Biography & Autobiography

Life and marvelous adventures of Wild Bill, the Scout

by J. W. Buel and J.W. Buel Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUTAND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.…

Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini

by Benvenuto Cellini Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Cellini's autobiographical memoirs, which he began writing in Florence in 1558, give a detailed account of his singular career, as well as h…

The Life of Samuel Johnson

by James Boswell Read by Barbara Baker 3.2
This is the first of four volumes of a what was a new, intimate, type of biography when it was first published in 1791 and which has been an…

Eighty Years and More

by Elizabeth Cady Stanton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the premier movers in the original women’s rights movement, along with Susan B. Anthony, her best friend f…

True Stories from History and Biography

by Nathaniel Hawthorne Read by Susan Morin 2.7
In writing this ponderous tome, the author's desire has been to describe the eminent characters and remarkable events of our annals, in such…

Against The Tide

by Debbie Hagan Read by Debbie Hagan 4.9
Corrupt business owners, unscrupulous local politicians, impossible odds and a highly unconventional student body are just a few of the obst…

The Autobiography of Goethe

by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
A literary celebrity by the age of 25, Goethe was ennobled by the Duke of Saxe-Weimar, Carl August in 1782 after first taking up residence t…

Women of Achievement

by Benjamin Griffith Brawley Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
This volume, published in 1919 by the American Women's Baptist Home Mission Society, opens with an introduction spelling out the important w…

Nero

by Jacob Abbott Read by Deon Gines 3.7
Nero tells the life story of one of the most infamous of Roman Emperors. - Summary by Deon Gines

The Men Who Found America

by Frederick Winthrop Hutchinson Read by Elijah Fisher 2.9
This Book is about the Men Who Found America and how it started - Summary by Elijah

Celebrated Crimes, Karl-Ludwig Sand

by Alexandre Dumas Read by John Van Stan 4.6
This is the fourth volume of Alexandre Dumas' studies of celebrated crimes and their perpetrators. This volume is concerned with the story o…

The Lives of the Queens of England

by Agnes Strickland Read by Ann Boulais 3.8
The Lives of the Queens of England is a multi-volumed work attributed to Agnes Strickland, though it was mostly researched and written by he…

The True Life Story of Swiftwater Bill Gates

by Iola Beebe Read by Nick Bulka 4.2
The life of American frontiersman, adventurer, and prospector "Swiftwater" Bill Gates as told by his mother in law. During the K…

The Junior Classics

by William Patten Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2
The stories in this volume are true stories, and have been arranged in chronological order, an arrangement that will aid the reader to remem…

The Ordeal of Mark Twain

by Van Wyck Brooks Read by Lucretia B. 5
The Ordeal of Mark Twain offers a deep dive into the life and literary evolution of Samuel Clemens, better known as Mark Twain. In this insi…

Women of History

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
Women of History offers a fascinating exploration of the lives of remarkable women who shaped the world from ancient times to the mid-19th c…

Transformed

by Jerry Mcauley Read by Curt Walton 4.8
Transformed chronicles the remarkable journey of Jerry McAuley, who rose from a life steeped in vice to one dedicated to faith and service. …

Chopin

by James Huneker Read by LibriVox Volunteers 2.9
In this insightful biography, James Huneker delves into the life and artistry of Frédéric Chopin, the renowned Polish composer…

The Autobiography of Jesse H. Pomeroy

by Jesse Pomeroy Read by Roger Melin 4.4
Jesse Harding Pomeroy was only 12 years old when he was arrested for the assault of 7 boys near his home in the South Boston area of Massach…

Celebrated Crimes

by Alexandre Dumas Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
This is the fourth volume of Alexandre Dumas' studies of celebrated crimes and their perpetrators. This volume is concerned with the story o…

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