Collection 41
Well-Educated Mind — Autobiographies
Self-examination as argument. How writers from Augustine to Gandhi accounted for their own lives and what they hoped we'd learn.
What does a life look like when the writer knows it will be read?
Level 1·Accessible
- Up from SlaveryBooker T. WashingtonComing soonUp from SlaveryBooker T. Washington
Level 2·Engagement
- The Book of Margery KempeMargery KempeComing soonThe Book of Margery KempeMargery Kempe
- The Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila by HerselfTeresa of ÁvilaComing soonThe Life of Saint Teresa of Ávila by HerselfTeresa of Ávila
- Grace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersJohn BunyanComing soonGrace Abounding to the Chief of SinnersJohn Bunyan
- The Narrative of the Captivity and RestorationMary RowlandsonComing soonThe Narrative of the Captivity and RestorationMary Rowlandson
- ConfessionsJean-Jacques RousseauComing soonConfessionsJean-Jacques Rousseau
- Incidents in the Life of a Slave GirlHarriet JacobsComing soonIncidents in the Life of a Slave GirlHarriet Jacobs
- Life and Times of Frederick DouglassFrederick DouglassComing soonLife and Times of Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass
- An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with TruthMohandas GandhiComing soonAn Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with TruthMohandas Gandhi
- The Autobiography of Alice B. ToklasGertrude SteinComing soonThe Autobiography of Alice B. ToklasGertrude Stein
Level 3·Advanced
- Meditations on First PhilosophyRené DescartesComing soonMeditations on First PhilosophyRené Descartes
- Ecce HomoFriedrich NietzscheComing soonEcce HomoFriedrich Nietzsche