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The Gifts of the Child Christ - George MacDonald
The Gifts of the Child Christ - George MacDonald
- Author: George MacDonald
- Genre: Christian Fiction
It's the Advent season in London but all is not well in the Greatorex household. All this will change with a surprise on Christmas morning. (Ann Boulais)...
Prometheus Bound (Thoreau Translation) - Aeschylus
Prometheus Bound (Thoreau Translation) - Aeschylus
- Author: Aeschylus
- Genre: Tragedy
Whether or not it was actually written by Aeschylus, as is much disputed, "Prometheus Bound" is a powerful statement on behalf of free humanity in the face of what often seem like the impersonal, implacable Forces that rule the Universe. As one of...
Fifty-one Tales (version 2) - Lord Dunsany
Fifty-one Tales (version 2) - Lord Dunsany
- Author: Lord Dunsany
- Genre: Gothic Fiction / Published 1900 onward / Fantasy Fiction
A multitude of very short stories populated with things that lurk in the dark corners of human imagination. Wonderfully crafted and sometimes ending with an unexpected outcome, these stories are well rooted in mythology and speak of things beyond...
Mars is My Destination - Frank Belknap LONG
Mars is My Destination - Frank Belknap LONG
- Author: Frank Belknap LONG
- Genre: Science Fiction
MARS ... Earth's first colony in Space. Men killed for the coveted ticket that allowed them to go there. And, once there, the killing went on.... MARS ... Ralph Graham's goal since boyhood—and he was Mars-bound with authority that put the whole...
Edward II - Christopher Marlowe
Edward II - Christopher Marlowe
- Author: Christopher Marlowe
- Genre: Historical Fiction / Tragedy
Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan tragedy focuses on the downfall of King Edward II, whose love for his favorite courtier, Piers Gaveston, leads to rebellion. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast Gaveston: Chuck Williamson King Edward II: Martin Geeson...
Tarzan the Terrible - Edgar Rice Burroughs
Tarzan the Terrible - Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Fantastic Fiction
In the previous novel, during the early days of World War I, Tarzan discovered that his wife Jane was not killed in a fire set by German troops, but was in fact alive. In this novel two months have gone by and Tarzan is continuing to search for...
Going down Hill on a Bicycle - Henry Charles BEECHING
Going down Hill on a Bicycle - Henry Charles BEECHING
- Author: Henry Charles BEECHING
- Genre: Poetry
LibriVox volunteers offer you 9 different recordings of Going down Hill on a Bicycle by Henry Charles Beeching. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of April 25th, 2010....
Short Story Collection Vol. 044 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 044 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 044: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members....
Bible (YLT) 12: 2 Kings - Young's Literal Translation
Bible (YLT) 12: 2 Kings - Young's Literal Translation
- Author: Young's Literal Translation
- Genre: Bibles / Young's Literal Translation
In the First Book of Samuel, the people of Israel asked for an earthly king so it could be just like the other nations, a king to fight its battles and lead the people to glory. But, as this Second Book of the Kings makes quite clear, that demand...
A Dream within a Dream - Edgar Allan Poe
A Dream within a Dream - Edgar Allan Poe
- Author: Edgar Allan Poe
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 different recordings of A Dream within a Dream by Edgar Allan Poe. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of April 15th, 2007....
Tongues of Conscience - Robert Smythe HICHENS
Tongues of Conscience - Robert Smythe HICHENS
- Author: Robert Smythe HICHENS
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Single Author Collections
Tongues of Conscience (1898) is a collection of five thought-provoking stories where an innocent, but selfish, action leads to horrific consequences. Robert Hichens writes some wonderfully evocative descriptions of nature: from a raw and exposed...
The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. I (version 2) - James Boswell
The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. I (version 2) - James Boswell
- Author: James Boswell
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
This is the first of four volumes of a what was a new, intimate, type of biography when it was first published in 1791 and which has been annotated by numerous editors . Boswell took many notes of Johnson's conversations during the time when he knew...
That Lass o' Lowrie's - Frances Hodgson Burnett
That Lass o' Lowrie's - Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Genre: Romance
Frances Hodgson Burnett was born and grew up in Manchester, England, and emigrated to the United States with her family at the age of 16. For her first novels, written in Knoxville, Tennessee and published in New York, she drew upon her knowledge of...
