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Biographies and autobiographies
This collections includes memoirs, reminiscences, biographies, and autobiographies
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Morris as I knew him
William Morris Society
1966
Reprinted from a 1936 collection of historical and practical essays on the Arts and Crafts.
Hornel: the life and work of Edward Atkinson Hornel
Atelier Books
1997
A guide to the life and work of the Scottish artist.
The life of Henry Drummond
Hodder and Stoughton
1899
A biography of the famous Scottish evangelist and advocate of theistic evolution.
W. G. Gillies: a very still life
Atelier Books
1991
A guide to the life and work of the Scottish artist.
Memoirs of Charles Dibdin the Younger
Society for Theatre Research
1956
Memoirs of the English dramatist, composer, writer and theatre proprietor.
Jean Cocteau: the man and the mirror
Victor Gollancz Ltd
1968
The first complete life of Jean Cocteau.
Greek Thomson
Edinburgh University Press
1995
A collection of contributions on arguably the greatest exponent of the Greek Revival.
Teller of tales: the life of Arthur Conan Doyle
Allen Lane
1999
A portrait of the man behind the Sherlock Holmes stories with an emphasis on his psychic crusade.
A study in Southsea: the unravelled life of Doctor Arthur Conan Doyle
Milestone Publications
1987
A detailed account of Doyle's life as a Southsea resident.
American daughter
Victor Gollancz Ltd
1946
The autobiographical story of a black girl growing up in the West and Middle West of America.
The great acceptance: the life story of F.N. Charrington
Hodder and Stoughton
1912
A biography of the heir to the Charrington brewery business, who renounced his inheritance to devote his life to the goals of the Temperance Movement.
James Currie: the entire stranger and Robert Burns
Oliver & Boyd
1963
A biography of Burns's first editor.
Tommy Spiers: the story of a boxing champion from Alloa
Clackmannan District Libraries
1986
A compilation of articles about Tommy Spiers which originally appeared in the Alloa Advertiser.
After hours with P.G. Wodehouse
Hutchinson
1991
Chronicles the author's own involvement with Wodehouse.
Wodehouse at work: a study of the books and characters of P.G. Wodehouse across nearly sixty years
Herbert Jenkins
1961
A critical survey of the works of Wodehouse and some nine or ten of his main characters.
Dr. David Livingstone: der Missionar und Reisende
J.F. Steintopf
1874
The life of the famous Scottish explorer, in German.
The search for Ernest Bramah
Creighton & Read
2007
A biography of the famous author who battled to conceal any personal information.
J.M. Barrie: glamour of twilight
Ramsay Head Press
1976
Focuses on the close connection between Barrie's character and his work.
MacDiarmid: an illustrated biography of Christopher Murray Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid)
Gordon Wright Publishing
1977
The life of MacDiarmid with numerous supporting photographs and illustrations
