Memoirs of Benvenuto Cellini, a Florentine artist Memoirs of Benvenuto Cellini Benvenuto Cellini’s Memoirs (written c. 1558–1566, first published 1728) is one of the most vivid autobiographies of the Renaissance. Cellini, a Florentine goldsmith, sc…
Forty years of Paris It is a long and feverishly agitated period that Mr Lonerganps's volume covers; and although devoid of striking portraiture and description, it certainly helps us to a clearer understanding of French latter-day history. As t…
The Arabian prophet life of Mohammed from Chinese and Arabic sources Jielian Liu was a Chinese Muslim scholar (active around 1670–1724) who authored The Arabian Prophet, a biography of Prophet Muhammad written from both Chinese and Arabic sources. …
Survivors tales of famous crimes Survivors tales of famous crimes Walter Wood’s Survivors’ Tales of Famous Crimes (1916) is a public-domain anthology of firsthand accounts of notorious British criminal cases, blending vivid personal testimony with h…
Looking for luck: the life story of a rolling stone Looking for luck Looking for Luck is the vivid memoir of James Redfern, a restless miner and adventurer whose life unfolds across the goldfields of Australia, the perilous pearl fisheries, and the…
The story of Napoleon The story of Napoleon From introduction : There is no more marvelous story in human history than that of Napoleon I., Emperor of the French. His career is one long demonstration of the reality of the proverb, " Truth is s…
Rasputin and the Russian Revolution. Rasputin " Rasputin and the Russian Revolution" by Catherine Radziwill is a comprehensive and insightful exploration of the life and influence of Grigori Rasputin during one of the most tumultuous peri…
Talks with great workers Inspirationa real interviews with some famous millionaires in 1901 including the founder of Lipton company, and they illustrate the secret behind their accomplishments Nothing is more fascinating than the romance of reality…
The World of Picasso (1881–1973) The World of Picasso The World of Picasso is a richly illustrated volume from the Time‑Life Library of Art, first published in 1967 and later revised in the 1970s. Though sometimes listed “by Various,” the principal …
A study of greatness in men A study of Greatness in men What goes into the making of a great man?--Napoleon: a prodigy, without greatness.--Cromwell: was imperfect in greatness.--Washington: was impressive in greatness.--Lincoln: was simplest in gre…
Dead letters by Maurice Baring Dead letters by Maurice Baring Maurice Baring’s Dead Letters (1910) is a witty collection of fictional correspondence, blending history, myth, and literature into imaginative “letters” supposedly written by famous fi…
Caesar's character; or, In defense of the standard of mankind by William Waddell ( 1907) William Waddell’s Caesar’s Character; or, In Defense of the Standard of Mankind (1907) is less a conventional biography than a moral and psychological defe…
Prophets of Dissent: Essays on Maeterlinck, Strindberg, Nietzsche and Tolstoy The collocation of authors so widely at variance in their moral and artistic aims as are those as- sembled in this little book may be defended by the safe and simple argum…
The lives and opinions of eminent philosophers The lives and opinions of eminent philosophers is presented as a mixture of a short, humorous biography, with many personal habits and behaviours, and a well-elaborated description of their philosophi…
Napoleon the First; An Intimate Biography Napoleon OF books and memoirs about Napoleon there is no end, but there are comparatively few which give an unprejudiced picture of the man. For the most part, no judgment has been passed upon him but eithe…
Confessions; by Jean-Jacques Rousseau Jean-Jacques Rousseau Rousseau’s Confessions was controversial and sometimes suppresse. Its frank personal revelations, religious and political passages, and the messy publication history made complete, reliab…
History of New Zealand Yours Truly, Alfred Saunders Form the perfece : the author is the first settler in New Zealand As the first settler who landed from the first immigrant ship that entered Nelson Harbour, on the ist of February, 1842, and as …
Secret Memoirs of the Court of Berlin The book by Honore Gabriel Riqueti is a detailed account of the author's experiences and observations while serving at the court of Berlin. The book is presented in the form of letters, each providing insigh…
