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Biographies and autobiographies
This collections includes memoirs, reminiscences, biographies, and autobiographies
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Hugh MacDiarmid (Christopher Murray Grieve) and the Scottish Renaissance
W. & R. Chambers Ltd
1964
An introduction to MacDiarmid's life and battles; his poetry and politics; his philosophy and ideas. With an extensive bibliography.
Prophet in plimsoles: an account of the life of Colonel Ronald B. Campbell
Edina Press
1978
A biography of a distinguished soldier who became a pioneering boys' club leader and physical educationalist.
The third man: the life and times of William Murdoch 1754-1839 : the inventor of gas lighting
Andre Deutsch
1992
A biography of William Murdoch who worked for William Boulton and James Watt and invented gaslighting.
The life of Ferdinand Magellan and the first circumnavigation of the globe 1480-1521
George Philip & Son
1890
An account of the life of the great circumnavigator. From the library of the noted cartographer John George Bartholomew.
Memories of enjoyment
Kerryman Limited
1946
A collection of essays and reminiscences by the Irish writer, journalist, and politician.
The man who was Sherlock Holmes
John Murray
1964
An assessment of those elements of Doyle's character which justify the closest personal association of him with Holmes.
Hereward
Alan Sutton Publishing Limited
1996
A study of the Saxon thane who led a resistance campaign against the Norman invader.
Montague Summers: a memoir
Cecil & Amelia Woolf
1965
A biography of the English clergyman who published many works on the English drama of the Stuart Restoration, and on witchcraft, demonology, and the occult. Number 740 of a limited edition of 750.
Lives of the brothers Humboldt, Alexander and William
Ingram, Cooke, & Co.
1852
Biographies of the two famous German scientists. From the library of noted cartographer John Bartholomew with loosely inserted invoice.
Conan Doyle: the man who created Sherlock Holmes
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
2007
A biography of Doyle drawing on newly re-discovered archival material.
Scottish eccentrics
George Routledge & Sons, Ltd.
1936
Ten full-length studies of outstanding Scottish eccentrics.
The company I've kept
Hutchinson
1966
A collection of closely related essays, principally about people.
The life of Raymond Chandler
Jonathan Cape
1976
A biography of the creator of Philip Marlowe.
Lucky poet: a self-study in literature and political ideas : being the autobiography of Hugh MacDiarmid (Christopher Murray Grieve)
Methuen & Co. Ltd.
1943
A first state copy with the libellous comment on page 172 alleging that Edgell Rickword had been a member of the 'Black and Tans' which forced the publishers to recall all unsold copies and insert a revised text.
Hugh MacDiarmid
Published for the British Council by Longman Group Ltd
1976
An introduction to the life and work of MacDiarmid.
Adam Smith: the biographical approach: being the thirtieth lecture on the David Murray Foundation in the University of Glasgow delivered on 3rd March 1969
University of Glasgow
1969
The thirtieth David Murray lecture which discusses the famous Scottish economist.
Essays and recollections
Talbot Press Limited
1944
A collection of essays and reminiscences by the Irish poet and editor of The Dublin Magazine.
Jeeves: a gentleman's personal gentleman
MacDonald and Jane's
1979
A biography of Reginald Jeeves.
P.G. Wodehouse: man and myth
Constable
1992
A biography of Wodehouse revealing the personality behind the myth he created for himself.
My uncle George: the respectful recollections of a backslider in a Highland manse
George Outram & Co., Limited
1954
A compilation of newspaper articles about the Reverend George Mackay of Fearn in Ross-shire.
The real Admirable Crichton: Sir Thomas Urquhart's hero
Michael Russell
1995
The life and works of two inter-connected Scottish eccentrics.
The strange story of Dr. James Barry: army surgeon, Inspector-General of Hospitals, discovered on death to be a woman
Longmans, Green and Co
1958
An account of Dr James Barry, who was probably the first woman to qualify as a doctor and practice as surgeon.
Macadam: the McAdam family and the turnpike roads 1798-1861
Heinemann
1980
A biography of J. L. McAdam and descendants who were the driving forces behind the construction of turnpike roads.
