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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
This book is an autobiographical account by runaway slave Frederick Douglass that chronicles his experiences with his owners and overseers and discusses how slavery affected both slaves and slaveholders.
My Bondage and My Freedom
My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass explores douglass, frederick, 1818-1895, maryland, history, abolitionists.
Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
In February 1676, during King Philip's War, the frontier village of Lancaster, Massachusetts, was attacked by a party of Nipmuck Indians and completely destroyed.
The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau — Complete
Je forme une entreprise qui n'eut jamais d'exemple, et dont l'execution n'aura point d'imitateur.
John Barleycorn
It all came to me one election day. It was on a warm California afternoon, and I had ridden down into the Valley of the Moon from the ranch to the little village to vote Yes and No to a host of proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of…
Anarchism and Other Essays
"Anarchism asserts the possibility of an organization without discipline, fear, or punishment, and without the pressure of poverty: a new social organism which will make an end to the terrible struggle for the means of existence,--the savage struggle which…
The People of the Abyss
Book of Jack London about life in the East End of London in 1902. He wrote the experiences of living in the East End for months, staying in workhouses or sleeping on the streets. The conditions he experienced and wrote would be the same as would have…
Adventures in Friendship
Adventures in Friendship by David Grayson explores social life and customs, biography, american authors.
The Road
The Road by Jack London explores american authors, biography, classic literature.
My Literary Passions
My Literary Passions by William Dean Howells explores literature, history and criticism, howells, william dean, 1837-1920.
Adventures in Contentment
Adventures in Contentment by David Grayson explores american authors, biography, classic literature.
Note-Book of Anton Chekhov
Contains Chekhov's diary from 1896, the text of his notebooks from the years 1892 to 1904 that contain ideas for future works and quotations that he liked, and a collection of themes, thoughts, notes, and fragments.
My Mark Twain (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance)
My Mark Twain (from Literary Friends and Acquaintance) by William Dean Howells explores american authors, biography, criticism and interpretation.
Biographical Stories (From: "True Stories of History and Biography")
From the book:When Edward Temple was about eight or nine years old he was afflicted with a disorder of the eyes.
A Young Girl's Diary
From the book:THE best preface to this journal written by a young girl belonging to the upper middle class is a letter by Sigmund Freud dated April 27, 1915, a letter wherein the distinguished Viennese psychologist testifies to the permanent value of the…
A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences of Laura S. Haviland
Autobiography of a leader of anti-slavery activities in Michigan. She helped found the “Logan Female Anti-Slavery Society” in 1832, and founded the “Raisin Institute” in Lenawee County in 1837, which brought together African American and white children for…
Bacon
Bacon by Richard William Church explores biography, english men of letters, history.
Autobiography of Mother Jones
" A forceful and picturesque figure in the American labor movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Mother Jones was a born crusader.
Years of My Youth
William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was possibly Ohio’s greatest literary figure.
Sketches and Studies
Sketches and Studies by Nathaniel Hawthorne explores classic literature, american literature.
Abraham Lincoln, Volume I
Abraham Lincoln, Volume I by John Torrey Morse explores politics and government, presidents, biography.
Mark Twain's Letters — Complete (1853-1910)
Mark Twain's Letters — Complete (1853-1910) by Mark Twain and Albert Bigelow Paine explores correspondence, american authors, journalists.
Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497
Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Milan, 1475-1497 by Ady, Julia Mary Cartwright explores renaissance, nobility, history.
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin by John Torrey Morse explores biography, statesmen, franklin, benjamin, 1706-1790.