Biography

22 books available

A narrative of a person’s life shaped for exemplary, didactic, or commemorative purposes. It selects and orders episodes to model conduct, authenticate authority, or frame miracles and teachings.

Jātaka Tales cover

Jātaka Tales

Anonymous • Indian

Records of the Grand Historian cover

Records of the Grand Historian

Sima Qian • East Asian

The Story of Sinuhe cover

The Story of Sinuhe

Anonymous • Egyptian

Kalpa Sutra cover

Kalpa Sutra

Bhadrabahu • Indian

Lalitavistara Sūtra cover

Lalitavistara Sūtra

Anonymous • Indian

Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra cover

Mahāparinirvāṇa Sūtra

Anonymous • Indian

The Secret History of the Mongols cover

The Secret History of the Mongols

Anonymous • East Asian

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Romulus

Plutarch • Greek

Theseus cover

Theseus

Plutarch • Greek

Buddhacarita cover

Buddhacarita

Ashvaghosha • Indian

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Lives of the 63 Illustrious Beings

Hemachandra • Indian

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The Birth Legend of Sargon

Anonymous • Mesopotamian

Kārnāmag-ī Ardashīr-ī Pābagān cover

Kārnāmag-ī Ardashīr-ī Pābagān

Anonymous • Persian

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The Life of Merlin

Geoffrey of Monmouth • Celtic

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Adi Purana

Jinasena • Indian

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Divyāvadāna

Anonymous • Indian

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Mahāvastu

Anonymous • Indian

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Dongmyeongwangpyeon

Yi Gyu-bo • East Asian

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Eiríksmál

Anonymous • Germanic

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Hákonarmál

Eyvindr Skaldaspillir • Germanic

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Krákumál

Anonymous • Germanic

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Nornagests þáttr

Anonymous • Germanic