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The Book Of Jasher - Anonymous
The Book Of Jasher - Anonymous
- Author: Anonymous
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Jasher (The Sefer haYashar (first edition 1552) The Hebrew title may be translated Sefer haYashar - "Book of the Upright" - but it is known in English translation mostly as The Book of Jasher following English tradition. The book is named after the...
Caesar and Cleopatra - George Bernard Shaw
Caesar and Cleopatra - George Bernard Shaw
- Author: George Bernard Shaw
- Genre: Drama
Caesar and Cleopatra, a play written in 1898 by George Bernard Shaw, was first staged in 1901 and first published with Captain Brassbound's Conversion and The Devil's Disciple in his 1901 collection, Three Plays for Puritans. It was first performed...
Andria: or, The Fair Andrian - TERENCE
Andria: or, The Fair Andrian - TERENCE
- Author: TERENCE
- Genre: Plays
Pamphilus wants to marry a woman different than his father has chosen for him. Add in paternal scheming, death bed promises, shipwreck, and other complications, and comedy ensues. - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Simo, an aged Athenian: Aaron White...
Winter (Shakespeare) - William Shakespeare
Winter (Shakespeare) - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Winter by William Shakespeare. This poem is from "Love's Labour's Lost". This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for December 27th, 2009.....
The Dunwich Horror - H. P. LOVECRAFT
The Dunwich Horror - H. P. LOVECRAFT
- Author: H. P. LOVECRAFT
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Gothic Fiction / Fantasy Fiction
In a rundown farmhouse near isolated, rural Dunwich, a bizarre family conjures and nurtures an evil entity from another realm, with the purpose of destroying the world and delivering it to ancient gods to rule, and only an aged university librarian...
The Camp of Wallenstein - Friedrich Schiller
The Camp of Wallenstein - Friedrich Schiller
- Author: Friedrich Schiller
- Genre: Drama
This is the first play of Friedrich Schiller's Wallenstein Trilogy. Set in a Bohemian camp during the Thirty Years War, it introduces the major characters of the rest of the trilogy, like Albrecht von Wallenstein and Max Piccolomini, from their...
Orientations - W. Somerset Maugham
Orientations - W. Somerset Maugham
- Author: W. Somerset Maugham
- Genre: Single Author Collections
This is a collection showing W. Somerset Maugham's early attempt in the short story genre, which he comes to master as one of 20th century's best teller of tales. - Summary by Lilith Branda...
Children's Short Works, Vol. 012 - Various
Children's Short Works, Vol. 012 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short works / Anthologies
Librivoxβs Childrenβs Short Works Collection 012: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members....
Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 2, April 1906 - Undefined
Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 2, April 1906 - Undefined
- Author: Undefined
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Political Science
"Mother Earth was an American anarchist journal that described itself as "A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature". Founded in early 1906 and initially edited by Emma Goldman, an activist in the United States, it published...
Abe and Mawruss: Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter - Montague GLASS
Abe and Mawruss: Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter - Montague GLASS
- Author: Montague GLASS
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
Montague Glass was a lawyer who eventually abandoned the practice of law to write full time. He wrote a series of stories in the New York Post about a pair of popular characters in the predominantly Jewish garment trade. Many of the plots were...
Bible (KJV) 14: 2 Chronicles - King James Version
Bible (KJV) 14: 2 Chronicles - King James Version
- Author: King James Version
- Genre: King James Version
2 Chronicles was purportedly written by Ezra the scribe. It expounds the history of King Solomon and the kings came after him. It is very similar to 1 and 2 Kings, but centers primarily on the Temple as the Presence of God among the people. It is a...
Tess of the d'Urbervilles (version 2) - Thomas Hardy
Tess of the d'Urbervilles (version 2) - Thomas Hardy
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- Genre: Romance / Published 1800 -1900
Tess of the d'Urbervilles subtitled, "A Pure Woman," is the story of a young working woman named Tess Durbeyfield who is sent by her father to visit wealthy relatives. Her encounter with Alec d'Urberville changes her life forever, and brings about a...
Six lectures on literature - Charles Harold HERFORD
Six lectures on literature - Charles Harold HERFORD
- Author: Charles Harold HERFORD
- Genre: Literary Criticism
C. H. Herford was Professor of English Literature at the Victoria University of Manchester in era when public lectures were published in pamphlet form. The six lectures in this collection span Herford's career at the University during the turbulent...
Hollywood: Its Morals and Manners - Theodore DREISER
Hollywood: Its Morals and Manners - Theodore DREISER
- Author: Theodore DREISER
- Genre: Performing Arts
Serialized in Shadowland from November 1921 to February 1922, Hollywood: Its Morals and Manners is Theodore Dreiser's shocking four part expose on the motion picture industry. In it, he shares his observations from his extended stay in Los Angeles,...
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: Canto IV - George Gordon, Lord Byron
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage: Canto IV - George Gordon, Lord Byron
- Author: George Gordon Lord Byron
- Genre: Narratives
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage is a lengthy narrative poem in four parts written by Lord Byron. It was published between 1812 and 1818 and is dedicated to "Ianthe". The poem describes the travels and reflections of a world-weary young man who,...
Our Master: Thoughts for Salvationists about Their Lord - Bramwell BOOTH
Our Master: Thoughts for Salvationists about Their Lord - Bramwell BOOTH
- Author: Bramwell BOOTH
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Bramwell Booth was the oldest child of William and Catherine Booth, the founders of the Salvation Army. Upon the death of his father, Willie, as he was known within the family, succeeded his father moving from the Armyβs first chief of staff to the...
