Biography & Autobiography

A Guide to Health

by Mahatma Gandhi Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Mahatma Gandhi, known today as a fascinating political leader and pacifist, also considered himself "something of an authority on matte…

Heroes Every Child Should Know

by Hamilton Wright Mabie Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Heroes Every Child Should Know is a curated collection that introduces young listeners to the lives of remarkable figures from various cultu…

Random Reminiscences of Men and Events

by John D. Rockefeller Read by William Tomcho 4.2
Random Reminiscences of Men and Events offers a unique glimpse into the life and thoughts of John D. Rockefeller, one of the most influentia…

The Child's Book of American Biography

by Mary Stoyell Stimpson Read by Laura Victoria 4.5
The Child's Book of American Biography introduces young listeners to the remarkable lives of influential figures in American history. Throug…

A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines

by Clayton Edwards Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
It would be pleasant indeed to gather the characters of this book together and listen to the conversation of wholly different but interested…

The Promised Land

by Mary Antin Read by Bridget Gaige 4.6
Being a Jew in Russia at the end of the 19th century was not easy at all. Jews were persecuted because of their religion. So the Jews found …

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…

The Life of St. Ignatius of Loyola

by Frances Alice Forbes Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491– 1556) was a Spanish knight from a local Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who …

Three Girls in a Flat

by Enid Yandell Read by Lee Ann Howlett 4.5
Enid Yandell (October 6, 1870 - June 13, 1934) was an American sculptor who studied with Auguste Rodin and Frederick William MacMonnies. She…

The Life of Jesus Critically Examined

by David Friedrich Strauss Read by Leni 4.7
Strauss was an early pioneer in the ongoing 'Quest of the Historical Jesus' movement, and his Life of Jesus is one of the few landmarks in t…

Hannibal

by Jacob Abbott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Hannibal by Jacob Abbott offers a captivating exploration of one of history's most renowned military leaders. This biography delves into the…

Lives of Girls Who Became Famous

by Sarah Knowles Bolton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Lives of Girls Who Became Famous offers a captivating glimpse into the lives of remarkable women who shaped history through their talents an…

The Life of Alfred the Great

by Bishop Of Sherbourne Asser Read by R. S. Steinberg 4.2
The Life of Alfred the Great offers a fascinating glimpse into the life of one of England's most revered monarchs. Written by Bishop Asser, …

The Life of Apollonius of Tyana

by Flavius Philostratus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Apollonius of Tyana (ca. 40-120 AD) was a Greek Pythagorean philosopher and teacher. He hailed from the town of Tyana in the Roman province …

Confessions

by Jean-Jacques Rousseau Read by Martin Geeson 4.6
"She was more to me than a sister, a mother, a friend, or even than a mistress, and for this very reason she was not a mistress; in a w…

The Life of Charlemagne

by Thomas Hodgkin Read by Pamela Nagami 4.4
Charlemagne (Charles the Great) c. 742-814 was King of the Franks, conqueror of Lombard Italy, and on Christmas day 800, was crowned by Pope…

Lives of the Three Mrs. Judsons

by Arabella M. Willson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
This book follows the three amazing stories of Adoniram Judson's wives, Ann, Sarah, and Emily. Each wife went through incredible hardships, …

The Jesuits in North America

by Francis Parkman, Jr. Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Parkman has been hailed as one of America's first great historians and as a master of narrative history. Numerous translations have spread t…

Cleopatra

by Jacob Abbott Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Cleopatra by Jacob Abbott offers a captivating exploration of one of history's most enigmatic figures. This biography delves into the life o…

Hero Tales from American History

by Theodore Roosevelt Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
The purpose of this book "is to tell in simple fashion the story of some Americans who showed that they knew how to live and how to die…

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