Biography Books

Hospital Sketches

Louisa May Alcott

A considerable portion of this volume was published in successive numbers of The Commonwealth, newspaper, of Boston. The sudden popularity the Sketches won from the general public, and the praise they..

Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician

Frederick Niecks

The first work of some length having Chopin for its subject was Liszt's "Frederic Chopin," which, after appearing in 1851 in the Paris journal "La France musicale," came out in book-form, still in Fre..

Luck, or Cunning, as the Main Means of Organic Modification

Samuel Butler

This second edition of Luck, or Cunning? is a reprint of the first edition, dated 1887, but actually published in November, 1886.  The only alterations of any consequence are in the Index, which ..

Memoir of John Lothrop Motley

Oliver Wendell Holmes

The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its Proceedings. The questions involving controv..

Famous Affinities of History - The Romance of Devotion. Volume 4

Lyndon Orr

Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion. Volume 4 by Lyndon Orr.Dean Swift And The Two EsthersPercy Bysshe Shelley And Mary GodwinThe Story Of The CarlylesThe Story Of The HugosThe ..

Famous Affinities of History - The Romance of Devotion. Volume 1

Lyndon Orr

Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion. Volume 1 by Lyndon Orr.The story of Antony and Cleopatra Abélard and Héloïse Queen Elizabeth and the Earl of Leicester Mary Queen ..

Famous Affinities of History - The Romance of Devotion. Volume 2

Lyndon Orr

Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion. Volume 2 by Lyndon Orr.The Empress Catharine And Prince PotemkinMarie Antoinette And Count FersenThe Story Of Aaron BurrGeorge Iv. And Mrs. Fitzh..

Famous Affinities of History - The Romance of Devotion. Volume 3

Lyndon Orr

Famous Affinities of History: The Romance of Devotion. Volume 3 by Lyndon Orr.The Wives Of General HoustonLola Montez And King Ludwig Of BavariaLeon Gambetta And Leonie LeonLady Blessington And Count ..