Memoirs

J. M. Synge and the Ireland of His Time

Read by Kyle James Maclean


William Butler Yeats


William Butler Yeats recounts his experiences with friend and colleague, John Millington Synge. - Summary by Kyle James Maclean

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume 05

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Louis Antoine Fauvelet De Bourrienne


Memoirs written by Napoleon's private secretary, "a work based on years of intimate friendship and professional association." - S…

A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen's Captivity

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Ethan Allen


Ethan Allen's account of his military exploits and subsequent captivity, riven with drama, adventure and humor. - Summary by Steven Warner

Anglo-American Memories

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George Washburn Smalley


“These Memories [1911] were written in the first instance for Americans and have appeared week by week each Sunday in the New York Tribune….…

Under the Guns : A woman's reminiscences of the Civil War

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Annie Wittenmyer


Preface:The stories and reminiscences in this book are true to life, every one of them. They are told just as they occurred, without any att…

Κύρου παιδεία

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Xenophon


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

Germany Before the War

Read by Ted Lienhart


Napoleon-Eugène Beyens


Baron Beyens was a senior member of the Belgian diplomatic service who was posted to Berlin in 1912. His book, published in early 1916, is i…

A Last Diary

Read by Adam Whybray


W. N. P. Barbellion


The final journal of British naturalist Bruce Frederick Cummings, spanning from March 1918 to June 1919. The diary follows on the heels of t…

Behind the Screen

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Samuel Goldwyn


Learn about the early days of Hollywood from the eyes of Samuel Goldwyn, co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production company. - Summary by…

Religio Journalistici

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Christopher Morley


The great Canadian journalist and humorist ruminates and reflects upon his life and calling in this 1924 little gem. - Summary by david wale…

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