Memoirs

The Memoirs of Chateaubriand Volume V

Read by Nicole Lee


François-René de Chateaubriand



The memoirs of Chateaubriand continue in Volume 5, with the author, now a grand hommes des lettres, still in the thick of political events, …

The Dread Apache: That Early-Day Scourge of the Southwest

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Merrill Pingree Freeman



Excerpt which contains the opinions and biographical accounts from the author: "A short time ago, idling through a collection of early-…

Autumn Leaves, Original Pieces in Prose and Verse

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Anne Wales Abbot



The pieces gathered into this volume were, with two exceptions, written for the entertainment of a private circle, without any view to publi…

J. M. Synge and the Ireland of His Time

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William Butler Yeats



William Butler Yeats recounts his experiences with friend and colleague, John Millington Synge. - Summary by Kyle James Maclean

High altars; the battle-fields of France and Flanders as I saw them

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William Arthur Dunkerley



A first-hand account of World War I, with detailed descriptions of scenes from the front. - Summary by Victor Dorff

A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen's Captivity

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Ethan Allen



Ethan Allen's account of his military exploits and subsequent captivity, riven with drama, adventure and humor. - Summary by Steven Warner

The Early Diary of Frances Burney, Vol. 2

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Frances Burney



The diaries give a lively and accurate account of the author's experiences in the literary and courtly worlds of Georgian England. Summary b…

Anglo-American Memories

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George Washburn Smalley



“These Memories [1911] were written in the first instance for Americans and have appeared week by week each Sunday in the New York Tribune….…

Κύρου παιδεία

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Xenophon



The Cyropaedia (or Cyropedia) is a partly fictional biography of Cyrus the Great, written in the early 4th century BC by the Athenian gentle…

Religio Journalistici

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Christopher Morley



The great Canadian journalist and humorist ruminates and reflects upon his life and calling in this 1924 little gem. - Summary by david wale…

Behind the Screen

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Samuel Goldwyn



Learn about the early days of Hollywood from the eyes of Samuel Goldwyn, co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production company. - Summary by…

A Last Diary

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W. N. P. Barbellion



The final journal of British naturalist Bruce Frederick Cummings, spanning from March 1918 to June 1919. The diary follows on the heels of t…

Michigan Historical Collections, Volume 1

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Historical Society Of Michigan



The Michigan Historical Society solicited accounts by Michigan pioneers about the early settlement of various locations, or early developmen…

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