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Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery - Andy ADAMS
Hawaiian Sea Hunt Mystery - Andy ADAMS
- Author: Andy ADAMS
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction
Adventure series in exotic locations. This adventure is set in the exotic Island of Hawaii and involves the search for a missing sloop and the whereabouts of a valuable mine. Biff Brewster, his father and friends become entangled with ruthless...
Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe - Daniel Defoe
- Author: Daniel Defoe
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
Daniel Defoe’s The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner (1719) is considered by many the first English novel. Based on the real-life experiences of the castaway Alexander Selkirk, the book has had a perrenial...
The Cuisine - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The Cuisine - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Ella Wheeler Wilcox was an American author and poet, who was considered a popular poet rather than a literary poet, in her poems she expresses sentiments of cheer and optimism in plainly written, rhyming verse. Her world view is expressed in the...
The Symposium (version 2) (dramatic reading) - Plato
The Symposium (version 2) (dramatic reading) - Plato
- Author: Plato
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / Dramatic Readings / Philosophy
In one of Plato's more accessible works, Apollodorus tells a friend about a drinking party (or symposium) attended by many of intellectuals of late 5th century Athens. The men are one their second night of celebration for Agathon's victory at the...
Idle Days in Patagonia - William Henry HUDSON
Idle Days in Patagonia - William Henry HUDSON
- Author: William Henry HUDSON
- Genre: Travel & Geography
Hudson traveled to Patagonia to study the birds, but shortly upon arrival accidentally shot himself in the knee, requiring a lengthy period of idleness to recover, hence the title of the book. It's not just a work of ornithology, but a personal...
Christmas Bells - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Christmas Bells - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you nine different recordings of Christmas Bells, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of December 24th, 2006....
Practical Mysticism: A Little Book for Normal People - Evelyn UNDERHILL
Practical Mysticism: A Little Book for Normal People - Evelyn UNDERHILL
- Author: Evelyn UNDERHILL
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Religion
Underhill’s definition of mysticism, her exploration of the stages of spiritual progress along the mystical path, and her argument about the practical application of mysticism for ordinary people. (Summary by Carla Arnell)...
The Dreamers and Other Poems - Theodosia GARRISON
The Dreamers and Other Poems - Theodosia GARRISON
- Author: Theodosia GARRISON
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poetry by New Jersey poet Theodosia Garrison. Ms. Garrison was a friend of Ella Wheeler Wilcox's, and attained a high level of popularity during her life time. - Summary by Carolin...
Home - Anne Brontë
Home - Anne Brontë
- Author: Anne Brontë
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Home by Anne Bronte. This was the weekly poetry project for January 11th, 2009....
O Solitude! if I must with thee dwell - John Keats
O Solitude! if I must with thee dwell - John Keats
- Author: John Keats
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 different recordings of O Solitude! if I must with thee dwell by John Keats. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of May 11th, 2008....
Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School - Jessie Graham Flower
Grace Harlowe's Sophomore Year at High School - Jessie Graham Flower
- Author: Jessie Graham Flower
- Genre: School
Being a good and loyal friend is not easy, and Grace learns it the hard way. But, as in all children's books, good triumphs over evil. (Summary by Stav Nisser.)...
The Duchess of Malfi - John Webster
The Duchess of Malfi - John Webster
- Author: John Webster
- Genre: Plays / Drama / Tragedy
John Webster's bloody Jacobean tragedy exposes the decadence of the Italian court. The virtuous Duchess of Malfi, a young widow, secretly marries her steward Antonio, and is subsequently persecuted by her brothers: the sexually obsessed and...
The House of the Vampire - George Sylvester VIERECK
The House of the Vampire - George Sylvester VIERECK
- Author: George Sylvester VIERECK
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
The House of the Vampire is a 1907 novella that is a very unusual vampire story. A young writer comes under the powerful influence of a mysterious older master, who seems to have left a trail of ruined proteges in his wake. The story is as much...
Bible (WEB) 32: Jonah - World English Bible
Bible (WEB) 32: Jonah - World English Bible
- Author: World English Bible
- Genre: Bibles
This short narrative book of the Old Testament contains one of the most famous Bible Stories, of “Jonah and the Whale.” The “great fish” however is only mentioned in three verses, and the true punch comes in the oft-neglected fourth chapter. “Is it...
