Biography & Autobiography

Life of Edward the Black Prince

by Louise Creighton Read by Pamela Nagami 4.9
Edward the Black Prince (1330-1376) was the eldest son of King Edward III of England. He commanded the vanguard at the Battle of Créc…

In Woods of God Realization

by Rajanikant Chandwadkar 5
This is an audio recording of the Vol 2 of Complete Works of Swami Rama Tirtha that has been compiled in 7 volumes. Other 2 Volumes are here…

Bismarck and the Foundation of the German Empire

by James Headlam-Morley Read by S S Kim 4.8
"It is hard to be an Emperor under such a Chancellor." lamented Wilhelm I, the first emperor of the German Empire. Otto von Bismar…

The Story of John Wesley Told to Boys and Girls

by Marianne Kirlew Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Marianne Kirlew tells the story of John Wesley, English revivalist and founder of Methodism, in short chapters in simple language and an eng…

Abraham Lincoln: A History

by John Hay and John George Nicolay Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Abraham Lincoln: A History is an 1890 ten-volume account of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, written by John Nicolay and John Hay, who…

Lord Kitchener

by G. K. Chesterton Read by Ray Clare 4.2
In this insightful essay, G. K. Chesterton explores the complex life and legacy of Lord Kitchener, a figure whose military prowess and polit…

John Knox

by A. Taylor Innes Read by Jael Baldwin 4.6
A scholarly and thoughtful biography of the Scottish Reformer. (Jael Baldwin)

Roman History

by William Wolfe Capes Read by Pamela Nagami 3.4
William Wolfe Capes (1834-1914) was an Anglican cleric, a classicist, and a historian. This is his short chronicle of the early Roman Empire…

A Bunch of Everlastings

by Frank W. Boreham Read by Tim Bower 4.2
A collection of brief biographies and the text from scripture that was significant in the life of each. It is biography and devotional Bible…

Frederic the Great

by Thomas Babington Macaulay Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019) 4.5
Macaulay's review essay on Frederick the Great of Prussia is found in vol. iii of his Critical and Historical Essays, and concentrates prima…

Some Eminent Women of our Times

by Millicent Garrett Fawcett Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Written by Millicent Garrett, a noted British feminist, suffragist and intellectual writer, this volume is comprised of short biographical s…

Little Journeys to the Homes of Famous Women

by Elbert Hubbard Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Elbert Hubbard describes the homes of authors, poets, social reformers and other prestigious people, reflecting on how their surroundings m…

Love Romances of the Aristocracy

by Thornton Hall Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
There are countless romances set in the British upper class, but the hearts of the real-life counterparts of the fictional heroes have also …

The Life of Washington

by John James Marshall Read by Jim Locke 4.5
If it be true that it takes a great man to interpret the life of a great man then Bushrod Washington made no mistake in the selection of a b…

From Alien To Citizen

by Edward A. Steiner Read by Michele Fry 5
Edward Steiner spent his life figuring out how America manages to take in aliens from all over the world, who bring with them a huge diversi…

Captains of Industry

by James Parton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
In this volume are presented examples of men who shed lustre upon ordinary pursuits, either by the superior manner in which they exercised t…

The Story of Gladstone's Life

by Justin Mccarthy Read by Pamela Nagami 4.5
William Ewart Gladstone (1809-1898), four times Prime Minister of Great Britain, dominated the Liberal Party for thirty years, but ultimatel…

Six Radical Thinkers

by John Maccunn Read by Pamela Nagami 4.7
A radical is a person who holds extreme or unconventional convictions and who advocates fundamental political, economic, or social reforms. …

War Stories for My Grandchildren

by John Watson Foster Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
After years of telling these stories to his grandchildren, Foster was prevailed on to write them down for future generations. Rather than re…

The Life of Samuel Johnson

by James Boswell Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Life of Samuel Johnson is a detailed exploration of one of the most significant literary figures of the 18th century, as chronicled by h…

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