Memoirs

Autumn Leaves, Original Pieces in Prose and Verse

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Anne Wales Abbot


The pieces gathered into this volume were, with two exceptions, written for the entertainment of a private circle, without any view to publi…

High altars; the battle-fields of France and Flanders as I saw them

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William Arthur Dunkerley


A first-hand account of World War I, with detailed descriptions of scenes from the front. - Summary by Victor Dorff

The Dread Apache: That Early-Day Scourge of the Southwest

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Merrill Pingree Freeman


Excerpt which contains the opinions and biographical accounts from the author: "A short time ago, idling through a collection of early-…

What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile

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John Hanning Speke


This volume by British explorer Captain John Hanning Speke contains accounts of his first two expeditions into East Africa in the 1850s. Vol…

Recuerdos de mi vida

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Santiago Ramón Y Cajal


De "paciencia rayana en la obstinación para el adueñamiento de los métodos histológicos; destreza y ma&ntil…

The Third Voyage of James Cook, Volume 1

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James Cook


Only months after his return from his mammoth Second Voyage, the Admiralty ordered Cook back to the Pacific, ostensibly to return Omai, a yo…

Anglo-American Memories

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George Washburn Smalley


“These Memories [1911] were written in the first instance for Americans and have appeared week by week each Sunday in the New York Tribune….…

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume 05

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Louis Antoine Fauvelet De Bourrienne


Memoirs written by Napoleon's private secretary, "a work based on years of intimate friendship and professional association." - S…

A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen's Captivity

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Ethan Allen


Ethan Allen's account of his military exploits and subsequent captivity, riven with drama, adventure and humor. - Summary by Steven Warner

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