Of All Things - Robert C. BENCHLEY
Of All Things - Robert C. BENCHLEY
- Author: Robert C. BENCHLEY
- Genre: Humor
A collection of amusing essays satirizing serious consideration of topics including natural history, social etiquette, or indeed, civilized behavior (especially of the upper classes). (Summary by Arnold Banner)...
The Time Machine - H. G. Wells
The Time Machine - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: Science Fiction
The Time Machine is a novel by H. G. Wells, first published in 1895, later made into two films of the same title. This novel is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel using a vehicle that allows an operator to...
Aladore - Sir Henry NEWBOLT
Aladore - Sir Henry NEWBOLT
- Author: Sir Henry NEWBOLT
- Genre: Fantasy Fiction
Ywain, a knight bored with his administrative duties, abandons his estate to his younger brother and goes on a pilgrimage to seek his heart's desire. Following a will-o'-the-wisp resembling a child, his quest takes him to the city of Paladore, where...
Pride and Prejudice (version 6, dramatic reading) - Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice (version 6, dramatic reading) - Jane Austen
- Author: Jane Austen
- Genre: Dramatic Readings / General Fiction / Romance
Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of...
Doctor Nikola Returns - Guy Boothby
Doctor Nikola Returns - Guy Boothby
- Author: Guy Boothby
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction
Guy Boothby’s character Doctor Antonio Nikola was one of the first great diabolical criminal masterminds. He was a Victorian forerunner to Fu Manchu and a sometime literary rival to Sherlock Holmes. He was ruthless in his pursuit of his objectives...
The Jingle Book - Carolyn Wells
The Jingle Book - Carolyn Wells
- Author: Carolyn Wells
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Poetry
A collection of silly poetry and limericks for children....
An Old Man's Thought of School - Walt Whitman
An Old Man's Thought of School - Walt Whitman
- Author: Walt Whitman
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 23 recordings of An Old Man's Thought of School by Walt Whitman. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 12, 2012. Whitman claimed that after years of competing for "the usual rewards", he determined to...
The Call - Rupert Brooke
The Call - Rupert Brooke
- Author: Rupert Brooke
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of The Call by Rupert Brooke. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for April 21st, 2013....
A Marriage at Sea - William Clark Russell
A Marriage at Sea - William Clark Russell
- Author: William Clark Russell
- Genre: Nautical & Marine Fiction
Herbert Barclay is desperately in love with Grace Bellassys, but a number of factors stand in the way of their happiness, the biggest of which is the person of Lady Amelia Roscoe, Grace's guardian. Lady Amelia has several objections to the union,...
Birds and all Nature, Vol. IV, No 3, September 1898 - Various
Birds and all Nature, Vol. IV, No 3, September 1898 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry / Nature
"Birds and All Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and brief descriptions of birds, animals and other natural subjects with accompanying color plates. The magazine was...
Rinkitink in Oz (version 3) - L. Frank Baum
Rinkitink in Oz (version 3) - L. Frank Baum
- Author: L. Frank Baum
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Prince Inga of Pingaree and King Rinkitink and their companions have adventures that lead to the land of the Nomes and, eventually, Oz. In this story you meet the surly talking goat BilBil and some evil people who conquer the peaceful island of...
A Knyght Ther Was - Robert F. YOUNG
A Knyght Ther Was - Robert F. YOUNG
- Author: Robert F. YOUNG
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Science Fiction
"But the Knyght was a little less than perfect, and his horse did not have a metabolism, and his 'castle' was much more mobile - timewise! - than it had any business being!" In 2178, once time travel had become a simple task, it had also been...
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (version 2) - L. Frank Baum
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (version 2) - L. Frank Baum
- Author: L. Frank Baum
- Genre: Children's Fiction
The story chronicles the adventures of a girl named Dorothy Gale in the Land of Oz. As Baum says in the introduction "It aspires to being a modernized fairy tale, in which the wonderment and joy are retained and the heartaches and nightmares are...
H.M.S. Pinafore; Or, The Lass That Loved A Sailor - W. S. Gilbert
H.M.S. Pinafore; Or, The Lass That Loved A Sailor - W. S. Gilbert
- Author: W. S. Gilbert
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900 / Satire
In this recording, one person reads the entire play, all parts, including the stage directions. Even without the support of Arthur Sullivan’s music and the interpretation of actors, the consummate silliness of Gilbert’s libretto entertains. H.M.S....
