Kristine Bekere
118 books
Memoirs
824
Benvenuto Cellini - Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Vol 1
Cellini's autobiographical memoirs, which he began writing in Florence in 1558, give a detailed account of his singular career, as well as his loves, hatreds, passions, and delights, written in an energetic, direct,...
10 hours 14 minutes
Earth Sciences
858
Agnes Giberne - Ocean of Air - Meteorology for Beginners
This is an immensely readable book explaining anything to do with air — the atmosphere, wind and clouds, and life. This 1896 explanation has since been overtaken by more specific scientific discoveries, but the...
9 hours 52 minutes
*Non-fiction
3.4K
Arthur L. Hayward - Lives Of The Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Vol 3
This is the third volume in this collection of reports and newspaper stories regarding notorious criminals and their punishment, assembled by prison inspector Arthur Hayward from original sources originally published...
9 hours 43 minutes
Exploration
1.3K
Adolphus W. Greely - True Tales of Arctic Heroism in the New World
The Arctic has always been a fascinating area for us. This is true today just as much as in Adolphus Greely's time. In 1912, Greely published this volume of notable Arctic explorations and the explorers. The modern...
9 hours 8 minutes
*Non-fiction
1.2K
Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus - Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 2
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings. The surviving lives contain twenty-three pairs of...
8 hours 55 minutes
Detective Fiction
1.1K
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes is a fictional detective of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, who first appeared in publication in 1887. He was devised by Scottish author and doctor Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. A brilliant...
8 hours 34 minutes
