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Books in the Biography genre:

The Children’s Plutarch (1910)

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Abridged and simplified biographies of famous Roman personages. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): F. J. Gould
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane

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The Second Post (1910)

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A further collection of letters. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): F. D. Bedford

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David Copperfield (1911)

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This autobiographical novel was considered by its author as his greatest work, and his readers over the last century and a half have agreed with him. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Charles Dickens
Illustrator(s): Frank Reynolds

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Tom Brown’s School Days (1911)

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One of the first English boarding school stories set at Rugby and written by an ‘old boy.’ The black and white illustrations are by Rhead, the color by Schoonover. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Thomas Hughes
Illustrator(s): Louis Rhead
Frank Schoonover

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The Book of Saints and Heroes (1912)

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A collection of biographies of saints and heroes. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Leonora Blanche Alleyne Lang
Illustrator(s): H. J. Ford

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Junior Classics Volume 7 (1912)

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Short accounts of courageous men and women from history for children from six to sixteen. Read for free online at HathiTrust.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Various

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New Chum (1912)

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The future poet laureate tells of his experiences as a new student aboard the training ship Conway. This edition includes additional material.

Author(s): John Masefield
Illustrator(s): Unknown

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King Albert’s Book (1914)

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Letters, poems, songs and pictures in sympathy for Belgium under the Teuton’s boot, this book served as a fundraiser for relief efforts. Read for free online at Internet Archive.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Walter Crane
Maxfield Parrish
Arthur Rackham
Et al

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The Golden Age (1915)

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Kenneth Grahame’s first collection of reminiscences of his childhood. This is the second set of illustrations. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Kenneth Grahame
Illustrator(s): R. J. Enraght-Moony

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The Makio 1915 (1915)

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The Ohio State University yearbook for 1915. Lois Lenski was the art editor and contributed many sketches. Read online at Hathitrust.... View More

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Lois Lenski

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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (1916)

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His own account of his life by one of the foremost founders of the United States. Read for free online at Project Gutenberg.

Author(s): Benjamin Franklin
Illustrator(s): E. Boyd Smith

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Robert Lawson's World War I Sketchbook (1918)

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During his deployment in France, Robert Lawson sketched the local scenery. More images are available online at freelibrary.... View More

Author(s): None
Illustrator(s): Robert Lawson

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Saint Joan of Arc (1919)

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This biography of the saint was originally published in Harper’s Magazine in 1904. It comprises the introductory essay and the final chapter of the author’s Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Mark Twain
Illustrator(s): Wilfred J. Jones
Howard Pyle

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The Steinway Collection of Paintings by American Artists (1919)

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Brief lives of the great composers accompanied by paintings. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): James Huneker
Illustrator(s): N. C. Wyeth
Et al

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The Black Buccaneer (1920)

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While guarding sheep on an island off the coast of Maine, Jeremy is kidnapped by pirates and taken to the West Indies. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Author(s): Stephen W. Meader
Illustrator(s): Stephen W. Meader

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My Bookhouse: The Latch Key (1920)

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Short biographies of the authors included in the set, along with some reference material and indexes. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Various
Illustrator(s): Maud Petersham
Miska Petersham
Et al

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Swatty: A Story of Real Boys (1920)

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A story of boyhood adventures along the Mississippi in Muscatine, Iowa. Read online at archive.org.

Author(s): Ellis Parker Butler
Illustrator(s): W. B. King
Frank Schoonover

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The Scottish Chiefs (1921)

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A historical novel about William Wallace and the Scots revolt against the English beginning in 1297. Read online at Hathitrust.

Author(s): Jane Porter
Illustrator(s): N. C. Wyeth

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Bannertail: The Story of a Gray Squirrel (1922)

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Animal biography of a gray squirrel. Read for free online at Internet Archive.

Author(s): Ernest Thompson Seton
Illustrator(s): Ernest Thompson Seton

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Daniel Boone: Wilderness Scout (1922)

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A biography of Daniel Boone who opened the Kentucky wilderness

Author(s): Stewart Edward White
Illustrator(s): James Daugherty

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