PDF Books in Personal Memoirs
The Road
by Jack LondonThe Road is more of an autobiographical work of Jack London, when he was a hobo. It is more of confessions of Jack during his tramp travel. In one chapter he says "I once lied continuously, consistently, and shamelessly, for the matter of a couple of hours. I don't want to apologize to her. Far be it from me. But I do want to explain. Unfortunat..
The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson
by Harriette WilsonHarriette Wilson might be among one of the eccentrics of 19th century London produced. Harriette glance immortalized many of the then key personalities including aristocrats, national heroes, poets and members of the beau monde. Her patrons includes many among the notable were Wellington and Lord Byron. This book is her autobiography written be ..
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
by Frederick DouglassThe Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is an autobiography of Frederick Douglass, who was a slave and went on to write the most influential literature that fueled the abolitionist movement of the 19th century. He did not his date of birth and lost his mother when he was 7 years old. The biography narrates the life of slaves, how they sh..
The Life of Olaudah Equiano
by Olaudah EquianoThe Life of Olaudah Equiano is an autobiography of an African slave who studied bible and succeeds in gaining his own freedom and eventual attainment of business glory. Written by the author himself, this book spans across three chapters describing his slave life, his voyage from Africa to the Americas and the journey from slavery to freedom, ..
The Story of My Life
by Helen KellerThe Story of My Life is an autobiography & written by Helen Keller, an American author whose permanent loss of vision and hearing at the age of two, was not a hurdle for her achievements as a Political activist and lecturer. Helen Keller was born as a normal child and was blessed to be the first daughter of the family. She met her ill-..
The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau
by Jean Jacques RousseauThe Confessions is an autobiography written by Jean Jacques Rousseau, a Genevan philosopher whose political philosophy has greatly influenced French revolution. The confessions is considered to be the first major work as an autobiography to be ever written, though previously written autobiographies were focused on religious experience rath..
My Bondage and My Freedom
by Frederick DouglassMy Bondage and My Freedom is the expansion of Frederick Douglass’s early autobiographic work Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. It is difficult to believe such orator was once slave during his early life. A statesman, writer and orator and an important figure of abolitionist movement, he was the first African-American to be nomin..
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
by Harriet A. JacobsIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl narrates the real life of Harriet Ann Jacobs, who has written this book when she was a slave. This horrific autobiography narrates the ruthless treatment undergone by female slaves. Being a female slave is more pathetic than being a male slave, as they had to undergo the sexual harassment and rape atte..