Biography & Autobiography
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 3: Mary Stuart (version 2)
Read by John Van Stan
Alexandre Dumas
The contents of these volumes of 'Celebrated Crimes', as well as the motives which led to their inception, are unique. They are a series of …
Lady Jane Grey and Her Times
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Ida Ashworth Taylor
Lady Jane Grey was an English noblewoman, great-granddaughter of Henry VII. As her cousin, Edward VI, lay on his death-bed, he nominated he…
Mark Twain: A Biography - Volume II
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Albert Bigelow Paine
Until recently, this work has been considered the "go-to" bio of Mark Twain. Albert Bigelow Paine (July 10, 1861 – April 9, 1937) …
Jeanne D'Arc, de Maagd van Orléans
Read by Bart de Leeuw
Henri Emile Koopmans Van Boekeren
Een historisch overzicht van het leven van Jeanne D'Arc: haar wapenfeiten, haar proces dat leidde tot de brandstapel en haar latere rehabili…
A Handful of Stars
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Frank W. Boreham
This is the second of a five volume series called "Texts That Made History". As with the first volume, "A Bunch of Everlastin…
A Glimpse of India
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Clara Swain
A Glimpse of India: being a collection of extracts from the letters Dr. Clara A. Swain, first medical missionary to India of the Woman's For…
Jane Austen and her Country-House Comedy
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William Henry Helm
Written for the centenary of Jane Austen's death, W. H. Helm reflects poetically on the timelessness of her work: the must of age has not se…
''Tell It All'': The Story of a Life's Experience in Mormonism
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Fanny Stenhouse
Fanny relates the experiences of a 19th century missionary as she and her young husband proselytize throughout Europe in search of converts …
Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes Of The Civil War
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Various
Seven narratives published in the late nineteenth century and assembled in this 1913 collection. - Summary by david wales
Historic Girlhoods Volume 1
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Rupert S. Holland
Biographical sketches of ten girls who became famous before becoming women - some not even making it to womanhood. From Joan of Arc to Cathe…
Margaret of Angoulême, Queen of Navarre
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Agnes Mary Frances Robinson
Margaret of Angoulême, Queen of Navarre (Marguerite de Navarre), (1492-1549), was the sister of Francis I, King of France. She was hig…
The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha, The Lily of the Mohawks
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Ellen Walworth
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha's lifespan of only about 24 years was spent in utter humility and penitence. In spite of her natural diffidence, she…
Jane Austen and Her Times
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Geraldine Edith Mitton
This is a lively and highly accessible overview of the life and times of one of England's most beloved authors. Using excerpts from a wide v…
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (version 2)
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Olive Gilbert
Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree) was born into slavery in 1797 (or thereabouts) in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York. This narrati…
Historic Boyhoods
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Rupert S. Holland
Most boys grow up to be honest, maybe even good, men, but do not stand out from the crowd. Occasionally, along comes a boy who is destined, …
Tschaikovsky And His Orchestral Music
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Louis Biancolli
Included in this little book are analyses and backgrounds of most of Tschaikowsky’s standard concert music. A short sketch of Tschaikowsky’s…
Cardinal Wolsey
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Mandell Creighton
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey (1473-1530) will always be remembered as the Lord Chancellor who fell from power when he failed to obtain the annulme…
Eleven years a drunkard, or, The life of Thomas Doner: having lost both arms th…
Read by Curt Walton
Thomas Doner
He tells of the shame, misery and pain which alcohol brought on him, and will bring to anyone whosoever be tempted by the pleasant feeling i…