Biography & Autobiography
Stories of Grit
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Archer Wallace
"There are just two classes of boys who should be permitted to read these fascinating pages.The ambitious boys are in one class; those …
Constantine the Great
Read by Ann Boulais
John Benjamin Firth
In the following chapters, my object had been to tell the story of the Life and Times of Constantine the Great. Whether he deserves the epi…
Cavour
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Countess Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco
Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810-1861) was an Italian statesman and a leading figure in the movement for Italian unification. A nobleman…
The Story of Mary A. Mayo's Work for Farm Women
Read by Ted Lienhart
Jenny Buell and Jennie Buell
This is a short biography of Mary Mayo, covering her work with rural farm women in Michigan and beyond in the last quarter of the 19th centu…
Ingersoll on ROBERT BURNS
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Robert Burns and Robert G. Ingersoll
This is a duet by Michele Fry, reading Ingersoll's essay, and Kay Williams, an authentic Scotsman, reading Burns' poetry. Robert Burns (25 J…
Handel
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Romain Rolland
As Romain Rolland indicates in the preface, this book is a brief sketch of the life and technique of Handel. He provides biographical backgr…
King Edward I of England
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Thomas Frederick Tout
Edward I (1239 – 1307), was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The eldest son of Henry III, Edward was involved from an early age in the p…
Crime: The Autobiography of a Crook
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Eddie Guerin
This is not what one could call in any shape or form a pretty story. It is the plain unvarnished tale of a man who has been a notorious crim…
Alfred the Great
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A. E. Mckilliam
A good direct life, with considerable on the Danish invasion and so, usable in connection with history classes in the upper grammar grades a…
Among the Great Masters of the Drama
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Walter Rowlands
In "Among the great masters of the drama; scenes in the lives of famous actors; thirty-two reproductions of famous pictures with text&q…
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….…
Four Masters of Etching
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Frederick Wedmore
Frederick Wedmore presents short vignettes of influential artists of the 19th century who were noted for their mastery of etching: Seymour H…