Biography & Autobiography

The Lincoln Story Book

by Henry L. Williams Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Subtitle: A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Fo…

Neighbors

by Jacob A. Riis Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
These stories have come to me from many sources—some from my own experience, others from settlement workers, still others from the records o…

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin

by Charles Darwin Read by LivelyHive 3.8
The Autobiography of Charles Darwin is the autobiography of the British naturalist Charles Darwin which was published in 1887, five years af…

The Underground Railroad

by William Still Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.8
"I congratulate you that, after much patient research, careful preparation, and untiring labor, you have completed your voluminous work…

Lives of the Saints

by Alban Butler Read by Maria Therese 3.8
Lives of the Saints offers a rich tapestry of short biographies celebrating the lives of saints, one for each day of the year. Compiled from…

Certified - The True Story of David Harris

by David Harris Read by David Harris 4.3
Certified is the pacey, true life account of David Harris; how he went from typical Aussie kid to mentally deranged criminal, then experienc…

Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous

by Sarah Knowles Bolton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
These characters have been chosen from various countries and from varied professions, that the youth who read this book may see that poverty…

A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukaw…

by Ukawsaw Gronniosaw Read by TriciaG 4
Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, also known as James Albert, (born ca. 1705 - 1775) was a freed slave and autobiographer. His autobiography is considered…

The Lives of the Queens of England

by Agnes Strickland Read by Ann Boulais 4.2
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…

Bacon

by Richard William Church Read by Bill Boerst 4.2
This investigation of Bacon the scholar and man of letters begins with a look at the early days and progresses to his relationships with Que…

Women of History

by Anonymous Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.4
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…

The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln

by Wayne Whipple Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
This is a careful and fascinating collection of interviews with people who knew Lincoln as a boy and young man. A glimpse into the type of p…

American Men of Mind

by Burton Egbert Stevenson Read by William Tomcho 4.2
“American Men of Mind” is a collection of short biographies of men of note in various disciplines. It is an absorbing collection of short bi…

Famous Affinities of History

by Lyndon Orr Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.1
"Famous Affinities of History" is a book of passion-filled accounts of the most famous love affairs of history. The stories of Cle…

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 Story of an African Farm

by Olive Schreiner Read by SallyMc 3.5
The novel details the lives of three characters, first as children and then as adults - Waldo, Em and Lyndall - who live on a farm in the Ka…

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte

by Louis Antoine Fauvelet De Bourrienne Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.3
The author and Napoleon become boyhood friends when they are eight years old in Corsica. They separate when Napoleon is transferred from the…

Home Life in Colonial Days

by Alice Morse Earle Read by Susan Morin 3.4
CHAPTER IHOMES OF THE COLONISTSWhen the first settlers landed on American shores, the difficulties in finding or making shelter must have se…

David Copperfield

by Charles Dickens Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
David Copperfield is a rich and intricate tale that chronicles the life of its titular character from childhood to adulthood. Through a seri…

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-madinah and Meccah

by Richard Francis Burton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.1
In Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-madinah and Meccah, Sir Richard Francis Burton recounts his remarkable journey to the heart of t…

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