Biography Books

Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 04

Saint-Simon

The Duc de Coislin died about this time. I have related in its proper place an adventure that happened to him and his brother, the Chevalier de Coislin: now I will say something more of the Duke. He w..

The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 1 of 2)

Ida Husted Harper

Susan 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 Glyn

Elinor 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. Pennington

The 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 Keller

The 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 Warmelo

This 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 Bebel

Ferdinand 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 Church

Ella 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...