Memoirs & Biography (Academic) eBooks
Robert Boyle; a biography (1914)
Memoirs & Biography (Academic), by Masson, FloraRobert Boyle, FRS, (25 January 1627 – 31 December 1691) was a 17th-century natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor, also noted for his writings in theology. He has been variously described as Irish, English and Anglo-Irish, his father having come to Ireland from England during the time of the Plantations.
Robert Owen : a biography Vol. 2 (1907)
Memoirs & Biography (Academic), by Podmore, FrankRobert Owen (14 May 1771 – 17 November 1858) was a Welsh social reformer and one of the founders of utopian socialism and the cooperative movement. Owen's philosophy was based on three intellectual pillars: First, no one was responsible for his [] will and his [] own actions because his whole character is formed independently of himself; people are products of their heredity and environment...
Robert Owen, a biography Vol. 1 (1906)
Memoirs & Biography (Academic), by Podmore, FrankRobert Owen (14 May 1771 – 17 November 1858) was a Welsh social reformer and one of the founders of utopian socialism and the cooperative movement. Owen's philosophy was based on three intellectual pillars: First, no one was responsible for his will and his own actions because his whole character is formed independently of himself; people are products of their heredity and environment, hence...
Samuel Foote; a biography (1910)
Memoirs & Biography (Academic), by Fitzgerald, Percy HetheringtonSamuel Foote (January 1720 – 21 October 1777) was a British dramatist, actor and theatre manager from Cornwall.
Shakspeare, a biography (1864)
Memoirs & Biography (Academic), by De Quincey, ThomasWilliam Shakespeare (26 April 1564 (baptised) – 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and...
Solomon Juneau; a biography (1916)
Memoirs & Biography (Academic), by Fox, Isabella.Solomon Laurent Juneau, or Laurent-Salomon Juneau, (August 9, 1793 – November 14, 1856) was a fur trader, land speculator and politician who helped found the city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was born in Repentigny, Quebec, Canada to François and (Marie-)Thérèse Galarneau Juneau. His cousin was Joseph Juneau, who founded the city of Juneau, Alaska.
Somewhere Else: Childhood Reminiscence
Memoirs & Biography (Academic), by Ellyn KaschakMemories of a Jewish girlhood in the 1950's of New York. This work will touch you. Beautifully written. A combination of psychology, gender and memoir by one of the premier practitioners of this genre.
The Book of Impressions
Memoirs & Biography (Academic), by Havelock EllisFor many years I have been accustomed to make notes on random leaves of the things in Life and Thought which have chanced to strike my attention. Such records of personal reaction to the outer and inner world have been helpful to my work, and so had their uses. But as one grows older the possibilities of these uses become more limited. One realises in the Autumn that leaves no longer have a...
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