Category Archives: Fictional Biographies & Memoirs
Audiobook: Stalky & Co.
Rudyard Kipling published Stalky & Co. in 1899. Set at an English boarding school in
Audiobook: Diary of a Superfluous Man
Turgenev’s shy hero, Tchulkaturin, is a representative example of a Russian archetype – the “superfluous
Audiobook: Autobiography of Cockney Tom
The Autobiography of Cockney Tom, Showing his Struggles through Life,and proving this Truth of the
Audiobook: Moon and Sixpence (version 2)
The Moon and Sixpence is a 1919 short novel by William Somerset Maugham based on
Audiobook: Mark Twain’s (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance
Mark Twain’s (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance, a short volume, published by Sheldon & Co.,
Audiobook: Our Nig, or, Sketches from the Life of a Free Black, In A Two-Story White House
Frado is a colored girl, living in the USA a few years before the Civil
Audiobook: Victory: An Island Tale
Recollections of the life of Axel Heyst, one-time manager of the liquidated Tropical Belt Coal
Audiobook: Boyhood
Boyhood is the second in Tolstoy’s trilogy of three autobiographical novels, including Childhood and Youth,
Audiobook: Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal
Life in the Grey Nunnery was first published in Boston, in 1857 by Edward P.
Audiobook: My Lady Ludlow
This novella by the acclaimed Elizabeth Gaskell follows the reminiscences and life of aristocratic Lady
Audiobook: Marge Askinforit
A rollicking parody of the Margot Asquith memoirs, in which Pain’s character, Marge, beguiles us
Audiobook: Satan’s Diary
“Satan’s Diary”, Andreyev’s last work, was completed by the great Russian a few days before
Audiobook: Irish Idylls
Irish Idylls is a collection of short stories about Irish peasantry during the 19th Century.
Audiobook: Bindle
Herbert Jenkins’ most popular fictional creation was Mr. Joseph Bindle, who first appeared in a
Audiobook: Idomen, or The Vale of Yumuri
Idomen (1843) is the creative-nonfiction memoir of the beautiful and brilliant American poetess Maria Gowen
Audiobook: Swann’s Way (Version 2)
“Swann’s Way” is the first of the seven parts of Marcel Proust’s great autobiographical novel
Audiobook: Rogue’s Life
“[T]he story offers the faithful reflection of a very happy time in my past life.
Audiobook: Bishop’s Apron
“Canon Spratte saw himself as he thought others might see him: mediocre, pompous, self-assertive, verbose.”
Audiobook: Childhood (version 2)
Childhood is the first published novel by Leo Tolstoy, released under the initials L. N.
Audiobook: Jacob Faithful
Rebelling against the career chosen for him by his wealthy family, Frederic Marryat joined the
Audiobook: Journal of Julius Rodman
The Journal of Julius Rodman, Being an Account of the First Passage across the Rocky
Audiobook: Man Who Found the Truth
An old man, accused of having murdered his family as a young man, spends a
Audiobook: Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (version 2)
The story of a biracial man living in the deep south after the reconstruction era.
Audiobook: Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man
Johnson’s only novel, The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, was originally published anonymously in 1912.
Audiobook: Tales of King Arthur and the Round Table (version 2)
The tales of King Arthur and his Knights are of Celtic origin. The Celts were
Audiobook: Mr. Harrison’s Confessions
It is asserted that the inspiration for Elizabeth Gaskell’s marvellous stories of Cranford was her
Audiobook: Friendly Road, New Adventures in Contentment
My grandmother Gertrude received a copy of The Friendly Road for Christmas in 1919. It
Audiobook: Heimskringla: The Stories of the Kings of Norway, Called The Round World
Heimskringla (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈheimsˌkʰriŋla]) is the best known of the Old Norse kings’ sagas. It
Audiobook: Dialogues of the Dead
Can the dead of different ages and spaces meet in the afterlife? This is a
Audiobook: History of Pendennis
In Pendennis, William Makepeace Thackeray skillfully shows the coming of age of Arthur Pendennis, a