Biography & Autobiography audiobooks
Charles I
by Jacob AbbottCharles I was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of his life. He ..
Around the World in Seventy-Two Days
by Nellie BlyAround the World in Seventy-Two Days is an 1890 book by journalist Elizabeth Jane Cochrane, writing under her pseudonym, Nellie Bly. The chronicle details her 72-day trip around the world, which was inspired by the book, Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne. She carried out the journey for Joseph Pulitzer's tabloid newspaper, the New York..
Famous Men of the Middle Ages
by John H. HaarenThis 1904 publication is essentially designed for teaching children history, but that doesn't mean to say adults should ignore it. It offers extended summaries, rather than in-depth detail, of thirty famous men - and one woman (Joan of Ark) - of the Middle Ages. Each chapter also covers other prominent men from these times. The period covered range..
Famous Men of Greece
by John H. HaarenAttractive biographical sketches of thirty-five of the most prominent characters in the history of ancient Greece, from legendary times to its fall in 146 B.C. Each story is told in a clear, simple manner, and is well calculated to awaken and stimulate the youthful imagination. Ideal introduction to ancient Greece for ages 9 and up. Although w..
Famous Men of Rome
by John H. HaarenAttractive biographical sketches of twenty-eight of the most prominent characters in the history of ancient Rome, from its founding to its fall. Includes most of the best known characters from the kingdom and republic of Rome, as well as the most prominent personages from the imperial age. Each story is told in a clear, simple manner, and is well c..
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
by Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass's biography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is the most famous biographies written about slavery which has ignited the abolitionist movement in America. Losing his mother at the age of 7, Frederick life events narrate the painful memories of slavery, their dream of education and merciless masters. The author might hav..
Confessions
by Saint Augustine of HippoConfessions is the name of an autobiographical work, consisting of 13 books, by Saint Augustine of Hippo, written in Latin between AD 397 and 400. The work outlines Saint Augustine's sinful youth and his conversion to Christianity. Modern English translations of it are sometimes published under the title The Confessions of Saint Augustine in ..
Up From Slavery
by Booker T. WashingtonUp from Slavery is the 1901 autobiography of American educator Booker T. Washington (1856-1915). The book describes his personal experience of having to work to rise up from the position of a slave child during the Civil War, to the difficulties and obstacles he overcame to get an education at the new Hampton Institute, to his work establishing voc..