Biography & Autobiography

The Autobiography of Mother Jones

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Mary Harris Jones


Mother Jones (Mary Harris Jones) was a legendary labor organizer. She was a founding member of the International Workers of the World (the I…

Xerxes, Makers of History

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Jacob Abbott


This history covers the years of Xerxes' years as ruler of the Persian empire and invasion of Greece. - Summary by Deon Gines

The Good Soldier; A Selection Of Soldiers' Letters, 1914-1918

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N. P. Dawson


“Here are boys, all sorts of boys: French, English, Italian, American… These are soldiers’ letters written home. But reading, one finds t…

The Story of Mary MacLane

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Mary Maclane


At the age of 19 in 1902, MacLane published her first book, The Story of Mary MacLane. It sold 100,000 copies in the first month and was pop…

Cyrus the Great

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Jacob Abbott


This history is the story of Cyrus, the founder of the Persian Empire, sixth century BC. - Summary by Deon Gines

The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II

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James Boswell


Boswell's famous work on the life of his admired friend Johnson, the formidable poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, edito…

The Martyrs of Science, or, the Lives of Galileo, Tycho Brahe, and Kepler

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David Brewster


“The martyrs of Science” gives a brief biography of Galileo, Brahe and Kepler. These three men played a pivotal role in the scientific revol…

The Adventures of a Nature Guide

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Enos A. Mills


Enos Mills (1870-1922 ), naturalist and conservationist, was instrumental in the creation of Rocky Mountain National Park. Like his mentor…

The Medici, Volume 1

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G. F. Young


This work relates the history of the Medici family through three centuries and eleven generations, from its rise from obscurity, to its zeni…

Far Away and Long Ago

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William Henry Hudson


William Henry Hudson was an author, naturalist and ornithologist. Hudson was born of U.S. parents living in the Quilmes Partido in Buenos Ai…

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Part 2: Urbain Grandier (version 2)

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Alexandre Dumas


This is the dramatic story of Urbain Grandier, a catholic priest, who had a reputation to rival that of Casanova, which ultimately led to hi…

Louis Pasteur

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Albert Keim


Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) famously said, "In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind." Pasteur brought to t…

Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Compiled from her Letters and Journals

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Charles Edward Stowe


Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896), of Cincinnati, was the most famous female American author of her age, and is said to h…

A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar

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George Bethune English


As a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during the War of 1812 assigned to Marine Corps headquarters, English sailed to the…

Explorers and Travellers

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Adolphus W. Greely


“Explorers and Travellers” is a collection of short biographies of some of America’s intrepid explorers. Adolphus W. Greely writes brief but…

The Early Lives of Dante

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Giovanni Boccaccio


This recording contains two early biographies of Dante, both written by notable Florentine literati.Giovanni Boccaccio (1313 -1375) was an I…

Vagabond Adventures

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Ralph Keeler


Ralph Keeler failed as a novelist, but this autobiography reflects a life well-lived with humor and adventure. Keeler was in the same litera…

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