Memoirs

An Explorer in the Air Service

by Hiram Bingham Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Explorer Hiram Bingham discovered Machu Picchu in 1911, as recounted in his book Inca Lands, now released on LibriVox at http://librivox.org…

A Narrative of the Life of Rev. Noah Davis

by Noah Davis Read by Bryan Ness 4.3
The object of the writer, in preparing this account of himself, is toRAISE SUFFICIENT MEANS TO FREE HIS LAST TWO CHILDREN FROM SLAVERY.Havin…

Notes of a War Correspondent

by Richard Harding Davis Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Notes of a War Correspondent offers a vivid glimpse into the life of a journalist navigating the tumultuous landscapes of war. Richard Hardi…

His Big Opportunity

by Amy Le Feuvre Read by Adele de Pignerolles 4.6
His Big Opportunity follows the journey of Dudley and Rob, two young boys inspired by the teachings of their Sunday School. They are determi…

Sherman’s Recollections of California

by William Tecumseh Sherman Read by David Wales 4.4
This LibriVox recording comprises three chapters from American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Memoirs. The chapters deal with…

Christy

by Michael Thomas Cunningham Read by Michael Thomas Cunningham 4.4
A journey tale about love, loss, and what it truly means to come home. Christy, a woman hardened by the streets and clinging to a life of…

Men, Women and Guns

by Sapper Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
World War I stories, as told through the eyes of someone who was there, but leavened with humour and an eye for the ridiculous side of human…

Kept for the Master's Use

by Frances Ridley Havergal Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Kept for the Master's Use offers a glimpse into the life of Frances Ridley Havergal, a dedicated missionary and celebrated hymn writer. Thro…

The New-York Gardener

by P. Agricola Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
A series of twelve letters from a proud father to a son who has just bought his own farm. The author instructs "my dear son" not t…

Mounted police life in Canada

by Richard Burton Deane Read by Esther 4.3
Learn more about the famous and respected Royal Canadian Mounted Police. This book is the personal recollections of one ‘Mountie'; his life,…

American Notes for General Circulation

by Charles Dickens Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
American Notes for General Circulation is a travelogue by Charles Dickens detailing his trip to North America from January to June, 1842. Wh…

From the Darkness Cometh the Light

by Lucy Ann Delaney Read by James K. White 4.5
In From the Darkness Cometh the Light, or Struggles for Freedom Delaney tells the story of how she was born into slavery of her mother--a fr…

I, Mary MacLane

by Mary Maclane Read by Lynne T 5
Described as "the first blogger", Mary MacLane lived a tortured life, ahead of her time. Her beloved father died when she was a yo…

The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth

by T. D. Bonner Read by Gary Olman 4.3
Buried amid the sublime passes of the Sierra Nevada are old men, who, when children, strayed away from our crowded settlements, and, gradual…

On the Trail of The Immigrant

by Edward A. Steiner Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
How did the immigrants come to America? Who were they? What Where did they come from? In this book, Edward Steiner tells of the experiences…

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova

by Giacomo Casanova Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Giacomo Casanova (April 2, 1725 in Venice – June 4, 1798, in Dux, Bohemia, now Duchcov, Czech Republic) was a famous Venetian adventurer, wr…

The Autobiography of George Dewey

by George Dewey Read by Delmar H Dolbier 4.7
Admiral George Dewey, United States Navy, is best remembered for his victory over the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay during the S…

Ambassador Morgenthau's Story

by Henry Morgenthau Read by Margaret Espaillat 4.3
Ambassador Morgenthau’s memoirs of his years in the service of the United States in Constantinople, (today Istanbul), are an important prima…

The Journal of a Disappointed Man

by W. N. P. Barbellion Read by Adam Whybray 4.7
The journal of British naturalist Bruce Frederick Cummings, spanning from his early childhood through to his early death from complications …

Specimen Days

by Walt Whitman Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Specimen Days is essentially the great American poet Walt Whitman's scrap book. It documents most of his life's adventures, especially his e…

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