Memoirs

Great Chicago Fire

by Charles Cole Hine Read by Maria Kasper 3.8
In the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Charles Cole Hine provides a detailed account of the disaster that reshaped a city and i…

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…

The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton

by Horatio Nelson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
Explore the intimate correspondence between one of Britain's most celebrated naval heroes, Horatio Nelson, and his beloved, Lady Hamilton. T…

The Diary of Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys Read by Nicole Lee 3.7
Samuel Pepys was the first Secretary to the Admiralty during the reign of Charles II, instrumental in developing the Royal Navy and witness …

The Vagabond

by Robert Louis Stevenson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
The Vagabond is a poignant reflection on the allure of travel and the spirit of adventure, penned by the renowned author Robert Louis Steven…

Observations of an Orderly

by Ward Muir Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Ward Muir brings us into the heart of an English war hospital, describing scenes of cleanliness, triumph, order and sadness. Through the eye…

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…

The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses

by P. R. Kincaid, P. R. Kincaidandjohn J. Stutzman and John J. Stutzman Read by John W. Michaels 3.8
Back in the day before automobiles, a good horse trainer and veterinarian was the equivalent of “Mr Goodwrench”. A badly behaving or unhealt…

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…

Far Away and Long Ago

by William Henry Hudson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
William Henry Hudson was an author, naturalist and ornithologist. Hudson was born of U.S. parents living in the Quilmes Partido in Buenos Ai…

The Story of My Childhood

by Clara Barton Read by Veronica Jenkins 4
The Story of My Childhood offers a vivid glimpse into the formative years of Clara Barton, the pioneering founder of the American Red Cross.…

Reminiscences of Forts Sumter and Moultrie

by Abner Doubleday Read by FNH 4.4
Now that the prejudices and bitter partisan feeling of the past are subsiding, it seems a fitting time to record the facts and incidents con…

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
Explore a diverse array of short nonfiction pieces in this engaging collection, featuring works that span various topics and genres. Curated…

A Long Way from Disney

by Seth Harwood Read by Seth Harwood 4.4
In the second season of A Long Way from Disney, an older (and perhaps wiser) Adam Berkman deals with his own series of relationships, love, …

Thank God For Plan B, Because Plan A Didn't Work

by Michael Mahue Moore Read by Michael Mahue Moore 4.2
I believe that in everyone's life there is “PLAN A” and a “PLAN B”; however, not in the traditional sense as in having a backup plan, but ra…

Seven Wives and Seven Prisons

by L. A. Abbott Read by Nathalie J. 3.9
This work the author claims is indeed a true story of how he happened to be married seven times to seven different women and the rollicking,…

Confessions of a Book-Lover

by E. Walter Walters Read by DrPGould 3.9
"I am of the company of book men who read simply for the love of it," confesses E. Walter Walters, in this gently written tome. Wa…

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte

by Louis Antoine Fauvelet De Bourrienne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.1
The author and Napoleon become boyhood friends when they are eight years old in Corsica. They separate when Napoleon is transferred from the…

The Diary of Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys Read by Nicole Lee 3.9
Samuel Pepys was the first Secretary to the Admiralty during the reign of Charles II, instrumental in developing the Royal Navy and witness …

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