Biography & Autobiography

The Complete Works of Brann, The Iconoclast, Volume 12

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William Cowper Brann


William Cowper Brann earned the nickname “The Iconoclast” by fearlessly attacking established beliefs and institutions which he thought to b…

Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years, Volume 1

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Carl Sandburg


A fascinating look at the early life of Abraham Lincoln through his term as Illinois congressman. Writer and poet Carl Sandburg, with an acc…

Крапивин Владислав – Альфа Большой Медведицы 07. Тень Каравеллы

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Крапивин Владислав and Unknown


Крапивин Владислав – Тень Каравеллы 

Заступники земли Русской (1-2)

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Емец Дмитрий


Заступники земли Русской Во все времена Русская земля была щедра и богата: на ее необъятных просторах зрели тучные нивы, в лесах водилось з…

Indian Converts of Martha's Vineyard, in New-England

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Experience Mayhew


This work is actually two "essays" which circulated together, one addended to the other. The first, Indian converts: or, Some acco…

A New England Girlhood, Outlined from Memory (Version 2)

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Lucy Larcom


What was growing up like for a seaside country girl in 1800’s New England -- her expectations, occupations, education, and opportunities? Wh…

Richelieu: A Tale of France

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George Payne Rainsford James


Written in three volumes, this fictionalized biography of Richelieu is supposedly based on a manuscript that fell into the author's hands an…

Abraham Lincoln: The Practical Mystic

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Francis Grierson


A knowledge of the influences which ruled the life of Lincoln, the greatest of practical mystics, is essential now that a new form of pagani…

The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume 1

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Mrs. Julian Marshall


Letter and excerpts of journals of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley were given to Florence Marshall by her son, Sir Percy Shelley in order to cr…

Жены русской короны. Книга 2

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Васильева Лариса


Жены русской короны. Книга 2 Женские судьбы в истории России преисполнены горечи и страданий, а подчас и мистического трагизма. Жена, потер…

Спартак: 7 лет строгого режима

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Бубнов Александр


Спартак: 7 лет строгого режима Это аудиокнига о московском «Спартаке» 80-х годов. Ни одна советская команда той эпохи не показы…

The Youth of Washington: Told in the Form of an Autobiography

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Silas Weir Mitchell


Departing from the usual third person narratives of biographies, this account is told in the first person as the reminiscences of a now reti…

Post Mortems Two: Mere Mortals: Medico-Historical Essays

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Charles Maclaurin


This 1925 collection of extensive essays (a second book following the first of similar title) comprises well written biographies of a few fa…

The Life of Florence Nightingale

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Sarah Tooley


Journalist and author Sarah Tooley was best known in her time for her biography of Queen Victoria and this biography of Florence Nightingale…

In Ship and Prison: A Story of Five Years in the Continental Navy with Captain …

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William P. Chipman


The incidents of this book are taken largely from the log-book of Captain Tucker, and are intended to picture the stirring times in which he…

Chicago May: Her Story

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May Churchill Sharpe


This is a cold-blooded recital of fact, a plain, unvarnished statement from a client to a lawyer. It is the history of the life of a notorio…

Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interview…

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United States Work Projects Administration


These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…

Histoire de mes livres : Numa Roumestan

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Alphonse Daudet


Il est toujours intéressant d’entendre un auteur parler de la création de son poème ou de son roman (c’est le but de…

Роман-воспоминание

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Рыбаков Анатолий


Роман-воспоминание Судьба Анатолия Рыбакова (1911-1998), автора романов "Тяжелый песок", "Дети Арбата", "Прах и пе…

Journal of Francis Asbury, Volume II

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Francis Asbury


As one of the first two bishops of the Methodist church in America and one of the most well-known circuit riders during the spread of Method…

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