Memoirs

Letters of John Keats

by John Keats Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
These are the letters of John Keats, as written to family, close friends and others during his brief, eventful years as an artist. (However,…

The Secret Service

by Albert Richardson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Albert Richardson was a reporter for Horace Greeley’s New York Tribune when he volunteered to hazard an undercover journey through the Ameri…

The Spell of Egypt

by Robert Smythe Hichens Read by Sibella Denton 4.6
The Spell of Egypt invites listeners on a captivating journey through the landscapes and cultures of Egypt, as seen through the eyes of Brit…

The Bee-Master of Warrilow

by Tickner Edwardes Read by Steve C 4.8
"Is it true that a bee can only sting once?" I asked him, as he bent again over the crocus beds.He laughed."What would be the…

Africa, O Africa

by Louise Robinson Chapman Read by Louise Robinson Chapman 5
This is the story of Louise Robinson Chapman, a missionary in Africa. From 1920 until 1940 she ministered to the dark continent, coming to t…

I, Mary MacLane

by Mary Maclane Read by Lynne T 5
Described as "the first blogger", Mary MacLane lived a tortured life, ahead of her time. Her beloved father died when she was a yo…

The Colored Cadet at West Point

by Henry Ossian Flipper Read by James K. White 4.7
Henry Ossian Flipper--born into slavery in Thomasville, Georgia on March 21, 1856--did not learn to read and write until just before the end…

You Know Me Al

by Ring Lardner Read by Utek 4.7
Big, fat, dumb, lazy, vain, headstrong and cheap, Jack Keefe is a journeyman pitcher with the Chicago White Sox in the rowdy days of the Dea…

The Go-Getter

by Peter B. Kyne Read by Scott Dahlem 4.4
The Go-Getter tells the inspiring story of a determined disabled veteran who navigates the challenges of civilian life with unwavering persi…

The Journal of a Disappointed Man

by W. N. P. Barbellion Read by Adam Whybray 4.7
The journal of British naturalist Bruce Frederick Cummings, spanning from his early childhood through to his early death from complications …

Letters to His Children

by Theodore Roosevelt Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The strong, vigorous, exalted character of a doting father who loved playing with his children and their pets, even while serving as the Pre…

On an Irish Jaunting-Car through Donegal and Connemara

by Samuel Gamble Bayne Read by Frank Lennon 4.8
This book gives a brief glimpse into the social history of Ireland in the early part of the 20th Century. During his 1902 tour through the n…

Afloat on the Ohio

by Reuben Gold Thwaites Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Afloat on the Ohio, An Historical Pilgrimage, of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, From Redstone to Cairo.There were four of us pilgrims—my Wife,…

The Autobiography of George Dewey

by George Dewey Read by Delmar H Dolbier 4.7
Admiral George Dewey, United States Navy, is best remembered for his victory over the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay during the S…

A Small Boy and Others

by Henry James Read by mb 5
A Small Boy and Others offers a glimpse into the formative years of renowned author Henry James. In this autobiographical work, James reflec…

The Luck of the Dudley Grahams

by Alice Calhoun Haines Read by Colleen McMahon 4.6
The Luck of the Dudley Grahams is the story of the four Graham children and their recently widowed mother, trying to make ends meet by takin…

The Trail of the Tramp

by Leon Ray Livingston Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
This book, written by the famous hobo and author, Leon Ray Livingston aka A-No. 1, is built on his own experiences on the road. The first ch…

The New Life

by Dante Alighieri Read by Mary J 4.6
One of Dante's earliest works, La vita nuova or La vita nova (The New Life) is in a prosimetrum style, a combination of prose and verse, and…

Letters of Ulysses S. Grant

by Ulysses S. Grant Read by Jim Clevenger 4.1
Among the national leaders whose names will always hold an honorable place in American history is Ulysses S. Grant, the simple-hearted man a…

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…

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