Episodi

  • Vanished Arizona Recollections of the Army Life of a New England Woman-Martha Summerhayes

    Vanished Arizona Recollections of the Army Life of a New England Woman-Martha Summerhayes
    Aug 25 2026
    This is an absorbing memoir of an inmate's experiences and impressions while in a London prison. He describes himself as "a man of education and worldly experience" and weighing "19 stone 13 lbs" (279 lbs), a stone being 14 lbs, at the beginning of his imprisonment but not upon his release. The author writes with a reporter's keen perception and a talented novelist's ability to engage and at times amuse the reader. - Summary by Lee Smalley
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    7 ore e 5 min
  • Years of My Youth-William Dean Howells

    Years of My Youth-William Dean Howells
    Aug 24 2026
    This is an absorbing memoir of an inmate's experiences and impressions while in a London prison. He describes himself as "a man of education and worldly experience" and weighing "19 stone 13 lbs" (279 lbs), a stone being 14 lbs, at the beginning of his imprisonment but not upon his release. The author writes with a reporter's keen perception and a talented novelist's ability to engage and at times amuse the reader. - Summary by Lee Smalley
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    7 ore e 49 min
  • Our Village, Volume 1-Mary Russell Mitford

    Our Village, Volume 1-Mary Russell Mitford
    Aug 23 2026
    This is an absorbing memoir of an inmate's experiences and impressions while in a London prison. He describes himself as "a man of education and worldly experience" and weighing "19 stone 13 lbs" (279 lbs), a stone being 14 lbs, at the beginning of his imprisonment but not upon his release. The author writes with a reporter's keen perception and a talented novelist's ability to engage and at times amuse the reader. - Summary by Lee Smalley

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    9 ore e 54 min
  • Twenty Years' Experience as a Ghost Hunter-Elliott O'Donnell

    Twenty Years' Experience as a Ghost Hunter-Elliott O'Donnell
    Aug 22 2026
    This is an absorbing memoir of an inmate's experiences and impressions while in a London prison. He describes himself as "a man of education and worldly experience" and weighing "19 stone 13 lbs" (279 lbs), a stone being 14 lbs, at the beginning of his imprisonment but not upon his release. The author writes with a reporter's keen perception and a talented novelist's ability to engage and at times amuse the reader. - Summary by Lee Smalley
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    8 ore e 20 min
  • Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself-Harriet Jacobs

    Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself-Harriet Jacobs
    Aug 21 2026
    This is an absorbing memoir of an inmate's experiences and impressions while in a London prison. He describes himself as "a man of education and worldly experience" and weighing "19 stone 13 lbs" (279 lbs), a stone being 14 lbs, at the beginning of his imprisonment but not upon his release. The author writes with a reporter's keen perception and a talented novelist's ability to engage and at times amuse the reader. - Summary by Lee Smalley
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    7 ore e 47 min
  • Isaac Bickerstaff, Physician and Astrologer-Richard Steele

    Isaac Bickerstaff, Physician and Astrologer-Richard Steele
    Aug 20 2026
    This is an absorbing memoir of an inmate's experiences and impressions while in a London prison. He describes himself as "a man of education and worldly experience" and weighing "19 stone 13 lbs" (279 lbs), a stone being 14 lbs, at the beginning of his imprisonment but not upon his release. The author writes with a reporter's keen perception and a talented novelist's ability to engage and at times amuse the reader. - Summary by Lee Smalley
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    5 ore e 34 min
  • Life of Honorable William F. Cody, Known as Buffalo Bill The Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide-Col. William F. Cody

    Life of Honorable William F. Cody, Known as Buffalo Bill The Famous Hunter, Scout and Guide-Col. William F. Cody
    Aug 19 2026
    This is an absorbing memoir of an inmate's experiences and impressions while in a London prison. He describes himself as "a man of education and worldly experience" and weighing "19 stone 13 lbs" (279 lbs), a stone being 14 lbs, at the beginning of his imprisonment but not upon his release. The author writes with a reporter's keen perception and a talented novelist's ability to engage and at times amuse the reader. - Summary by Lee Smalley
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    8 ore e 40 min
  • Travels and Adventures of an Orchid Hunter: Canoe and Camp Life in Colombia-Albert Millican

    Travels and Adventures of an Orchid Hunter: Canoe and Camp Life in Colombia-Albert Millican
    Aug 18 2026
    This is an absorbing memoir of an inmate's experiences and impressions while in a London prison. He describes himself as "a man of education and worldly experience" and weighing "19 stone 13 lbs" (279 lbs), a stone being 14 lbs, at the beginning of his imprisonment but not upon his release. The author writes with a reporter's keen perception and a talented novelist's ability to engage and at times amuse the reader. - Summary by Lee Smalley
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    4 ore e 48 min