Biography & Autobiography audiobooks
De Profundis
by Oscar WildeOscar Wilde's controversial relationship with his intimate friend Lord Alfred Douglas lead to his imprisonment for indecent behavior. He has written De Profundis as a letter addressing to Alfred, while he remained in prison. Written in two parts, first part narrates their relationship and good times; the second Part narrates Wilde's spiritual devel..
The Lives of the Twelve Caesars
by SuetoniusRoman historian Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus's biographical work The Lives of the Twelve Caesars is a collection of biographies of Roman Empire's first leaders , Julius Caesar (the first few chapters are missing), Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus and Domitian. Other works by Suetonius concern the..
A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World
by James CookCaptain James Cook was a British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy. Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland prior to making three voyages to the Pacific Ocean, during which he achieved the first recorded European contact with the eastern coastline of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands, and the first recorded circumnav..
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova
by Giacomo CasanovaSimilar to his fictitious hero Don Juan, Venice novelist Giacomo Casanova's transparent autobiography The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova resembles the womanizer in him mentioning hundreds women he had intimate relationship. Written in five volumes, this personal memoir reflects the eighteenth century European social life. Exiled twice from his country..
Black Beauty
by Anna SewellAnna Swell's Black Beauty is an autobiographical narration of the life of a Horse named Black Beauty. Anna's experience with hardship life of horse-drawn cab drivers of the then England provoked her to write this only novel which was published just before her death. The novel starts with Black Beauty's happy days in farm, moves to tough times as pu..
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
by Harriet A. JacobsIncidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is an autobiography of former slave Harriet A. Jacobs. Genders play key roles even in slavery as the female slaves are more prone to cruelty over their male counterparts, as they had to undergo the horrible life of rape and sexual abuses. They have additional burden of saving their children from the cruelty. Ha..
Fanny Hill
by John ClelandFame for its explicit themes and obscenity, John Cleland’s novel Fanny Hill narrates the story of Juvenile girl Fanny. Becoming an Orphan at the Age of Fifteen, Fanny’s migration to London starts with disappointment as her Village friend Esther abandons her as soon as she arrived. During her effort to make a living, Fanny was exploited by a long ..
Celebrated Crimes
by Alexandre DumasBetween 1839 and 1841, with significant help from other writers, Alexandre Dumas wrote and published 18 essays about some of the most famous crimes in Europe. Presented in stark and often graphic detail, these included some of the current, and therefore popular cases of Dumas' day. This first volume tells the story of the infamous Borgia family, th..