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The Misplaced Battleship - Harry Harrison
The Misplaced Battleship - Harry Harrison
- Author: Harry Harrison
- Genre: Science Fiction
"It might seem a little careless to lose track of something as big as a battleship ... but interstellar space is on a different scale of magnitude. But a misplaced battleship—in the wrong hands!—can be most dangerous." The world class con man and...
When the King Came: Stories from the Four Gospels - George HODGES
When the King Came: Stories from the Four Gospels - George HODGES
- Author: George HODGES
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / Religion
THIS tells how once the King of Glory came from heaven to visit us here on earth and live amongst us; how He was born in Bethlehem and brought up in Nazareth; how He went about telling people of the Heavenly Kingdom, and doing good, ministering to...
That Office Boy - Francis J. FINN
That Office Boy - Francis J. FINN
- Author: Francis J. FINN
- Genre: Family / Religion
A new story by Father Finn! It will be glad news to many to learn that Father Finn has found time from his many duties to write a new story, and such a story! From the opening chapter to the last page of the book the interest never lags. The plot is...
Love Slaves - Samuel Logan Brengle
Love Slaves - Samuel Logan Brengle
- Author: Samuel Logan Brengle
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Samuel Logan Brengle was a commissioner in the Salvation Army. His books are known for the practicality, joyfulness and authenticity. His life was spent working with people on the streets, so his insights into the work of the Holy Spirit are...
The Explanation - Rudyard Kipling
The Explanation - Rudyard Kipling
- Author: Rudyard Kipling
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Explanation by Rudyard Kipling. This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 1st, 2009....
Travels in New Zealand with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country, Vol. I - Ernst DIEFFENBACH
Travels in New Zealand with contributions to the geography, geology, botany, and natural history of that country, Vol. I - Ernst DIEFFENBACH
- Author: Ernst DIEFFENBACH
- Genre: Nature / Travel & Geography / Exploration
“Let the reader imagine a deep lake of a blue colour, surrounded by verdant hills; in the lake several islets, some showing the bare rock, others covered with shrubs, while on all of them steam issued from a hundred openings between the green...
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 - Isaac D'ISRAELI
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 - Isaac D'ISRAELI
- Author: Isaac D'ISRAELI
- Genre: History / Literary Criticism
This is the third and final volume of Isaac D'Israeli's monumental work Curiosities of Literature. It covers a great range of diverse topics, by no means limited to literature only, but also containing numerous essays on history, politics, and...
Anatomy of the Human Body, Part 5 (Gray's Anatomy) - Henry Gray
Anatomy of the Human Body, Part 5 (Gray's Anatomy) - Henry Gray
- Author: Henry Gray
- Genre: Medical
Henry Gray's classic anatomy textbook was first published in 1858 and has been in continuous publication ever since, revised and expanded through many successive editions. This recording is of the public-domain 1918 US edition (some information may...
Concerning Cats: My Own and Some Others - Helen M. WINSLOW
Concerning Cats: My Own and Some Others - Helen M. WINSLOW
- Author: Helen M. WINSLOW
- Genre: Animals
"I have known, and loved, and studied many cats, but my knowledge of her (Pretty Lady, a cat) alone would convince me that cats love people--in their dignified, reserved way, and when they feel that their love is not wasted; that they reason, and...
Simple Sabotage Field Manual - UNITED STATES OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES
Simple Sabotage Field Manual - UNITED STATES OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES
- Author: UNITED STATES OFFICE OF STRATEGIC SERVICES
- Genre: War & Military / Education
Formed during World War II, the United States Office of Strategic Services (OSS), was organized for special operations and intelligence gatheringand analysis. Included in its mission was the implementation of, and training of foreign forces in,...
American Scenery, Vol. 1 - Nathaniel Parker Willis
American Scenery, Vol. 1 - Nathaniel Parker Willis
- Author: Nathaniel Parker Willis
- Genre: Travel & Geography
Although the focus of this book is the engravings depicting scenic sites of 19th century America, each is accompanied by a short description of the site and location. These vignettes give us rare glimpses of scenic locations as they appeared in...
Miscellaneous Essays of G. K. Chesterton - G. K. Chesterton
Miscellaneous Essays of G. K. Chesterton - G. K. Chesterton
- Author: G. K. Chesterton
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Humor
These eleven files are miscellaneous short essays or stories from G.K. Chesterton. They were chosen for not only their brevity but also for being shining exemplars of Chesterton's wit and whimsy. A fun but powerful introduction into the mind of the...
