Memoirs
A-Birding on a Bronco
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Florence A. Merriam and Florence A. Merriam Bailey
Florence Augusta Merriam Bailey was an American ornithologist and nature writer. She started observing bird behavior at a time when most bir…
The Book of the Bush
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George Dunderdale
"While the world was young, nations could be founded peaceably. There was plenty of unoccupied country, and when two neighbouring patri…
Village Life in America
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Caroline Cowles Richards Clarke
A diary of a young school girl in Canandaigua, New York during the Civil War. (Summary by MaryElizabeth)
Journael ofte gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinghe van de Oost-Indische reyse
Read by Anna Simon
Willem Ysbrantsz Bontekoe
Het "Journael ofte gedenckwaerdige beschrijvinghe" is een scheepsjournaal opgetekend door de Hoornse schipper Willem Ysbrantsz Bon…
The English Governess at the Siamese Court
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Anna Harriette Leonowens
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,…
Washington Irving's Visit to England
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Washington Irving
Famed American humorist Washington Irving published a series of short stories telling of his adventures traveling from America to England. T…
Reminiscences Of A Workhouse Medical Officer
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Joseph Rogers
Joseph Rogers (1821-1889) was an English physician, medical officer, and health care reformer in London. The system of poor-law dispensarie…
The Soul of a People
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Harold Fielding and Harold Fielding Hall
In The Soul of a People, Englishman H. Fielding explores the beliefs of the Burmese people. He offers an understandable, and yet thorough, e…
The Escape of a Princess Pat
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George Pearson
Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia'sCanadian Light Infantr…
On Being Negro in America
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J. Saunders Redding
A penetrating, insightful, and thoroughly honest view of one's life in the United States as an African-American. - Summary by KevinS
The Autobiography of a "Newspaper Girl"
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Elizabeth L. Banks
Elizabeth Banks was an American journalist and author. She grew up in Wisconsin, then lived in England the last forty years of her life. She…
War and Women
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Mabel Annie Stobart
"The sending of a Women’s Convoy Corps to the Balkans was the result of Mrs. Stobart’s keen desire to demonstrate the ability of women …
Chateau and Country Life in France
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Mary King Waddington
Mary King Waddington was the American daughter of Charles King, ninth president of Columbia University, and the granddaughter of New York Se…
Glimpses of Bengal
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Rabindranath Tagore
The book is a selection of letters written by Tagore, in various places in Bengal, India.
Trips in the Life of a Locomotive Engineer
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Henry Dawson
Henry Dawson has written several vignettes of railroad men from the days of steam locomotives. His goal is to show the reader that they are …
During the Persecution: Autobiography of Father John Gerard
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Father John Gerard
Fr. John Gerard (1564 – 1637) was an English Jesuit priest who operated covertly in England during the Elizabethan era, during which the Cat…
Van Aardappel-mes tot Officiersdegen
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Melis Stoke
Tijdens de Eerste Wereldoorlog was Nederland neutraal, maar het dreigende oorlogsgeweld in de ons omringende landen kwam heel dichtbij. In m…
Confessions of a Tradesman
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Frank Thomas Bullen
Frank T. Bullen is best known for his books based on his adventures at sea. However, he had a life on shore as well. He first went to sea as…