Name Biography
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A narrative, account, or anecdote about a specific individual.

Titles

Displaying 251–275 of 337

ID Title Author Firms (City) Date Edition
25346 The life and surprizing adventures of James Wyatt, born near Exeter, in Devonshire, in the year 1707. Containing, I. His entering himself Trumpeter on board the Revenge Privateer, Capt. James Wimble, May 29, 1741. II. An Account of their Cruize; and of his being taken Prisoner by the Spaniards; with his wonderful Deliverance from Death. III. The Manner of his escaping from the Spaniards, with Capt. Robert Winter and five others. IV. How they were drove by contrary Winds on the Coast of Barbary; where they were taken Prisoners by the Moors, and the Hardships they endur'd among the Insidels. With the Manner of his Deliverance, and his Arrival safe in England after various Vicissitudes of Fortune. Written by himself. Adorn'd with copper plates Wyatt , James
Eleazer Duncomb (London)
T. Taylor (London)
Elizabeth Cooke [Cook] (London)
1748
695 The Life and Times of Salvator Rosa. By Lady Morgan. In Two Volumes. Owenson , Sydney
Henry Colburn [New Burlington Street] (London)
1824
13955 The Life and Transactions of the Fortunate Sir Richard Whittington. Three Times Lord Mayor of London, 1397-1406-1419. Unknown ,
Ann Lemoine (London)
John Roe [Houndsditch] (London)
1804
13956 The Life and Trial of Richard Turpin, A Notorious Highwayman: Containing a Particular Account of His Adventures, from His Being First Put an Apprentice to a Butcher in Whitechapel, to His Execution at York for Horse-Stealing, to Which is Added, The Life of Sawney Beane, the Man Eater. Unknown ,
John Roe [Chiswell] (London)
Ann Lemoine (London)
1808
24905 The Life and Writings of Mrs. Harriet Newell. Revised by the Committee of Publication of the American Sunday School Union. Newell , Harriet
American Sunday School Union (Philadelphia)
1832
18891 The Life and Writings of Mrs. Harriet Newell. Revised by the Committee of Publication of the American Sunday School Union. Newell , Harriet
American Sunday School Union (Philadelphia)
1831
18890 The Life and Writings of Mrs. Harriet Newell. Revised by the Committee of Publication. Newell , Harriet
American Sunday School Union (Philadelphia)
American Sunday-School Union (Boston)
American Sunday School Union [147 Nassau Street] (New York)
American Sunday School Union (Louisville)
1831
24904 The Life and Writings of Mrs. Harriet Newell. Revised by the Committee of Publication. Newell , Harriet
American Sunday-School Union (Philadelphia)
1831
24906 The Life and Writings of Mrs. Harriet Newell. Revised Edition. Newell , Harriet
American Sunday School Union (Philadelphia)
1831 Revised Edition.
21259 The life of Andrew Jackson, major general in the service of the United States: comprising a history of the war in the South, from the commencement of the Creek campaign, to the termination of hostilities before New Orleans. Commenced by John Reid, brevet major, United States' Army.; Completed by John Henry Eaton. Reid , John
M. Carey and Son [126 Chestnut Street] (Philadelphia)
1817
20933 The Life of Bampfylde Moore Carew, sometime King of the Beggars; containing an accurate history of his travels, voyages, and adventures, from the time of his leaving school, and entering into the society of the Gipsies: also, a description of the origin, government, laws and customs of the Gipsies; the method of electing their king; and an account of the characters assumed by the author to practise his deceptions. Price , Thomas
Goadby , Mrs. Robert
William M'Carty (Philadelphia)
1813
390 The Life of Carlo, the Famous Dog of Drury-Lane Theatre Fenwick , Eliza
1804
21331 The life of Catherine Haldane. (Concluded). Haldane , James Alexander
Philadelphia Female Tract Society [South Second Street] (Philadelphia)
1816
21332 The life of Catherine Haldane. Written by her father, who was a minister of the Gospel. Haldane , James Alexander
Philadelphia Female Tract Society [South Second Street] (Philadelphia)
1816
25870 The life of Catherine Hayes. Giving a true and perfect account of her parantage, ... the pretended reasons and motives that induc'd her with Thomas Wood and Thomas Billings to murder her husband; ... To which is added, the lives of Thomas Wood and Thomas Billings. ... Unknown ,
1726
14779 The life of Cervantes: together with remarks on his writings, by Mr. De Florian. Translated from the French by William Wallbeck. Claris de Florian , Jean Pierre
