As a reader of a lot of 17th, 18th, and 19th century Christian books, this was my thought exactly.
Lately I've read a few older biographies/autobiographies - Thomas Scott's autobiography (The Force of Truth), Halyburton's autobiography, and James Henley Thornwell and Benjamin Morgan Palmer biographies.
Right now I'm reading the Life and Times of Jesus Messiah by Alfred Edersheim (19th century).
How about you?