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Brief Lives Volume I

Brief Lives Volume I

Immerse yourself in the captivating tapestry of Brief Lives, a podcast that delves into the fascinating and often overlooked anecdotes of historical figures who have shaped literature and culture. Each episode invites you to explore the vibrant personalities of contemporaries like Bacon, Jonson, and Shakespeare, revealing the colorful details that form the backdrop of their remarkable lives. With an emphasis on the human experiences behind these iconic names, listeners will uncover the gossipy tales and lesser-known stories that highlight their complexities and quirks. Every episode features a new complete audiobook, presenting a rotating collection that offers unique explorations of biography and history. This is not a single narrative but a rich series of insights that beckon you to discover a new book with every episode. Join us on this journey through time, where the lives of extraordinary individuals come alive in unexpected ways.This show includes AI-generated content.

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Aesop's Fables, Volume 07 (Fables 151-175)-Aesop 33 min 43 sec
Private and Public Life of Abraham Lincoln-Orville J. Victor 4 hr 31 min 46 sec
Aesop's Fables, Volume 05 (Fables 101-125)-Aesop 32 min 30 sec
Lucian's Dialogues Volume 3 The Dialogues of the Dead-Lucian of Samosata 2 hr 43 min 30 sec
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 061-Various 3 hr 56 min 25 sec
Converts from Infidelity, Volume 1-Andrew Crichton 8 hr 21 min 12 sec
Charles Simeon-Handley Carr Glyn Moule 7 hr 28 min 39 sec
Charles I-Jacob Abbott 5 hr 16 min 21 sec
Aesop's Fables, Volume 10 (Fables 226-250)-Aesop 33 min 1 sec
David Wark Griffith A Brief Sketch of His Career-Robert Edgar Long 4 hr 37 min 20 sec
Among the Great Masters of the Drama-Walter Rowlands 4 hr 19 min 44 sec
Ingersoll on ROBERT BURNS, from the Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 3, Lecture 2-Robert G. Ingersoll 1 hr 11 min 4 sec
Histories, Volume 1-Polybius 6 hr 18 min 59 sec
Story of My Boyhood and Youth-John Muir 5 hr 25 min 42 sec
Growth of a Soul-August Strindberg 6 hr 51 min 58 sec
Jane Austen and her Country-House Comedy-William Henry Helm 4 hr 50 min 30 sec
Brief Lives Volume II-John Aubrey 8 hr 18 min 40 sec
Eclogues-Virgil 1 hr 8 min 30 sec
Imperialism and World Politics, Part 3 of 4-Parker Thomas Moon 6 hr 37 min 42 sec
Court and Character of King James, with the Court of King Charles-Anthony Weldon 3 hr 45 min 12 sec
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Dramatic Reading)-Lewis Carroll 2 hr 39 min 20 sec
Is Shakespeare Dead-Mark Twain 2 hr 57 min 26 sec
Around the World in Seventy-Two Days-Nellie Bly 6 hr 5 min 41 sec
Minor Works of Josephus-Flavius Josephus 7 hr 17 min 10 sec
How Salvator Won and Other Recitations-Ella Wheeler Wilcox 2 hr 59 min 45 sec
John Gutenberg, First Master Printer His Acts and Most Remarkable Discourses and his Death-Franz von Dingelstedt 2 hr 37 min 42 sec
Andersonville Diary, Escape And List Of The Dead-John L. Ransom 8 hr 32 min 51 sec
Recollections of a Missionary in the Great West-Cyrus Townsend Brady 3 hr 43 min 19 sec
Biographical Memoir of John Wesley Powell, 1834-1902-William Morris Davis 3 hr 40 min 52 sec
Aesop's Fables, Volume 01 (Fables 1-25)-Aesop 46 min 12 sec
Aesop's Fables, Volume 02 (Fables 26-50)-Aesop 33 min 3 sec
Milton's Minor Poems-John Milton 3 hr 56 min 28 sec
Autobiography of St. Ignatius-St. Ignatius Loyola 2 hr 13 min 59 sec
Autobiography of Goethe Volume 2-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 8 hr 41 min 59 sec
