Memoirs

Kings, Queens and Pawns

by Mary Roberts Rinehart Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
A personal account of the American author's visit to Europe in January 1915 while a war correspondent in Belgium for The Saturday Evening Po…

Growth of a Soul

by August Strindberg Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Johan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright who has had many of his works read into LibriVox by volunteers. From his earliest work, Str…

I Sold The Moon!

by Barry McArdle Read by Barry McArdle 4.8
Just because it happened, doesn't mean you'll believe it. Take a rollicking ride through the 1970s with the original Moon Man, Barry McArdle…

Prisoner for Blasphemy

by George William Foote Read by Rob Marland 3.8
George William Foote, a British secularist, was convicted and imprisoned on the charge of blasphemy after founding "The Freethinker&quo…

My Brilliant Career

by Miles Franklin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Sybella: "There is no plot in this story, because there has been none in my life or in any other life which has come under my notice. I…

The Life and Adventures of Venture

by Venture Smith Read by Bill Boerst 4.6
Venture Smith was an African captured as a child and transported to the American colonies to be sold as a slave. As an adult, he purchased h…

Broken Escalator

by Christopher Munroe Read by Christopher Munroe 3.9
On October 5th of last year, the escalators at West Edmonton Mall shut down simultaneously due to what was believed to be a series of mechan…

The Exiles of Florida

by Joshua Giddings Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
“The Author of the following work has endeavored to give a faithful record of … the Exiles of Florida. Torn from their native land, their fr…

Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front

by William James McGlothlin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
The title is, I think, self explanatory. The nurse in question went out to France at the beginning of the war and remained there until May 1…

Dallam's Travels with an Organ to the Grand Signieur

by Thomas Dallam Read by Sue Anderson 4.3
Queen Elizabeth the First of England, the Grand Turk at Constantinople, and an organ builder named Thomas Dallam—quite a trio. In 1599, E…

The Lore of the Honey-Bee

by Tickner Edwardes Read by Steve C 3.8
The sun shines — you know it has always shone, changeless as Time itself. With such a faith — unfounded and therefore incontestable — I cam…

A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukaw…

by Ukawsaw Gronniosaw Read by TriciaG 4
Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, also known as James Albert, (born ca. 1705 - 1775) was a freed slave and autobiographer. His autobiography is considered…

With the Turks in Palestine

by Alexander Aaronsohn Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
While Belgium is bleeding and hoping, while Poland suffers and dreams of liberation, while Serbia is waiting for redemption, there is a litt…

A Surgeon In Arms

by Robert James Manion Read by David Wales 4.1
Robert James Manion (1881-1943) was a Canadian doctor who volunteered in the Canadian medical corps during World War I. This book is his me…

The Story of My Childhood

by Clara Barton Read by Veronica Jenkins 4.2
The Story of My Childhood offers a vivid glimpse into the formative years of Clara Barton, the pioneering founder of the American Red Cross.…

With Fire and Sword

by Samuel H. M. Byers Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Samuel H. M. Byers was an American poet, diplomat, and soldier in the Civil War. "In war some persons seek adventures; others have them…

Fourteen Months in American Bastiles

by Francis Key Howard Read by Katie Riley 5
Francis Key Howard recounts in this book his life as a political prisoner of the United States. He points out that he was held captive at th…

Football Days

by William Hanford Edwards Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3
Football Days offers a nostalgic glimpse into the early years of American football, capturing the spirit of a sport that was just beginning …

In Our Convent Days

by Agnes Repplier Read by Mary Schneider 3.9
With her usual wit and charm, Ms. Repplier recalls her days at Eden Hall, the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Torresdale, north of Philadelph…

Extreme Christianity

by Vic Zarley Read by Vic Zarley 3.5
G. K. Chesterton said, "The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried." …

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