noun
definition
A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
Examples of autobiographies in a Sentence
Many excellent persons, whose moral character from boyhood to old age has been free from any stain discernible to their fellow-creatures, have, in their autobiographies and diaries, applied to themselves, and doubtless with sincerity, epithets as severe as could be applied to Titus Oates or Mrs Brownrigg.
Autobiographies also tend to have a less focused "theme" in the storytelling, and usually cover an extensive amount of time that starts with the author's birth.
The autobiographies of these early Methodist preachers are among the classics of the Evangelical Revival.
Judged as literature, the first place belongs to his Autobiography, which unquestionably ranks among the few great autobiographies ever written.
Autobiographies tend to have a stiffer approach than memoirs.
Many read more like textbooks than novels, though some autobiographies are just as full of charming anecdotes and beautiful language as memoirs.