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My Bondage and My Freedom
by Frederick DouglassMy Bondage and My Freedom is the expansion of Frederick Douglass’s early autobiographic work Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. It is difficult to believe such orator was once slave during his early life. A statesman, writer and orator and an important figure of abolitionist movement, he was the first African-American to be nomin..
Life of Abraham Lincoln
by Frank CrosbyLife of Abraham Lincoln is an attempt to portray the sixteenth US President, which is focused more on his relations with the country rather than his early life, though the beginning chapters narrated his boyhood life. The author of this book, Frank Crosby mentioned in the preface, that he has taken great effort in compiling this book and a..
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
by Harriet A. JacobsIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl narrates the real life of Harriet Ann Jacobs, who has written this book when she was a slave. This horrific autobiography narrates the ruthless treatment undergone by female slaves. Being a female slave is more pathetic than being a male slave, as they had to undergo the sexual harassment and rape atte..
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
by Giacomo CasanovaThe Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt is an autobiography of Giacomo Casanova, an Italian adventurer whose autobiography is considered one of the authentic works which reflects 18th century European life. His controversial life style relating him to affairs with women made him to be called “womanizer”. He wrote this autobiography during en..
The Confessions of St. Augustine
by Bishop of Hippo Saint AugustineThe Confessions is an autobiography of Bishop of Hippo Saint Augustine, a Christian theologian who influenced the Western Christianity and Western philosophy with his important works City of God and Confessions. In a true sense, this is not a complete autobiography of an individual, as this book was written by the author during his early 40s and..
Autobiography of a Yogi
by Paramahansa YoganandaAutobiography of a Yogi is written by Paramahansa Yogananda, an Indian yogi who introduced the Kriya Yoga to the western world with this book. This book contains the complete life incidents of Paramahansa Yogananda including his childhood life, finding his guru, encounters with spirituality, becoming monk, and transformation to teaching mediatio..
Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson
by RowlandsonNarrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson is a work of captivity narratives, which reflects the captive point of view of the horrific experiences of unwarranted life in the jungles. This book narrates the incident which took place during King Philip’s war, Mary (White) Rowlandson, a colonial woman was captured after an atta..
Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte
by Louis Antoine Fauvelet de BourrienneMemoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, is the biography of the French Revolutionary Napoleon Bonaparte, written as 4 books with chronologically categorized incidents from the year 1769 to 1821. There are already many books have been published on the illustrious name, under various titles of historical memoirs, secret memoirs, and other rhapsodies which ..