Biography & Autobiography

Saint Athanasius

by Frances Alice Forbes Read by pattymarie 4.8
A short and rather old fashioned biography a great saint. Don't expect subtlety; it's unapologetic hagiography. The saint is presented as a …

St. Francis of Assisi

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Phil Chenevert 4.6
For Chesterton, Francis of Assisi is a great paradoxical figure, a man who loved women but vowed himself to chastity; an artist who loved th…

Twelve Years in the Saddle

by W. John L. Sullivan Read by Will the Ninja 4.6
Sergeant Sullivan tells the story of his life as a Texas Ranger for 12 incredible years in the late 1800s. (Summary by Will Nuessle)

The Life of Cicero

by Anthony Trollope Read by Philippa 4.7
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43BC) was an orator, statesman, philosopher and prolific correspondent, who rose as a ‘new man’ in Rome in the tu…

The Trail of the Hawk

by Sinclair Lewis Read by John W. Michaels 4.6
Trail of the Hawk, narrated by Mike Vendetti aka Miketheauctioneer, is Sinclair Lewis’ second novel published under his own name. It was not…

The Life of St. Teresa

by Frances Alice Forbes Read by MariaS 4.9
The Life of St. Teresa offers an insightful exploration into the life of Teresa of Ávila, a pivotal figure in the history of Christia…

Twelve Years a Slave

by Solomon Northup Read by Rob Marland 4.7
Twelve Years a Slave is the memoir of a freeborn African American from New York who is kidnapped and sold into slavery. After being held for…

Foxe's Book of Martyrs

by John Foxe Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
The Book of Martyrs, by John Foxe, is an English Protestant account of the persecutions of Protestants, many of whom had died for their beli…

Sergeant York and His People

by Sam K. Cowan Read by Brett W. Downey 4.7
From a cabin back in the mountains of Tennessee, forty-eight miles from the railroad, a young man went to the World War. He was untutored in…

The Life of Anthony

by Athanasius of Alexandria Read by Matthew James Gray 4.8
Anthony (251-356CE) lived in Egypt, and became one of the fathers of Christian desert monasticism. When he was about 18 years old, and havin…

The Story of Joan of Arc

by Andrew Lang Read by timothyFR 4.6
Joan of Arc is a folk heroine of France and a Roman Catholic saint. Claiming divine guidance, she led the French army to several important v…

The Voyage of the Beagle

by Charles Darwin Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The book, also known as Darwin's Journal of Researches, is a vivid and exciting travel memoir as well as a detailed scientific field journal…

Collected Works of Saint Patrick

by Saint Patrick Read by Sean McKinley 4.7
St. Patrick's Breastplate - This prayer is attributed to St. Patrick and his disciples. It is written with some Celtic pagan elements, but i…

A First Century Message to Twentieth Century Christians

by G. Campbell Morgan Read by MaryAnn 5
G. Campbell Morgan was one of the leading evangelical preachers of his day. He began preaching at age 13 and by age 26 was teaching at the …

Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie

by Andrew Carnegie Read by William Tomcho 4.6
This autobiography of Andrew Carnegie is a very well written and interesting history of one of the most wealthy men in the United states. He…

The Story of My Life

by Helen Keller Read by Maria 4.5
The Story of My Life is a personal account of Helen Keller's life, from her early days to those as an adult. It includes how she came to mee…

Oroonoko

by Aphra Behn Read by Elizabeth Klett 4.4
Aphra Behn was the first woman writer in England to make a living by her pen, and her novel Oroonoko was the first work published in English…

Ecce Homo

by Friedrich Nietzsche Read by TimSC 4.4
The philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche's autobiography, Ecce Homo, was the last prose work that he wrote before his illness in 1889. Coming at …

The Life and Adventures of Alexander Selkirk

by John Howell Read by James K. White 4.6
This work was the true story of Alexander Selkirk (1676 to December 13, 1721), a Scottish sailor who was employed in a number of different t…

Famous Men of Rome

by John Henry Haaren Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
Famous Men of Rome offers young listeners an engaging introduction to the remarkable figures who shaped the history of ancient Rome. Through…

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