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Around the World in Eighty Days (version 4) - Jules Verne
Around the World in Eighty Days (version 4) - Jules Verne
- Author: Jules Verne
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Literary Fiction
Around the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, first published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet...
The Second Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling
The Second Jungle Book - Rudyard Kipling
- Author: Rudyard Kipling
- Genre: Action & Adventure
Kipling shows his love of the sub continent and its people and understanding of their beliefs in these tales. An older Mowgli roams the jungle with his old friends and investigates the ways of his people, a Prime Minister becomes a wandering holy...
Rural Rides - William COBBETT
Rural Rides - William COBBETT
- Author: William COBBETT
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
William Cobbett: 1763-1835 English farmer, journalist and politician. His book Rural Rides collects together the articles published in his Political Register between 1822 and 1826, reflecting conditions of farmers and labourers in the English...
The Trojan Women (Coleridge Translation) - Euripides
The Trojan Women (Coleridge Translation) - Euripides
- Author: Euripides
- Genre: Tragedy
Described by modern playwright Ellen McLaughlin as "perhaps the greatest antiwar play ever written," "The Trojan Women," also known as "Troades," is a tragedy by the Greek playwright Euripides. Produced in 415 BC during the Peloponnesian War, it is...
A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys - Nathaniel Hawthorne
A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys - Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Genre: Short works
A Yankee student stays at a country house called Tanglewood during a golden New England fall. Also at the house are about a dozen children: younger cousins of the student and their friends of varying ages. The student, as much to amuse himself as to...
Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews - Mark Twain
Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Humor / Modern (19th C)
This collection of the 258 known, publicly-printed interviews of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was compiled by Gary Scharnhorst and published by the University of Alabama Press. The interviews are in the Public Domain, and our thanks go to...
The Dark Frigate - Charles Boardman HAWES
The Dark Frigate - Charles Boardman HAWES
- Author: Charles Boardman HAWES
- Genre: Action & Adventure
The frigate Rose of Devon rescues from a wreck in mid-ocean twelve men who show their gratitude by seizing the Rose, killing her captain and sailing toward the Caribbean where they hope to plunder Spanish towns and galleons. Mistaking an English...
Far Away and Long Ago - William Henry HUDSON
Far Away and Long Ago - William Henry HUDSON
- Author: William Henry HUDSON
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
William Henry Hudson was an author, naturalist and ornithologist. Hudson was born of U.S. parents living in the Quilmes Partido in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, where he spent his youth studying the local flora and fauna and observing both...
Culture and Cooking; Or, Art in the Kitchen - Catherine OWEN
Culture and Cooking; Or, Art in the Kitchen - Catherine OWEN
- Author: Catherine OWEN
- Genre: Cooking
This is not a cookery book. It makes no attempt to replace a good one; it is rather an effort to fill up the gap between you and your household oracle, whether she be one of those exasperating old friends who maddened our mother with their...
Short Poetry Collection 070 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 070 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems for the month of August 2008...
Short Story Collection Vol. 013 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 013 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
Librivox’s Short Story Collection 013: a collection of 11 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members....
Jacqueline of Golden River - Victor ROUSSEAU
Jacqueline of Golden River - Victor ROUSSEAU
- Author: Victor ROUSSEAU
- Genre: General Fiction / Detective Fiction
Jacqueline seems to have contracted a touch of amnesia, as she is found in an apartment with a dead man, and with a weapon in her hand. But she remembers nothing of any incident, remembers not her name nor where she comes from, not even why she is...
Carry On! - Virna SHEARD
Carry On! - Virna SHEARD
- Author: Virna SHEARD
- Genre: Poetry
This is a little volume of poetry by Canadian poet Virna Sheard. Published in 1917, its subject is the then ongoing first World War. - Summary by Carolin...
Aino Folk-Tales - Basil Hall CHAMBERLAIN
Aino Folk-Tales - Basil Hall CHAMBERLAIN
- Author: Basil Hall CHAMBERLAIN
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Not for the squeamish or for children, these folk-tales are from the Ainu, the somewhat mysterious indigenous people of Japan, thousands of whom still live in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. Ranging over all of the usual themes of...
The Knights of Arthur (Version 2) - Frederik Pohl
The Knights of Arthur (Version 2) - Frederik Pohl
- Author: Frederik Pohl
- Genre: Science Fiction
Pohl takes us into the future in this quirky and funny story, where the population of the United States is less than 10,000 people ... total. Yes you guessed it, there was a war; but the 'clean' bombs killed people and left most everything else...
