Biography & Autobiography

The Story of an African Farm

by Olive Schreiner Read by SallyMc 3.5
The novel details the lives of three characters, first as children and then as adults - Waldo, Em and Lyndall - who live on a farm in the Ka…

Life and marvelous adventures of Wild Bill, the Scout

by J. W. Buel and J.W. Buel Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUTAND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.…

The King Nobody Wanted

by Norman F. Langford Read by Dawn Larsen 3.9
In a very real and interesting way, The King Nobody Wanted tells the story of Jesus. Where the actual words of the Bible are used, they are …

Famous Affinities of History

by Lyndon Orr Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.1
"Famous Affinities of History" is a book of passion-filled accounts of the most famous love affairs of history. The stories of Cle…

Eighty Years and More

by Elizabeth Cady Stanton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the premier movers in the original women’s rights movement, along with Susan B. Anthony, her best friend f…

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte

by Louis Antoine Fauvelet De Bourrienne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.3
The author and Napoleon become boyhood friends when they are eight years old in Corsica. They separate when Napoleon is transferred from the…

David Copperfield

by Charles Dickens Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
David Copperfield is a rich and intricate tale that chronicles the life of its titular character from childhood to adulthood. Through a seri…

Home Life in Colonial Days

by Alice Morse Earle Read by Susan Morin 3.4
CHAPTER IHOMES OF THE COLONISTSWhen the first settlers landed on American shores, the difficulties in finding or making shelter must have se…

Chopin

by James Huneker Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2.9
In this insightful biography, James Huneker delves into the life and artistry of Frédéric Chopin, the renowned Polish composer…

Invention And Discovery

by Unknown Read by David Wales 3.8
"In this little volume are brought together a number of sketches and memoranda, illustrating the history of discovery, and the lives an…

Six Years in the Prisons of England

by Frank Henderson Read by Elaine Webb 3.1
A Merchant talks about daily life inside prisons of England, describes routines and how prisoners are treated. He notes stories of how fello…

The Lives of the Queens of England

by Agnes Strickland Read by Ann Boulais 3.2
The Lives of the Queens of England is a multi-volumed work attributed to Agnes Strickland, though it was mostly researched and written by he…

The Lives of the Queens of England

by Agnes Strickland Read by Ann Boulais 3.4
>The Lives of the Queens of England is a multi-volumed work attributed to Agnes Strickland, though it was mostly researched and written b…

My Hunt After 'The Captain'

by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. Read by David Wales 3.4
Holmes describes his frantic search through Civil War torn landscapes for his wounded son, the future Supreme Court Justice. Originally publ…

Who Was Who

by Irwin Leslie Gordon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.4
A short, humorous biography of famous people from 5000 BC to 1914. -- S. McGaughey From the Introduction, "The editor begs leave to in…

Historic Girls

by Elbridge Streeter Brooks Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2.9
Historic Girls presents a collection of twelve captivating short stories that celebrate the lives of remarkable young women who have made si…

The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers

by Diogenes Laertius Read by bala 2.6
There are 10 divisions in this title. This project is a recording of book 6. There is a number of interesting anecdotes on the lives of Anti…

The Young Woman's Guide to Excellence

by William A Alcott and William A. Alcott Read by Bria Snow 1.6
The Young Woman's Guide to Excellence by William A. Alcott offers a thoughtful exploration of the principles that can guide young women towa…

Mutual Aid

by Peter Kropotkin Read by Enko 2.4
Mutual Aid: A Factor of Evolution is a book by Peter Kropotkin on the subject of mutual aid, written while he was living in exile in England…

Woman and the New Race

by Margaret Sanger Read by Becky Cook 2.3
Margaret Sanger was an American sex educator and nurse who became one of the leading birth control activists of her time, having at one poin…

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