A Japanese Boy / Shigemi Shiukichi

Title: A Japanese Boy 

Author: Shigemi Shiukichi

Subjects: Autobiography; Social 

If you want to learn about Japanese culture in the early 1900's this book is for you. It is written in beautiful language. It is about Japanese culture and more.

The Confessions of Saint Augustine / Saint Augustine

Title: The Confessions of Saint Augustine 

Author: Saint Augustine 

Translator: E. B. Pusey (Edward Bouverie)

Subjects: Religion; Autobiography

Confessions is generally considered the first Western autobiographical work. It is considered among the great masterpieces of western literature. The work outlines Saint Augustine's sinful youth and his conversion to Christianity. 

Sons and Lovers / D. H. Lawrence

Title: Sons and Lovers 
Author: David Herbert Lawrence 

Introduction: John Macy

Subjects: Autobiography; Classic; Fiction

It is regarded as a masterpiece by many critics and Lawrence's finest achievement. Sons and Lovers is a highly autobiographical and compelling portrayal of childhood, adolescence and the clash of generations.

Story of My Life / Helen Keller

Title: Story of My Life 

Author: Helen Keller 

Subjects: Autobiography

Helen Keller (1880-1968) was an American author, political activist, and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor degree. It is her autobiography detailing her early life, especially her experiences with Anne Sullivan (lifelong companion of Helen Keller) as a teacher, guide and friend. 

The Story of My Experiments with Truth / Mohandas K. Gandhi

Title: The Story of My Experiments with Truth

Author: Mohandas K. Gandhi 

Subjects: Autobiography

It is an autobiography of one of the most influential man on earth. Gandhi led India to independence and inspired movements for civil rights and freedom across the world. Nathuram Godse assassinated Gandhi on 30 January 1948. This is one of the must read autobiography. 

Little Women / Louisa May Alcott

Title: Little Women 

Author: Louisa May Alcott

Subjects: Autobiography; Classic; Fiction

The novel is based on the author and her three sisters's from childhood to womanhood. Scholars classify Little Women as an autobiographical or semi-autobiographical novel. Little Women has been read as a romance and as a quest, family drama that validates virtue over wealth, but also as a kind of escape.

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin / Benjamin Franklin

Title: Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin 

Author: Benjamin Franklin 

Editor: Frank Woodworth Pine 

Illustrator: E. Boyd Smith

Subjects: Autobiography; Classic

It has become one of the most famous and influential autobiography ever written. Editor F. W. Pine wrote that Franklin's biography provided the "most remarkable of all the remarkable histories of our self-made men" with Franklin as the greatest exemplar. Must read for autobiography readers. 

Walden / Henry David Thoreau

Title: Walden 

Author: Henry David Thoreau

Subjects: Autobiography; Philosophy; Social 

It is about simple living in natural surroundings. It is also a kind of personal declaration of independence by Thoreau. It is also a social experiment. Actually Thoreau hoped to gain a more objective understanding of society through personal introspection by living alone in Walden self dependently. Thoreau inspires.

Youth / Leo Tolstoy

Title: Youth 

Author: Leo Tolstoy 

Translator: C. J. Hogarth

Subjects: Autobiography; Classic; Fiction

Youth is the third in Leo Tolstoy's autobiographical trilogy, following Childhood and Boyhood. Its about emerging awareness of the world, himself and the people around. Again it is a must read including the first two volumes of the trilogy. 

Boyhood / Leo Tolstoy

Title: Boyhood 

Author: Leo Tolstoy

Translator: C.J. Hogarth

Subjects: Autobiography; Fiction; Classic

It is the second of Tolstoy's 3 autobiographical novels (Childhood, Boyhood, Youth). It is one of best recommended autobiographical book, including other two books. It is must read. 

Childhood / Leo Tolstoy

Title: Childhood 

Author: Leo Tolstoy

Translation: C.J. Hogarth

Subjects: Autobiography; Fiction; Children 

Childhood, Tolstoy's first novel(la) and the first of his 3 autobiographical novels (Childhood, Boyhood, Youth). Childhood is an exploration of the inner life of a young boy, Nikolenka. It is one of best recommended autobiographical book, including other two books.