James K. White
92 books
Memoirs
475
Charles Ball - Fifty Years in Chains; or The Life of an American Slave
This is the story of Charles Ball, an American slave who was born in 1780 and remained a slave for fifty years thereafter. Ball told his story to a lawyer who turned it into this written work. (Summary by Tom Causby)
10 hours 47 minutes
General Fiction
502
Oscar Wilde - Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories is a collection of short semi-comic mystery stories. This collection exemplifies Wilde's sharp wit and dark humour. Stories in this collection include Lord Arthur...
4 hours 10 minutes
Humorous Fiction
487
Washington Irving - Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent.
The Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent. (1824) is a compilation of eight humorous and observational letters written by American writer, Washington Irving, under the pseudonym, Jonathan Oldstyle. These eight letters...
1 hour 38 minutes
General Fiction
534
Herman Melville - Encantadas or Enchanted Isles
The Encantadas or Enchanted Isles is a novella by American author Herman Melville. First published in Putnam's Magazine in 1854, it consists of ten philosophical «Sketches» on the Encantadas, or Galápagos Islands. It...
2 hours 33 minutes
*Non-fiction
406
Henry Bibb - Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb, an American Slave
Henry Walton Bibb was born a slave. His father was white although his identity was not positively known. Bibb was separated from his mother at a very young age and hired out to other slave owners for most of his...
5 hours 19 minutes
