The Karen Apostle
Francis Mason
Published 1843
180 pages
Free biography books
A biography is the story of a real life, told by someone else. The best are built on letters, interviews and years in the archives, and they show you the person behind the public name. Their subjects are leaders, artists, scientists, athletes and figures history nearly forgot. This list shows the ones you can read in full for free.
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The Life and Work of Thomas Dudley
Augustine Jones
Published 1899
552 pages
Dictionary of National Biography
Leslie Stephen
1896 · 1899 edition
502 pages
Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology
Joseph Thomas
1870 · 1873 edition
826 pages
Life, Letters, and Works of Louis Agassiz
Jules Marcou
1895 · 1896 edition
344 pages
A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by Eminent Writers, English and Foreign
George Grove
1879 · 1880 edition
778 pages
The Life of John Kalb, Major-General in the Revolutionary Army
Friedrich Kapp
Published 1884
364 pages
A Critical Dictionary of English Literature and British and American Authors, Living and Deceased, from the Earliest Accounts to the Latter Half of the Nineteenth Century
Samuel Austin Allibone
1871 · 1891 edition
840 pages
Cornelius Nepos
Cornelius Nepos, Thomas Kerchever Arnold, E A. 1813-1891 Johnson, Ebenezer Alfred Johnson, Thomas Kerchever 1800-1853 Arnold, E. A. (Ebenezer Alfred) 1813-1 Johnson
1846 · 1878 edition
418 pages
A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Literature, Sects and Doctrines
William Smith
1877 · 1880 edition
940 pages
The Naturalist on the River Amazons
Henry Walter Bates
1873 · 1880 edition
176 pages
Theological Institutes
Richard Watson
Published 1831
458 pages
The Life of St. Columba, Founder of Hy
Saint Adamnan
Published 1857
606 pages
Our County and Its People
George Baker Anderson
Published 1899
942 pages
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
William Dwight Whitney
Published 1895
898 pages
The Century Cyclopedia of Names
Published 1899
1106 pages
Poetical Sketches of Scottish Life and Character
James E. Watt
Published 1880
176 pages
The Life of George Washington
Washington Irving
1885 · 1889 edition
474 pages
Lives of Twelve Good Men
John William Burgon
1888 · 1889 edition
552 pages
English Men of Letters
John Morley
Published 1880
626 pages
Hands Up; Or Twenty Years of Detective Life in the Mountains and on the Plains
General David J. Cook
Published 1882
364 pages
The Life, Letters and Writings of Charles Lamb
Charles Lamb
Published 1876
452 pages
Directory of Swiss Manufacturers and Producers
Schweizerische Zentrale für Handelsförderung
Published 1945
1194 pages
The Johns Hopkins University Studies in Historical and Political Science
Johns Hopkins University, Johns Hopkins University Dept of Hist, Johns Hopkins University. Dept. O
Published 1882
72 pages