Children's Short Works, Vol. 021 - Various
Children's Short Works, Vol. 021 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Family / Short works
Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 021: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members. - Summary by Elli...
Living on Half a Dime a Day - Sarah Elizabeth Harper MONMOUTH
Living on Half a Dime a Day - Sarah Elizabeth Harper MONMOUTH
- Author: Sarah Elizabeth Harper MONMOUTH
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Self-Help
How to live on 5 cents a day! How to survive financial ruin without losing your house! How to keep to a bare bones budget and still have money left over to buy books! Tough questions! They were tough questions even in the 1870’s, when Sarah...
The Divine Enchantment - John Neihardt
The Divine Enchantment - John Neihardt
- Author: John Neihardt
- Genre: Poetry
When the princess Devanaguy falls into a deep trance-like sleep, she is visited by the god Vishnu: who causes her to fall pregnant with his holy child, Christna.Devanaguy’s sleep is prolonged supernaturally by Vishnu: allowing the god to relate to...
The Judgement of Valhalla - Gilbert FRANKAU
The Judgement of Valhalla - Gilbert FRANKAU
- Author: Gilbert FRANKAU
- Genre: Single author
Gilbert Frankau was a prolific and popular British novelist who wrote both in prose and verse and had fifty works published over a fifty year period. He is considered one of the war poets of World War I. This collection of his poems, published in...
Cobb's Anatomy - Irvin S. Cobb
Cobb's Anatomy - Irvin S. Cobb
- Author: Irvin S. Cobb
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb was born on June 23, 1876. At seventeen years of age, he began writing for the Paducah Daily News, his hometown paper. At nineteen he became the managing editor; up to that point, our nation's youngest. He worked as a...
Anthem (Version 4) - Ayn RAND
Anthem (Version 4) - Ayn RAND
- Author: Ayn RAND
- Genre: Literary Fiction
Ayn Rand is best known for her classics Atlas Shrugged and The Fountainhead. One of her earlier works, Anthem, is a dystopian vision of a world in which “self” has been abolished and people have become nothing more than parts of a greater...
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood - Howard Pyle
The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood - Howard Pyle
- Author: Howard Pyle
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction
Robin Hood is the archetypal English folk hero; a courteous, pious and swashbuckling outlaw of the mediæval era who, in modern versions of the legend, is famous for robbing the rich to feed the poor and fighting against injustice and tyranny. He...
At the Villa Rose - A. E. W. Mason
At the Villa Rose - A. E. W. Mason
- Author: A. E. W. Mason
- Genre: Detective Fiction
Harry Wethermill, the brilliant young scientist, a graduate of Oxford and Munich, has made a fortune from his inventions, and is taking a vacation at Aix-les-Bains. There he meets, and immediately falls in love with, the young and beautiful Celia...
Medea (Way Translation) - Euripides
Medea (Way Translation) - Euripides
- Author: Euripides
- Genre: Tragedy
Medea is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides, based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BCE. The plot centers on the actions of Medea, a barbarian and the wife of Jason; she finds her position in the Greek world...
Going His Way: Little Talks to Little Folks - Rev. Gerald T. Brennan
Going His Way: Little Talks to Little Folks - Rev. Gerald T. Brennan
- Author: Rev. Gerald T. Brennan
- Genre: Religion
“Sermons for children‚why not? After all, children form a very important part of every congregation. They have souls, and their souls must be saved. Children must be taught; they must be instructed. They must learn to know, love, and serve God. This...
Running the Blockade - Thomas E. TAYLOR
Running the Blockade - Thomas E. TAYLOR
- Author: Thomas E. TAYLOR
- Genre: War & Military
The first-person experiences and adventures of blockade runner during the American civil war. - Summary by Delmar H. Dolbier...
The K-Factor - Harry Harrison
The K-Factor - Harry Harrison
- Author: Harry Harrison
- Genre: Science Fiction
The human race has reached the stars, colonized many planets and done amazing things in all areas of scientific progress. But humans are still humans and remain both honorable and not so honorable; some with high ideals and others with very low ones...
