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My Springs - Sidney Lanier
My Springs - Sidney Lanier
- Author: Sidney Lanier
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of My Springs by Sidney Lanier. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for April 7th, 2013. This rather lovely poem is the poet's tribute to his wife's eyes....
The Grand Babylon Hotel - Arnold Bennett
The Grand Babylon Hotel - Arnold Bennett
- Author: Arnold Bennett
- Genre: Detective Fiction
Theodore Racksole, a rich American multi-millionaire, buys the Grand Babylon Hotel, a luxurous hotel in London, as a whim - and then finds out there are strange things going on - a German prince is supposed to arrive but never turns up, someone is...
Something Childish, but very Natural - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Something Childish, but very Natural - Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Author: Samuel Taylor Coleridge
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of Something Childish, but very Natural by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 7, 2011. Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, Romantic, literary critic and...
The Heron Nest - W. Bert FOSTER
The Heron Nest - W. Bert FOSTER
- Author: W. Bert FOSTER
- Genre: Family Life / Gardening
Pleasant family drama set in early 1900's or late 1890's upstate New York. The Herron clan, led by heroic, inventive, handicapped older brother Billy, has fallen on hard times due to one of the depressions that occurred before the Great one of the...
Ballad of the Tempest - James Thomas FIELDS
Ballad of the Tempest - James Thomas FIELDS
- Author: James Thomas FIELDS
- Genre: Poetry / Ballads / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Ballad of the Tempest by James T. Fields. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 4th, 2010....
My Father As I Recall Him - Mamie DICKENS
My Father As I Recall Him - Mamie DICKENS
- Author: Mamie DICKENS
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
"If, in these pages, written in remembrance of my father, I should tell you, my dear friends, nothing new of him, I can, at least, promise you that what I shall tell will be told faithfully, if simply, and perhaps there may be some things not...
Bible (ASV) NT 19: Hebrews - American Standard Version
Bible (ASV) NT 19: Hebrews - American Standard Version
- Author: American Standard Version
- Genre: Bibles
The Epistle to the Hebrews (abbr. Heb for citations) is one of the books in the New Testament. Though traditionally credited to the Apostle Paul, the letter is anonymous and most modern scholars, both conservative and critical, believe its author...
Animal Heroes - Ernest Thompson Seton
Animal Heroes - Ernest Thompson Seton
- Author: Ernest Thompson Seton
- Genre: Nature & Animal Fiction
A hero is an individual of unusual gifts and achievements. Whether it be man or animal, this definition applies; and it is the histories of such that appeal to the imagination and to the hearts of those who hear them. In this volume every one of the...
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray - Arthur Wing Pinero
The Second Mrs. Tanqueray - Arthur Wing Pinero
- Author: Arthur Wing Pinero
- Genre: Plays
Aubrey Tanqueray marries a woman with a past which he believes will not matter in society. "I know you think me a fool, Cayley—you needn't infer that I'm a coward into the bargain. No! I know what I'm doing, and I do it deliberately, defiantly. I'm...
Short Poetry Collection 034 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 034 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 034: a collection of 20 public-domain poems....
Trips to the Moon - LUCIAN OF SAMOSATA
Trips to the Moon - LUCIAN OF SAMOSATA
- Author: LUCIAN OF SAMOSATA
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Epistolary Fiction / Fantastic Fiction
The endeavour of small Greek historians to add interest to their work by magnifying the exploits of their countrymen, and piling wonder upon wonder, Lucian first condemned in his Instructions for Writing History, and then caricatured in his True...
Wishes - Dora Sigerson Shorter
Wishes - Dora Sigerson Shorter
- Author: Dora Sigerson Shorter
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of Wishes by Dora Sigerson Shorter. This was the Weekly Poetry project for June 16, 2019. ------ Dora Maria Sigerson Shorter was an Irish poet and sculptor, who after her marriage in 1895 wrote under the...
How to Tell Stories to Children - Sara Cone BRYANT
How to Tell Stories to Children - Sara Cone BRYANT
- Author: Sara Cone BRYANT
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction
Sarah Cone Bryant was an educator and storyteller who wrote several books on the importance of oral storytelling to children, and stories to tell children. This volume expounds on her theories and practices of telling stories to children, and...
Anne's House of Dreams - Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne's House of Dreams - Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Genre: Children's Fiction / General Fiction / Romance
Anne's House of Dreams is book five in the series, and chronicles Anne's early married life, as she and her childhood sweetheart Gilbert Blythe begin to build their life together. (Summary from Wikipedia)...
