Biography & Autobiography
The Roman Empire of the Second Century: Or, The Age of the Antonines
Read by Pamela Nagami
William Wolfe Capes
This short overview of the Roman Empire from AD 96-180 opens as the murderers of Domitian raise to power the wise old senator, Nerva. Ignori…
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Read by David Wales
Pitts Sanborn
The late Pitts Sanborn wrote this booklet under the title Beethoven and his Nine Symphonies... I have left Mr. Sanborn’s pages on the symph…
The Trail of the Tramp
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Leon Ray Livingston
This book, written by the famous hobo and author, Leon Ray Livingston aka A-No. 1, is built on his own experiences on the road. The first ch…
Izaak Walton's Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker and George Her…
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Izaak Walton
The full title of Walton's book of short biographies is, Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Rich'd Hooker, George Herbert, &C. Sir Henry…
War Stories for My Grandchildren
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John Watson Foster
After years of telling these stories to his grandchildren, Foster was prevailed on to write them down for future generations. Rather than re…
Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 5)
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John Hay
Abraham Lincoln: A History is an 1890 ten-volume account of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, written by John Nicolay and John Hay, who…
The Life of Oscar Wilde
Read by Rob Marland
Robert Sherard
Robert Sherard was Oscar Wilde's friend of 20 years and first biographer. The Life of Oscar Wilde was the second of his four biographies of …
Las Vidas Paralelas Tomo IV
Read by Carlos Lombardi
Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus
Vidas Paralelas de Plutarco narra la vida de diferentes personajes históricos y también compara unos con otros. Es un libro al…
My Mark Twain
Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells (1837-1920) became fast friends with Mark Twain from the moment in 1869 when Twain strode into the office of The Atlant…
Love Romances of the Aristocracy
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Thornton Hall
There are countless romances set in the British upper class, but the hearts of the real-life counterparts of the fictional heroes have also …
Frederic the Great
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Thomas Babington Macaulay
Macaulay's review essay on Frederick the Great of Prussia is found in vol. iii of his Critical and Historical Essays, and concentrates prima…
Benjamin Franklin
Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Robin Mckown
This biography of Franklin was written for young people, but can be enjoyed by anyone. The author Robin McKown, is known for her young adul…
Life of Luther
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Gustav A. Just
This short biography of Martin Luther, by Gustav Just, who taught at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran School, St. Louis, is a standard resourc…
Six Years with the Texas Rangers, 1875 to 1881
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James B. Gillett
James Gillet recounts his adventures with the Texas Rangers 1856-1937. In a very entertaining style he recounts personal stories of wars, …
Epistolae, the letters of Dante
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Dante Alighieri
This volume contains the thirteen letters of the poet Dante Alighieri translated from their original Latin, including the famous and controv…
The Wars of the Roses 1377-1471
Read by Pamela Nagami
Robert Balmain Mowat
The Wars of the Roses, 1377-1471, were a series of English civil wars fought for the control of the throne of England between two rival cade…
The Men Who Found America
Read by Elijah Fisher
Frederick Winthrop Hutchinson
This Book is about the Men Who Found America and how it started - Summary by Elijah
Cardinal de Richelieu
Read by Pamela Nagami
Eleanor C. Price
Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu (1585-1642), the dreaded red eminence, mentor and manager of Louis XIII, skilled in logistics,…
A Memoir on the Life and Character of the Rev. Prince Demetrius A. de Gallitzin
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Thomas Heyden
Prince Demetrius of Gallitzin (1770-1840), or "Father Smith," as he was known on the eighteenth century American frontier, was one…
George Frideric Handel
Read by David Wales
Herbert Francis Peyser
Handel’s long career resembles a gigantic tapestry, so bewilderingly crowded with detail, so filled with turmoil and vicissitude, with vast …