Biography & Autobiography
Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 5)
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John Hay
Abraham Lincoln: A History is an 1890 ten-volume account of the life and times of Abraham Lincoln, written by John Nicolay and John Hay, who…
Izaak Walton's Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker and George Her…
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Izaak Walton
The full title of Walton's book of short biographies is, Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Rich'd Hooker, George Herbert, &C.; Sir Henr…
Love Romances of the Aristocracy
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Thornton Hall
There are countless romances set in the British upper class, but the hearts of the real-life counterparts of the fictional heroes have also …
My Mark Twain
Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
William Dean Howells
William Dean Howells (1837-1920) became fast friends with Mark Twain from the moment in 1869 when Twain strode into the office of The Atlant…
Las Vidas Paralelas Tomo IV
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Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus
Vidas Paralelas de Plutarco narra la vida de diferentes personajes históricos y también compara unos con otros. Es un libro al…
The Life of Oscar Wilde
Read by Rob Marland
Robert Sherard
Robert Sherard was Oscar Wilde's friend of 20 years and first biographer. The Life of Oscar Wilde was the second of his four biographies of …
Frederic the Great
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Thomas Babington Macaulay
Macaulay's review essay on Frederick the Great of Prussia is found in vol. iii of his Critical and Historical Essays, and concentrates prima…
The Roman Empire of the Second Century: Or, The Age of the Antonines
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William Wolfe Capes
This short overview of the Roman Empire from AD 96-180 opens as the murderers of Domitian raise to power the wise old senator, Nerva. Ignori…
Benjamin Franklin
Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Robin Mckown
This biography of Franklin was written for young people, but can be enjoyed by anyone. The author Robin McKown, is known for her young adul…
Six Years with the Texas Rangers, 1875 to 1881
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James B. Gillett
James Gillet recounts his adventures with the Texas Rangers 1856-1937. In a very entertaining style he recounts personal stories of wars, …
Epistolae, the letters of Dante
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Dante Alighieri
This volume contains the thirteen letters of the poet Dante Alighieri translated from their original Latin, including the famous and controv…
A Memoir on the Life and Character of the Rev. Prince Demetrius A. de Gallitzin
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Thomas Heyden
Prince Demetrius of Gallitzin (1770-1840), or "Father Smith," as he was known on the eighteenth century American frontier, was one…
The Men Who Found America
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Frederick Winthrop Hutchinson
This Book is about the Men Who Found America and how it started - Summary by Elijah
The Wars of the Roses 1377-1471
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Robert Balmain Mowat
The Wars of the Roses, 1377-1471, were a series of English civil wars fought for the control of the throne of England between two rival cade…
Cardinal de Richelieu
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Eleanor C. Price
Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu (1585-1642), the dreaded red eminence, mentor and manager of Louis XIII, skilled in logistics,…
George Frideric Handel
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Herbert Francis Peyser
Handel’s long career resembles a gigantic tapestry, so bewilderingly crowded with detail, so filled with turmoil and vicissitude, with vast …
Life of Luther
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Gustav A. Just
This short biography of Martin Luther, by Gustav Just, who taught at Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran School, St. Louis, is a standard resourc…
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Part 3: Nisida
Read by John Van Stan
Alexandre Dumas
This story details the many crimes (attempted rape, assault, filicide, etc.) surrounding a significant historical confrontation between a fi…
Growth of a Soul
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August Strindberg
Johan August Strindberg was a Swedish playwright who has had many of his works read into LibriVox by volunteers. From his earliest work, Str…
Schubert And His Works
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Herbert Francis Peyser
This is a short introduction to Franz Schubert’s life and works. “…to give the casual radio listener a slight idea of Schubert’s inundating…