Biography & Autobiography

The Confessions of al-Ghazali

by Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad Ibn Muḥammad Al-Ghazālī Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali was born in 1058 AD in the city of Tus in modern day Iran. He was a reputed scholar, philosopher and Shafi'i jurist wh…

Boyhood

by Leo Tolstoy Read by Bill Boerst 4.4
Boyhood offers a poignant glimpse into the formative years of one of literature's greatest minds, Leo Tolstoy. This autobiographical novel c…

Discoverers and Explorers

by Edward R. Shaw Read by Laura Caldwell 4.4
Tales of the brave and daring explorers that ventured into the unknown "Sea of Darkness" where it was thought monsters and angry g…

The Story of My Life

by Helen Keller Read by George Cooney 4.7
The Story of My Life is the remarkable autobiography of Helen Keller, a woman who overcame immense challenges to become a symbol of resilien…

The Life of Charlemagne

by Thomas Hodgkin Read by Pamela Nagami 4.4
Charlemagne (Charles the Great) c. 742-814 was King of the Franks, conqueror of Lombard Italy, and on Christmas day 800, was crowned by Pope…

Early Kings of Norway

by Thomas Carlyle Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
"The Icelanders, in their long winter, had a great habit of writing; and were, and still are, excellent in penmanship. It is to this fa…

Jesse James, My Father

by Jesse James, Jr. Read by Barry Eads 4.5
A biography of Jesse James as told by his son, Jesse James, Jr. We are treated to inside tales of Jesse's childhood and home life; what dro…

A Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies

by Bartolomé De Las Casas Read by Arnie Horton 4.5
A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (Spanish: Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias) is an ac…

Great Artists

by Jennie Ellis Keysor Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Great Artists by Jennie Ellis Keysor offers an insightful exploration into the lives and works of some of history's most renowned painters, …

The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ

by Nicolas Notovitch Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The New Testament describes the life of Jesus, but nothing is said of his life between the ages of 14 and 29. Notovitch, like so many histor…

The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex

by Charles Darwin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
A book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great book on evolutiona…

Letters of Mrs. Adams, the Wife of John Adams

by Abigail Adams Read by Sue Anderson 4.4
Abigail Adams lived the American Revolution as the wife of one of its central figures--John Adams. Her family correspondence, published alon…

Memoirs of a Revolutionist

by Peter Kropotkin Read by Elin 4.9
Peter Kropotkin was a Russian anarcho-communist and scientist. This is his autobiography, and he writes not only about his own life, but als…

The Life and Doctrine of St. Catherine of Genoa

by Unknown Read by Ann Boulais 4.7
Saint Catherine of Genoa (Caterina Fieschi Adorno, born Genoa 1447 – 15 September 1510) is an Italian Roman Catholic saint and mystic, admir…

The Life Of Abraham Lincoln

by Ward Hill Lamon Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Ward Hill Lamon's work is a study of the life of the 16th President of the United States of America from his childhood to the day of his fir…

Charles I

by Jacob Abbott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Charles I by Jacob Abbott offers a concise yet insightful exploration of the life and legacy of one of England's most controversial monarchs…

Random Reminiscences of Men and Events

by John D. Rockefeller Read by William Tomcho 4.2
Random Reminiscences of Men and Events offers a unique glimpse into the life and thoughts of John D. Rockefeller, one of the most influentia…

Memoir of Jane Austen

by James Edward Austen-Leigh Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
"The Memoir of my Aunt, Jane Austen, has been received with more favour than I had ventured to expect. The notices taken of it in the …

The Autobiography of Madame Guyon

by Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon Read by peaceuntoyou 4.7
The Autobiography of Madame Guyon offers a profound glimpse into the life of Jeanne-Marie Bouvier de la Motte-Guyon, a French mystic whose s…

The Sikh Religion

by Max Arthur Macauliffe Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
Michael MacAuliffe (also known as Max Arthur Macauliffe) was a senior British administrator, prolific scholar and author. Macauliffe is reno…

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