Biography & Autobiography
Johann Sebastian Bach
Read by David Wales
Herbert Francis Peyser
Compared with the unimaginable richness of his inner life as the overpowering volume and splendor of his works reveal it, Bach’s day-to-day …
George Washington
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Ferdinand Schmidt
Among all the numerous life stories written by Ferdinand Schmidt for the delectation and education of German youth, none surpasses that of W…
L'Enterrement de Flaubert
Émile Zola
Au Fil des lectures Texte de Emile Zola, lu par Victoria. "La mort de Gustave Flaubert a été pour nous tous un coup de fo…
My Father As I Recall Him
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Mamie Dickens
"If, in these pages, written in remembrance of my father, I should tell you, my dear friends, nothing new of him, I can, at least, prom…
The Venerable Don Bosco the Apostle of Youth
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M. S. Pine
This brief sketch of the holy life and marvelous achievements of a great inheritor of the spirit of Saint Francis of Sales, Saint Don Bosco …
Biographical Memoir of John Wesley Powell, 1834-1902
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William Morris Davis
This is Volume VIII of the National Academy of Sciences Biographical Memoirs series. It is read as 33 sections using the memoir headings. Jo…
The History of Minnesota and Tales of the Frontier, Part 2
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Charles E. Flandrau
A series of stories written by Judge Charles E. Flandrau "at different times during his long residence in the Northwest, which embrace …
In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World by Elizabeth Bisland
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Elizabeth Bisland
In November 1889, the New York World announced that it was sending its reporter Nellie Bly around the world, in a bid to beat Phileas Fogg's…
Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 4
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Charles F. Horne
A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in history. Volume 4: John Adams, Louis A…
The Wright Brothers
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Fred Kelly
This is a biography of the Wright Brothers as told by the American humorist and newspaperman Fred Kelly, a personal friend of the Wrights. I…
My Own Story
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Emmeline Pankhurst
Emmeline Pankhurst was a British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement. She was widely criticized for her milita…
King and Parliament (A.D. 1603-1714)
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George Henry Wakeling
This slim volume by the Oxford University lecturer, George Henry Wakeling, deals with the period in British history from the reign of King J…
Pyrrhus
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Jacob Abbott
This history concerns Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, BC 336-321. Pyrrhus was a world renowned soldier, leader, and conqueror of Macedon and Italy,…
Philip Augustus
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William Holden Hutton
Philip Augustus (Philip II of France 1165-1223), grandfather of Saint Louis, was one of France's greatest kings. While England's Henry II wa…
Unsung Heroes
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Elizabeth Ross Haynes
This book consists of 17 biographies of remarkable men and women who, in 1921, were "unsung." Some of them are now pretty well kno…
My Airships: The Story of My Life
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Alberto Santos-Dumont
The delightful tale of "le petit Santos" as he dances through the sky above the City of Light at the dawn of the aerial age.A note…
Abigail Adams and Her Times
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Laura E. Howe Richards
This is a young person's biography of Abigail Adams that will appeal to readers of all ages. In the author's own words, "I am not writi…
The Age of the Condottieri: A Short History of Mediaeval Italy from 1409-1530
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Oscar Browning
Italy from 1409 to 1530 is synonymous with the Renaissance, but this was also the age of the condottieri, Italian captains of mercenary comp…
The Lives of the Queens of England, Volume 8
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Agnes Strickland
The Lives of the Queens of England is a multi-volumed work attributed to Agnes Strickland, though it was mostly researched and written by he…