Biography & Autobiography
Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers
Read by Ted Delorme
Charles Bradlaugh
This book presents a brief bio and a summary of important ideas & events in the lives of 23 great philosophers from ancient times throug…
Childhood - Детство
Read by Yakovlev Valery
Leo Tolstoy
Childhood (Детство [Detstvo]; 1852) is the first novel in Leo Tolstoy’s autobiographical trilogy. They are the works that launched his writi…
Random Reminiscences of Men and Events
Read by William Tomcho
John D. Rockefeller
A good book by the oil revolutionist of the 20th century. As they say "Men should listen to experience" and this book is all about…
Remarkable Rogues: The Careers of Some Notable Criminals of Europe and America
Read by David Wales
Charles Kingston
The title and subtitle pretty much say it all. Twenty biographical sketches of people you would not want your son or daughter to marry. (Sum…
The Story of My Life (Version 2)
Read by George Cooney
Helen Keller
An autobiography of Helen Keller published when the author was still in her early 20's. The narrative reveals how her mind developed and mat…
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 3
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Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral …
Two Years in the Forbidden City
Read by Jc Guan
Princess Der Ling Yu
THE author of the following narrative has peculiar qualifications for her task. She is a daughter of Lord Yu Keng, a member of the Manchu Wh…
The Story of a Soul (Version 2)
Read by Susan Morin
Saint Therese Of Lisieux
She is also known as St. Thérèse of Child Jesus. She was born at Alençon, France, 2 January 1873; died at Lisieux 30 Se…
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 2
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Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral …
Roughing It in the Bush
Read by Moira Fogarty
Susanna Moodie
'Roughing It In the Bush' is Susanna Moodie's account of how she coped with the harshness of life in the woods of Upper Canada, as an Englis…
Richard I
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Jacob Abbott
There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels…
Lives of the Saints: With Reflections for Every Day in the Year
Read by Maria Therese
Alban Butler
Compiled from the much larger 12 book set of "Butler's Lives of the Saints", this volume contains short biographies of the Saints,…
Outwitting The Hun; My Escape From A German Prison Camp
Read by David Wales
Pat O'Brien
A true war narrative, published in 1918 while WWI was still going on. (Summary by David Wales)
Andersonville Diary, Escape And List Of The Dead
Read by David Wales
John L. Ransom
John L. Ransom was the quartermaster of Company A, 9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War and a Union prisoner in the …
Steep Trails
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John Muir
A collection of Muir's previously unpublished essays, released shortly after his death. "This volume will meet, in every way, the high …
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
Read by Martin Geeson
Thomas De Quincey
“Thou hast the keys of Paradise, O just, subtle, and mighty Opium!”Though apparently presenting the reader with a collage of poignant memori…
A Texas Cowboy; Or Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony
Read by David Wales
Charles A. Siringo
Charles A. Siringo was an American lawman, detective, and agent for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency during the late 19th century and…
St. Francis of Assisi
Read by Phil Chenevert
G. K. Chesterton
For Chesterton, Francis of Assisi is a great paradoxical figure, a man who loved women but vowed himself to chastity; an artist who loved th…