Biography & Autobiography
Theodoric the Goth
Read by Patrick Eaton
Thomas Hodgkin
Theodoric the Great (~454-526) was king of the Ostrogoths during the time of the terminal decline of the Western Roman Empire. After wanderi…
Napoleon, A Short Biography
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Robert Matteson Johnston
This is a 'lightning biography' which serves as an introduction to the field of Napoleonic history. Its purpose is to enable the ordinary re…
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 7
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Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral …
Voltaire and the French Enlightenment
Read by Pamela Nagami
Will Durant
In this Little Blue Book Number 512, Will Durant describes François-Marie Arouet, the writer, historian, and philosopher known as Vol…
The Life-Story of a Russian Exile
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Marie Sukloff
Hero or assassin? Victim or criminal? Marie Sukloff fits no easy category. A young peasant woman who became a political radical and activ…
A Son of the Middle Border
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Hamlin Garland
In all the region of autobiography, so far as I know it, I do not know quite the like of Mr. Garland's story of his life, and I should rank …
Wellington
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George Hooper
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, (1769-1852), was born in Dublin, the younger son of an Irish Protestant aristocrat. He served with…
A History of Astronomy
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Walter W. Bryant
In this book, Walter W. Bryant traces the history of astronomy through the ages. We start at the very beginning, where astronomy was an occu…
Mémoires d’un paysan bas-breton
Read by André Rannou
Jean-Marie Déguignet
Jean-Marie Déguignet, autodidacte de la plus humble origine, fut un personnage étonnant. Né en 1834, près de Qui…
Uganda's White Man of Work: A Story of Alexander M. Mackay
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Sophia Lyon Fahs
When Henry Stanley (the famous journalist who went to find David Livingstone) was in Africa , he met a king named Mutesa. This king had star…
Vanished Arizona: Recollections of the Army Life of a New England Woman
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Martha Summerhayes
"This is the lively autobiography of Martha Summerhayes, the wife of an officer in the American Army. Here, she tells many stories abou…
The Roaring Girl
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Thomas Middleton
The Roaring Girl is a rip-roaring Jacobean comedy co-written by Thomas Middleton and Thomas Dekker and first published in 1611. The play is …
Emily Brontë
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Agnes Mary Frances Robinson
Emily Brontë (1818-1848) is best known for her only novel, "Wuthering Heights." She was born in Yorkshire, northern England, …
Van Dyck
Read by Susan Morin
Percy M. Turner
A biography and critique of Van Dyck in The Masterpieces in Colour series. The Plates of the paintings are fully described and the artistic …
Knight of Molokai
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Eva K. Betz
Hurricane! Volcano eruptions and fire! Leprosy! Nothing deterred Father Damien from doing the work to which he had been called. Outstandingl…
The Autobiography of Mother Jones
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Mary Harris Jones
Mother Jones (Mary Harris Jones) was a legendary labor organizer. She was a founding member of the International Workers of the World (the I…
Cyrus the Great
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Jacob Abbott
This history is the story of Cyrus, the founder of the Persian Empire, sixth century BC. - Summary by Deon Gines
The Good Soldier; A Selection Of Soldiers' Letters, 1914-1918
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N. P. Dawson
“Here are boys, all sorts of boys: French, English, Italian, American… These are soldiers’ letters written home. But reading, one finds t…
John Brown
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W. E. B. Du Bois
This is a moving and deeply felt biography of abolitionist John Brown, which defends its subject against the popular notion of him as a delu…
Xerxes, Makers of History
Read by Deon Gines
Jacob Abbott
This history covers the years of Xerxes' years as ruler of the Persian empire and invasion of Greece. - Summary by Deon Gines