Memoirs
- Voices from the Battlefield
- Pioneering Journeys: Memoirs of Exploration
- Voices of War: Memoirs from the Battlefield
- Voices of Faithful Servants
- Faithful Journeys: Christian Memoirs
- Voices of Resilience
On A Donkey's Hurricane Deck
"A Tempestous Voyage of Four Thousand and Ninety-Six Miles Across the American Continent on a Burro, in 340 Days and 2 Hours - starting…
My Life
A provincial youth of wealth and noble status refuses to employ himself in the typical occupations of the higher classes, thus acquiring a r…
The San Francisco Calamity
The first half of this book describes the devastating earthquake that hit San Francisco in 1906, and the subsequent destruction caused by fi…
His Big Opportunity
His Big Opportunity follows the journey of Dudley and Rob, two young boys inspired by the teachings of their Sunday School. They are determi…
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova
Giacomo Casanova (April 2, 1725 in Venice – June 4, 1798, in Dux, Bohemia, now Duchcov, Czech Republic) was a famous Venetian adventurer, wr…
Men, Women and Guns
World War I stories, as told through the eyes of someone who was there, but leavened with humour and an eye for the ridiculous side of human…
Kept for the Master's Use
Kept for the Master's Use offers a glimpse into the life of Frances Ridley Havergal, a dedicated missionary and celebrated hymn writer. Thro…
Ambassador Morgenthau's Story
Ambassador Morgenthau’s memoirs of his years in the service of the United States in Constantinople, (today Istanbul), are an important prima…
The Perfumed Garden
A fifteenth-century Arabic sex manual and work of erotic literature. The book presents opinions on what qualities men and women should have …
Eighteen Months' Imprisonment
This is an absorbing memoir of an inmate's experiences and impressions while in a London prison. He describes himself as "a man of educ…
From Slave Cabin To Pulpit
Peter Randolph was born a slave in 1825 (?), was freed before the American Civil War, and became a clergyman in the Baptist tradition, dying…
Certified - The True Story of David Harris
Certified is the pacey, true life account of David Harris; how he went from typical Aussie kid to mentally deranged criminal, then experienc…
The Minor Works of St Teresa of Avila
The prayer and Exclamations, or Meditations, of St Teresa of Avila, recorded in honor of the 500th anniversary of the Saint's birth (March 2…
The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth
Buried amid the sublime passes of the Sierra Nevada are old men, who, when children, strayed away from our crowded settlements, and, gradual…
First Successful Ascent of Mt. Rainier
Hazard Stevens and P.B. Van Trump, aided by the Indian guide Sluiskin, made the first documented successful ascent of Mt. Rainier on August …
American Notes for General Circulation
American Notes for General Circulation is a travelogue by Charles Dickens detailing his trip to North America from January to June, 1842. Wh…
The Life of Samuel Johnson
Boswell's famous work on the life of his admired friend Johnson, the formidable poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, edito…
An English Woman-Sergeant in the Serbian Army
Flora Sandes was the only British woman officially to serve as a soldier in World War I. Initially a St. John Ambulance volunteer, she trave…
The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier
"It has been a little over fifty years since the organization of the Territory of Minnesota, which at its birth was a very small and un…
The Getting of Wisdom
The Getting of Wisdom tells the story of Laura Rambotham, a 12-year-old girl who is just starting at her boarding school. This is based on H…