Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 1: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 1, credited to Charles F. Horne, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 1 by Charles F. Horne. Read in English by Librivox volunteers. Great Men and Famous Women is an 8-volume work by various authors containing “A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History.” The set is edited by Charles F. Horne, a prolific American author who wrote mainly history. The focus of Volume 1 is “Soldiers and Sailors”. (Summary by lubee930)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 1
• Author credits: Charles F. Horne
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 38
• Listed recording duration: 11:46:12

Opening tracks: first 24 of 38

1. 01 - Nebuchadnezzar — 13:17
2. 02 - Cyrus the Great — 13:57
3. 03 - Alexander the Great — 14:18
4. 04 - Hannibal — 12:29
5. 05 - Scipio Africanus Major — 21:31
6. 06 - Caius Marius — 25:01
7. 07 - Julius Caesar — 18:17
8. 08 - Marc Antony — 10:44
9. 09 - Hermann — 9:20
10. 10 - Trajan — 27:48
11. 11 - Diocletian — 21:03
12. 12 - Alaric the Bold — 9:48
13. 13 - Attila — 7:48
14. 14 - Clovis the First — 12:21
15. 15 - Belisarius — 15:09
16. 16 - Charles Martel — 12:31
17. 17 - Pepin the Short — 12:14
18. 18 - Charlemagne — 36:00
19. 19 - Olaf Tryggveson — 26:06
20. 20 - William the Conqueror — 18:37
21. 21 - Godfrey de Bouillon — 29:12
22. 22 - Saladin — 10:36
23. 23 - Edward I of England — 16:41
24. 24 - Edward III of England — 15:13

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