Memoirs

In Our Convent Days

by Agnes Repplier Read by Mary Schneider 3.9
With her usual wit and charm, Ms. Repplier recalls her days at Eden Hall, the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Torresdale, north of Philadelph…

The Black Prophet

by William Carleton Read by James E. Carson 3.8
The Black Prophet transports listeners to Ireland on the brink of the devastating famine of 1847. Through the eyes of a narrator who intimat…

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
Explore a diverse array of short nonfiction pieces in this engaging collection, featuring works that span various topics and genres. Curated…

Great Chicago Fire

by Charles Cole Hine Read by Maria Kasper 3.8
In the aftermath of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Charles Cole Hine provides a detailed account of the disaster that reshaped a city and i…

Extreme Christianity

by Vic Zarley Read by Vic Zarley 3.5
G. K. Chesterton said, "The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult and left untried." …

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…

The Letters of Lord Nelson to Lady Hamilton

by Horatio Nelson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.8
Explore the intimate correspondence between one of Britain's most celebrated naval heroes, Horatio Nelson, and his beloved, Lady Hamilton. T…

My First Book

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
This is not a children's book, as may be supposed from the title, but a collection of essays first published in The Idler magazine, in which…

Thank God For Plan B, Because Plan A Didn't Work

by Michael Mahue Moore Read by Michael Mahue Moore 4.2
I believe that in everyone's life there is “PLAN A” and a “PLAN B”; however, not in the traditional sense as in having a backup plan, but ra…

The Diary of Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys Read by Nicole Lee 3.9
Samuel Pepys was the first Secretary to the Admiralty during the reign of Charles II, instrumental in developing the Royal Navy and witness …

The Passionate Friends

by H. G. Wells Read by Peter Eastman 3.7
H. G. Wells is best known for his science fiction, but some of his greatest works were in other genres. The Passionate Friends is a love sto…

Seven Wives and Seven Prisons

by L. A. Abbott Read by Nathalie J. 3.9
This work the author claims is indeed a true story of how he happened to be married seven times to seven different women and the rollicking,…

The Diary of Samuel Pepys

by Samuel Pepys Read by Nicole Lee 3.7
Samuel Pepys was the first Secretary to the Admiralty during the reign of Charles II, instrumental in developing the Royal Navy and witness …

Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper

by T. S. Arthur Read by Nathalie J. 3.9
Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper offers a humorous glimpse into the life of Mrs. Smith, a housekeeper who navigates the challenges an…

The Doctor's Christmas Eve

by James Lane Allen Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.4
The Doctor's Christmas Eve offers a reflective glimpse into the life of a fictional country doctor as the year comes to a close. Set against…

The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses

by P. R. Kincaid, P. R. Kincaidandjohn J. Stutzman and John J. Stutzman Read by John W. Michaels 3.8
Back in the day before automobiles, a good horse trainer and veterinarian was the equivalent of “Mr Goodwrench”. A badly behaving or unhealt…

My Reminiscences

by Rabindranath Tagore Read by bala 3.2
My Reminiscences offers a reflective glimpse into the life of Rabindranath Tagore, one of India's most celebrated literary figures. Written …

Letters to a Daughter

by Helen Ekin Starrett Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.7
Helen Ekin Starrett, journalist, mother of two daughters, grandmother of seven granddaughters and teacher to many young girls at the Starret…

The Vagabond

by Robert Louis Stevenson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
The Vagabond is a poignant reflection on the allure of travel and the spirit of adventure, penned by the renowned author Robert Louis Steven…

A Waterbiography

by Robert C. Leslie Read by Peter Kelleher 3.4
Robert C. Leslie (1826-1901) was an artist and writer who, at an early age fell in love with the sea, the sea of Sail, not of Steam. He desc…

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