Biography & Autobiography
- Voices from the Battlefield
- Criminal Lives: True Stories
- Voices of Social Change
- Voices of Political Change
- Voices of Resilience
- Voices from American History
- Pioneers in Health and Healing
- Adventures in Exploration
Sherman’s Military Lessons Of The American Civil War
This LibriVox recording comprises chapter 25 (Conclusion – Military Lessons Of The War) of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Memo…
Auguste Comte and Positivism
Part 1 lays out the framework for Positivism as originated in France by Auguste Comte in his Cours de Philosophie Positive. Mill examines th…
Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days
This is a short and simple, yet poignant autobiography of Annie Burton, who recounts her early carefree childhood as a slave on a southern p…
Twenty Years at Hull House
Jane Addams was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In a long, complex career, she was a pioneer settlement worker…
The Underground Railroad
"This is one of the most remarkable volumes of the century. Its publication has only been made possible by a combination of circumstanc…
From the Darkness Cometh the Light
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…
Bob Hope
Bob Hope (Leslie Townes Hope) was born on May 29, 1903, in Eltham, London, England. He emigrated to America with his family in 1908, becomin…
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex
III. SEXUAL SELECTION IN RELATION TO MAN, AND CONCLUSION.Part 3 of 3 of a book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, …
Kepler
Kepler offers a detailed exploration of the life and contributions of Johannes Kepler, a pivotal figure in the history of astronomy. This bi…
The Autobiography of an Electron
"While many scientific men now understand our place in the universe, we electrons are anxious that every person should know the very im…
The History of England, from the Accession of James II
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…
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova
Giacomo Casanova (April 2, 1725 in Venice – June 4, 1798, in Dux, Bohemia, now Duchcov, Czech Republic) was a famous Venetian adventurer, wr…
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects
The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times, or Le Vite delle più eccellen…
Concerning Virgins
Concerning Virgins (De Virginibus) is a series of letters, compiled into three “books,” St. Ambrose wrote to his sister, Manellia, These, pe…
Ambassador Morgenthau's Story
Ambassador Morgenthau’s memoirs of his years in the service of the United States in Constantinople, (today Istanbul), are an important prima…
The Lepers of Molokai
This is the story of the lepers of Molokai and of the Roman Catholic missionary, Father Damien, who ministered to those who languished in th…
An Explorer in the Air Service
Explorer Hiram Bingham discovered Machu Picchu in 1911, as recounted in his book Inca Lands, now released on LibriVox at http://librivox.org…
A Bunch of Everlastings
A collection of brief biographies and the text from scripture that was significant in the life of each. It is biography and devotional Bible…
The Underground Railroad
"The work is intensely interesting. Many of the narratives thrill the reader through and through. Some of them awaken an indignation, a…
Philemon
Philemon is a brief yet profound letter from the Apostle Paul, written during his imprisonment, addressing Philemon, a prominent member of t…