A Calendar of Sonnets - Helen Hunt Jackson
A Calendar of Sonnets - Helen Hunt Jackson
- Author: Helen Hunt Jackson
- Genre: Sonnets
Helen Hunt Jackson is probably most famous for her work on behalf of Native Americans’ rights. However, this short volume presents a sonnet for each month of the year, devoted simply and beautifully to the shifting wonder of nature through the...
On the Irrawaddy, A Story of the First Burmese War - G. A. Henty
On the Irrawaddy, A Story of the First Burmese War - G. A. Henty
- Author: G. A. Henty
- Genre: General Fiction / Historical Fiction / War & Military Fiction
With the exception of the terrible retreat from Afghanistan, none of England's many little wars have been so fatal--in proportion to the number of those engaged--as our first expedition to Burma. It was undertaken without any due comprehension of...
Seven H.P. Lovecraft Stories - H. P. LOVECRAFT
Seven H.P. Lovecraft Stories - H. P. LOVECRAFT
- Author: H. P. LOVECRAFT
- Genre: Science Fiction / Single Author Collections
Howard Phillips Lovecraft, better known as H.P. Lovecraft, was an American author of horror, fantasy, poetry and science fiction, especially the subgenre known as weird fiction and many feel he is the acknowledged master of creepy, weird and...
Absalom and Achitophel - John Dryden
Absalom and Achitophel - John Dryden
- Author: John Dryden
- Genre: Poetry / Satire
John Dryden published Absalom and Achitophel: A Poem in 1681. It is an elaborate historical allegory using the political situation faced by King David (2 Samuel 14-18) to mirror that faced by Charles II. Each monarch had a son whom a high-ranking...
Nature And Art - Elizabeth INCHBALD
Nature And Art - Elizabeth INCHBALD
- Author: Elizabeth INCHBALD
- Genre: Undefined
This is a novel by the author of the play Lover's Vows which was mentioned in Mansfield Park by Jane Austen. William and Henry come to London after the death of their father. They were educated in starkly different ways, one represented by nature...
Oedipus Rex (Murray Translation) - Sophocles
Oedipus Rex (Murray Translation) - Sophocles
- Author: Sophocles
- Genre: Tragedy
"Oedipus Rex" (Ancient Greek: Οἰδίπους Τύραννος, Oidipous Tyrannos), also known as "Oedipus the King" or "Oedipus the Tyrant," is an Athenian tragedy by Sophocles that was first performed about 429 BC (noted classicist Gilbert Murray, translator of...
Literature in the Making, by Some of its Makers - Various
Literature in the Making, by Some of its Makers - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Writing & Linguistics
This is a collection of 23 essays based on interviews conducted by Joyce Kilmer with some of the most famous authors of the time (1917). Kilmer's idea, as outlined in the Introduction, was that there is a deep divide between those who write...
The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 08 - Various
The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 08 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Humorous Fiction
The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the eighth volume, 40 short stories and poems have been gathered from 35 authors. This volume is sure to delight listeners. (Summary by Linette Geisel)...
Völsungasaga - William Morris
Völsungasaga - William Morris
- Author: William Morris
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Fantastic Fiction
The 13th century Icelandic Völsungasaga is usually read by people studying the Poetic Edda or Wagner's Ring - which obscures the fact it is a much better story than practically everything derived from it. A riddle-telling dragon, a broken sword, a...
The Tempest - William Shakespeare
The Tempest - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Plays
Banished from his own lands by a usurping brother, Prospero and his daughter Miranda have been living on a deserted island for years, until fate brings the brother within the range of Prospero's powers. Will he seek revenge, or reconcilement?...
The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - March - John Kendrick Bangs
The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - March - John Kendrick Bangs
- Author: John Kendrick Bangs
- Genre: Poetry
There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was published with one of Bangs' poems for each day. This project covers the month of March. - Summary by Carolin...
The Lake - Matthew Arnold
The Lake - Matthew Arnold
- Author: Matthew Arnold
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Matthew Arnold was an English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. Matthew Arnold has been characterised as a sage writer, a type of writer who chastises and instructs the reader on contemporary social issues.He is...
A Thrush Before Dawn - Alice Meynell
A Thrush Before Dawn - Alice Meynell
- Author: Alice Meynell
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 different recordings of A Thrush Before Dawn by Alice Meynell. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of June 8th, 2008....
Poems - Caroline King DUER
Poems - Caroline King DUER
- Author: Caroline King DUER
- Genre: Single author
Alice Duer was a successful American author who wrote poetry, novels and screenplays and campaigned tirelessly for women's suffrage. Her sister Caroline was an editor at Vogue magazine. This beautiful collection published in 1896 and the first of...
