Biography Books

Spiritual Torrents

Jeanne Marie

From the pen of Madame Jeanne Guyon comes this powerful, spiritual autobiography as she recounts her many trials and tribulations. Yet, in spite of the incredible pain and suffering she experienced in..

Celebrated Crimes (Complete)

Alexandre Dumas

Celebrated Crimes is a collection of 18 essays by Alexandre Dumas, a French writer. His works have been translated into many languages, and he is one of the most widely read French authors. Here are t..

The Worst Journey in the World

Apsley Cherry-Garrard

The Worst Journey in the World is a memoir of the 1910–1913 British Antarctic Expedition led by Robert Falcon Scott...

A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts

Benjamin Waterhouse

A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts is a real account of captivation written by Benjamin Waterhouse.Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May,..

The Confessions

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

The writer, composer and philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712 - 1778) was a citizen of Geneva before Switzerland even existed. He's a major contributor to the Romantic movement, and one of the most..

The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa Volume I

David Livingstone

In the midst of the universal sorrow caused by the intelligence that Dr. Livingstone had lost his life at the furthest point to which he had penetrated in his search for the true sources of the Nile, ..

American Notes

Rudyard Kipling

An interesting account of Kipling's travels in the USA and his reflections on what he found in 19th century America. Kipling's shares generally unflattering observations of Americans during his visits..

Queen Elizabeth

Edward Spencer Beesly

Queen Elizabeth is the biographical work written by Edward Spencer Beesly. ..