1785
21499 The life of Eliza Cunningham. Newton , John
Philadelphia Female Tract Society [South Second Street] (Philadelphia)
1816
2646 The life of Jane de St. Remy de Valois, heretofore Countess de la Motte. Containing, a circumstantial and exact detail of the many extraordinary events which have attended this unfortunate Lady from her birth, and contributed to raise her to the dignity of confidant and favorite of the Queen of France. Some farther particulars relative to the mysterious transaction of the diamond necklace. Her trial, condemnation, and imprisonment in the Salpetriere; her almost miraculous escape from thence: with many curious and interesting particulars of her journey through several provinces of France, under different disguises. Also, an address to the National Assembly, supplicating a new trial. Written by herself. In two volumes. de Valois-Saint-Rémy , Jeanne
John Bew [Paternoster Row] (London)
1791
17688 The life of Lady Guion, written in French, by herself, now abridged, and translated into English. Exhibiting her eminent piety, charity, meekness, resignation, fortitude and stability; her labours, travels, sufferings and services, for the conversion of souls to God; and her great success, in some places, in that best of all employments on the earth. To which are added, accounts of the lives of worthy persons, whose memories were dear to Lady Guion. In two volumes. From an English edition, published at Bristol: with a few abridgments, etc. Guyon , Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte
1805 From an English edition, published at Bristol: with a few abridgments, etc.
23781 The life of Madam de Beaumount, a French lady; who lived in a cave in Wales above fourteen Years undiscovered, being forced to fly France for her Religion; and of the cruel Usage she had there. Also her lord's adventures in Muscovy, where he was a Prisoner some Years. With An Account of his returning to France, and her being discover'd by a Welsh Gentleman, who fetch'd her Lord to Wales: And of many strange Accidents which befel them, and their Daughter Belinda, who was stolen away from them; and of their Return to France in the Year 1718. By Mrs. Aubin. Aubin , Penelope
Elizabeth Bell (Cornhill)
John Darby II (London)
Arthur Bettesworth (London)
Francis Fayram (London)
John Pemberton (London)
John Hooke (London)
Charles Rivington I (London)
Francis Clay (London)
Jeremiah Battley (London)
Edward Symon (London)
1721
24210 The life of Madam de Beaumount, a French lady; who lived in a cave in Wales above fourteen years undiscovered, being forced to fly to France for her religion; and of the cruel Usage she had there. Also her lord's adventures in Muscovy, where he was a Prisoner some Years. With An Account of his returning to France, and her being discover'd by a Welsh Gentleman, who fetch'd her Lord to Wales: And of many strange Accidents which befel them, and their Daughter Belinda, who was stolen away from them; and of their Return to France in the Year 1718. The second edition. By Mrs. Aubin. Aubin , Penelope
John Darby II (London)
Arthur Bettesworth (London)
Francis Fayram (London)
John Osborn and Thomas Longman (London)
John Pemberton (London)
John Hooke (London)
Charles Rivington I (London)
Francis Clay (London)
Jeremiah Battley (London)
Edward Symon (London)
1728 The second edition
25312 The life of Martin Bellamy; with an account of all the several street robberies, burglaries, forgeries, and other crimes by him committed. Also the method practised by himself, and his companions, in the perpetration thereof. Necessary to be perus'd by all Persons, in order to prevent their being Robb'd for the future. Dictated by himself in Newgate, and Publish'd at his Request, for the Benefit of the Publick. Bellamy , Martin
1728
18409 The life of Mary Mordant. By an American lady. Marshall , Elizabeth
The Sunday and Adult School Union (Philadelphia)
1819
17483 The life of Mrs. Mary Fletcher, consort and relict of the Rev. John Fletcher, vicar of Madely, Salop. Compiled from her journal, and other authentic documents. By Henry Moore. Fletcher , Mary
Moore , Henry
Joshua Soule and Thomas Mason (New York)
1818
17484 The life of Mrs. Mary Fletcher, consort and relict of the Rev. John Fletcher, vicar of Madley, Salop. Compiled from her journal, and other interesting documents. By Henry Moore. In two volumes. Fletcher , Mary
Moore , Henry
Jonathan Pounder (Philadelphia)
1819