Eleven Years A Drunkard, Or, The Life Of Thomas Doner: Having Lost Both Arms Through Intemperance, He Wrote This Book With His Teeth As A Warning To Others

Eleven years a drunkard, or, The life of Thomas Doner: having lost both arms through intemperance, he wrote this book with his teeth as a warning to others

by Thomas Doner

This autobiography by Thomas Doner, a man who lost both arms due to his struggles with alcoholism, serves as a cautionary tale about the devastating consequences of excessive drinking. He recounts his descent into addiction, the shame and despair it brought him, and the physical and moral decay it inflicted. Through his harrowing personal experience, Doner aims to warn others about the dangers of alcohol and encourage them to avoid the path that led to his misfortune. The book is filled with religious and moral appeals, urging readers to resist temptation and seek a path of righteousness.

Listen/Download Audiobook

Read by:
00:00
Playback Speed 1.0
00:00
  • Select Speed

Related books

Drama of Exile Cover image

Drama of Exile by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

In writing her 'Drama of Exile', Barrett's subject was 'the new and strange experience of the fallen humanity, as it went forth from Paradise into the...

Story of My Life, Part 2 (Letters 1887 - 1901) Cover image

Story of My Life, Part 2 (Letters 1887 - 1901) by Helen Keller

This book, 'Story of My Life, Part 2,' delves into the personal and intellectual development of Helen Keller through a collection of her letters writt...

In Darkest England and the Way Out Cover image

In Darkest England and the Way Out by William Booth

In Darkest England and the Way Out is a groundbreaking work by social reformer William Booth that unveils the grim realities of poverty and offers a v...

Christmas Carol Collection 2013 Cover image

Christmas Carol Collection 2013 by Various

This collection of traditional Christmas carols, hymns, and songs from around the world is a wonderful way to celebrate the holiday season. With selec...

Holy in Christ  Cover image

Holy in Christ by Andrew Murray

"Holiness is not something we bring to God or do for Him. Holiness is what there is of God in us. God has made us his own in redemption, that He might...

Büchlein vom Warten Cover image

Büchlein vom Warten by Margarethe von Sydow

In „Büchlein vom Warten“ erforscht Margarethe von Sydow, unter dem Pseudonym Franz Rosen, die vielfältigen Facetten des Wartens. Sie beleuchtet dieses...

Travels in France During the Years 1787, 1788, 1789 Cover image

Travels in France During the Years 1787, 1788, 1789 by Arthur Young

Arthur Young's "Travels in France" offers a unique perspective on the French Revolution through the lens of an English agriculturalist. Young's journ...

The Book of Common Prayer, 1662: selections Cover image

The Book of Common Prayer, 1662: selections by The Parliament of England

The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) is the name given to a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion and by other Christian churches h...

Clergymen Of The Church Of England Cover image

Clergymen Of The Church Of England by Anthony Trollope

In the sacred halls of the Church of England, where faith and duty intertwine, a storm of scandal brews, threatening to shatter the foundations of an...

Eighteen Months' Imprisonment Cover image

Eighteen Months' Imprisonment by Donald Shaw

Donald Shaw, a man of considerable experience and education, recounts his eighteen months spent in a London prison. 'Eighteen Months' Imprisonment' p...

Reviews for Eleven years a drunkard, or, The life of Thomas Doner: having lost both arms through intemperance, he wrote this book with his teeth as a warning to others

No reviews posted or approved, yet...