Memoirs Books
Two Years in the Forbidden City
Princess Der LingTwo Years in the Forbidden City is a personal memoir of Princess Der Ling, a Hanjun bannerwoman, the daughter of Yu Keng. Her father was a member of the Hanjun Plain White Banner Corps, and ..
Camps, Quarters, and Casual Places
Archibald ForbesCamps, Quarters, and Casual Places is a memoir by Archibald Forbes was a Scottish war correspondent. Excerpts:The interval between the declaration of the Franco-German war of 1870-71, and th..
Father and Son - A Study of Two Temperaments
Edmund GosseFather and Son is a memoir by poet and critic Edmund Gosse, which he subtitled "a study of two temperaments." The book describes Edmund's early years in an exceptionally devout Plymouth Brethren home...
A Journey to America in 1834
Robert HeywoodA Journey to America in 1834 is a travel writing by Robert Heywood...
Alaska
Jón ÓlafssonAlaska is a travel description written in Icelandic language by Jón Ólafsson, an Icelandic traveller noted for his autobiography which covers his travels in Europe and later to the Danish settlement o..
France at War - On the Frontier of Civilization
Rudyard KiplingThe collection of journalistic pieces is preceded by a poem, "France", that had been published before the outbreak of war (in 1913) which has a more overblown jingoistic feel to it than the reflection..
Letters of Travel (1892-1913)
Rudyard KiplingThree books of travel writing by the Nobel Prize winning author of the Just So Stories and the Jungle Book. Rudyard Kipling (an Englishman born and raised in India) offers an interesting outsider's vi..
Kansas Women in Literature
Nettie Garmer BarkerKansas Women in Literature is a collection of biographies of women writers and their contributions to the literature. Written by Nettie Garmer Barker this work contains more than 20 writers biogr..