Biography & Autobiography
Cardinal Wolsey
From the "Twelve English Statesmen," series of books. A brief history of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey who helped shape England's foreign…
Beneath the Banner
The subtitle of this book, "Being Narratives of Noble Lives and Brave Deeds" defines the author's choice of notable figures of his…
Adventures in Idealism
Professor H. L. Sabsovich is recognized as one of the foremost figures in the field of Jewish social service. A great part of his active lif…
Life of Haydn
In this book the German music scholar Ludwig Nohl provides a fascinating narrative of Joseph Haydn's life from an impoverished childhood to …
Benjamin Franklin: Self-Revealed
His life was like a full five-act play—prophetic prologue and stately epilogue, and swelling scene imposed upon swelling scene, until the ta…
Letters from Great Musicians
The object of this little book is to bring the reader nearer to the great masters in the realm of music, and make him or her acquainted with…
The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Letters and excerpts of journals of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley were given to Florence Marshall by her son, Sir Percy Shelley in order to cr…
The Life and Works of Joseph Wright
Joseph Wright, commonly called "Wright of Derby", was an English landscape and portrait painter. In this book, something of an aca…
Journal of Francis Asbury
As one of the first two bishops of the Methodist church in America and one of the most well-known circuit riders during the spread of Method…
The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
This volume, the second volume of a two-volume set, contains over 125 letters written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart from 1781-1791. It has been…
A Friend of Marie-Antoinette
Charlotte Atkyns (née Walpole) was an English actress. She was widowed while still in her 20s, and became an agent in the French Revo…
Great Men and Famous Women
This is volume 6 in this series about the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent people in history. - Summary by Michele Eaton
Mirrors of Moscow
"Mirrors of Moscow" by Louise Bryant is a collection of journalistic sketches and profiles that examines the political and social …
John G. Paton, Missionary to the New Hebrides
“Mr. Dickson, you are advanced in years now, and your own prospect is soon to be laid in the grave, there to be eaten by worms; I confess to…