of Lady Louisa Stuart to Miss Louisa Clinton"" offers a fascinating glimpse into...  Read More >>

This is a detailed account of Galileo Galilei's interactions with the Roman Curia, translated by Mrs. G. Sturge....  Read More >>

La Vita Di Giovanni Conte Capodistria, by Demetrio Arliotti, offers a detailed biographical account of Ioannis Kapodistrias,...  Read More >>

""Winfield: The Lawyer's Son, and How He Became a Major-General"" recounts the life and military career of a prominent...  Read More >>

Peculation Triumphant is a gripping account of a four-year campaign against official corruption in New York City...  Read More >>

Explore the foundational years of the United States through the words of its first president. ""The Writings of...  Read More >>

""Memoir of Hendrick Zwaardecroon, Commandeur of Jaffnapatam (Afterwards Governor-General of Nederlands India) 1697""...  Read More >>

The Duke of Devonshire: A Personal and Political Biography, penned by Henry Leach, offers a detailed account of...  Read More >>

Prinzipienfragen. Politische Briefe an einen deutschen Edelmann nebst gesammelten Schriften is a collection of political...  Read More >>

Fifty Games at Chess, by William Lewis, offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of early 19th-century chess....  Read More >>