Memoirs
Gallipoli Diary
Read by Sue Anderson
John Graham Gillam
Major John Graham Gillam, British Supply Officer, wrote in his World War I Gallipoli Diary that when he sailed from England for the Dardanel…
The Story of My Boyhood and Youth
Read by Sue Anderson
John Muir
"The only fire for the whole house was the kitchen stove, with a fire box about eighteen inches long and eight inches wide and deep,- s…
Inca Lands
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Hiram Bingham
Prof. Hiram Bingham of Yale Makes the Greatest Archaeological Discovery of the Age by Locating and Excavating Ruins of Machu Picchu on a Pea…
Iconoclastic Memories of the Civil War
Read by Winston Tharp
Ambrose Bierce
At the outset of the American Civil War, [the writer Ambrose] Bierce enlisted in the Union Army's 9th Indiana Infantry Regiment....In Februa…
A Confederate Girl's Diary
Read by Jacquerie
Sarah Morgan Dawson
Sarah Morgan Dawson was a young woman of 20 living in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, when she began this diary. The American Civil War was raging. …
Mr. Harrison's Confessions
Read by NoelBadrian
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
It is asserted that the inspiration for Elizabeth Gaskell's marvellous stories of Cranford was her childhood home of Knutsford, a small tow…
My Confession
Read by Expatriate
Leo Tolstoy
"My Confession" is a brief autobiographical story of Leo Tolstoy's struggle with a mid-life existential crisis of melancholia. It …
Random Reminiscences of Men and Events
Read by William Tomcho
John D. Rockefeller
A good book by the oil revolutionist of the 20th century. As they say "Men should listen to experience" and this book is all about…
The Story of My Life (Version 2)
Read by George Cooney
Helen Keller
An autobiography of Helen Keller published when the author was still in her early 20's. The narrative reveals how her mind developed and mat…
Recollections of the Civil War
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Charles Anderson Dana
Recollections of the Civil War records the events that took place during the American Civil war. It forms one of the most remarkable volumes…
Two Years in the Forbidden City
Read by Jc Guan
Princess Der Ling Yu
THE author of the following narrative has peculiar qualifications for her task. She is a daughter of Lord Yu Keng, a member of the Manchu Wh…
Unbeaten Tracks in Japan
Read by Availle
Isabella L. Bird
Isabella Lucy Bird was a 19th century English traveller, writer, and natural historian. She was a sickly child, however, while she was trave…
Roughing It in the Bush
Read by Moira Fogarty
Susanna Moodie
'Roughing It In the Bush' is Susanna Moodie's account of how she coped with the harshness of life in the woods of Upper Canada, as an Englis…
Outwitting The Hun; My Escape From A German Prison Camp
Read by David Wales
Pat O'Brien
A true war narrative, published in 1918 while WWI was still going on. (Summary by David Wales)
Steep Trails
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John Muir
A collection of Muir's previously unpublished essays, released shortly after his death. "This volume will meet, in every way, the high …
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater
Read by Martin Geeson
Thomas De Quincey
“Thou hast the keys of Paradise, O just, subtle, and mighty Opium!”Though apparently presenting the reader with a collage of poignant memori…
Four Weeks in the Trenches
Read by FNH
Fritz Kreisler
A brief record of the fighting on the Eastern front in the great war by a participant in that great conflict(Summary by FNH)
The Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner
Read by Sue Anderson
George-Günther Von Forstner
The Journal of Submarine Commander Von Forstner is a graphic account of WWI submarine warfare. Forstner was the commander of German U-boat U…
The Mutiny of the Bounty and Other Narratives
Read by John Greenman
William Bligh
In Bligh's own words, we hear about the lead-up to the famous mutiny and what happened afterwards with the mutineers and the castaways. This…
De Profundis
Read by Aaron Elliott
Oscar Wilde
This short work of Wilde's was written during his two year incarceration for "gross indecency". This work is a letter which sorts …