Oh, Money! Money! - Eleanor H. Porter
Oh, Money! Money! - Eleanor H. Porter
- Author: Eleanor H. Porter
- Genre: General Fiction / Humorous Fiction
Mr. Stanley Fulton is worth millions, but he has no one to leave his money to except some unknown distant cousins. In order to find out how they would handle a fortune, he decides to give each of them $100,000 dollars during his life, and go –...
The Aged Stranger - Bret Harte
The Aged Stranger - Bret Harte
- Author: Bret Harte
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of The Aged Stranger by Francis Bret Harte. This was the fortnightly poetry project for December 28th, 2008....
The Byzantine Empire - Charles William Chadwick Oman
The Byzantine Empire - Charles William Chadwick Oman
- Author: Charles William Chadwick Oman
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
Fifty years ago the word “Byzantine” was used as a synonym for all that was corrupt and decadent, and the tale of the East-Roman Empire was dismissed by modern historians as depressing and monotonous. The great Gibbon had branded the successors of...
Miss Philura's Wedding Gown - Florence Morse Kingsley
Miss Philura's Wedding Gown - Florence Morse Kingsley
- Author: Florence Morse Kingsley
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
Follow-up to "The Transfiguration of Miss Philura"....will the conviction of mild-mannered Miss Philura that "Ask and you have already received" be proved right or will her hopes be dashed, and the disapproving judgement of her fellow parishioners...
Old Greek Stories - James Baldwin
Old Greek Stories - James Baldwin
- Author: James Baldwin
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
A retelling of old Greek stories involving mythological heroes and their adventures. Tales include those of Prometheus, Io, Perseus and Theseus. (Introduction by Iris McLeod)...
The Silver Bullet - Fergus Hume
The Silver Bullet - Fergus Hume
- Author: Fergus Hume
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction / Published 1800 -1900
Dr. Jim Herrick and his friend Robin are on a walking tour in the English countryside when they come across a large house where all the lights in the house are on and all of the doors are open. While trying to find someone at home, they discover the...
The Conquest of Canaan - Booth Tarkington
The Conquest of Canaan - Booth Tarkington
- Author: Booth Tarkington
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
Small town middle America in early 1900's---Ne'er-do-well Joe Louden loves daughter of wealthy judge, from afar---leaves town, goes to law school--returns to scandalize all by defending impossible cases---wins over town. Story of small town mores,...
Aristopia: A Romance-History of the New World - Castello Newton HOLFORD
Aristopia: A Romance-History of the New World - Castello Newton HOLFORD
- Author: Castello Newton HOLFORD
- Genre: Fantastic Fiction / Historical Fiction
Aristopia (published 1895) is truly an alternative history. It is an imagination of how the continent of North America might have developed if one man with the vision, altruism and determination to build a state for the benefit of all its people had...
And Thus He Came - Cyrus Townsend Brady
And Thus He Came - Cyrus Townsend Brady
- Author: Cyrus Townsend Brady
- Genre: Religious Fiction / Single Author Collections
These short stories, perhaps we might call them modern parables, are not the usual fare of warm and fuzzy Christmas stories (pleasing as those are) but rather life events and crises triggered by Christmas, present or imminent. Brady was a...
An Autumn Invitation - Edward CAPERN
An Autumn Invitation - Edward CAPERN
- Author: Edward CAPERN
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of An Autumn Invitation by Edward Capern.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for October 21, 2018. ------ In 1848 Capern secured appointment with the Post Office as a letter-carrier. His first route...
The Mystery of the Four Fingers - Fred M. WHITE
The Mystery of the Four Fingers - Fred M. WHITE
- Author: Fred M. WHITE
- Genre: Detective Fiction
A fabulously rich gold mine in Mexico is known by the picturesque and mysterious name of The Four Fingers. It originally belonged to an Aztec tribe, and its location is known to one surviving descendant. Surprises, strange and startling, are...
Metamorphosis or The Golden Ass - Lucius APULEIUS
Metamorphosis or The Golden Ass - Lucius APULEIUS
- Author: Lucius APULEIUS
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / Fantastic Fiction
The Metamorphosis, also known as The Golden Ass, is one of the very few novels of the Ancient World that survived to our days; one of the two novels of Roman Literature that we can still read; and the only one preserved in its entirety (the other...
The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Genre: Children's Fiction
Mary Lennox is a spoiled, middle-class, self-centred child who has been recently orphaned. She is accepted into the quiet and remote country house of an uncle, who has almost completely withdrawn into himself after the death of his wife. Mary...
My Prime of Youth is but a Frost of Cares - Chidiock TICHBORNE
My Prime of Youth is but a Frost of Cares - Chidiock TICHBORNE
- Author: Chidiock TICHBORNE
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 different recordings of My Prime of Youth is but a Frost of Cares by Chidiock Tichborne. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of December 2nd, 2007....
