Biography & Memoir

6 works

6 works of Biography & Memoir in the Western literary canon — ranked by Gröblé, with difficulty, length, and influence at a glance.

Biography & Memoir, Ranked

According to Groblé

  1. 41Confessions~398Augustine of HippoModerate·Medium·296 pagesInfluence91Popularity37Ancient RomeBiography & MemoirLatin
  2. 48Confessions1782Jean-Jacques RousseauModerate·Epic·606 pagesInfluence70Popularity38EnlightenmentBiography & MemoirFrench
  3. 103The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin1791Benjamin FranklinBreezy·Medium·351 pagesInfluence48Popularity56EnlightenmentBiography & MemoirEnglish
  4. 111Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass1845Frederick DouglassBreezy·Quick·176 pagesInfluence48Popularity56RomanticismBiography & MemoirEnglish
  5. 141Plutarch's Lives~110PlutarchModerate·Long·483 pagesInfluence36Popularity28Ancient GreeceBiography & MemoirAncient Greek
  6. 164Personal Memoirs1885Ulysses S. GrantBreezy·Epic·674 pagesInfluence1Popularity24The Age of the NovelBiography & MemoirEnglish