British and Irish novelists

13 books

An Autobiography of Anthony TrollopeAnthony Trollope · 1883Anthony Trollope's 1883 autobiography, published after his death, recounts his education, his career with the Post Office, and his life as a novelist, along with chapters on novel writing, other English novelists, and literary criticism.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Biographical Notes on the Pseudonymous BellsCharlotte Brontë · 1857A biographical essay by Charlotte Brontë, published in 1857, explaining that Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell were pen names she and her sisters used, recounting their literary efforts, their path to publication, and correcting misattributions of their novels.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Emily BrontëA. Mary F. Robinson · 1883A nineteenth-century biography of novelist Emily Bronte, part of the Eminent Women Series. A. Mary F. Robinson traces Bronte's life from her family, childhood, and school days at Haworth through her poetry, the writing of Wuthering Heights, and her death.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Jane Austen, Her Life and Letters: A Family RecordWilliam Austen-Leigh · 1913A 1913 family biography of novelist Jane Austen, written by two of her descendants, tracing her life chronologically from 1775 to 1817. Drawing on family letters, documents, and traditions, it expands on an earlier memoir with newly available material.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

John LylyJohn Dover Wilson · 1905A 1905 critical study by John Dover Wilson examining the Elizabethan writer John Lyly, covering his life, the origins of euphuism, his role as author of the first English novel of manners, and his place in early English comedy.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Memories and AdventuresArthur Conan Doyle · 1924An illustrated 1924 autobiography by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, recounting his Edinburgh childhood, medical career, Arctic whaling voyages, creation of Sherlock Holmes, world travels, experiences in the Boer War and World War I, and interest in psychic research.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Memories and PortraitsRobert Louis Stevenson · 1887A collection of autobiographical essays and sketches by Robert Louis Stevenson, first published in 1887, recalling his childhood and youth in Scotland and offering portraits of family members, friends, and reflections on literature, talk, and romance.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimileDavid Christie Murray · 1908A 1908 autobiography by British journalist and novelist David Christie Murray, recounting his childhood in the Black Country, military service, journalism, war correspondence, and encounters with literary figures, with reproduced letters from George Meredith and Robert Louis Stevenson.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Journal of Sir Walter Scott From the Original Manuscript at AbbotsfordWalter Scott · 1890A two-volume 1890 edition of Sir Walter Scott's personal journal, kept from 1825 to 1832 and published here in full from the original manuscript at Abbotsford, with annotations by the editor and illustrations.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Journal to StellaJonathan Swift · 1766A collected edition of Jonathan Swift's letters to Esther Johnson, known as Stella, written during his stays in London. First published in 1766 and 1768, this edition includes an introduction and notes by George A. Aitken.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Letters of Jane Austen Selected from the compilation of her great nephew, Edward, Lord BradbourneJane Austen · 1892An 1892 edited collection of Jane Austen's personal letters, selected from Lord Brabourne's larger 1884 compilation, with a prefatory essay on her life, character, and everyday correspondence.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

The Making Of A Novelist An Experiment In AutobiographyDavid Christie Murray · 1890An 1890 autobiographical work in which novelist David Christie Murray recounts how he became a writer, tracing his early journalism career, struggles, and experiences with humor and self-deprecation in an informal, experimental style.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية

Things near & farArthur Machen · 1923A 1923 autobiographical work by Arthur Machen in which the author recounts memories of his childhood in Caerleon, Wales, his family history, and his early years as a writer, blending personal recollection with reflections on places, people, and the past.EN ES 中文 हिन्दी العربية