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My Life as a 10-Year-Old Boy is an autobiography written by Nancy Cartwright.First published in September 2000 by Hyperion, it details Cartwright's career, particularly her experiences as the voice of Bart Simpson on The Simpsons and contains insights on the show, diary entries and anecdotes about her encounters with various guest stars.
The Life of P.T. Barnum, Written by Himself: 1855 Kit Carson: Memoirs: 1856 Harriet Jacobs: Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: 1861 John Henry Newman: Apologia Pro Vita Sua: 1864 Harriet Martineau: Harriet Martineau's Autobiography: 1887 Thomas Henry Huxley: Autobiography: 1890 Stendhal: The Life of Henry Brulard: 1890 Stendhal: Memoirs of ...
Memoirs of My Life and Writings (1796) is an account of the historian Edward Gibbon's life, compiled after his death by his friend Lord Sheffield from six fragmentary autobiographical works Gibbon wrote during his last years. Lord Sheffield's editing has been praised for its ingenuity and taste, but blamed for its unscholarly aggressiveness.
Grylls' autobiography details his life before his career as the host of Man vs. Wild, focusing on his childhood, growing up on the Isle of Wight, and other times in Grylls' early life. [6] [7] Mud, Sweat, and Tears was named one of the best autobiographies for children and teenagers to read by The Guardian. [8]
Boy: Tales of Childhood (1984) is an autobiography written by British writer Roald Dahl. [1] This book describes his life from early childhood until leaving school, focusing on living conditions in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s, the public school system at the time, and how his childhood experiences led him to writing children's books as a career.
In his heartbreaking and posthumous memoir, "When Breath Becomes Air", Kalanithi explores the big questions surrounding how the prospect of death can impact what makes life worth living.
"The Quadroons" is a short story written by American writer Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) and published in The Liberty Bell in 1842. The influential short story depicts the life and death of a mixed-race woman and her daughter in early nineteenth century America, a slave-owning society.
The film was made after Gorky's death in 1936. It takes into consideration that the autobiography was written by an adult and uses the children to help create “witness” which allows for the spectators to view the film with the Soviet interpretation.