Bible (KJV) NT 02: Mark - King James Version
Bible (KJV) NT 02: Mark - King James Version
- Author: King James Version
- Genre: Bibles / King James Version
Second Gospel or account of the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. Commonly regarded as the first recorded gospel of Christ. (Summary by Simon)...
Nocturne - Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Nocturne - Thomas Bailey Aldrich
- Author: Thomas Bailey Aldrich
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of Nocturne by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 3, 2011. Aldrich attended school in Portsmouth to prepare for college. This period of his life is partly described in his...
Ellis Parker Butler Short Story Collection, Vol 1 - Ellis Parker BUTLER
Ellis Parker Butler Short Story Collection, Vol 1 - Ellis Parker BUTLER
- Author: Ellis Parker BUTLER
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
Ellis Parker Butler was an American author. He was the author of more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays. These are eight of his humorous short stories about life. - Summary by KirksVoice...
History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 1 - Henry Charles Lea
History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 1 - Henry Charles Lea
- Author: Henry Charles Lea
- Genre: Middle Ages/Middle History / Christianity - Other
The first volume of Lea’s monumental work on the Inquisition of Spain, covering its origin and establishment and its relations with the state. Also included are appendices listing Tribunals, Inquisitors-General, and Spanish coinage. (Summary by Ruth...
Sonnet 116 - William Shakespeare
Sonnet 116 - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you seventeen recordings of Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of October 15th, 2006....
Poems - Frances E. W. HARPER
Poems - Frances E. W. HARPER
- Author: Frances E. W. HARPER
- Genre: Poetry
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper was an influential female African American poet. Her poetry often deals with themes of freedom, discrimination, hatred, and injustice. Her poetry remains relevant to this day, and is still widely read. - Summary by...
Give Me Liberty - Patrick HENRY
Give Me Liberty - Patrick HENRY
- Author: Patrick HENRY
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
This speech was given March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia, and is credited with having singlehandedly convinced the Virginia House of Burgesses to pass a resolution delivering the Virginia troops to the Revolutionary War. In...
And Then the Town Took Off - Richard WILSON
And Then the Town Took Off - Richard WILSON
- Author: Richard WILSON
- Genre: General Fiction
The town of Superior, Ohio, certainly was living up to its name! In what was undoubtedly the most spectacular feat of the century, it simply picked itself up one night and rose two full miles above Earth! Radio messages stated simply that Superior...
Catherine Booth - Mildred Duff
Catherine Booth - Mildred Duff
- Author: Mildred Duff
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Catherine Booth (1829 – 1890) was the wife of William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army in England. She was a full-partner with her husband in the ministry and work of the movement which from the beginning welcomed women into full ministry...
Short Science Fiction Collection 045 - Various
Short Science Fiction Collection 045 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Science Fiction / Anthologies
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent...
Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Part 5 - Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Part 5 - Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
- Author: Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
- Genre: Religion
Some years ago, the editor of an English magazine sent a communication to "the hundred greatest men in Great Britain" asking them this question: "If for any reason you were to spend a year absolutely alone, in a prison for instance, and could select...
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Vicente BLASCO IBÁÑEZ
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse - Vicente BLASCO IBÁÑEZ
- Author: Vicente BLASCO IBÁÑEZ
- Genre: War & Military Fiction
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, by Vicente Blasco Ibañez and translated into English by Charlotte Brewster Jordan, depicts two branches of a family with its roots in the pampas of Argentina. The wealthy Argentinian, Julio Madariaga, comes from...
Mr. Wicker's Window - Carley DAWSON
Mr. Wicker's Window - Carley DAWSON
- Author: Carley DAWSON
- Genre: Children's Fiction
When twelve-year-old Chris entered Mr. Wicker's shop to inquire about a job for his friend, something about old Mr. Wicker forced him to take the job himself. Chris found himself the pupil of Mr. Wicker, not the old man he first saw, but a powerful...
Rock A Bye Library: A Book of Fables - Unknown
Rock A Bye Library: A Book of Fables - Unknown
- Author: Unknown
- Genre: Children's Fiction
A book of short fables with morals. (Summary by DSayers)...
