Biography & Autobiography

My Chinese Marriage

by Mae Franking Read by Danielle Cartwright 4.7
Mae Watkins, a University of Michigan student, unexpectedly falls in love with a Chinese international law student in the midst of World War…

John James Audubon

by John Burroughs Read by Laura Caldwell 4.8
Explore the remarkable life of John James Audubon, a pioneering ornithologist whose passion for birds and nature shaped his legacy. This bio…

Mark Twain

by Archibald Henderson Read by John Greenman 4.5
Many writers have penned studies of Mark Twain's life and work through the years. Twain authorized this biography, having met and hosted the…

The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha

by Ellen Walworth Read by Carol Pelster 4.7
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha's lifespan of only about 24 years was spent in utter humility and penitence. In spite of her natural diffidence, she…

Auguste Rodin

by Rainer Maria Rilke Read by David Wales 4.8
Rodin has pronounced Rilke's essay the supreme interpretation of his work. (From the translators’ Preface)Auguste Rodin, 1840-1917, was a …

Life and Adventures of Frank and Jesse James

by Joseph. A. Dacus Read by PJ Landau 4.5
Life and Adventures of Frank and Jesse James offers an in-depth exploration of the lives of two of America's most infamous outlaws. Joseph A…

In Woods of God Realization

by Rajanikant Chandwadkar 5
This is an audio recording of the Vol 1 of Complete Works of Swami Rama Tirtha that has been compiled in 7 Volumes. Next 2 Volumes are here …

Minor Works of Josephus

by Flavius Josephus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
There are 3 parts to this collection.(1) Against Apion is a two-volume defence of Judaism as classical religion and philosophy, stressing it…

The Early Lives of Dante

by Giovanni Boccaccio Read by Algy Pug 4.8
This recording contains two early biographies of Dante, both written by notable Florentine literati.Giovanni Boccaccio (1313 -1375) was an I…

American Men of Action

by Burton Egbert Stevenson Read by William Tomcho 4.5
American Men of Action by Burton Egbert Stevenson offers a compelling exploration of the lives of influential figures who shaped American hi…

The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln

by Helen Nicolay Read by Tom Weiss 4.3
The Boys’ Life of Abraham Lincoln is a biography with many anecdotes that takes one deeper into the thoughts, personality, and beliefs of th…

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…

In Kent with Charles Dickens

by Thomas Frost Read by Ruth Golding 4.5
By his own admission, Thomas Frost found it hard to make a living from his writing, and no doubt he used the name of Dickens in the title of…

Cardinal de Richelieu

by Eleanor C. Price Read by Pamela Nagami 4.8
Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu (1585-1642), the dreaded red eminence, mentor and manager of Louis XIII, skilled in logistics,…

Saint Charles Borromeo

by Louise M. Stacpoole-Kenny Read by Maria Therese 4.5
Saint Charles Borromeo offers an insightful exploration of the life and legacy of one of the most influential figures in the Catholic Church…

John Knox

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

Knight of Molokai

by Eva K. Betz Read by Maria Therese 4.9
Hurricane! Volcano eruptions and fire! Leprosy! Nothing deterred Father Damien from doing the work to which he had been called. Outstandingl…

The Heroines of History

by John S. Jenkins Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
A look at some of the famous women in European history. Includes biographies on Cleopatra; Isabella of Castile; Joan of Arc; Maria Theresa; …

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…

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. …

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