About Autobiography
An autobiography is a self-written account of the life of oneself. The word "autobiography" was first used deprecatingly by William Taylor in 1797 in the English periodical The Monthly Review, when he suggested the word as a hybrid, but condemned it as "pedantic".
Colin Powell: From Vietnam vet to secretary of state
... He left the army in 1993 and devoted time to writing his Autobiography - it topped the New York Times best-seller list - and engaging in charity work...
Clive James obituary: 'A man of substance'
... He was later allowed to change his name when, according to his Autobiography, Vivien Leigh s appearance in Gone With the Wind meant the name would forever be seen as female, no matter what the spelling...
The Papers: PM in spotlight and mandatory jabs for school kids
... Sir Richard also criticised MI5 s first female director-general, Dame Stella Rimington, describing her as extremely badly behaved for writing an Autobiography...
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