Memoirs

The Relations of Saint Teresa of Avila

by Saint Teresa of Avila Read by Ann Boulais 4.7
In Relations of Saint Teresa of Avila, Teresa records episodes from her inner life and her experiences in the world, extending the spiritual…

Steep Trails

by John Muir Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
A collection of Muir's previously unpublished essays, released shortly after his death. "This volume will meet, in every way, the high …

Recollections of Imperial Russia

by Meriel Buchanan Read by Jan Moorehouse 4.8
In this memoir, Meriel Buchanan (9-5-1886 to 2-6-1959) links the history of Russia to powerful, lingering memories of her years living there…

Twenty Years at Hull House

by Jane Addams Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Jane Addams was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In a long, complex career, she was a pioneer settlement worker…

The Spell of Egypt

by Robert Smythe Hichens Read by Sibella Denton 4.6
The Spell of Egypt invites listeners on a captivating journey through the landscapes and cultures of Egypt, as seen through the eyes of Brit…

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…

With the Empress Dowager of China

by Katharine Carl Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan 4.5
Through the eyes of an artist, With the Empress Dowager of China provides a glimpse of life in the Chinese Imperial Court, unseen by any oth…

Reminiscences of My Life in Camp

by Sophia Taylor Read by Newgatenovelist 4.9
Susie King Taylor was a Black nurse in the 33rd United States Colored Troops in the Union Army during the American Civil War, a teacher and …

The Recollections of Rifleman Harris

by Benjamin Randell Harris Read by gkeeling 4.7
The Recollections of Rifleman Harris offers a vivid firsthand account of a British infantryman’s experiences during the tumultuous Napoleoni…

A Negro Explorer at the North Pole

by Matthew A. Henson Read by Lee Smalley 4.7
In this fascinating memoir, Matthew Henson describes the incredibly dangerous, exhausting, and bone-chilling trip to what was until then the…

Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries

by Giovanni Battista Belzoni Read by David Wales 4.7
Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778 – 1823) was an Italian explorer and pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities. He is known for his remo…

The Journal of Lewis and Clarke

by Meriwether Lewis Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
"The expedition of Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, for exploring the river Missouri, and the best communication from that to the Pacific Ocea…

Confessions

by Jean-Jacques Rousseau Read by Martin Geeson 4.6
“The smallest, the most trifling pleasure that is conveniently within my reach, tempts me more than all the joys of paradise.”Here again is …

An Explorer in the Air Service

by Hiram Bingham Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Explorer Hiram Bingham discovered Machu Picchu in 1911, as recounted in his book Inca Lands, now released on LibriVox at http://librivox.org…

Oscar Wilde and Myself

by Lord Alfred Douglas Read by Rob Marland 4.7
The first memoir by the poet Lord Alfred “Bosie” Douglas was written 14 years after the death of Oscar Wilde and in the aftermath of Douglas…

In the Land of the Lion and Sun

by Charles James Wills Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
Newly graduated, 24-year-old Charles Wills went to Persia in the role of medical officer to the Indo-European Telegraph Department. This acc…

Three Years' Wanderings in the Northern Provinces of China

by Robert Fortune Read by Steve Cullen 4.8
An account by Scottish botanist of his journey to China to discover the secret of producing tea and securing plants for propagation outside…

Diary of an S and M Romance

by Dollie Llama Read by Dollie Llama 4.1
The first-ever adult title on Podiobooks.com. "Diary of an S and M Romance" is the true story of a young widow reclaiming her lif…

Africa, O Africa

by Louise Robinson Chapman Read by Louise Robinson Chapman 5
This is the story of Louise Robinson Chapman, a missionary in Africa. From 1920 until 1940 she ministered to the dark continent, coming to t…

Army Life in a Black Regiment

by Thomas Wentworth Higginson Read by Felbrigg Napoleon Herriot 4.6
These pages record some of the adventures of the First South Carolina Volunteers, the first slave regiment mustered into the service of the …

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