The Book of American Negro Poetry - James Weldon Johnson
The Book of American Negro Poetry - James Weldon Johnson
- Author: James Weldon Johnson
- Genre: Anthologies
The Book of American Negro Poetry is one of the earliest and most essential anthologies of African-American verse ever brought to print. Edited by writer and diplomat James Weldon Johnson, this collection was published with the hope of bringing to...
Mince Pie - Christopher Morley
Mince Pie - Christopher Morley
- Author: Christopher Morley
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
Mince Pie is a compilation of humorous sketches, poetry, and essays written by Christopher Morley. Morley sets the tone in the preface: "If one asks what excuse there can be for prolonging the existence of these trifles, my answer is that there is...
Here and Hereafter - Barry Pain
Here and Hereafter - Barry Pain
- Author: Barry Pain
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
This is a collection of stories by Barry Pain. While not all of these fall squarely into the genre of ghost and horror story, for which the author is so well-known until today, many of them will send chills down the spines of reader and listeners,...
Seeing Darkly - John Sparhawk JONES
Seeing Darkly - John Sparhawk JONES
- Author: John Sparhawk JONES
- Genre: Christianity - Other
A short series of Christian sermons covering a range of topics, with the common thread throughout being the relationship between what we do know, what we may know, and what we cannot yet know about our lives, our world, and our faith. - Summary by...
The Fountain - James Russell Lowell
The Fountain - James Russell Lowell
- Author: James Russell Lowell
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of The Fountain by James Russell Lowell. This was the weekly poetry project for December 14th, 2008....
The Training of a Forester - Gifford PINCHOT
The Training of a Forester - Gifford PINCHOT
- Author: Gifford PINCHOT
- Genre: Nature / Earth Sciences
Written by a forester, this book looks at the definition of "forest", what the life of a forester entails, discusses the forest service both on the state and national levels, and the training required to be a forester. As a forester himself, and the...
Ulysses (version 2) - James JOYCE
Ulysses (version 2) - James JOYCE
- Author: James JOYCE
- Genre: General Fiction
Ulysses is a groundbreaking novel in which Irish author James Joyce explores realism through stream-of-consciousness technique and shifting narrative styles. It was published in serial form between 1918-1920 and first published in book form in 1922....
Tea Drinking In 18th-Century America: Its Etiquette And Equipage - Rodris ROTH
Tea Drinking In 18th-Century America: Its Etiquette And Equipage - Rodris ROTH
- Author: Rodris ROTH
- Genre: Family & Relationships / History / Early Modern
The title of this 1961 Smithsonian Institution bulletin says it all. “In 18th-century America, the pleasant practice of taking tea at home was an established social custom with a recognized code of manners and distinctive furnishings. Pride was...
Little Homer's Slate - Eugene Field
Little Homer's Slate - Eugene Field
- Author: Eugene Field
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Little Homer's Slate by Eugene Field. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for June 6th, 2010....
The Queen's Necklace - Alexandre Dumas
The Queen's Necklace - Alexandre Dumas
- Author: Alexandre Dumas
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Historical Fiction
The Queen's Necklace is historical fiction based on an actual scandal in the court of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI during 1784-85, "The Diamond Necklace Affair". The Diamond Necklace Affair contributed to the discrediting of the Marie Antoinette...
A Dreamer's Tales - Lord Dunsany
A Dreamer's Tales - Lord Dunsany
- Author: Lord Dunsany
- Genre: Fantasy Fiction
"A Dreamer's Tales" is the fifth book by Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of H. P. Lovecraft, J. R. R. Tolkien, Ursula K. Le Guin, Michael Moorcock and others. "A Dreamer's Tales" is a collection of sixteen...
The Old Maid (Shorter) - Dora Sigerson Shorter
The Old Maid (Shorter) - Dora Sigerson Shorter
- Author: Dora Sigerson Shorter
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Dora Maria Sigerson Shorter was an Irish poet and sculptor, who after her marriage in 1895 wrote under the name Dora Sigerson Shorter.She was born in Dublin, Ireland, the daughter of George Sigerson, a surgeon and writer, and Hester (née Varian),...
Sonnet 18 - William Shakespeare
Sonnet 18 - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
A LibriVox Weekly Poetry tribute to William Shakespeare marking the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death in April 2016. Two of Shakespeare's most famous sonnets, Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130, have completely contradict each-other and offer differing...
