Memoirs

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…

Christy

by Michael Thomas Cunningham Read by Michael Thomas Cunningham 4.5
A journey tale about love, loss, and what it truly means to come home. Christy, a woman hardened by the streets and clinging to a life of…

On the Trail of The Immigrant

by Edward A. Steiner Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
How did the immigrants come to America? Who were they? What Where did they come from? In this book, Edward Steiner tells of the experiences…

Notes of a War Correspondent

by Richard Harding Davis Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Notes of a War Correspondent offers a vivid glimpse into the life of a journalist navigating the tumultuous landscapes of war. Richard Hardi…

The Harbor

by Ernest Poole Read by Tom Weiss 4.1
The Harbor was written in 1915 by Ernest Poole. The novel is considered by many to be one of Poole’s best efforts even though his book, The …

The Underground Railroad

by William Still Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
"Never before has the working of the Underground Railroad been so thoroughly explained. Here we have in complete detail the various met…

The Diary of a Dead Officer

by Arthur Graeme West Read by Ruth Golding 3.7
Published posthumously in 1919, this collection of diary entries presents a scathing picture of army life and is said to be one of the most …

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…

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 Life of Samuel Johnson

by James Boswell Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Boswell's famous work on the life of his admired friend Johnson, the formidable poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, edito…

Specimen Days

by Walt Whitman Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Specimen Days is essentially the great American poet Walt Whitman's scrap book. It documents most of his life's adventures, especially his e…

Das grüne Haus

by Paula Dehmel Read by Eva K. 4.6
Die Erzählerin wohnt in einem grünen Haus, zusammen mit ihren drei Kindern und dem Dackel Dido. In ihrem Garten steht ein besonder…

Eighty Years and More

by Elizabeth Cady Stanton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the premier movers in the original women’s rights movement, along with Susan B. Anthony, her best friend f…

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…

Mounted police life in Canada

by Richard Burton Deane Read by Esther 4.3
Learn more about the famous and respected Royal Canadian Mounted Police. This book is the personal recollections of one ‘Mountie'; his life,…

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…

My First Book

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
This is not a children's book, as may be supposed from the title, but a collection of essays first published in The Idler magazine, in which…

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…

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…

Child Life in Colonial Days

by Alice Morse Earle Read by Susan Morin 3.9
The accounts of old-time child life gathered for this book are wholly unconscious and full of honesty and simplicity, not only from the atti…

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