Biography & Autobiography
Sherman’s Recollections of California, 1846-1848, 1855-1857, from his Memoirs
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William Tecumseh Sherman
This LibriVox recording comprises three chapters from American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Memoirs. The chapters deal with…
Famous Impostors
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Bram Stoker
Aliases. Fraudsters. Confidence tricksters. People pretending to be what they are not, for financial, political or personal gain. Fiction is…
The Night Club
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Herbert George Jenkins
This work of fiction by Herbert Jenkins (1876-1923) features one of his best-loved comic characters, the affable Cockney, Joseph Bindle. It …
The History of Mary Prince
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Mary Prince
Mary Prince was born into slavery in the West Indies. As a free woman in England she wrote her memoirs, which sold well and supported and pu…
Mozart: The Man and the Artist as Revealed in His Own Words
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Friedrich Kerst
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His name is one of the most recognizable names in history and one of the most enduring of composers. At age 5, this…
Narrative of The Life of David Crockett of The State of Tennessee
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David Crockett
Autobiography, written by David (Davey) Crockett about 2 years before his death at the Alamo in March of 1836. - Summary by Bill2147
The Life of Mozart Volume 1
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Otto Jahn
An in depth look into the life of one of the greatest ever composers and musicians. Mozart was truly a gifted individual and this is an inte…
For Greater Things: The Story of Saint Stanislaus Kostka
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William T. Kane
Saint Stanislaus Kostka was a 16th century Polish novice in the Society of Jesus. Polish nobleman John Kostka was not pleased with the spir…
Life and marvelous adventures of Wild Bill, the Scout
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J. W. Buel and J.W. Buel
BEING A TRUE AND EXACT HISTORY OF ALL THE SANGUINARY COMBATS AND HAIR-BREADTH ESCAPES OF THE MOST FAMOUS SCOUTAND SPY AMERICA EVER PRODUCED.…
Six Years in the Prisons of England
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Frank Henderson
A Merchant talks about daily life inside prisons of England, describes routines and how prisoners are treated. He notes stories of how fello…
Just Me
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Pearl White
Perhaps the first memoir written by a film celebrity, Pearl White's Just Me gives a first-person account of the actress' rise to stardom. Wh…
Hero Tales from History
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Smith Burnham
This volume celebrates stories of great heroes from the pages of history from Moses and David through Clara Barton and Henry Longfellow. It…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 3: Mary Stuart
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Alexandre Dumas
The contents of these volumes of 'Celebrated Crimes', as well as the motives which led to their inception, are unique. They are a series of …
An Englishwoman's Love-Letters
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Laurence Housman
It need hardly be said that the woman by whom these letter were written had no thought that they would be read by anyone but the person to w…
The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 6
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Agnes Strickland
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…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 003
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Various
A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independ…
Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 1
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Charles F. Horne
Great Men and Famous Women is an 8-volume work by various authors containing “A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than …