Biography Books

Memoirs Of Louis Xiv Vol 3

  [english | ]  

Duch Dorleans

Summary: [LC copy has inscription: Elizabeth Hazard from E.H. 1868.]
Genres: [biography] Downloads: 41

Memoirs Of Louis Xiv Vol 4

  [english | ]  

Duch Dorleans

Summary: [LC copy has inscription: Elizabeth Hazard from E.H. 1868.]
Genres: [biography] Downloads: 326

Memoirs Of My Life And Writings

  [english | 1796]  

Edward Gibbon

Summary: [Edward Gibbon (April 27 1737 - January 16 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament. His most important work The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. The Decline and Fall is known for the quality and irony of its prose its use of primary sources and its open denigration of organised religion.]
Genres: [biography] Downloads: 448

Memoirs Of The Author Of A Vindication Of The Rights Of

  [english | 1798]  

William Godwin

Excerpts: [... Woman. Author: William Godwin. Release Date: July 4, 2005 [EBook #16199]. [Illustration: Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin.]. MEMOIRS OF THE AUTHOR OF ...... upon the management of our infant years. It is affirmed by some persons of the present day, most oundly skilled in the sciences of health and disease, ...... but from the hands of Mary rest was denied night or day, and by the time ...]
Genres: [biography] Downloads: 457

Memoria Dirigida Al Sr Marquez De Loreto

  [spanish | 1836]  

Francisco De Viedma

Summary: [Memoria Dirigida Al Sr Marquez De Loreto by D Francisco De Viedma. De Preliminar Si todos los empleados que enviaba Espa na a Am erica hubiesen sido como el autor de la presente Memoria hubieran progresado las colonias y talvez no hubiera sido tan general y vehemente el deseo de sustraerse de la dominacion de la metr opoli.-Miembro de una de las principales familias de Andaluc ia y regidor o ...]
Genres: [biography] Downloads: 29

Memorie Del Presbiterio

  [italian | 1881]  

Emilio Praga

Excerpts: [... che o bisognava avervi camminato appena fuor delle fasce, o aver compiti molte volte i sette anni. Debbo alla luna, che in quel momento era venuta ...... quella del ritrovarsi, dopo un buon sonno, in un paese dove si giunti di notte e di cui, per conseguenza, non avete che una idea complessiva raccolta ...... Officia novissima sanatorum accurate sunt disposita. Veiis, MDCCXXVII. ...]
Genres: [religion | biography] Downloads: 13

Memories Of Childhood Slavery Days

  [english | 1909]  

Annie Burton

Excerpts: [... one of these men in the office of a doctor in Clayton. After the men were hung, the bones were put in an old deserted house. Somebody that cared for ...... affectionate father. I well remember that whenever my mistress would speak thus and upbraid him, he would whip up his horse and get out of sight and ...... It had one door, and an opening in one wall, with an inside shutter, was ...]
Genres: [biography] Downloads: 460

Michael Angelo Buonarroti

  [english | 1903]  

Charles Holroyd

Excerpts: [... me everything-every single thing, she reiterated hungrily. That was not only Penelope's first lesson, but Hester's. The child, flushed and important ...... somethin' dreadful's goin' ter happen. 'Sparks before the eyes.' There. I had them only jest ter-day. I was sweepin' out the barn, an' I see 'em hoppin' ...... was quite right.. Oh, Aunt Ellen, how can you say such a dreadful ...]
Genres: [biography] Downloads: 364

Milan

  [english | 1894]  

Giacomo Casanova

Excerpts: [... had been observed we found out that it was Lord Percy who was behind the manager. I might still bar the Englishman's way by continuing to keep Agatha, ...... your wife asks me whether I have received the money, be sure I will answer in the affirmative.. He went out shedding grateful tears, while I felt ...... will keep the bank myself, and I am sure of winning. I want you to lend ...]
Genres: [biography] Downloads: 213

Milan And Mantua

  [english | 1894]  

Giacomo Casanova

Summary: [Giacomo Girolamo Casanova de Seingalt (April 2 1725 ? June 4 1798) was a Venetian adventurer and author. His main book Histoire de ma vie (Story of My Life) part autobiography and part memoir is regarded as one of the most authentic sources of the customs and norms of European social life during the 18th century. He was so famous as a womanizer that his name remains synonymous with the art of ...]
Genres: [biography] Downloads: 267

