Biography & Autobiography

A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World

by James Cook Read by David Cole 4.6
Having, on his first voyage, discovered Australia, Cook still had to contend with those who maintained that the Terra Australians Incognita …

Henry Ford's Own Story

by Rose Wilder Lane Read by Lee Ann Howlett 4.8
Rose Wilder Lane was a newspaper reporter, free-lance writer, political activist, and the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, author of the &q…

A Retrospect

by J. Hudson Taylor Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Join James Hudson Taylor on the God-led journey through his calling, time of preparation, and life work in China. This British Christian mis…

Ulysses S. Grant

by Owen Wister Read by David Wales 4.6
Ulysses S. Grant offers a concise yet insightful look into the life of one of America's most significant military leaders and presidents. Ow…

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

by Frederick Douglass Read by Jeanette Ferguson 4.5
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass.…

The Wall Street Girl

by Frederick O. Bartlett Read by ashleighjane 4.8
After the loss of his father, Don finds that life isn't quite as easy when having to make his own way in the world. Stripped of his riches, …

The Life of Anthony

by Athanasius of Alexandria Read by Matthew James Gray 4.8
Anthony (251-356CE) lived in Egypt, and became one of the fathers of Christian desert monasticism. When he was about 18 years old, and havin…

The Interior Castle

by St. Teresa of Avila Read by Ann Boulais 4.6
El Castillo Interior or Las Moradas (trans.:The Interior Castle or The Mansions) was written by Saint Teresa of Ávila in 1577. After …

Spurgeon's Sermons

by Charles H. Spurgeon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
Charles Spurgeon was a popular Baptist minister in London in mid-Victorian times; his ministry was highly influential and had a significant …

Confessions

by Saint Augustine of Hippo Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Confessions is a profound autobiographical work by St. Augustine of Hippo, composed in the late 4th century. This introspective narrative sp…

Emma McChesney and Company

by Edna Ferber Read by Phil Chenevert 4.6
This is the final volume in the trilogy following the smart, stylish, divorced and independent businesswoman Emma McChesney in her career fr…

Indian Heroes and Great Chieftans

by Charles Alexander Eastman Read by Laura Caldwell 4.6
EVERY age, every race, has its leaders and heroes. There were over sixty distinct tribes of Indians on this continent, each of which boasted…

The Confessions

by Saint Augustine of Hippo Read by MaryAnn 4.9
The Confessions outlines Augustine's sinful youth and his conversion to Christianity. It is widely seen as the first Western autobiography e…

The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano

by Olaudah Equiano Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, written in 1789, is the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano. It discusses his time sp…

Up from Slavery

by Booker T. Washington Read by Andrew Kennedy 4.8
Up from Slavery is the autobiography of American educator Booker T. Washington, describing his personal path up from the position of a slave…

The Boys Life of Mark Twain

by Albert Bigelow Paine Read by John Greenman 4.9
Albert Bigelow Paine was Samuel Langhorne Clemens' (Mark Twain's) biographer. He lived with Twain, collecting ideas and material for a biogr…

Famous Men of the Middle Ages

by John Henry Haaren Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Famous Men of the Middle Ages invites young listeners to explore the lives of remarkable figures who shaped the medieval world. Through enga…

St. Francis of Assisi

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Phil Chenevert 4.6
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…

Famous Men of Rome

by John Henry Haaren Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Famous Men of Rome offers young listeners an engaging introduction to the remarkable figures who shaped the history of ancient Rome. Through…

A Texas Cowboy

by Charles A. Siringo Read by David Wales 4.4
Charles A. Siringo was an American lawman, detective, and agent for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency during the late 19th century and…

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