Archiv der Kategorie: Biographies (English)

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc

Publiziert am 7. Dezember 2017 von Jazzybee

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc – Mark Twain

A lengthy historical novel written because Joan of Arc was Clemens’ favorite historical character. He stated: “It means more to me than anything I have ever undertaken.” Clemens devoted twelve years to researching and writing this novel. Harper’s Magazine serialized it first in three monthly installments (April 1895-April 1896) without his name. He used the pseudonym Sieur Louis de Conte to prevent the work’s not being taken seriously under his own name, while the name of the translator, Jean Francois Alden, is referred to as a pun on John Alden. This edition contains many of the fine drawings that had appeared in the periodical. (From “A Centennial For Tom Sawyer”)

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Mark Twain – His Life and Work

Publiziert am 5. Dezember 2017 von Jazzybee

Mark Twain – His Life and Work – William Montgomery Clemens

There was something so purely American in the humor of Mark Twain, that his work soon made for him a place in native literature. As a representative of American life and character his name extended even beyond the confines of the continent of Europe, into all lands and among all peoples. In Paris one cannot purchase a Bible at the book stall, but one may find “Roughing It” at every corner. In Rome, “The Innocents Abroad” is one of the staples in the book marts. In Hongkong you will find Mark Twain. Everywhere they read him. The career of Mark Twain is a romance. His life is a curious … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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An Autobiography: The Story of My Life and Work

Publiziert am 24. November 2017 von Jazzybee

An Autobiography: The Story of My Life and Work – Booker T. Washington

Mr. Washington, more than any other writer or lecturer, has solved the “race problem.” The historical value of the book, and its uplifting influence give ”The Story Of My Life And Work” a prominent place in modern literature. It is a volume for the family library along with the Life of Franklin, Emerson’s Essays and the great autobiographies. There is no greaterstimulus for self-help, for Mr. Washington forged his way to the front by his own efforts.

An Autobiography: The Story of My Life and Work

An Autobiography: The Story of My Life and Work

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An Autobiography: The Story of My Life and Work.

ISBN: 9783849674748.

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The Life Of George Washington Volume 1

Publiziert am 24. November 2017 von Jazzybee

The Life Of George Washington Volume 1 – Washington Irving

“The Life Of George Washington” is a monumental work on the life of one of the most famous American presidents. Originally published in five volumes between 1853 and 1859, it is a treasure chest of information on Washington and the Civil War. This work is presumeably the most intimate and fascinating biography of a man who worked his way from an Army commander to the first President of the United States. This is volume one out of five.

The Life Of George Washington, Vol. 1

The Life Of George Washington, Vol. 1

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The Life Of George Washington Volume 1.

ISBN: 9783849674731.

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The Mystery Of Mary Stuart

Publiziert am 11. November 2017 von Jazzybee

The Mystery Of Mary Stuart – Andrew Lang

Mr. Lang does not claim to have said the lastword in the tragedy of Mary Stuart. She and Marie Antoinette will probably continue to furnish “copy” for ages to come. As long as the “copy’ is given to us in the manner of this book it will continue to be welcome. Pictures of the dramatis persona; of the Mystery give a brilliant impression of the ethics of the period following the Reformation in Scotland. The examination of much new material and the careful investigation of all documents bearing on the case add historic value to the book. Mr. Lang forms no conclusions; the “Mystery” is not unveiled, but the fascinating Queen stands … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Doctrinal Treatises

Publiziert am 9. November 2017 von Jazzybee

The Doctrinal Treatises – St. Augustine of Hippo

The most weighty of the doctrinal treatises is that on the Holy Trinity. The Latin original (De Trinitate contra Arianos libri quindecim), is contained in the 8th volume of the Benedictine edition. It is the most elaborate, and probably also the ablest and profoundest patristic discussion of this central doctrine of the Christian religion, unless we except the Orations against the Arians, by Athanasius, “the Father of Orthodoxy,” who devoted his life to the defense of the Divinity of Christ. Augustine, owing to his defective knowledge of Greek, wrote his work independently of the previous treatises of the Eastern Church on that subject. He bestowed more time and care upon it than … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Essential Writings

Publiziert am 3. November 2017 von Jazzybee

The Essential Writings – Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass was born in 1817 and lived for ten years as a slave upon a Maryland plantation. Then he was bought by a Baltimore shipbuilder. He learned to read, and, being attracted by “The Lady of the Lake,” when he escaped in 1838 and went disguised as a sailor to New Bedford, Mass., he adopted the name Douglas (spelling it with two s’s, however). He lived for several years in New Bedford, being assisted by Garrison in his efforts for an education. In 1841, at an anti-slavery convention in Nantucket, he exhibited such intelligence, and showed himself the possessor of such a remarkable voice, that he was made the agent of the Massachusetts … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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The Personal Memoirs Of William T. Sherman

Publiziert am 11. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

The Personal Memoirs Of William T. Sherman

William Tecumseh Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. He served as a General in the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861-65), for which he received recognition for his outstanding command of military strategy as well as criticism for the harshness of the “scorched earth” policies that he implemented in conducting total war against the Confederate States. These are not only his complete memoirs, but also a perfect narrative and a thrilling account of the Civil War Years.

The Personal Memoirs Of William T. Sherman

The Personal Memoirs Of William T. Sherman

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The Personal Memoirs Of William T. Sherman.

ISBN: 9783849676100.

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Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin

Publiziert am 10. Oktober 2017 von Jazzybee

Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin – Robert Louis Stevenson

Fleeming Jenkin, noted for his work in engineering and applied electricity, was one of R. L. S.’s closest friends in his early days. When Jenkin, then thirty-five, became Professor of Engineering in Edinburgh University, Stevenson, much against all his inclinations, was professedly studying to qualify himself for his father’s calling. The Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin, which Stevenson wrote on his friend’s death in 1885, was undertaken at Bournemouth with the assistance of Mrs. Jenkin. It is the only biographical work which Stevenson completed, and rather curiously is said to be the book which his wife thought the most successful of his writings.

Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin

Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin

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William Shakespeare

Publiziert am 11. September 2017 von Jazzybee

William Shakespeare – Victor Hugo

In the spring of 1864 appeared Hugo’s book entitled “William Shakespeare”—a book, that throws more light on the greatest genius of his own century than on the greatest genius of the age of Shakespeare. And in good sooth the light it throws on the latter is scarcely blinding. But it shows what Victor Hugo himself had come to regard as the poet’s mission. The poet, as he tells us, “for a truth, is a priest. There is but one pontiff here below,—genius.” Whereupon, if we ask by what signs we are to recognise our spiritual pastors and masters, we are told that they are “the men who represent the total sum of the absolute realisable … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

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