Memoirs
128 books
Memoirs
488
Henry William Haygarth - Recollections of Bush Life in Australia
This was written in the mid 1800’s at time when Australia saw an influx of immigration from Europe and when England was sending some prisoners to Australia rather than to prisons. Haygarth shows us what it is like,...
6 hours 26 minutes
History
545
Anna Harriette Leonowens - English Governess at the Siamese Court
In 1862 Anna Leonowens accepted an offer made by the Siamese consul in Singapore, Tan Kim Ching, to teach the wives and children of Mongkut, king of Siam. The king wished to give his 39 wives and concubines and 82...
10 hours 34 minutes
Memoirs
589
William Atherton - Narrative of the Suffering and Defeat of the North-Western Army, Under General Winchester
This memoir dating from 1812ff, but only published in 1840s is a strikingly profound contrast with our modern materialism and comfort. It is personal and at the same time very formal and reserved. As a foot soldier...
3 hours 36 minutes
Memoirs
431
William Bligh - Mutiny of the Bounty and Other Narratives
In Bligh's own words, we hear about the lead-up to the famous mutiny and what happened afterwards with the mutineers and the castaways. This work contains two additional narratives by Bligh: Life of a Sailor Boy and...
3 hours 31 minutes
Memoirs
539
Cole Younger - Story of Cole Younger, by Himself
Autobiography of Cole Younger, American Civil War veteran and member of the Jesse James gang. Cole Younger was a member of Quantrill's Raiders during the Civil War and along with his brother, Jim Younger and the James...
3 hours 22 minutes
Memoirs
430
Hazard Stevens - First Successful Ascent of Mt. Rainier, 1870
Hazard Stevens and P.B. Van Trump, aided by the Indian guide Sluiskin, made the first documented successful ascent of Mt. Rainier on August 17, 1870. Hazard's account of the climb was first published in the Atlantic...
1 hour 37 minutes
