Biography & Autobiography

Ruth Hall

by Fanny Fern Read by Deborah Knight 4.6
This is a COMPELLING semi-autobiography of a woman who experienced severe highs and lows! Starting many things at a very young age in life &…

Narrative of The Life of David Crockett

by David Crockett Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Narrative of The Life of David Crockett is the compelling autobiography of the legendary frontiersman and folk hero, David Crockett. Written…

A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies

by Bartolomé De Las Casas Read by Arnie Horton 4.5
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Spanish: Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias) is an ac…

The Bird Study Book

by Thomas Gilbert Pearson Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.8
Do you enjoy bird watching? Would you like to learn a little more about the early conservation efforts to protect wild birds? In the Preface…

The Life of Anthony

by Athanasius of Alexandria Read by gadhbteo7 4.6
The Life Of St. Anthony the Great.

Selected Essays

by Voltairine De Cleyre Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Voltairine de Cleyre (1866–1912) was, according to Emma Goldman, "the most gifted and brilliant anarchist woman America ever produced.&…

Queen Elizabeth

by Mandell Creighton Read by Pamela Nagami 4.5
"The Princess Elizabeth of England was born at Greenwich, between three and four of the afternoon of September 7, 1533. Her birth was a…

The Life of Apollonius of Tyana

by Flavius Philostratus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Apollonius of Tyana (ca. 40-120 AD) was a Greek Pythagorean philosopher and teacher. He hailed from the town of Tyana in the Roman province …

The Prelude

by William Wordsworth Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.6
Among monuments of narrative poetry, The Prelude; or, Growth of a Poet's Mind, by William Wordsworth, occupies a unique place. Wordsworth pu…

The Colored Cadet at West Point

by Henry Ossian Flipper Read by James K. White 4.7
Henry Ossian Flipper--born into slavery in Thomasville, Georgia on March 21, 1856--did not learn to read and write until just before the end…

The Life Of Charlotte Brontë

by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
The Life of Charlotte Brontë offers an intimate glimpse into the life of one of literature's most revered figures. Written by her close…

Jock of the Bushveld

by Sir James Percy Fitzpatrick Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Jock of the Bushveld is a true story by South African author Sir Percy Fitzpatrick when he worked as a storeman, prospector's assistant, jou…

My Path to Atheism

by Annie Besant Read by Kevin Green 3.9
My Path to Atheism is a remarkable document in many ways, not least that it was written by a woman in Victorian England, not the most open f…

The Life of Mozart

by Otto Jahn Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
The Life of Mozart by Otto Jahn offers a comprehensive exploration of the life and legacy of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of history's most …

Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons

by Arabella M. Willson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
This book follows the three amazing stories of Adoniram Judson's wives, Ann, Sarah, and Emily. Each wife went through incredible hardships, …

Narrative of My Captivity Among the Sioux Indians

by Fanny Kelly Read by TriciaG 3.8
"Narrative of my captivity among the Sioux Indians: with a brief account of General Sully's Indian expedition in 1864, bearing upon eve…

Alexander the Great

by Jacob Abbott Read by Lizzie Driver 3.9
Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders in history, and was undefeated in battle. By the time of his death, h…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II

by Thomas Babington Macaulay Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
This is chapter 1 of volume 1 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resume of the h…

Minor Works of Josephus

by Flavius Josephus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
There are 3 parts to this collection.(1) Against Apion is a two-volume defence of Judaism as classical religion and philosophy, stressing it…

The Letters of a Post-Impressionist

by Vincent Van Gogh Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
“Being the Familiar Correspondence of Vincent Van Gogh ... [Van Gogh's] art was appreciated during his life only by a very few and it is but…

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