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Biografier giver dig adgang til ægte livsfortællinger og skæbner, der har sat deres præg på verden. Her finder du bøger om både nulevende og historiske personer - fra de magtfulde til de misforståede, fra kendte navne til hverdagens helte. Vores udvalg rummer inspirerende historier om mod, passion og vilje, hvor virkelighedens stemmer får plads. Uanset om du søger en biografi med indhold til samlingen, en rørende gave eller blot ønsker at læse om mennesker, der har ændret verden, er der masser at vælge imellem. Find din næste biografi hos WilliamDam.dk og oplev fortællinger, der berører og sætter sig fast.
George Smith's Life of William Carey (1885) offers a vivid account of the life and work of one of the nineteenth century's greatest pioneers of... Læs mere
This work is the record of Johnston's time spent in Beijing between 1919 and 1924, where he served as tutor to Aisin-Gioro Puyi, the last emperor of China. As a foreigner,... Læs mere
This 1914 biography of Sir Frederick Weld (1823–91) provides an example of a life devoted to the cause of the British Empire. Weld served as Premier of New Zealand, and Governor of Western Australia and of Tasmania, before being promoted to the Straits Settlements in Malaysia.
When the Indian Mutiny broke out, Mark Thornhill (1822–1900) was the magistrate of... Læs mere
In 1823, Lord Amherst was appointed Governor-general of Bengal, on the eve of the expensive and demoralising First Anglo-Burmese War, in which his... Læs mere
Reginald Heber (1783–1826), Bishop of Calcutta from 1823 to 1826, spent... Læs mere
Reginald Heber (1783–1826), Bishop of Calcutta from 1823 to 1826, spent... Læs mere
John Wilson (1804–1875) was a Christian missionary who spent most of his working life in India. First published in 1878,... Læs mere
The British colonial administrator Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere (1815–84) left his mark on both India and South Africa. In 1894, John Martineau (1834–1910) published this sympathetic two-volume biography, which traces Frere's rise to prominence and his fall from grace.
Mountstuart Elphinstone (1779–1859) was a British administrator in India whose career saw him posted to Afghanistan and Poona before becoming Governor of... Læs mere