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

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Displaying 251–275 of 313

ID Title Author Firms (City) Date Edition
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
11615 The life of Reginald Heber, D.D., Lord Bishop of Calcutta. : with selections from his correspondence, unpublished poems, and private papers, together with a journal of his tour in Norway, Sweden, Russia, Hungary, and Germany, and a history of the Cossaks. By his widow. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. Heber , Amelia
John Murray II [Albemarle] (London)
1830
15230 The life of Reginald Heber, D.D., Lord Bishop of Calcutta. : with selections from his correspondence, unpublished poems, and private papers, together with a journal of his tour in Norway, Sweden, Russia, Hungary, and Germany, and a history of the Cossaks. By his widow. In Two Volumes. Vol. II. Heber , Amelia
John Murray II [Albemarle] (London)
1830
13957 The Life of Richard Turpin, a Notorious Highwayman. Containing a Particular Account of His Adventures, From His Being First 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. Ann Lemoine (London)
1800
15723 The Life of Richard Turpin, a Notorious Highwayman. Containing a Particular Account of His Adventures, From His Being First 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. A new edition, with additions. Ann Lemoine (London)
John Roe [Houndsditch] (London)
1800 A new edition, with additions.
25436 The life of Sir Robert Cochran, prime minister to K. James III. of Scotland. Unknown ,
1735
25177 The life of Sir Robt. Cochran, prime-minister to King James III. of Scotland. Unknown ,
1734
25444 The life of Sir Robt. Cochran, prime-minister to King James III. of Scotland. The Second Edition, with several Amendments. Unknown ,
1734 The Second Edition, with several Amendments.
25985 The life of Sr. Isaac Newton. de Fontenelle , Bernard Le Bovier
Robert Walker [Temple Bar] (London)
Elizabeth Nutt [Royal Exchange] (London)
1729
13958 The Life of That King of Thieves Jonathan Wild. With Anecdotes of Joseph Blake, Alias Blue. Unknown ,
Ann Lemoine (London)
John Roe [Houndsditch] (London)
1799
1593 The life of the Marchioness de Pompadour. The fourth edition: revised and enlarged by the author of the first volume, with a continuation from 1757 to her death. Falques , Marianne-Agnès
Samuel Hooper [1763-1770] (London)
1766 The fourth edition.
25826 The life of the most Reverend Dr Cranmer, Some Time Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, Primate of all England, and Metropolitan; One of His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy-Council in the Reign of Henry Viii. Chairman of the Committee for Compiling the English Liturgy, and Martyr in the Reign of Queen Mary. The Whole including various remarkable Events in the History of the Reformation. Unknown ,
1751
22943 The Life of the Right Honourable and Right Reverend Dr. Henry Compton Late Lord Bishop of London. Salmon , Nathaniel
Abigail (Ann) Baldwin [Warwick Lane] (London)
1715?
7408 The life of Theodore Agrippa D'Aubigné, containing a succinct account of the most remarkable occurrences during the civil wars of France in the reigns of Charles IX. Henry III. Henry IV. and in the minority of Lewis XIII. Scott , Sarah
Edward and Charles Dilly (London)
1772
26104 The life of Tho. Neaves, the noted Street-Robber, Executed at Tyburn, on Friday the seventh of February, 1728-9. for Shop-Lifting. Captain of the Gang of Street-Robbers, executed at Tyburn in May last. A very Mackheath, and Political Plunderer; His private Villanies, publick Vices and Intriegues, with some Sodomitical Professors. The Canting Language in Perfection; and the Art of Sharping, Tricking, Biting and Filching, shew'd, as practis'd with the utmost Dexterity, both in the City, and at--- Unknown ,
Robert Walker [Temple Bar] (London)
Elizabeth Nutt [Royal Exchange] (London)
A. Smith (Cornhill)
1729
13962 The Life, Voyages, Surprising Incidents, and Sea Battles of the Famous Commodore Paul Jones, the American Corsair. In Which are contained a Variety of Important Facts, displaying the Revolution of Fortune that this Naval Adventurer underwent and The Interesting Life, Travels, Voyages and Daring Engagements, of that Celebrated and Justly Notorious Pirate, Paul Jones; containing numerous Anecdotes of Undaunted Courage, in the Prosecution of his Nefarious Undertakings. Unknown ,
Ann Lemoine (London)
1802
21380 The Lives of the most eminent English Poets; with Critical Observations on their Works. By Samuel Johnson, L. L. D. In three volumes. Johnson , Samuel
William Durell [Pearl Street] (New York)
1811
13450 The memoirs of Ninon de L'Enclos: with her letters to Monsr. de St. Evremond, and to the Marquis de Sevigne. Collected and translated from the French, by a lady. In two volumes. de l'Enclos , Ninon
James Dodsley (London)
John Wilkie (London)
Edward Johnston [Ludgate Street] (London)
1776
3158 The most remarkable passages in the life and spiritual experiences of Elizabeth Wast, A Young Woman, Sometime Mustress of the Trades Hospital in Edinburgh, Most particularly, her Spiritual Experiences in attending Sacramental Occasions, and Praying Societies. Extracted from her memoirs by the Revd. Mr. John Brown, Minister of the Gospel at Haddington. Wast , Elisabeth
1785
16705 The orphan queen, or Conversations on the history of Queen Esther. By a female teacher Burford , Miss
William Hyde (Portland)
Maine Sabbath School Depository
1836