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Name	Memoirs
Description	Record, memory, experience, account, apology, or history about one’s own life or another’s. Works in this category are often derived from the genre designation on the title page.

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ID	Title	Author	Firms (City)	Date	Edition
16032	The Happy Family or Memoirs of Mr. & Mrs. Norton. Intended to Shew the Delightful Effects of Filial Obedience.	Kilner , Mary Ann		1799
19606	The invisible monitor; or, Memoirs of the D'Alvara family. By Mrs. Shephard.	Shephard , Mrs.	Conrad Seyfert (Philadelphia)	1816
16062	The Journals of Madam Knight, and Rev. Mr. Buckingham. From the Original Manuscripts, Written in 1704 & 1710.	Knight , Sarah Kemble Buckingham , Thomas	Wilder & Campbell (New York)	1825
6443	The last dying speeches, &c. of those inhuman murderers, Mary Knott, for the murder of a French emigrant nobleman, ... Richard Ludman, for the murder of George Hebner, ... and Eleanor Hughes who were executed this morning. With a copy of a letter sent by Richard Ludman, to his parents, the night before his execution.	Knott , Mary	s.n. [sine nomine]	1796
3374	The last dying words and confession of Elizabeth Johnson, who was executed at Tyburn near York, on Saturday the 23d of August 1800, for uttering a forged pound note, purporting to be drawn by the Governor of the Company of the Bank of England; also, for uttering two counterfeit half-guineas, and also for having in her possession other forged notes, counterfeit half-guineas, and seven shilling pieces.	Johnson , Elizabeth	Samuel Tupman [Long Row] (Nottingham)	1800
1537	The last speech, confession and dying words of Agnes White, who was executed at Glasgow on Wednesday the 22d of May 1793, and her body given to the doctor to be dissected, for the murder of her own child of five months old.	White , Agnes		1793
6647	The life and memoirs of the late Miss Ann Catley, the celebrated actress: with biographical sketches of Sir Francis Blake Delaval, and the Hon. Isabella Pawlet, Daughter to the Earl of Thanet. By Miss Ambross.	Ambross , Miss	John Bird (Cardiff)	1789
12966	The life and surprising adventures of Mary Ann Talbot, in the name of John Taylor, a natural daughter of the late Earl Talbot; Comprehending an Account of her extraordinary Adventures in the Character of Foot-Boy, Drummer, Cabin-Boy, and Sailor. Also of her many very narrow Escapes in different Engagements, while in the Land and Sea Services, and of the Hardships which she suffered while under cure of the Wounds received in the Engagement under Lord Howe, June 1, 1794, &c. &c. &c. Related by herself.	Talbot , Mary Ann	Ralph Smith Kirby (London)	1809
21159	The life of Abel Burke, who died in Philadelphia, January 27th 1817. Containing an account of his conversion, call to the ministry, and of his journeys, and labours of love, in preaching the Gospel freely, in obedience to Bishop Jesus, the Son of God. Written by himself. To which is added, an account of his patient sufferings in his last afflictions, and of his truly happy and triumphant death.	Burke , Abel Johnson , Ann	Frederic Plummer (Philadelphia)	1818
2650	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 Confidante and Favorite of the Queen of France; Some further 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	Patrick Wogan [23 Old Bridge] (Dublin) James Moore [Dublin] (Dublin) Patrick Byrne I [Grafton Street] (Dublin) John Rice [2 College Green] (Dublin)	1792
5055	The life of Lady Guion, written by herself in French, now abridged, and translated into English, Exhibiting her eminent Piety, Charity, Meekness, 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, remarkable accounts of the lives of worthy persons, whose memories are dear to Lady Guion.	Guyon , Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte		1772
3640	The life of Mrs. Gooch. Written by herself. Dedicated to the public. In three volumes.	Gooch , Elizabeth Sarah Villa-Real		1792
4445	The life of Mrs. Robertson, (a tale of truth as well as of sorrow) who, though a grand-daughter of Charles II. has been reduced, by a Variety of Very Uncommon Events, From splendid Affluence to the greatest poverty. And, After Having Buried Nine Children, is Obliged, At the age of Sixty-Seven, To earn a scanty Maintenance for herself and two Orphan Grand-Children, By teaching Embroidery, Filligree, and the Art of making Artificial Flowers.	Robertson , Hannah		1791
4435	The life of Mrs. Robertson, grand-daughter of Charles II. Written by herself. A Tale of Truth as Well as of Sorrow.	Robertson , Hannah		1792
15038	The life of Petrarch. Collected from Memoires pour la vie de Petrarch, by Mrs. Dobson. In two volumes. The fourth edition, embellished with eight copper-plates, designed by Kirk, and engraved by Ridley.	Sade , Jacques-François-Paul-Aldonce de	Ann Vernor and Thomas Hood [Poultry] (London) John Cuthell [1811-1828] (London) Elizabeth Newbery (London) John Walker II [20 Paternoster Row] (London) William Otridge and Son (London) James Nunn (London) Richard Lea [Greek Street, Soho] (London)	1799	The Fourth Edition.
