LibriVox Audio Books Catalog (Page 3)

Enos Mills (1870-1922 ), naturalist and conservationist, was instrumental in the creation of Rocky Mountain National Park. Like his mentor…

Far Away and Long Ago

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William Henry Hudson

William Henry Hudson was an author, naturalist and ornithologist. Hudson was born of U.S. parents living in the Quilmes Partido in Buenos Ai…

Cyrus the Great

Read by Deon Gines

Jacob Abbott

This history is the story of Cyrus, the founder of the Persian Empire, sixth century BC. - Summary by Deon Gines

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 4: Part 2: Urbain Grandier (version 2)

Read by John Van Stan

Alexandre Dumas

This is the dramatic story of Urbain Grandier, a catholic priest, who had a reputation to rival that of Casanova, which ultimately led to hi…

A Narrative of the Expedition to Dongola and Sennaar

Read by R. S. Steinberg

George Bethune English

As a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps during the War of 1812 assigned to Marine Corps headquarters, English sailed to the…

Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe, Compiled from her Letters and Journals

Read by Michele Fry

Charles Edward Stowe

Harriet Beecher Stowe (June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896), of Cincinnati, was the most famous female American author of her age, and is said to h…

Louis Pasteur

Read by Pamela Nagami

Albert Keim

Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) famously said, "In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind." Pasteur brought to t…

The Medici, Volume 1

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G. F. Young

This work relates the history of the Medici family through three centuries and eleven generations, from its rise from obscurity, to its zeni…

Explorers and Travellers

Read by William Tomcho

Adolphus W. Greely

“Explorers and Travellers” is a collection of short biographies of some of America’s intrepid explorers. Adolphus W. Greely writes brief but…

The Early Lives of Dante

Read by Algy Pug

Giovanni Boccaccio

This recording contains two early biographies of Dante, both written by notable Florentine literati.Giovanni Boccaccio (1313 -1375) was an I…

John James Audubon

Read by Laura Caldwell

John Burroughs

Audubon's life naturally divides itself into three periods: his youth, which was on the whole a gay and happy one, and which lasted till the…

The Life and Ventures of the Original John Jacob Astor

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Elizabeth Louisa Gebhard

John Jacob Astor was pre-eminently the opener of new paths, a breaker of trails. From his first tramp alone through the Black Forest of Bade…

Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the…

Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan

Alexander Von Humboldt

In Volume 2 of “The Personal Narrative”, Alexander von Humboldt and the botanist Aimé Bonpland continue their travels, beginning at L…

Vagabond Adventures

Read by John Greenman

Ralph Keeler

Ralph Keeler failed as a novelist, but this autobiography reflects a life well-lived with humor and adventure. Keeler was in the same litera…

Industrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool Makers

Read by Clive Catterall

Samuel Smiles

Short Biographies of some of the most influential engineers who developed the modern manufacturing methods behind the Industrial Revolution.…

A New England Girlhood: Outlined From Memory

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Lucy Larcom

Lucy Larcom was an American poet, teacher, and mill-worker. According to Wikipedia: "Larcom served as a model for the change in women's…

Diary Written in the Provincial Lunatic Asylum

Read by Elaine Webb

Mary Huestis Pengilly

Mary Pengilly was taken to a Lunatic Asylum by her sons where she kept a diary, which this book is taken from. Mary records the harsh condit…

The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, Mountaineer, Scout, and Pioneer…

Read by Claude Stewart

T. D. Bonner

James P. Beckworth, born in Virginia at the dawn of our Nation, moved with his family to eastern Missouri settling a few miles below what is…

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