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By: Richard W. Church (1815-1890) | |
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Bacon
This investigation of Bacon the scholar and man of letters begins with a look at the early days ang progresses to his relationships with Queen Elizabeth and James I. It includes accounts of his positions as solicitor general, attorney-general, and chancellor. The book concludes with Bacon's failure, his overall philosophy, and summaries of his writings. |
By: Albert Keim (1876-1947) | |
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Honore de Balzac |
By: John T. Morse (1840-1937) | |
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John Quincy Adams
This biography contains three main sections. the first covers Adams's early years and his time as a diplomat--both in America and overseas. The second tells of his two careers as Secretary of State and President. The last involves his years in the House of Representatives. | |
By: David Christie Murray (1847-1907) | |
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Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author | |
The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In Autobiography |
By: Elbridge Streeter Brooks (1846-1902) | |
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Historic Girls
Twelve short stories of real girls who have influenced the history of their times. |
By: John George Nicolay (1832-1901) | |
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Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 1)
This is the biography of Abraham Lincoln, written by two of his private secretaries. |
By: Elbridge Streeter Brooks (1846-1902) | |
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Historic Boys Their Endeavours, Their Achievements, and Their Times |
By: John G. Lockhart (1794-1854) | |
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The History of Napoleon Buonaparte |
By: Wilfred Thomason Grenfell (1865-1940) | |
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A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell |
By: John G. Lockhart (1794-1854) | |
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Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume I (of 10) | |
Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Volume V (of 10) |
By: Dillon Wallace (1863-1939) | |
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The Lure of the Labrador Wild
The Lure Of The Labrador Wild is a account of a expedition by Leonidas Hubbard, an adventurer and journalist to canoe the system Naskaupi River - Lake Michikamau in Labrador and George River in Quebec. His companions on this journey were his friend, New York lawyer Dillon Wallace and an Indian guide from Missannabie, George Elson. From the start, the expedition was beset with mistakes and problems. Instead of ascending the Naskaupi River, by mistake they followed the shallow Susan Brook. After hard long portaging and almost reaching Lake Michikamau, with food supplies running out, on September 15 at Windbound lake, they decided to turn back... | |
The Story of Grenfell of the Labrador A Boy's Life of Wilfred T. Grenfell |
By: Martin Farquhar Tupper (1810-1889) | |
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My Life as an Author |
By: Sarah H. (Sarah Hopkins) Bradford (1818-) | |
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Harriet, the Moses of Her People |
By: Lucy Aikin (1781-1864) | |
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Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, Volumes I & II
Memoirs of Queen Elizabeth from a variety of sources within the monarch's court, compiled and interpreted by Lucy Aikin. |
By: William Stebbing (1832-1926) | |
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Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography |
By: Jean-Baptiste-Antoine-Marcelin Marbot (1782-1854) | |
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The Memoirs of General Baron De Marbot |
By: Nathaniel W. Stephenson (1867-1935) | |
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Lincoln; An Account of his Personal Life, Especially of its Springs of Action as Revealed and Deepened by the Ordeal of War |
By: Paul Sabatier (1858-1928) | |
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Life of St. Francis of Assisi |
By: Julian Hawthorne (1846-1934) | |
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Hawthorne and His Circle |
By: Percy Hetherington Fitzgerald (1834-1925) | |
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John Forster By One of His Friends |
By: Henry Festing Jones (1851-1928) | |
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Samuel Butler: a sketch |
By: David Brewster (1781-1868) | |
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Martyrs of Science, or, the Lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler
“The martyrs of Science” gives a brief biography of Galileo, Brahe and Kepler. These three men played a pivotal role in the scientific revolution during the early modern period. This book throws light upon their lives, their scientific achievements, adversities which they faced for their work and how they transformed the lives of the future generations forever. It also provides evidence which establishes that the work carried out by them are original irrespective of the claims by other men who tried in vain to rob them of their honor. The author highlights some of their fallacies which hindered their progress. |
By: L. P. (Linus Pierpont) Brockett (1820-1893) | |
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Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience |
By: Harry Furniss (1854-1925) | |
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The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 2 | |
The Confessions of a Caricaturist, Vol. 1 | |
M. P.'s in Session From Mr. Punch's Parliamentary Portrait Gallery |
By: Cole Younger (1844-1916) | |
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Story of Cole Younger, by Himself
Autobiography of Cole Younger, American Civil War veteran and member of the Jesse James gang. Cole Younger was a member of Quantrill's Raiders during the Civil War and along with his brother, Jim Younger and the James brothers, robbed banks and trains during the 1870's. |
By: Alexander Whyte (1836-1921) | |
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Samuel Rutherford and some of his correspondents |
By: John Nichol (1833-1894) | |
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Thomas Carlyle |
