Biography & Autobiography

The Art of Money Getting

by P. T. Barnum Read by Jill Preston 4.4
Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman, and entertainer, remembered for promoting celebra…

The Autobiography of a Clown

by Isaac Marcosson Read by Lee Smalley 4.8
This "as told to" autobiography of Jules Turnour is based on a popular article that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post in 1909.…

Queen Elizabeth

by Edward Spencer Beesly Read by Brendan Stallard 4.4
Explore the life of Queen Elizabeth I, the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty, in this insightful biography by Edward Spencer Beesly. Delve i…

Urbain Grandier

by Alexandre Dumas Read by John Van Stan 4.8
This is the dramatic story of Urbain Grandier, a catholic priest, who had a reputation to rival that of Casanova, which ultimately led to hi…

Sherman’s Recollections of California

by William Tecumseh Sherman Read by David Wales 4.5
This LibriVox recording comprises three chapters from American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Memoirs. The chapters deal with…

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects

by Giorgio Vasari Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times, or Le Vite de' più eccellenti…

The Life of Mozart

by Otto Jahn Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
The Life of Mozart by Otto Jahn offers a comprehensive exploration of the life and legacy of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of history's most …

Gilbert Keith Chesterton

by Maisie Ward Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
This is the first and only authorized biography of G.K. Chesterton, written by his friend, Maisie Ward.Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874 – 1936…

Discovery and Exploration of the Mississippi Valley

by John Gilmary Shea Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
"It has long been a desideratum to have in English the early narratives, of the discovery and exploration of the Mississippi. Marquette…

Auguste Comte and Positivism

by John Stuart Mill Read by Bill Boerst 4.9
Part 1 lays out the framework for Positivism as originated in France by Auguste Comte in his Cours de Philosophie Positive. Mill examines th…

Mozart

by Friedrich Kerst Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His name is one of the most recognizable names in history and one of the most enduring of composers. At age 5, this…

Revival Incidents

by Beverly Carradine Read by Beverly Carradine 5
Beverly was a traveling evangelist during the holiness era--late 19th, early 20th century when he penned this Christian classic. Travel with…

The Good Soldier

by N. P. Dawson Read by David Wales 4.7
“Here are boys, all sorts of boys: French, English, Italian, American… These are soldiers’ letters written home. But reading, one finds t…

James Watt

by Andrew Carnegie Read by Bill Boerst 4.3
In this insightful biography, Andrew Carnegie delves into the life of James Watt, the pioneering inventor whose innovations transformed the …

Four American Indians

by Edson L. Whitney Read by Laura Victoria 4.4
Four American Indians by Edson L. Whitney and Frances M. Perry, gives a short history of King Philip, Sachem of the Wampanoags; Pontiac, an …

John James Audubon

by John Burroughs Read by Laura Caldwell 4.9
Explore the remarkable life of John James Audubon, a pioneering ornithologist whose passion for birds and nature shaped his legacy. This bio…

George Frideric Handel

by Herbert Francis Peyser Read by David Wales 4.8
Handel’s long career resembles a gigantic tapestry, so bewilderingly crowded with detail, so filled with turmoil and vicissitude, with vast …

Alexander the Great

by Jacob Abbott Read by Lizzie Driver 3.9
Alexander the Great was one of the most successful military commanders in history, and was undefeated in battle. By the time of his death, h…

The Life of Florence Nightingale

by Edward Tyas Cook Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
A history of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the founder of modern nursing. Here's the definitive biography, gleaned from a lifetime of he…

The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln

by Helen Nicolay Read by Tom Weiss 4.3
The Boys’ Life of Abraham Lincoln is a biography with many anecdotes that takes one deeper into the thoughts, personality, and beliefs of th…

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