Memoirs

The Story of Mary MacLane

by Mary Maclane Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) 4.5
At the age of 19 in 1902, MacLane published her first book, The Story of Mary MacLane. It sold 100,000 copies in the first month and was pop…

Around the World on a Bicycle

by Thomas Stevens Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Thomas Stevens was the first person to circle the globe by bicycle, a large-wheeled Ordinary. His journey started in April 1884 in San Franc…

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…

The Stark Munro Letters

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
"The letters of my friend Mr. Stark Munro appear to me to form so connected a whole, and to give so plain an account of some of the tro…

Afloat on the Ohio

by Reuben Gold Thwaites Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
Afloat on the Ohio, An Historical Pilgrimage, of a Thousand Miles in a Skiff, From Redstone to Cairo.There were four of us pilgrims—my Wife,…

You Know Me Al

by Ring Lardner Read by Utek 4.7
Big, fat, dumb, lazy, vain, headstrong and cheap, Jack Keefe is a journeyman pitcher with the Chicago White Sox in the rowdy days of the Dea…

A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany-Bay

by Watkin Tench Read by tabithat 4.6
A Narrative of the Expedition to Botany-Bay offers a firsthand account of the early days of European settlement in Australia, as seen throug…

The New Life

by Dante Alighieri Read by Mary J 4.6
One of Dante's earliest works, La vita nuova or La vita nova (The New Life) is in a prosimetrum style, a combination of prose and verse, and…

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.…

De Profundis

by Oscar Wilde Read by Aaron Elliott 4.3
This short work of Wilde's was written during his two year incarceration for "gross indecency". This work is a letter which sorts …

A Son of the Middle Border

by Hamlin Garland Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
A Son of the Middle Border is Hamlin Garland's evocative memoir that captures the essence of life in the American Midwest during a transform…

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…

Idle Days in Patagonia

by William Henry Hudson Read by Kevin W. Davidson 4.9
Hudson traveled to Patagonia to study the birds, but shortly upon arrival accidentally shot himself in the knee, requiring a lengthy period …

Deciphering the Golden Flower

by JJ Semple Read by JJ Semple 4.2
JJ Semple doesn’t just wake up one day and say to himself, “I’m going to crack the coded mysteries in The Secret of the Golden Flower.” He s…

Letter from China

by Peter James Froning Read by Peter James Froning 4.9
This is a poignant and irreverent diary of the author's yearlong (2001-2) experience of teaching English to college students in Beijing, Peo…

Escape From The Confederacy

by Benjamin F. Hasson Read by David Wales 4.6
Benjamin F Hasson was a Union officer in the Civil War of the United States. After being captured by the Confederacy, he escaped from a pris…

Five Months at Anzac

by Joseph Lievesley Beeston Read by Annise 4.2
A Narrative of Personal Experiences of the Officer Commanding the 4th Field Ambulance, Australian Imperial Force . From his leaving Australi…

Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook

by Maria Montessori Read by Phil Chenevert 4.4
This is the authoritative book written by Montessori to describe her methods. It gives an overview of the Montessori Method as developed for…

Habits that Handicap

by Charles B. Towns Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Habits that Handicap delves into the complex world of addiction, exploring the psychological and social factors that contribute to alcoholis…

Childhood

by Leo Tolstoy Read by Expatriate 4.6
Childhood is the first published novel by Leo Tolstoy, released under the initials L. N. in the November 1852 issue of the popular Russian l…

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