Biography & Autobiography audiobooks
Meditations
by Marcus AureliusDuring his decade old campaign in the battle field the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius, was in need to motivate himself and continue the winning spirit. He started to write Meditations which are a series of philosophical notes for enlightenment to discover himself...
Life on the Mississippi
by Mark TwainLife on the Mississippi (1883) is a memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War, and also a travel book, recounting his trip along the Mississippi River from St. Louis to New Orleans many years after the War. The book begins with a brief history of the river as reported by Europeans a..
Roughing It
by Mark TwainRoughing It is a collection of humor stories based on the incidents during Mark Twain's travel which spanned across six years from 1861 to 67 during his younger days. In fact it was presumed by Twain as a prequel to his work "Innocents abroad". Throughout the book the readers can witness the Twain's humorist writing combined with his adventures...
Apology
by PlatoApology is a Socratic dialogue by Plato about how Socrates defended himself against the charges against him defined as "Corrupting the young minds by not believing in God". The Apology, which depicts the death of Socrates, is among the four Plato dialogues to detail the philosopher's final days, along with Euthyphro, Phaedo, and Crito...
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
by Benjamin FranklinThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is a personal memoir written by Benjamin Franklin which has spanned across almost 2 decades till his death. Divided into four parts and each of them were written when his life's important milestones were achieved. First part was written as a series of letters to his son, Second part when he was with British Cr..
The Story of My Life
by Helen KellerThe Story of My Life is the autobiography of Helen Heller, who became deaf blind at the age of 2 through a mysterious illness. Keller wrote her biography at the age of 21, though she had achieved greater heights after that as a political activist, writer and lecturer. Keller says most of the chapters in the work is about her teacher Anne Sulivan w..
Twelve Years a Slave
by Solomon NorthupTwelve Years a Slave is an autobiography of Solomon Northup who was born as a freeman but kidnapped and sold as a slave in Louisiana plantation where his tough times as slave prolonged for more than a decade. His hope and belief to become a freeman did happen after twelve years of horrible life. This is one of the popularly read biographies on slav..
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
by Olaudah EquianoThe Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano is the autobiography of African slave Olaudah Equiano. This biographical work discusses and compares the better treatment of slaves in Africa than the cruelty of American slavery. Olaudah believed in bible and his sustained study lead him to become not only a free man but also excel in busine..