By: Silvio Pellico (1789-1854) | |
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My Ten Years' Imprisonment |
By: Lilian Whiting (1847-1942) | |
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The Brownings Their Life and Art |
By: Charles Bradlaugh (1833-1891) | |
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Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers |
By: George Henry Blore (1870-) | |
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Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies |
By: Hugh Miller (1802-1856) | |
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My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. |
By: Sutherland Orr (1828-1903) | |
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Life and Letters of Robert Browning |
By: Lawrence Gilman (1878-1939) | |
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Edward MacDowell |
By: Ilia Lvovich Tolstoi (1866-1933) | |
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Reminiscences of Tolstoy |
By: Mary Seacole (1805-1881) | |
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Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands
I should have thought that no preface would have been required to introduce Mrs. Seacole to the British public, or to recommend a book which must, from the circumstances in which the subject of it was placed, be unique in literature. If singleness of heart, true charity, and Christian works; if trials and sufferings, dangers and perils, encountered boldly by a helpless woman on her errand of mercy in the camp and in the battle-field, can excite sympathy or move curiosity, Mary Seacole will have many friends and many readers... |
By: John R. (John Ross) Macduff (1818-1895) | |
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Memories of Bethany |
By: Alexander H. (Alexander Hay) Japp (1837-1905) | |
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Robert Louis Stevenson: a record, an estimate, and a memorial |
By: Nicolas Notovitch (1858-?) | |
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The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ
The New Testament describes the life of Jesus, but nothing is said of his life between the ages of 14 and 29. Notovitch, like so many historians, tries to find evidence of what happened to Jesus during those years. He claims to have found the answer in an old document describing the life of Saint Issa. "The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ" is a copy of the manuscript along with Notovitch's reflections on his findings. It will take you on a journey to an unexpected land, linking people, cultures and religions you wouldn't dream of linking. |
By: Egerton Ryerson (1803-1882) | |
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The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada |
By: Walter W. Bryant (1865-1923) | |
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Kepler
This biography of Johannes Kepler begins with an account of what the world of astronomy was like before his time, then proceeds to a look at his early years. Two chapters deal with his working relationship with Tycho Brahe. These are followed by a look at Kepler's laws and his last years. |
By: F. Somner (Frederick Somner) Merryweather (1827-1900) | |
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Bibliomania in the Middle Ages |
By: Theophilus Cibber (1703-1758) | |
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The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland (1753) Volume I. |
By: Frances Alice Forbes (1869-1936) | |
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Life of St. Vincent de Paul
Vincent De Paul [c. 1581 - 1660] was a man renowned during his own century for his compassion, humility and generosity. During the days when galleys were part of any countries' war machine and these galleys were rowed by convicts who were in reality slaves, Vincent's special call was to provide what spiritual comfort he could to these wretched men. When a young man he himself had been captured by Turkish pirates, who brought him to Tunis and sold him into slavery, so he had a special understanding of their lot... | |
Saint Athanasius: The Father of Orthodoxy
A short and rather old fashioned biography a great saint. Don't expect subtlety; it's unapologetic hagiography. The saint is presented as a figure of pristine brilliance, courage and integrity and his persecutors as conniving villains. But to those who appreciate what was at stake in the controversy, Athanasius is indeed a God-sent hero. This is an informative, if quaint, introduction to a fascinating figure in history. | |
Life of Saint Columba Apostle of Scotland
Saint Columba (521 – 597) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day Scotland. He founded the important abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He is the Patron Saint of Derry. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts, and is remembered today as a Christian saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.Columba reportedly studied under some of Ireland's most prominent church figures and founded several monasteries in the country... | |
Pope Pius the Tenth
Pope Saint Pius X (2 June 1835 – 20 August 1914), born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto, was Pope from 4 August 1903 to his death in 1914. He was the first pope since Pius V (1566 to 1572) to be canonized. St. Pius X is known for vigorously opposing modernist interpretations of Catholic doctrine, promoting traditional devotional practices and orthodox theology. His most important reform was to publish the first Code of Canon Law, which collected the laws of the Church into one volume for the first time. He was also considered a pastoral pope, in the sense of encouraging personal holiness, piety and a daily lifestyle reflecting deep Christian values. | |
Life of Saint Monica |
By: Robert Elliott Flickinger (1846-) | |
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The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy |
By: Elizabeth Robins Pennell (1855-1936) | |
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Mary Wollstonecraft |
By: D. W. (David W.) Bartlett (1828-1912) | |
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Presidential Candidates: containing Sketches, Biographical, Personal and Political, of Prominent Candidates for the Presidency in 1860 |
By: Edwin Watts Chubb (1865-1959) | |
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Stories of Authors, British and American |