James K. White
92 books
Memoirs
728
Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun - Memoirs of Madame Vigée Lebrun
This memoirs chronicles Madame Vigée Lebrun's childhood and the early discovery of her talent, the fortuitous break that introduced her to the world of «portraiture of the stars,» her expeditious flight from France at...
7 hours 22 minutes
Psychology
1K
Elliott O'Donnell - Some Haunted Houses of England and Wales
Old buildings necessarily have a history. It is not always a happy history and folklore abounds. Sometimes unhappy souls come back to haunt the current residents or their guests. Whether you believe in ghosts or not,...
5 hours 21 minutes
Fantastic Fiction
1.1K
Adelbert von Chamisso - wonderful History of Peter Schlemihl, the Man who lost his Shadow
Peter Schlemihl is an ordinary man until one day he bargains with the devil: He trades his shadow for a bottomless purse. While this sounds like a good idea at first, it turns out that having no shadow is considered...
2 hours 39 minutes
War & Military
875
Anonymous - Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy
A collection of true stories of the high seas, from the nineteenth century. Shipwrecks, mutiny, life and death decision-making — all far from home, while pitting themselves against the elements. The romance of the...
14 hours 11 minutes