893	The Life of William Hutton: including a particular account of the Riots at Birmingham in 1791. To which is subjoined, the History of his Family; written by himself, and published by his Daughter, C. Hutton	Hutton , William	Robert Baldwin, Charles Cradock, and William Joy (London) Beilby and Knotts (Birmingham)	1816
14129	The life, voyages, and surprising adventures, of Mary Jane Meadows, a woman of uncommon talents, spirit and resolution, who, after experiencing a Series of extraordinary Changes in Life, from the highest Splendour and Affluence, to the most abject Distress and Poverty; at last shipped herself for India, in the unfortunate Grosvenor, and was cast away on the dreary Coast of Africa; where, after travelling through vast Deserts and the Kingdom of Caffraria in the most imminent danger, arrived on the borders of the South Sea, where she was again cast away upon an uninhabited Island, and lived intirely by herself for several Years. Written by her own hand.	Meadows , Mary Jane	Ann Lemoine (London)	1802
15732	The Man of Pleasure; or, Memoirs of Will M. Wilding, Written by Himself.	Unknown ,	Ann Lemoine (London)	1800
13596	The Man of Pleasure; or, Memoirs of Willm. Wilding, Esq. Written by Himself.	Unknown ,	Ann Lemoine (London)	1800
24807	The Man of Pleasure; or, Memoirs of Willm. Wilding, Esq. Written by Himself.	Unknown ,	Ann Lemoine (London)	1801
14003	The Memoirs of a Protestant, Condemned to the Galleys of France, For His Religion. Written by Himself. Comprehending an Account of the various Distresses he Suffered in Slavery; and his Constancy in Supporting almost every Cruelty that bigotted Zeal could inflict or Human Nature sustain; also a Description of the Galleys, and the Service in which they are employed. The Whole interspersed with Anecdotes relative to the General History of the Times, for a Period of Thirteen Years; during which the Author continued in Slavery, 'till he was at last set free, at the Intercession of the Court of Great Britain. In Two Volumes. Translated from the Original, just published at the Hague, by James Willington.	Marteilhe , Jean	Elizabeth Watts [m. Lynch in 1768] (Dublin)	1765
2373	The memoirs of Mrs. Catherine Jemmat, ... written by herself. ...	Jemmat , Catherine		1762
2364	The memoirs of Mrs. Catherine Jemmat, daughter of the late admiral Yeo of Plymouth. Written by herself. Second Edition	Jemmat , Catherine		1765
2384	The memoirs of Mrs. Catherine Jemmat, daughter of the late admiral Yeo of Plymouth. Written by herself. Second edition.	Jemmat , Catherine	s.n. [sine nomine]	1772	Second Edition.
2410	The memoirs of Mrs. Catherine Jemmat, daughter of the late Admiral Yeo, of Plymouth, written by herself. The Second Edition.	Jemmat , Catherine		1765	The Second Edition.

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