History
Six Years in the Prisons of England
Read by Elaine Webb
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…
Epistulae Morales Selectae
Read by Malone
Lucius Annaeus Seneca
Seneca is an important repository of Stoic doctrine. His reputation, based on the ancient testimony, has remained ambiguous down to the pres…
1942 Radio News
WA4CZD
News from 1942. I usually share these via torrent but I don't think all these files are available on archive.org so here's a 1942 news file …
Strange Pages from Family Papers
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Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer
“Among other qualities which have been supposed to belong to a dead man’s hand, are its medicinal virtues, in connection with which may be m…
Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius, Book 1
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Niccolò Machiavelli
In "Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius", posthumous work by the author of The Prince, Machiavelli discusses the useful…
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 …
Historical Tales, Vol IV: English
Read by Kalynda
Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews
Volume IV of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This fourth volume covers …
Bacon
Read by Bill Boerst
Richard William Church
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…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 007
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Various
A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collectio…
The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52
Read by rachelellen
Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe
Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe moved to California from Massachusetts during the Gold Rush of the mid-1800’s. During her travels, Louise w…
The Common Law
Read by Thomas H. Burton
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
A history and review of the common law in the United States. (summary by TB27)
Historical Tales, Vol VI: French
Read by Kalynda
Charles Morris and Charles Mclean Andrews
Volume VI of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This fifth volume covers t…
Mounted police life in Canada : a record of thirty-one years' service (1916)
Read by Esther
Richard Burton Deane
Learn more about the famous and respected Royal Canadian Mounted Police. This book is the personal recollections of one ‘Mountie'; his life,…
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times vol 4
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François Pierre Guillaume Guizot
François Pierre Guillaume Guizot was a French historian, orator, and statesman. Guizot was a dominant figure in French politics prio…
A Popular History of Ireland, Book 12
Read by Sibella Denton
Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassin…
1939 Radio News
WA4CZD
News from 1939. I usually share these via torrent but I don't think all these files are available on archive.org so here's a 1939 news file …
The Book of the National Parks
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Robert Sterling Yard
Robert Sterling Yard was an American writer, journalist, and wilderness activist. Born in Haverstraw, New York, Yard graduated from Princeto…
Afloat on the Ohio
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Reuben Gold Thwaites
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,…