A Short Description of Torre Abbey - Hugh Robert WATKIN
A Short Description of Torre Abbey - Hugh Robert WATKIN
- Author: Hugh Robert WATKIN
- Genre: Art / Design & Architecture / Middle Ages/Middle History / Christianity - Other
Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the time of Henry VIII, a significant part of the buildings of Torre Abbey, particularly the church area, lay in ruins. Then, during the 17th century and subsequently, surviving parts of the abbey were...
Officer 666 - Barton Wood CURRIE
Officer 666 - Barton Wood CURRIE
- Author: Barton Wood CURRIE
- Genre: General Fiction / Humorous Fiction / Detective Fiction
Bored with his life as a wealthy businessman's only son, Travers Gladwin learns of a plot by a renowned art burglar to rob his house, so rather than thwart the planned burglary, he borrows a police uniform from a friend and decides to confront the...
The World’s Story Volume I: China, Japan and the Islands of the Pacific - Eva March Tappan
The World’s Story Volume I: China, Japan and the Islands of the Pacific - Eva March Tappan
- Author: Eva March Tappan
- Genre: Historical Fiction / Poetry / Essays & Short Works
This is the first volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a...
Song (Lowell version) - James Russell Lowell
Song (Lowell version) - James Russell Lowell
- Author: James Russell Lowell
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 7 recordings of Song by James Russell Lowell. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 1, 2011. James Russell Lowell was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the Fireside...
Stories in Grey - Barry Pain
Stories in Grey - Barry Pain
- Author: Barry Pain
- Genre: Short Stories
This is a collection of short stories by Barry Pain. Pain was well-known in his time for his supernatural and horror stories. This collection contains 15 interesting examples of his work. - Summary by Carolin...
Aristotle's Masterpiece - PSEUDO-ARISTOTLE
Aristotle's Masterpiece - PSEUDO-ARISTOTLE
- Author: PSEUDO-ARISTOTLE
- Genre: Self-Help
Aristotle's Masterpiece, also known as The Works of Aristotle, the Famous Philosopher, is a sex manual and a midwifery book that was popular in England from the early modern period through to the 19th century. It was first published in 1684 and...
A Christmas Carol (version 06) - Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol (version 06) - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
The tale begins on a Christmas Eve exactly seven years after the death of Ebenezer Scrooge's business partner. Scrooge has no place in his life for kindness, compassion, charity or benevolence. He hates Christmas, calling it "humbug", refuses his...
Drinking Alone by Moonlight - Bai LI 李白
Drinking Alone by Moonlight - Bai LI 李白
- Author: Bai LI 李白
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 27 different recordings of Drinking Alone by Moonlight by Li Bai in Mandarin, Cantonese and English. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of May 20th, 2007....
Cousin Betty - Honoré de Balzac
Cousin Betty - Honoré de Balzac
- Author: Honoré de Balzac
- Genre: Literary Fiction
Cousin Betty (La Cousine Bette), published in serial format in 1846, was one of the last and greatest of Balzac's works. It was part of his long novel collection titled La Comédie Humaine. Set in mid-19th-century France, it tells the story of a...
Rada; A Belgian Christmas Eve - Alfred Noyes
Rada; A Belgian Christmas Eve - Alfred Noyes
- Author: Alfred Noyes
- Genre: Drama
This is not heart warming holiday fare. It is a short (one-act) unsubtle antiwar play by the English poet Alfred Noyes (1880-1958), published in 1915 while World War I is in progress. Part of the work is in verse. Music sung by Duane Steadman....
Camp-Fire Girls at Twin Lakes or The Quest of a Summer Vacation - Stella M. FRANCIS
Camp-Fire Girls at Twin Lakes or The Quest of a Summer Vacation - Stella M. FRANCIS
- Author: Stella M. FRANCIS
- Genre: Action & Adventure
“Girls, I have some great news for you. I’m sure you’ll be interested, and I hope you’ll be as delighted as I am. Come on, all of you. Gather around in a circle just as if we were going to have a Council Fire and I’ll tell you something that...
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater - Thomas de QUINCEY
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater - Thomas de QUINCEY
- Author: Thomas de QUINCEY
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
“Thou hast the keys of Paradise, O just, subtle, and mighty Opium!” Though apparently presenting the reader with a collage of poignant memories, temporal digressions and random anecdotes, the Confessions is a work of immense sophistication and...
A Story of the Stone Age - H. G. Wells
A Story of the Stone Age - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: General Fiction
This story is of a time beyond the memory of man, before the beginning of history. . .(Summary from the text)...
