Biography Stories

A dare turns into a crisis for a young boy.

This is how I felt in a rambling look over my life. Not a poem, not a story; just how I felt.

Albert Namatjira (1902–1959) was an Aboriginal painter from Central Australia. Widely considered one of the most notable Australian artists, he pioneered contemporary indigenous art. He was the first Aboriginal artist to become widely popular, and the first of his people to be given Australian citizenship rights, a mixed blessing. (See Wikipedia.) Time gets bent a little in this retelling.

"De Profundis" is a long, personal letter written by Oscar Wilde in 1897, during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol. The title means "from the depths" in Latin, reflecting the emotional and spiritual depth of the work.

A philosophical exploration of Shakespeare's genius and the nature of art, written during Hugo's exile.

It presents the life, career, and legacy of Charles Carleton Coffin, a prominent American journalist, Civil War correspondent, and author.

A collection of biographical and adventure sketches in which Powell tells the stories of famous explorers, adventurers, and soldiers of fortune.

This short but influential work is not fiction but a critical essay in which Starrett examines the life, career, and themes of a Welsh author.