Moral Letters, Vol. I-Lucius Annaeus Seneca 9 hr 39 min 29 sec
Agricola-Publius Cornelius Tacitus 1 hr 29 min 17 sec
First From the Front-Harold Ashton 4 hr 53 min 44 sec
Our Little Korean Cousin-Henry Lee Mitchell Pike 1 hr 37 min 47 sec
Secret of Charlotte Brontë-Frederika Richardson Macdonald 5 hr 28 min 12 sec
Milton-Thomas Babington Macaulay 2 hr 17 min 58 sec
Books Fatal to Their Authors-Peter Hempson Ditchfield 5 hr 44 min 22 sec
Adventures of Buffalo Bill-Col. William F. Cody 3 hr 33 min 15 sec
Aesop's Fables, Volume 08 (Fables 176-200)-Aesop 31 min 50 sec
Ingersoll on THE GREAT INFIDELS, from the Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 3, Lectures-Robert G. Ingersoll 2 hr 18 min 16 sec
Ingersoll on SHAKESPEARE, from the Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 3, Lecture 1-Robert G. Ingersoll 1 hr 38 min 53 sec
Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers, Book VI-Diogenes Laertius 1 hr 59 min 35 sec
From Alien To Citizen-Edward A. Steiner 6 hr 42 min 46 sec
Hawthorne-Henry James 6 hr 14 min 21 sec
Windfall and Waterdrift-Auberon Edward William Molyneux Herbert 1 hr 50 min 56 sec
Gracchi, Marius and Sulla-A. H. Beesly 7 hr 6 min 5 sec
National Nursery Book-Unknown 1 hr 30 min 35 sec
Brief Lives Volume II - John Aubrey 8 hr 18 min 40 sec
Aesop's Fables, Volume 06 (Fables 126-150)-Aesop 31 min 18 sec
Brief Lives Volume II - John Aubrey 8 hr 18 min 40 sec
America of the Fifties Letters of Fredrika Bremer-Fredrika Bremer 8 hr 32 min 54 sec
Arabic Hidden Words-Bahá'u'lláh 35 min 41 sec
Red Battle Flyer-Manfred von Richthofen 3 hr 48 min 11 sec
Autobiography of Goethe Volume 2-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 8 hr 41 min 59 sec
Charles I-Jacob Abbott 5 hr 16 min 21 sec
From Alien To Citizen-Edward A. Steiner 6 hr 42 min 46 sec
Georgics A Poem of the Land-Virgil 3 hr 3 min 4 sec
Moral Letters, Vol. I-Lucius Annaeus Seneca 9 hr 39 min 29 sec
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol 5-Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus 7 hr 55 min
How Salvator Won and Other Recitations-Ella Wheeler Wilcox 2 hr 59 min 45 sec
Private and Public Life of Abraham Lincoln-Orville J. Victor 4 hr 31 min 46 sec
Pascal and the Port Royalists-William Clark 6 hr 24 min 34 sec
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 3-Giorgio Vasari 8 hr 46 min 44 sec
Twelve Good Musicians From John Bull to Henry Purcell-Frederick Bridge 3 hr 33 min 44 sec
Mary Queen of Scots-Jacob Abbott 5 hr 6 min 49 sec
Aesop's Fables, Volume 01 (Fables 1-25)-Aesop 46 min 12 sec
Life of St. Vincent de Paul-Frances Alice Forbes 1 hr 57 min 13 sec
Life Of Charlotte Brontë Volume 2-Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 9 hr 16 min 52 sec
Some Famous Women-Louise Creighton 4 hr 43 min 47 sec
14 - Brief Lives Volume I by John Aubrey 38 min 17 sec
13 - Brief Lives Volume I by John Aubrey 1 hr 3 min 23 sec
12 - Brief Lives Volume I by John Aubrey 58 min 49 sec
11 - Brief Lives Volume I by John Aubrey 53 min 28 sec
10 - Brief Lives Volume I by John Aubrey 52 min 41 sec
09 - Brief Lives Volume I by John Aubrey 45 min 5 sec
08 - Brief Lives Volume I by John Aubrey 48 min 26 sec
07 - Brief Lives Volume I by John Aubrey 41 min 8 sec
06 - Brief Lives Volume I by John Aubrey 51 min 43 sec
05 - Brief Lives Volume I by John Aubrey 48 min 24 sec
04 - Brief Lives Volume I by John Aubrey 37 min 25 sec
03 - Brief Lives Volume I by John Aubrey 49 min 22 sec
02 - Brief Lives Volume I by John Aubrey 36 min 49 sec
01 - Brief Lives Volume I by John Aubrey 33 min 9 sec

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