Memoirs

Recollections of the Civil War

by Charles Anderson Dana Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Recollections of the Civil War records the events that took place during the American Civil war. It forms one of the most remarkable volumes…

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

by Frederick Douglass Read by Jeanette Ferguson 4.5
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is a memoir and treatise on abolition written by famous orator and ex-slave, Frederick Douglass.…

A Thousand Mile Walk to the Gulf

by John Muir Read by MaryAnn 4.6
Muir was a preservationist and naturalist. His activism helped to preserve the Yosemite Valley, Sequoia National Park and other wilderness…

C. H. Spurgeon's Prayers

by Charles H. Spurgeon Read by MaryAnn 5
The day on which a volume of C. H. Spurgeon's Pulpit Prayers appears is a day to be desired. Decidedly this selection of the great preacher'…

The Letters of Jane Austen

by Jane Austen Read by Elizabeth Klett 4.8
This recording includes a selection of Jane Austen's letters, edited by Susan Coolidge and chosen from the collection of Austen's great-neph…

Days on the Road

by Sarah Raymond Herndon Read by Sue Anderson 4.6
“We had spent almost all our money for toll, ferrying and other expenses on the road. It might be a serious matter to be in a strange place…

Beasts, Men and Gods

by Ferdinand Ossendowski Read by Mark F. Smith 4.5
“Beasts, Men and Gods” is an account of an epic journey, filled with perils and narrow escapes, in the mold of “The Lord of the Rings.”The d…

The Journey of Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca

by Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca Read by Sue Anderson 4.7
Few stories of shipwreck and survival can equal that of the 16th century Spaniard Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca who, cast ashore …

Ben, The Luggage Boy

by Horatio Alger, Jr. Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Ben, after running away from home, must find a way to survive on the streets. According to the preface, the book was based on a true story t…

The Maine Woods

by Henry David Thoreau Read by Expatriate 4.6
On August 31, 1846, twenty-nine-year-old Henry David Thoreau left his cabin on Walden Pond to undertake a railroad and steamboat journey to …

The Lure of the Labrador Wild

by Dillon Wallace Read by Tom Weiss 4.7
The Lure Of The Labrador Wild is a account of a expedition by Leonidas Hubbard, an adventurer and journalist to canoe the system Naskaupi Ri…

Our Village

by Mary Russell Mitford Read by Anne Fletcher 4.9
This book is a compilation of short stories originally published in several series in The Lady's Magazine. Volume 1 covers a period of about…

My Life in Christ

by Saint John Of Kronstadt Read by A LibriVox Volunteer 4.9
My Life in Christ is a profound exploration of faith and spirituality by Saint John of Kronstadt, offering listeners a glimpse into the tran…

Fifty Years in Chains

by Charles Ball Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Fifty Years in Chains is a powerful memoir that recounts the harrowing experiences of Charles Ball, an American slave born in 1780. Through …

Tom Brown's School Days

by Thomas Hughes Read by icyjumbo (1964-2010) 4.8
Tom Brown's Schooldays is a novel by Thomas Hughes first published in 1857. The story is set at Rugby School, a public school for boys, in t…

Theodore Roosevelt

by Theodore Roosevelt Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
In his vital, illustrative and dynamic autobiography, Theodore Roosevelt let us into the life that formed one of the greatest and outspoken …

Of Human Bondage

by W. Somerset Maugham Read by Tom Weiss 4.5
Of Human Bondage, published in 1915, is considered to be W. Somerset Maugham’s best work. Many believe the novel to be one of the world’s li…

My Life and Work

by Henry Ford Read by LivelyHive 4.7
Henry Ford profiles the events that shaped his personal philosophy, and the challenges he overcame on the road to founding the Ford Motor Co…

Hardtack and Coffee

by John Billings Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
Hard Tack and Coffee: The Unwritten Story of Army Life (1887) is a memoir by John D. Billings, a veteran of the 10th Massachusetts Volunteer…

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