Military Career

  [english | 1894]  

Giacomo Casanova

Summary: [LC copy has inscription: Elizabeth Hazard from E.H. 1868.]
Genres: [biography] Downloads: 113

Mmoire Pour Le Service Actuel Des Messageries

  [french | 1790]  

Anonymous

Excerpts: [... EBook of Mmoire pour le service actuel des. Title: Mmoire pour le service actuel des messageries. Author: Anonymous. Language: French. Produced ...... ne prsentoient pas beaucoup de ressources au commerce & au public. [En marge: Nouveau rgime de services.]. M. Turgot, qui avoit senti les avantages ...... vouloient dpossder, pour la somme de 1,200,000 livres seulement, le mobilier, ...]
Genres: [biography] Downloads: 496

Mon Frre Et Moi

  [french | 1882]  

Ernest Daudet

Summary: [Brother Im Dying published in 2007 is a family memoir by novelist Edwidge Danticat. In 2007 the title won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was also nominated for the National Book Award.]
Genres: [biography] Downloads: 471

Mozart Auf Der Reise Nach Prag

  [german | ]  

Eduard Morike

Summary: [Mozart by Thomas Tapper. Young Readers Music Biography]
Genres: [music | biography] Downloads: 249

Mrs Hungerford

  [english | 1906]  

Helen Black

Summary: [These sketches originally appeared as a series in the Ladys pictorial... They are now revised enlarged and brought up to date.]
Genres: [biography | womens studies] Downloads: 308

Muistoja Lapsen Ja Hopeahapsen 1

  [english | 1908]  

Anders Ramsay

Excerpts: [... olikin yhteytt kosimisretken kanssa, joka tarkoitti rikkaan sedn ainoaa tytrt, vasta kuusitoista vuotiasta Johannaa.[1] Sen ajan tavan mukaan ...... vieraanvaraisuuden ja ystvllisyyden kaikkia kohtaan. Otettuaan vuonna 1803 eron maaherran toimestaan, asettui isoisni asumaan Hmeenkyln kartanoon ...... 1808. Oli opettajana Haminan kadettikoulussa sek perusti 1837 yksityisen ...]
Genres: [biography] Downloads: 202

Muistoja Lapsen Ja Hopeahapsen 2

  [english | 1908]  

Anders Ramsay

Excerpts: [... kirjoittanut, esiintyy ers silloin suuresti pidetty kupletti, jonka viel muistan ja jossa esplanaadielm ylistelln seuraavasti:. On koira, kissa kvelyll ...... maalattua pylvst niiden edess taas oli korokesilta kivreineen ja rumpuineen. Tusina sotamiehi ja yksi aliupseeri muodosti vahdiston. Tuosta pikku majasta ...... viel siihen aikaan kutakuinkin alkuperisell ja huonolla kannalla....]
Genres: [biography] Downloads: 156

Muistoja Lapsen Ja Hopeahapsen 3

  [english | 1908]  

Anders Ramsay

Excerpts: [... Min pelasin huononpuoleisesti, mutta pelirahan mr oli hyvin pieni niin ett korkeintaan voin hvit illan kuluessa pari kolme ruplaa, jotka mielihyvissni ...... hoviin kamariherraksi 1817, Viipurin lnin maaherraksi 1820, senaatin jseneksi 1825, sai salaneuvoksen arvon 1835, ylentiin kenraaliluutnantiksi ...... yht kevyelt kannalta kuin kaiken muunkin tss elmss. Kun hnell ei ollut ...]
Genres: [biography] Downloads: 286

My Actor Husband

  [english | 1912]  

Anonymous

Excerpts: [... theatrical boarding-house was all we could endure. I wonder why it is that the rank and file of the theatrical ession are at such pains to impress one ...... in many cases, the managers themselves send the actors whom they engage to a favoured agent to complete the negotiations. In this way the agent is able ...... Will's watchfulness-perhaps I understood why the star's wife had so ...]
Genres: [biography | drama] Downloads: 142

My Life Or The Adventures Of Geo Thompson

  [english | 1854]  

George Thompson

Summary: [My Life Or The Adventures Of Geo Thompson by George Thompson. First published 1854.]
Genres: [biography] Downloads: 32