Biographies

The journal of George Fox, vol. 1 of 2: Being an historical account of his life, travels, sufferings, and Christian experiences.

George Fox

The work is a two‑volume historical journal written by George Fox himself, the founder of the Religious…

General Scott

Marcus J. Wright

The work is a biographical study of General Winfield Scott, compiled by Marcus J. Wright in 1893.

Franklin's Autobiography (Eclectic English Classics)

Benjamin Franklin

Franklin’s Autobiography is a first‑person chronicle that traces the life of the Philadelphia polymath from…

Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan and Lorraine, 1522-1590

Julia Cartwright

The work is a scholarly biography of Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan and Lorraine, written by Julia…

The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints. January, February, March

Alban Butler

This volume is a reference work that gathers brief biographies of Christian saints, focusing on the fathers,…

Robert Curthose, Duke of Normandy

Charles W. David

The work is a scholarly biography of Robert Curthose, eldest son of William the Conqueror, placed firmly…

The Memoirs of François René Vicomte de Chateaubriand sometime Ambassador to England. Volume 6 (of 6) Mémoires d'outre-tombe volume 6

Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de

The work is the final volume of François‑René Chateaubriand’s sprawling autobiographical masterpiece,…

Great leaders: Historic portraits from the great historians

This volume is a curated anthology of the most vivid “pen‑portraits” that celebrated historians have drawn of…

The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers

Philip Gosse

Philip Gosse’s “The Pirates’ Who’s Who” presents itself as a reference work, a compact “biographical…

Beethoven's Letters 1790-1826, Volume 2

Ludwig van Beethoven

This volume collects the later correspondence of Ludwig van Beethoven, spanning the years 1790‑1826, and…

Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, Vol. 1 (of 2)

Dorothy Wordsworth

This volume presents the surviving portions of Dorothy Wordsworth’s diaries, assembled from a range of…

William Lloyd Garrison, the Abolitionist

Archibald Henry Grimké

The work is a nineteenth‑century biography of William Lloyd Garrison, written by Archibald Henry Grimké and…

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, Vol. I (of VI), "Venetian Years" The First Complete and Unabridged English Translation, Illustrated with Old Engravings

Giacomo Casanova

The work is the first volume of Giacomo Casanova’s six‑part autobiography, “Venetian Years,” presented here…

The Autobiography of Goethe Truth and Poetry: From My Own Life

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

This work is Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s self‑conscious memoir, a hybrid of autobiography and literary…

The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422-1509. Volume 4 (of 6) New Complete Library Edition

The Paston Letters, A.D. 1422‑1509, Volume 4 of the six‑volume New Complete Library Edition, presents a…

Leigh Hunt's Relations with Byron, Shelley and Keats

Barnette Miller

The work is a scholarly study that seeks to unite the fragmented biographical material on Leigh Hunt’s…

The Papers and Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 5: 1858-1862

Abraham Lincoln

The fifth volume of Abraham Lincoln’s collected papers gathers his correspondence, speeches, and political…

The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 2

Fanny Burney

The second volume of The Diary and Letters of Madame D’Arblay gathers Fanny Burney’s court observations,…

Twenty-five years in the Secret Service: The recollections of a spy

Henri Le Caron

Henri Le Caron’s memoir presents a self‑styled chronicle of a half‑century spent in the shadowy world of…

Lord William Beresford, V.C., Some Memories of a Famous Sportsman, Soldier and Wit

Mrs. Stuart Menzies

The work is a memoir‑style biography of Lord William Leslie de la Poer Beresford, a Victorian‑era soldier,…

Letters of John Keats to Fanny Brawne Written in the years MDCCCXIX and MDCCCXX and now given from the original manuscripts

John Keats

The volume presents the complete set of John Keats’s letters to Fanny Brawne, drawn from the original…

A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth; Mourt's Relation: A Relation or Journal of the English Plantation settled at Plymouth in New England, by Certain English adventurers both merchants and others

This volume is a facsimile of Mourt’s Relation, the earliest published account of the Plymouth settlement,…

Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 1

Thomas Jefferson

The work is a sprawling compilation of Thomas Jefferson’s own memoirs, correspondence, and assorted papers,…

Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays; Vol. 5 With a Memoir and Index

Thomas Babington Macaulay

The work is a sprawling collection of essays by Thomas Babington Macaulay, gathered in the fifth volume of…