Family Treasury of Great Biographies: Rembrandt Van Rijn-Hendrik Willem van Loon; The Immortal Lovers: Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning-Frances Winwar; The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin; The Great Physician: Sir William Osler-Edith Gittings Reid

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Rembrandt Van Rijn by Hendrik Willem van Loon - chronicles the life of the Dutch Baroque master from his rise to fame to his tragic death in poverty.  The book is unique in its narrative structure, presented as the recovered diary of Joannis van Loon, a fictional 17th-century physician and close friend of Rembrandt who is purportedly the author's ancestor.

The Immortal Lovers: Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning by Frances Winwar -  chronicles the legendary romance and literary partnership between Victorian poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.  The narrative traces their lives from separate childhoods to their famous secret elopement in 1846, which defied Elizabeth’s tyrannical father, and their subsequent years of creative joy and marriage in Florence, Italy.

 The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin - chronicles Franklin’s journey from a modest childhood in Boston to his rise as a successful printer, scientist, and diplomat in Philadelphia and Europe.

The Great Physician: William Osler by Edith Gittings Reid - detailing the life and medical philosophy of Sir William Osler, widely regarded as one of the greatest physicians in history.  Reid, a Baltimore neighbor and patient of Osler, portrays him as a selfless, humble, and charismatic figure who revolutionized medical education and practice.