Biography

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

Titles

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ID Title Author Firms (City) Date Edition
191 Little Henry and His Bearer Sherwood , Mary Martha
 1814
40 Lives and Voyages of Drake, Cavendish, and Dampier: including an introductory view of the earlier discoveries in the South Sea, and the history of the buccaneers with portraits engraved by Horsburgh Johnstone , Christian Isobel
 Thomas Oliver and George Boyd [High Street] (Edinburgh)
Simpkin, Marshall and Co. (London)
William Jackson [Bryanstone Street] (London)
1831
13968 Lives of Most Remarkable Female Robbers; The German Princess, a Robber & Impostor. Moll Cut-Purse, a Pickpocket & Highwaywoman. Mary Read [and] Anne Bonny, Pirates. Nan Hereford, a Cheat & Impostor. Unknown ,
Ann Lemoine (London)
1801
13594 Lives of the most remarkable Female Robbers. The German Princess, a Robber & Impostor. Moll Cut-Purse, a Pickpocket & Highwaywoman. Mary Read, Anne Bonny, Pirates. Nan Hereford, a Cheat & Impostor. Written by Captain C. Johnson. Author of Lives of the Highwaymen, &c. Johnson , Charles
 Ann Lemoine (London)
1801
151 Lives of Vasco Nunez de Balboa and Francisco Pizarro Quintana , Manuel José
 William Blackwood [Princes Street] (Edinburgh)
Thomas Cadell Jun. (London)
1832
22924 Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots: being the secret history of her life, and the real causes of all her misfortunes. Containing a relation of many particular transactions in her reign; never yet published in any collection. Translated from the French, by Mrs. Eliza Haywood. Haywood , Eliza
 Daniel Browne II (London)
James Woodman and David Lyon (London)
1725
26142 Memoirs and Letters of Capt. Sir William Hoste, BART., R.N., K.C.B., K.M.T. In Two Volumes. Hoste , Harriet
 Richard Bentley (London)
1833
16271 Memoirs of Celebrated Women of All Countries. By Madame Junot. With Portraits by the Most Eminent Masters. Abrantès , Laure Junot
 Edward Churton (London)
1834
522 Memoirs of Mrs. Crouch. Including a Retrospect of the Stage, during the Years she Performed. By M. J. Young. Young , Mary Julia
 James Asperne (London)
1806
24911 Memoirs of Napoleon, his Court and Family. By the Duchess d'Abrantes, (Madame Junot). In Two Volumes. With Sixteen Plates. Abrantès , Laure Junot
 Richard Bentley (London)
1836
17354 Memoirs of Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Esq. Begun by himself and concluded by his daughter, Maria Edgeworth. Two volumes bound in one. Edgeworth , Richard Lovell
Edgeworth , Maria
 Wells and Lilly (Boston)
1821
13459 Memoirs of the late Mrs. Mary Gilbert, with some account of Mr. Francis Gilbert, (her husband,) Second Son of the Honourable Nathaniel Gilbert, of Antigua. In a letter to the Rev. Mr. Benson. By Henrietta F. Gilbert. Gilbert , Henrietta
 1817
25122 Memoirs of the life and times, of Sir Thomas Deveil, Knight, one of His Majesty's justices of the peace, For the Counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surry and Hertfordshire, the City and Liberty of Westminster, the Tower of London, and the Liberties thereof, &c. Unknown ,
1748
13858 Memoirs of the Life of Catherine Phillips: to which are added some of her Epistles. Phillips , Catherine
 James Phillips and Son (London)
1797
25006 Memoirs of the life of Mrs. A--a W--t. Shewing, I. The unkind Usage she receiv'd from an only Brother. II. The Cause of her coming to London. III. The Manner in which she was seduc'd from the Inn, to a House of ill Fame. IV. How she was there male-treated, debauch'd, and confin'd for the Space of two Years. V. Her Behaviour and Treatment there till the Time of her Deliverance, and how dispos'd of since. Unknown ,
1750
15425 Memoirs of the life of Nicholas Poussin. By Maria Graham, author of Journal of a Tour in India, &c. &c. Graham , Maria
 Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown (London)
Archibald Constable and Co. [High Street] (Edinburgh)
1820
13860 Memoirs of the Life of the Late Mrs. Catharine Cappe. Written by herself. Second edition. Cappe , Catharine
 Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown (London)
1823 Second edition.
13830 Memoirs of the Margravine of Anspach. Written by herself. In two volumes. Craven , Elizabeth
 Henry Colburn [New Burlington Street] (London)
1826
17520 Miscellaneous writings of Ruby Foster, who died in Andover, Mass. August 5th, 1812, in the 21st year of her age. Selected from her diary, other private papers, and letters to her friends. Foster , Ruby
Foster , Sally
 1813
6141 Miss Mary Blandy's own account of the affair between her and Mr. Cranstoun, from the commencement of their acquaintance, in the year, 1746. To the death of her father, in August 1751. With all the Circumstances leading to that unhappy Event. To which is added, an appendix. Containing copies of some original letters now in Possession of the Editor. Together with an exact Relation of her Behaviour, whilst under Sentence; and a Copy of the Declaration signed by herself, in the Presence of two Clergymen, two Days before her Execution. Published at her dying Request. Blandy , Mary
 Andrew Millar (London)
1752
6195 Miss Mary Blandy's own account of the affair between her and Mr. Cranstoun, from the commencement of their acquaintance; in the year 1746. To the death of her father, in August 1751. With all the circumstances leading to that unhappy event. To which is added, an appendix, containing copies of some original letters now in possession of the editor. Together with an exact relation of her behaviour, whilst under sentence; and a copy of the declaration signed by herself, in the presence of two clergymen, two days before her execution. Published at her dying request. Blandy , Mary
 Andrew Millar (London)
1752
6365 Miss Mary Blandy's own account of the affair between her and Mr. Cranstoun, from the commencement of their acquaintance; in the year 1746. To the death of her father, in August 1751. With all the circumstances leading to that unhappy event. To which is added, an appendix, containing copies of some original letters now in possession of the editor. Together with an exact relation of her behaviour, whilst under sentence; and a copy of the declaration signed by herself, in the presence of two clergymen, two days before her execution. Published at her dying request. Blandy , Mary
 Andrew Millar (London)
1752
6447 Miss Mary Blandy's own account of the affair between her and Mr. Cranstoun, from the commencement of their acquaintance; in the year 1746. To the death of her father, in August 1751. With all the circumstances leading to that unhappy event. To which is added, an appendix, containing copies of some original letters now in possession of the editor. Together with an exact relation of her behaviour, whilst under sentence; and a copy of the declaration signed by herself, in the presence of two clergymen, two days before her execution. Pubished at her dying request. Blandy , Mary
 Andrew Millar (London)
1752
349 On the Prayers for the Fast Day, May, 1804 Southcott , Joanna
 1804
13048 Original Fables. By a Lady. Dedicated to Her Royal Highness the Princess Charlotte of Wales. Embellished with fifty-four elegant engravings on wood. Hutchinson , Miss A. A.
 Benjamin Crosby and Co. (London)
1810

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