Biography & Autobiography

Pope Pius the Tenth

by Frances Alice Forbes Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Explore the life and legacy of Pope Saint Pius X, a pivotal figure in the Catholic Church during the early 20th century. Born Giuseppe Melch…

Indian Child Life

by Charles Alexander Eastman Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The author was raised as an American Indian and describes what it was like to be an Indian boy (the first 7 chapters) and an Indian Girl (th…

Cyropaedia

by Xenophon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The Cyropaedia (or Cyropedia) is a partly fictional biography of Cyrus the Great, written in the early 4th century BC by the Athenian gentle…

The Right Way to Do Wrong

by Harry Houdini Read by Lee Ann Howlett 4.6
In The Right Way to Do Wrong, legendary illusionist Harry Houdini takes listeners on a fascinating journey into the world of crime and decep…

Miscellaneous Pieces

by John Bunyan Read by David Barnes 4.6
John Bunyan (November 28, 1628 – August 31, 1688), a Christian writer and preacher, was born at Harrowden (one mile south-east of Bedford), …

The Frozen North

by Edith Horton Read by Laura Victoria 4.6
The Frozen North invites young listeners on an adventurous journey through the icy realms of the polar regions. This engaging audiobook pres…

Mystical City of God

by Venerable María De Jesús De Ágreda Read by Ann Boulais 4.9
The Mystical City of God is a book written in the 17th-century by the Franciscan nun, Venerable Mary of Jesus of Ágreda.According to …

Autobiography of Anthony Trollope

by Anthony Trollope Read by Jessica Louise 4.3
Anthony Trollope's autobiography will delight you whether or not you've read (or listened to) any of his many works. His honest if self-depr…

Life in a Tank

by Richard Haigh Read by William A Crenshaw 4.1
Richard Haigh was an Infantry lieutenant in the 2nd Royal Berkshire Infantry Regiment serving in the Somme area in 1916. Shortly after Tanks…

The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova

by Giacomo Casanova Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
This is the first of five volumes. - Giacomo Casanova (1725 in Venice – 1798 in Dux, Bohemia, now Duchcov, Czech Republic) was a famous Vene…

The Book of Missionary Heroes

by Basil Joseph Mathews Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Through the centuries, the world has been witness to an unbroken trail of heroes--men and women who braved privation, danger, and death to b…

The Life Of Charlotte Brontë

by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The Life of Charlotte Brontë offers an intimate glimpse into the life of one of literature's most celebrated figures. Written by her cl…

Steep Trails

by John Muir Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
A collection of Muir's previously unpublished essays, released shortly after his death. "This volume will meet, in every way, the high …

The Many-Sided Franklin

by Paul Leicester Ford Read by Michele Fry 4.7
A fast-paced, somewhat racey look into the life, accomplishments and idiosyncrasies of Benjamin Franklin. Acclaimed biographer Paul L. Ford …

Three Girls in a Flat

by Enid Yandell Read by Lee Ann Howlett 4.5
Enid Yandell (October 6, 1870 - June 13, 1934) was an American sculptor who studied with Auguste Rodin and Frederick William MacMonnies. She…

Daniel Boone

by Reuben Gold Thwaites Read by William Tomcho 4.5
Daniel Boone was a great hunter, explorer, surveyor, and excellent rifleman; he knew Indians and fought them skillfully. His life was filled…

The Massacres of the South

by Alexandre Dumas Read by John Van Stan 4.3
The Massacres of the South is a stark exploration of violence and crime in the tumultuous history of the southern regions of France. In this…

Confessions

by Jean-Jacques Rousseau Read by Martin Geeson 4.6
"She was more to me than a sister, a mother, a friend, or even than a mistress, and for this very reason she was not a mistress; in a w…

Eminent Victorians

by Giles Lytton Strachey Read by Margaret Espaillat 4.7
On Modern Library's list of 100 Best Non-Fiction books, "Eminent Victorians" marked an epoch in the art of biography; it also help…

Alexander Hamilton

by Charles A. Conant Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
Alexander Hamilton was a significant figure in the political and economic development of the early United States. He served in the American …

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