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34 titles tagged Autobiography. Practice typing with real literature — not random drills.
A Yankee in the Trenches
Robert Derby Holmes
An American describes his experiences in the British Army in the First World War.
You Can’t Win
Jack Black
Jack Black’s autobiographical account of life “on the road” as a professional thief and hobo during the late 19th century and early 20th century.
Yashka
Maria Bochkareva
A Russian peasant leaves exile in Siberia to fight for her country in World War I.
Pointed Roofs
Dorothy M. Richardson
Seventeen-year-old Miriam Henderson is sent to Germany to teach English at a finishing school in Hanover.
Our Nig
Harriet E. Wilson
An autobiographical account of a young biracial girl abandoned by her parents and forced into servitude in the northern United States.
The Diary
Samuel Pepys
The diary of a man living in London in the 17th century.
Geronimo’s Story of His Life
Geronimo
The Apache war chief Geronimo recounts the story of his life.
The Story of My Life
Helen Keller
Helen Keller writes about her experiences as a deafblind child learning to communicate.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass describes his youth as a slave in Maryland and his desire to be a free man.
The Autobiography of an Idea
Louis H. Sullivan
Famed architect Louis H. Sullivan recounts his life and career.
My Reminiscences
Rabindranath Tagore
Autobiographical sketches from the Bengali writer, poet, and artist Rabindranath Tagore.
The Autobiography of Mark Twain
Mark Twain
A collection of reminiscences and reflections from the author’s experiences.
Memoirs of a Foxhunting Man
Siegfried Sassoon
A young boy comes of age in the idyllic English countryside just before the Great War tears Europe apart.
A Daughter of the Samurai
Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto
The autobiography of Etsu Sugimoto, a girl born into a samurai family in a time of great cultural changes.
“We”
Charles A. Lindbergh
Legendary aviator Charles Lindbergh gives an account of his early life, how he got into flying, and his famous transatlantic flight.
Father Henson’s Story of His Own Life
Josiah Henson
Josiah Henson’s autobiography recounts his life in slavery and his escape to freedom in Canada.
The Autobiography of Ma-Ka-Tai-Me-She-Kia-Kiak, or Black Hawk
Black Hawk
The autobiography of Black Hawk, the famous leader of the Native American Sauk tribe and central figure in the Black Hawk War of 1832.
The Story of My Experiments with Truth
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi relates his life experiences from his birth in Gujarat in 1869 through the Indian National Congress of 1915.
Up from Slavery
Booker T. Washington
The autobiography of Booker T. Washington, former slave and founder of the Tuskegee Institute.
Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom
William Craft
The authors escape from slavery by posing as a slaveowner and his slave.
The Enormous Room
E. E. Cummings
E. E. Cummings describes the experiences of his and his fellow inmates’ imprisonment during World War I.
Elizabeth and Her German Garden
Elizabeth von Arnim
The English wife of a German aristocrat recounts, through a series of diary entries, a year spent revitalizing the neglected garden of their estate.
Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands
Mary Seacole
A British Creole woman provides medical assistance during the Crimean War after her travels around Panama.
The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
The thirtieth president of the United States recounts his life story.
Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
One of the greatest generals of the United States tells the story of his life and details his key role in winning the Civil War.
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher
Charles Babbage
The eminent Victorian scientist and mathematician on his inventions, dreams and adventures.
The Education of Henry Adams
Henry Adams
A prominent and caustic historian reflects on the reasons that “the more he was educated, the less he understood,” and what he believes the future holds for American society.
Struggles and Triumphs
P. T. Barnum
The world’s greatest showman tells the story of his life.
Memoirs of a Revolutionist
Peter Kropotkin
A Russian revolutionary tells of his life from early childhood, his adventures as a geographer, and how he turned into an anarcho-communist.
An Autobiography
Theodore Roosevelt
The autobiography of American President Theodore Roosevelt.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin writes about his youth, adventures, and achievements.
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
Thomas De Quincey
A portrait of the life of a drug addict in Georgian-era London.
Twenty Years at Hull House
Jane Addams
Jane Addams’ autobiographical account of the founding and operation of Hull House, one of America’s most famous settlement homes.
The Autobiography of John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill
The autobiography of English philosopher John Stuart Mill.