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus (1616 version) - Christopher Marlowe
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus (1616 version) - Christopher Marlowe
- Author: Christopher Marlowe
- Genre: Tragedy
The Tragicall History of the Life and Death of Doctor Faustus, commonly referred to simply as Doctor Faustus, is a play by Christopher Marlowe, based on the Faust story, in which a man sells his soul to the devil for power and knowledge. Doctor...
The School of Obedience - Andrew Murray
The School of Obedience - Andrew Murray
- Author: Andrew Murray
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Andrew Murray describes the necessity and benefits of absolute obedience to God. He goes on to explain the way to achieve this level of obedience, which is required of all believers, and attainable through God's provision. (Summary by Joy Chan)...
Jane Eyre (version 2) - Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre (version 2) - Charlotte Brontë
- Author: Charlotte Brontë
- Genre: General Fiction / Romance
Charlotte Bronte's classic novel Jane Eyre is narrated by the title character, an orphan who survives neglect and abuse to become a governess at the remote Thornfield Hall. She finds a kindred spirit in her employer, the mysterious and brooding Mr....
The Mystery of the Locks - E. W. HOWE
The Mystery of the Locks - E. W. HOWE
- Author: E. W. HOWE
- Genre: General Fiction / Detective Fiction
Davy's Bend was a dying, lonely, uncared for river town. So when a stranger showed up one day and bought the old unoccupied house called 'The Locks' one dreary day, the inhabitants of the town were naturally very curious about the stranger, and very...
The Ghost of Kingdom Come - Rev. Gerald T. Brennan
The Ghost of Kingdom Come - Rev. Gerald T. Brennan
- Author: Rev. Gerald T. Brennan
- Genre: Religion
A word about ghosts. Do you believe in Ghosts? Are you afraid of Ghost? Ghosts are truly real. St. Joseph, St. Peter, St. Bridget are real ghosts. This little book is written with the hope that the boys and girls who read it, will someday become...
Young Americans Abroad - John Overton CHOULES
Young Americans Abroad - John Overton CHOULES
- Author: John Overton CHOULES
- Genre: Travel & Geography
It’s 1851 and the Crystal Palace Exhibition is on in England. English American the Reverend Dr. Choules leaves Newport, Rhode Island with three teenaged students - James Robinson, George Vanderbuilt, and Weld French, who are forced to leave the...
Short Story Collection Vol. 059 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 059 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
LibriVox readers bring you 20 short stories including lesser known works by Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson and Edgar Allan Poe, an early story by Dorothy Parker, and stories in various genres by authors including L. M. Montgomery, Leo Tolstoy,...
3 SF Stories by Jack Williamson - Jack WILLIAMSON
3 SF Stories by Jack Williamson - Jack WILLIAMSON
- Author: Jack WILLIAMSON
- Genre: Science Fiction
Three classic SF stories by Jack Williamson: The Cosmic Express, The Pygmy Planet and Salvage in Space. All were published in Astounding Stories in the very early 1930's. and all are fine examples of the far ranging imagination of science fiction...
Soaked In Seaweed and 7 other nonsense novels - Stephen Leacock
Soaked In Seaweed and 7 other nonsense novels - Stephen Leacock
- Author: Stephen Leacock
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
8 great spoofs of 'types' of fiction by the premier Canadian humorist Leacock, taken from his book Nonsense Novels. The title of each parody gives away it's genre: Soaked in Seaweed or, Upset in the Ocean; Maddened by Mystery: or, The Defective...
The Battle of Marathon - Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The Battle of Marathon - Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Author: Elizabeth Barrett Browning
- Genre: Poetry
The Battle of Marathon is a rhymed, dramatic, narrative-poem by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Written in 1820, it retells powerfully The Battle of Marathon: during which the Athenian state defeated the much larger invading force during the first...
The Necessity of Atheism - David Marshall BROOKS
The Necessity of Atheism - David Marshall BROOKS
- Author: David Marshall BROOKS
- Genre: Religion / Atheism & Agnosticism
Plain speaking is necessary in any discussion of religion, for if the freethinker attacks the religious dogmas with hesitation, the orthodox believer assumes that it is with regret that the freethinker would remove the crutch that supports the...
When Knights Were Bold - Eva March Tappan
When Knights Were Bold - Eva March Tappan
- Author: Eva March Tappan
- Genre: General Fiction / *Non-fiction / History
This book is in no degree an attempt to relate the involved and intricate history of the Middle Ages. Its plan is, rather, to present pictures of the manner of life and habits of thought of the people who lived between the eighth and fifteenth...
All Things Can Tempt Me - William Butler Yeats
All Things Can Tempt Me - William Butler Yeats
- Author: William Butler Yeats
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of All Things Can Tempt Me by W. B. Yeats, from The Green Helmet and Other Poems (1912). This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 17th, 2010....
