Biographies & Autobiographies books

""Merely the patient"" by Henry Howard Harper offers a compelling, firsthand account of a patient's journey through...  Read More >>

""John G. Paton, missionary to the New Hebrides, Vol. 2 of 3"" invites readers into the extraordinary life and unwavering...  Read More >>

""Rebecca Jarrett"" by Josephine E. Butler stands as a stark and essential document from the Victorian era, illuminating...  Read More >>

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1918 Original Publisher: Harper  Read More >>

Delve into the formative years of acclaimed English author Algernon Blackwood with his captivating autobiography,...  Read More >>

""An outlaw's diary: the commune"" by Cécile Tormay offers a singular, intimate window into one of Eastern Europe's...  Read More >>

Delve into the extraordinary life of Joseph Priestley, the renowned 18th-century British chemist, through his compelling...  Read More >>

""Two years' captivity in German East Africa"" by Surgeon Ernest Charles Holtom presents a compelling and unique...  Read More >>

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1904 Original Publisher: Smith, Elder,  Read More >>

""The private journal of Judge-Advocate Larpent"" offers an unparalleled, intimate look into the final years of...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

""Letters of John Huss, written during his exile and imprisonment"" provides an intimate and powerful look into...  Read More >>

A surgeon in khaki This book, A surgeon in khaki, by Arthur Anderson Martin, is a replication of a book originally...  Read More >>

General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1917 Original Publisher: R. M. McBride  Read More >>

Delve into the tumultuous reign of one of England's most pivotal monarchs with 'Henry II' by Salzmann Louis Francis....  Read More >>

""Memories of an Old Etonian 1860-1912"" presents a unique and captivating firsthand account of British life during...  Read More >>

Delve into the fascinating life and influential work of Walter Pater, a preeminent English author and literary critic...  Read More >>

André Gide's ""Dostoevsky"" is a landmark work of literary criticism, offering a masterful interpretation of the...  Read More >>

""The forerunners"" by Norman Arkawy and Stanley Henig invites readers to explore the lives and profound contributions...  Read More >>

""Memories"" by C. F. Gordon Cumming invites readers into the extraordinary life of a pioneering 19th-century woman...  Read More >>

John Buchan's ""Francis and Riversdale Grenfell: A memoir"" meticulously chronicles the lives and experiences of...  Read More >>

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and...  Read More >>

""Vikings of to-day"" by Wilfred T. Grenfell offers a compelling first-hand account of life and medical work in...  Read More >>

""A blighted life"" presents the compelling, true story of Rosina Bulwer Lytton, Baroness Lytton, an influential...  Read More >>

Delve into the extraordinary life of Charles Genevieve d'Eon de Beaumont with ""D'Eon de Beaumont, his life and...  Read More >>