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Col. William F. Cody - Adventures of Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill was arguably, the most recognized man in the world when he penned this book. The first four stories are of some of his adventures and the remaining 6 are autobiographical. All of them have been proved to...

Phil Chenevert and 8 more 3 hours 33 minutes

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431

St. Ignatius Loyola - Autobiography of St. Ignatius

This account of the life of St. Ignatius, dictated by himself to Father Gonzalez, is a most valuable record of the great Founder of the Society of Jesus. It, more than any other work, gives an insight into the...

Phil Chenevert 2 hours 13 minutes

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Izaak Walton's Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker and George Herbert

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Izaak Walton - Izaak Walton's Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker and George Herbert

The full title of Walton's book of short biographies is, Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Rich'd Hooker, George Herbert, &C. Sir Henry Wotton (1568 – 1639) was an English author, diplomat and politician who sat in...

David Wales 10 hours 46 minutes

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Geronimo - Geronimo’s Story of His Life

Geronimo’s Story of His Life is the oral life history of a legendary Apache warrior. Composed in 1905, while Geronimo was being held as a U.S. prisoner of war at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, Geronimo’s story found audience...

Sue Anderson 3 hours 48 minutes

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Jacob Stroyer - My Life in the South

My Life in the South is the vivid and touching autobiography of African-American former slave, Jacob Stroyer. It recounts experiences from his early childhood on the planation up to his involvement in Confederacy's...

Jeffrey Carr and 5 more 2 hours 45 minutes

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Life of Richard Nash, Esq., Late Master of the Ceremonies at Bath

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Peter Cunningham - Life of Richard Nash, Esq., Late Master of the Ceremonies at Bath

Beau Nash (1674–1762), born Richard Nash, was a celebrated dandy and leader of fashion in 18th-century Britain. He is best remembered as the Master of Ceremonies at the spa town of Bath. (Wikipedia) This, the...

Cori Samuel and 2 more 4 hours 43 minutes

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John Stevens Cabot Abbott - Daniel Boone

This is a detailed biography of the life and adventures of Daniel Boone. His accomplishments are brushed over in history classes these days and not given the recognition they deserve. This biography clearly paints a...

Allyson Hester 7 hours 48 minutes

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Arthur Graeme West - Diary of a Dead Officer

Published posthumously in 1919, this collection of diary entries presents a scathing picture of army life and is said to be one of the most vivid accounts of daily life in the trenches. It chronicles West's...

Ruth Golding 3 hours 43 minutes

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General Fiction

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Stuart Mason - Oscar Wilde: Art and Morality

“Who can help laughing when an ordinary journalist seriously proposes to limit the subject-matter at the disposal of the artist?” “We are dominated by journalism… Journalism governs for ever and ever.”[/i]...

Martin Geeson 3 hours 56 minutes

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John Henry Newman - Apologia Pro Vita Sua

A religious autobiography of unsurpassed interest, the simple confidential tone of which «revolutionized the popular estimate of its author,» establishing the strength and sincerity of the convictions which had led...

BillMac 12 hours 45 minutes

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Richard Jefferies - Gamekeeper at Home

Richard Jefferies (1848 – 1887) was born and spent his childhood on a farm at Coate,Wiltshire. He joined the ‘Wiltshire and Gloucestershire Standard’ in 1868 and also started to write articles and pamphlets on various...

Andy Minter 4 hours 46 minutes

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Clara Barton - Story of My Childhood

Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, recalls growing up in early 19th Century Massachusetts. (Introduction by Veronica Jenkins)

Veronica Jenkins 1 hour 38 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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