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The book 'Mozart' presents the life and works of the musical composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Born in Salzburg, Austria in 1756, Mozart was recognized as a musical prodigy when he was three years old. During his life he completed 41 symphonies, 27 piano concertos, 23 string quartets, 17 piano sonatas and seven major operas among other works. He died in 1791.

The book 'Michelangelo' discusses the life of Michelangelo di Buonarotti Simoni, an Italian Renaissance sculptor, painter, architect, and poet who significantly influenced the development of Western art. Michelangelo was born on March 6, 1475, in Florence, Italy. His famous sculptures include the Vatican Pietá and the statue of David. He painted the famous mural 'The Last Judgment' in the Sistine Chapel in Rome.

The book 'Darwin' presents the life and works of British naturalist Charles Robert Darwin. Born in 1809, he wrote the book 'On the Origin of the Species,' which presents a theory of natural selection. He enjoyed his university life and made friends with like-minded people. He sailed to South America as an unpaid botanist and wrote detailed observations on animal and plant species that he found there.

This is a fictitious letter from the 19th century French painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec to his grandmother.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a spiritual leader who inspired Indians to unite in a bid of freedom from the British rule. He had a strong sense of right and wrong. He was a man of character who encouraged people to act on behalf of the greater good. He is reverently referred to as sadhu or a saint.