Biography Books
The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2)
Ida Husted HarperSusan B. Anthony was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality, she col..
Three Things
Elinor GlynElinor Glyn introduction on the book Three Things.I have called this little collection of articles which I have written “THREE THINGS” because to me there seem to be just three essentials to stri..
The Fugitive Blacksmith
James W. C. PenningtonThe Fugitive Blacksmith or, Events in the History of James W. C. Pennington, Pastor of a Presbyterian Church, New York, Formerly a Slave in the State of Maryland, United States.The brief narrative I h..
The Story of My Life
Helen KellerThe Story of My Life, first published in 1903, is Helen Keller's autobiography detailing her early life, especially her experiences with Anne Sullivan. Portions of it were adapted by William Gibson fo..
On Commando
Dietlof Van WarmeloThis book was written in 1901, while its author was a prisoner at Ahmednagar. It was written in Dutch, and has been put into English by a young lady from what was the Orange Free State. The autho..
Charles Fourier - Sein Leben und seine Theorien
August BebelFerdinand August Bebel was a German socialist politician, writer, and orator. He is best remembered as one of the founders of the Social Democratic Workers' Party of Germany in 1869, which in 1875 mer..
A Grandmother's Recollections
Ella Rodman ChurchElla Rodman Church was an American author born in New York in 1831. She wrote almost exclusively as Ella Rodman. Her work includes novels, short-stories, and "how-to" guides for house and home...
Hung Lou Meng, or, the Dream of the Red Chamber, a Chinese Novel, Book II
Cao XueqinCao Xueqin was a Chinese writer during the Qing dynasty. He is best known as the author of Dream of the Red Chamber, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. His given name was Cá..