Tedric - E. E. Smith
Tedric - E. E. Smith
- Author: E. E. Smith
- Genre: Science Fiction
This is a wonderful combination of far future science fiction with Conan like sword and sorcery; lots of blood, gore, honor and evil. The immensely powerful hero, Tedric, is a man's man who refuses to accept the cruel human sacrifices demanded by...
Pope Adrian IV; An Historical Sketch - Richard RABY
Pope Adrian IV; An Historical Sketch - Richard RABY
- Author: Richard RABY
- Genre: Christianity - Biographies
Pope Adrian IV (c. 1100-1159, pope 1154-1159) was the only English pope. Written by a Catholic in 1849, this biography of the pope appeared twenty years after the English Parliament passed “The Roman Catholic Relief Act of 1829.” “The following...
The Little Duke - Charlotte Mary Yonge
The Little Duke - Charlotte Mary Yonge
- Author: Charlotte Mary Yonge
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Historical
The Little Duke by Charlotte M. Yonge is historical fiction based on the the life of Richard, Duke of Normandy. He assumes the title of Duke at only 8 years of age, after his father is murdered. The story first appeared in her magazine, The Monthly...
Ghost Story Collection 002 - Various
Ghost Story Collection 002 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Short Stories
A collection of ten pieces, read by various readers, about the unreal edges of this world in legend and story; tales of love, death and beyond. If just one story prickles the hair on the back of your neck, or prickles your eyelids with the touch of...
Short Poetry Collection 026 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 026 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 026: a collection of 20 public-domain poems....
She and Allan - H. Rider Haggard
She and Allan - H. Rider Haggard
- Author: H. Rider Haggard
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
H Rider Haggard’s “She and Allan”, first published in 1921 is a gripping adventure about Allan Quatermain, who together with Hans, the Hottentot and, the Zulu-Chief Omslopogaas and at the bidding of the old Witch Doctor Zikali seeks out Ayesha, the...
A Petition to Time - Barry CORNWALL
A Petition to Time - Barry CORNWALL
- Author: Barry CORNWALL
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Bryan Waller Procter (pseud. Barry Cornwall) was an English poet. Rather unknown outside Britain in his times and largely considered to be imitator of greater romantic authors, Barry Cornwall however inspired Alexander Pushkin to some translations...
A bunch of keys, where they were found and what they might have unlocked - A Christmas book - Various
A bunch of keys, where they were found and what they might have unlocked - A Christmas book - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Children's Fiction
This is a little collection of short stories, written by different authors and published in 1865. It is a Christmas book, and the stories will make you feel an old-fashioned Christmas spirit. All stories relate to a key that opens something, be it a...
Lewis and Clark: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark - William R. LIGHTON
Lewis and Clark: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark - William R. LIGHTON
- Author: William R. LIGHTON
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / Exploration
In the years 1804, 1805, and 1806, two men commanded an expedition which explored the wilderness that stretched from the mouth of the Missouri River to where the Columbia enters the Pacific, and dedicated to civilization a new empire. Their names...
The Welcome and Farewell - George Pope MORRIS
The Welcome and Farewell - George Pope MORRIS
- Author: George Pope MORRIS
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
George Pope Morris was an American editor, poet, and songwriter.In addition to his publishing and editorial work, Morris was popular as a poet and songwriter; especially well-known was his poem-turned-song "Woodman, Spare that Tree!"[10] His songs...
Persuasion (version 7) - Jane Austen
Persuasion (version 7) - Jane Austen
- Author: Jane Austen
- Genre: Romance
Anne Elliot, a young Englishwoman of 27 years, whose family is moving to get out of debt, rents their home to an Admiral. The brother of the Admiral's wife, Captain Frederick Wentworth, had been engaged to Anne years earlier and now they meet again....
The Dark - Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev
The Dark - Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev
- Author: Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
The Dark is a novella about a desperate young man, a “terrorist and nihilist”, trying to avoid arrest by taking refuge in a brothel. The story focuses on his unfolding relationship with a prostitute in the brothel and the internal conflict which...
Galopoff, the Talking Pony - Tudor JENKS
Galopoff, the Talking Pony - Tudor JENKS
- Author: Tudor JENKS
- Genre: Action & Adventure
These are the fantastic adventures of Galopoff, the talking pony, and his friends. Galopoff experiences some amazing adventures in Russia, meeting some famous people of his time, and joining a circus, until his story finally culminates in a great...
