While not helpful in this particular instance, this website gives access to a lot of books that are out of print with copyright expired: https://www.gutenberg.org

So if there are Victorian-era books or autobiographies you’re looking for, you’ll likely find it here for free. Muriel Gardiner’s book unfortunately might need a decade or three before the copyright is expired. (Timing depends on country of the author. Usually 70ish years after death of author.)

Ur was located in ancient Mesopotamia’s Sumeria, and is now within the modern borders of Iraq.