Evening Incense - John R. MACDUFF
Evening Incense - John R. MACDUFF
- Author: John R. MACDUFF
- Genre: Christianity - Other
This is a small volume of Evening Prayers. Thoughts to think on in the quiet before bedtime; ideas that edify the soul, calm the mind and prepare our bodies and spirits for sleep. Each is not long, but they are edifying and thought provoking. As the...
Where's The Use - Robert F. MURRAY
Where's The Use - Robert F. MURRAY
- Author: Robert F. MURRAY
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Robert Fuller Murray was a Victorian poet. Although born in the United States, Murray lived most of his life in the United Kingdom, most notably in St Andrews, Scotland. He wrote two books of poetry and was published occasionally in periodicals. -...
The Science - History of the Universe Vol. 3: Physics & Electricity - Francis ROLT-WHEELER
The Science - History of the Universe Vol. 3: Physics & Electricity - Francis ROLT-WHEELER
- Author: Francis ROLT-WHEELER
- Genre: Astronomy / Physics & Mechanics
Multi-volume work on science edited by Francis Rolt-Wheeler. The third volume is on physics written by George Matthew and on electricity written by Professor William J. Moore. The section on physics covers matter - analysis and properties, heat,...
Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark - Mary Wollstonecraft
Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark - Mary Wollstonecraft
- Author: Mary Wollstonecraft
- Genre: Letters
Published in 1796, Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark is a personal travel narrative by the eighteenth-century British feminist writer Mary Wollstonecraft. The twenty-five letters cover a wide range of topics,...
Life in a Tank - Richard HAIGH
Life in a Tank - Richard HAIGH
- Author: Richard HAIGH
- Genre: War & Military
Richard Haigh was an Infantry lieutenant in the 2nd Royal Berkshire Infantry Regiment serving in the Somme area in 1916. Shortly after Tanks were first used in battle in September of 1916 the British Army asked for volunteers, Lieutenant Haigh...
The Miracle, and Other Poems - Virna SHEARD
The Miracle, and Other Poems - Virna SHEARD
- Author: Virna SHEARD
- Genre: Poetry
This is the only volume of poetry by Canadian author Virna Sheard. In this volume, Ms Sheard shares all kinds of different emotions, and some stories. As the Boston Globe put it, "A study of The Miracle and Other Poems shows at once that the author...
Round the Sofa - Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Round the Sofa - Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- Author: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- Genre: General Fiction / Short Stories
Round the Sofa (1859), is a book of stories by the lady that Charles Dickens called his “dear Scheherazade” due to her skill as a story teller. That Lady was Mrs. Elizabeth Gaskell (North and South, Wives and Daughters, Cranford etc.). Mrs. Gaskell...
The Midnight Queen - May Agnes FLEMING
The Midnight Queen - May Agnes FLEMING
- Author: May Agnes FLEMING
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction / Fantastic Fiction / Historical Fiction
May Agnes Fleming is renowned as Canada's first best-selling novelist. She wrote 42 novels, many of which have only been published posthumously.The Midnight Queen is set in London, in the year of the plague 1665. Sir Norman Kingsley visits the...
Short Poetry Collection 091 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 091 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of September and October 2010....
Doctor Johnson: A Play - A. Edward NEWTON
Doctor Johnson: A Play - A. Edward NEWTON
- Author: A. Edward NEWTON
- Genre: Fictional Biographies & Memoirs / Plays
The life of Doctor Johnson, told in his own words and (mostly) those of others around him. "Anyone with a teaspoonful of imagination can read this play with pleasure; with two teaspoonsful, I will not be responsible for results. He, or she, may be...
The Bears of Blue River - Charles Major
The Bears of Blue River - Charles Major
- Author: Charles Major
- Genre: Animals & Nature
This delightful story is the tale of young Balser Brent, who has a knack for running into bears. Usually the bears come out of the interaction worse than the feisty and brave Balser. A great story for both boys and girls who enjoy adventure and...
Mark Twain’s Journal Writings, Volume 2 - Mark Twain
Mark Twain’s Journal Writings, Volume 2 - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Satire / Short Stories
This second collection of essays by Mark Twain is a good example of the diversity of subject matter about which he wrote. As with the essays in Volume 1, many first appeared alone, in magazines or newspapers, before being printed as chapters of his...
