Biography & Autobiography
John Brown
Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
W. E. B. Du Bois
This is a moving and deeply felt biography of abolitionist John Brown, which defends its subject against the popular notion of him as a delu…
The Autobiography of Mother Jones
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Mary Harris Jones
The Autobiography of Mother Jones offers a firsthand account of the life and struggles of one of America’s most influential labor activists.…
Xerxes
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Jacob Abbott
This history covers the years of Xerxes' years as ruler of the Persian empire and invasion of Greece. - Summary by Deon Gines
The Good Soldier
Read by David Wales
N. P. Dawson
“Here are boys, all sorts of boys: French, English, Italian, American… These are soldiers’ letters written home. But reading, one finds t…
The Medici
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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…
The Martyrs of Science
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David Brewster
“The martyrs of Science” gives a brief biography of Galileo, Brahe and Kepler. These three men played a pivotal role in the scientific revol…
The Story of Mary MacLane
Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021)
Mary Maclane
At the age of 19 in 1902, MacLane published her first book, The Story of Mary MacLane. It sold 100,000 copies in the first month and was pop…
The Life of Samuel Johnson
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James Boswell
Boswell's famous work on the life of his admired friend Johnson, the formidable poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, edito…
The Adventures of a Nature Guide
Read by Sue Anderson
Enos A. Mills
Enos Mills (1870-1922 ), naturalist and conservationist, was instrumental in the creation of Rocky Mountain National Park. Like his mentor…
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…
Urbain Grandier
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…
Industrial Biography
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.…
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…
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…
Life of Harriet Beecher Stowe
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…
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…
The Desire of Ages
Read by Donald Hines
Ellen G. White
Ellen Gould White (1827 - 1915) was a prolific Christian writer, authoring 40 books in her lifetime. She was active in the Millerite movemen…