Farthest North, Volume I - Fridtjof NANSEN
Farthest North, Volume I - Fridtjof NANSEN
- Author: Fridtjof NANSEN
- Genre: Exploration
Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship "Fram", 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months' Sleigh Journey by Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen / by Fridtjof Nansen ; with an Appendix by Otto Sverdrup (Summary by Fridtjof Nansen)...
Life and Adventures of Frank and Jesse James - Joseph. A. DACUS
Life and Adventures of Frank and Jesse James - Joseph. A. DACUS
- Author: Joseph. A. DACUS
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Modern (19th C)
Biographies of Frank and Jesse James, detailed accounts of all their significant escapades, and the final outcomes. - Summary by PJ Landau...
Promises Like Pie-Crust - Christina ROSSETTI
Promises Like Pie-Crust - Christina ROSSETTI
- Author: Christina ROSSETTI
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 different recordings of Promises Like Pie-Crust by Christina Rossetti. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of February 3rd, 2008....
The Consolation of Philosophy - Anicius Manlius Severinus BOETHIUS
The Consolation of Philosophy - Anicius Manlius Severinus BOETHIUS
- Author: Anicius Manlius Severinus BOETHIUS
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy
Consolation of Philosophy (Latin: Consolatio Philosophiae) is a philosophical work by Boethius written in about the year 524 AD. It has been described as the single most important and influential work in the West in medieval and early Renaissance...
Poems (1686) - Anne KILLIGREW
Poems (1686) - Anne KILLIGREW
- Author: Anne KILLIGREW
- Genre: Single author
These are the original, tender and thoughtful poems of a young female artist who lived and died in seventeenth century London -- only 70 years after William Shakespeare. Her diction is readily accessible to listeners after almost 350 years and the...
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. VI - Edward Gibbon
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol. VI - Edward Gibbon
- Author: Edward Gibbon
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the celebrated English historian Edward Gibbon. The books cover the period of the Roman Empire after...
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3: The Viaticum and Other Stories - Guy de Maupassant
The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3: The Viaticum and Other Stories - Guy de Maupassant
- Author: Guy de Maupassant
- Genre: General Fiction / Single Author Collections
This is volume is a collection of 50 of de Maupassant's short stories. Summary by James K. White....
The Shield - Various
The Shield - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Political Science
This is not merely a book about the Russian Jews. It is a marvellous revelation of the Russian soul. It shows not only that the overwhelming majority of the Russian intellectuals, including nearly all of her brilliant literary geniuses, are opposed...
Astounding Stories 14, February 1931 - Undefined
Astounding Stories 14, February 1931 - Undefined
- Author: Undefined
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Fantastic Fiction / Science Fiction
This issue includes "Werewolves of War" by D. W. Hall, "The Tentacles from Below" by Anthony Gilmore, "The Black Lamp" by Captain S. P. Meek, "Phalanxes of Atlans" by F. V. W. Mason, and contues with "The Pirate Planet" by Charles W. Diffin, -...
The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80, Part 1 - Archibald FORBES
The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80, Part 1 - Archibald FORBES
- Author: Archibald FORBES
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
The First AngloβAfghan War was fought between British India and Afghanistan from 1839 to 1842. It was one of the first major conflicts during the Great Game, the 19th century competition for power and influence in Central Asia between the United...
Where Angels Fear to Tread - E. M. Forster
Where Angels Fear to Tread - E. M. Forster
- Author: E. M. Forster
- Genre: General Fiction
On a journey to Tuscany with her young friend and traveling companion Caroline Abbott, widowed Lilia Herriton falls in love with both Italy and a handsome Italian much younger than herself, and decides to stay. Furious, her dead husband's family...
A Chautauqua Idyl - Grace Livingston Hill
A Chautauqua Idyl - Grace Livingston Hill
- Author: Grace Livingston Hill
- Genre: Animals & Nature / Religion
The trees, flowers, and animals of a peaceful pasture meet together to discuss and learn of theology. Summary by Scarlett Martin....
Where the Pelican Builds - Mary Hannay FOOTT
Where the Pelican Builds - Mary Hannay FOOTT
- Author: Mary Hannay FOOTT
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Mary Hannay Foott was an Australian poet and editor who is best remembered for the poem Where the pelican builds....
The Treasury of David, Vol. 3 (Abridged) - Charles H. Spurgeon
The Treasury of David, Vol. 3 (Abridged) - Charles H. Spurgeon
- Author: Charles H. Spurgeon
- Genre: Christianity - Commentary
Charles Spurgeon was a British Particular Baptist preacher who remains highly influential among Christians of different denominations, among whom he is still known as the "Prince of Preachers". In his lifetime, Spurgeon preached to around 10,000,000...
The Frozen Deep - Wilkie Collins
The Frozen Deep - Wilkie Collins
- Author: Wilkie Collins
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Nautical & Marine Fiction
The Frozen Deep is a story of a love triangle between Clara, Frank and Richard, spiced up with dangerous expeditions, mysterious visions and life-threatening circumstances. The end is as surprising and unexpected as we are (or are not) accustomed to...
Bible (YLT) 17: Esther - Young's Literal Translation
Bible (YLT) 17: Esther - Young's Literal Translation
- Author: Young's Literal Translation
- Genre: Young's Literal Translation
Esther (/ΛΙstΙr/; Hebrew: ΧΦΆΧ‘Φ°ΧͺΦ΅ΦΌΧ¨, Modern Ester, Tiberian ΚΌEstΔr), born Hadassah, is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. According to the Hebrew Bible, Esther was a Jewish queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus. Ahasuerus is traditionally...
Christmas Books - Charles Dickens
Christmas Books - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: Literary Fiction
From 1843 to 1848, Charles Dickens wrote a series of five novellas to be published at Christmas. Most people are familiar with the first, "A Christmas Carol." The others are "The Chimes," "The Cricket on the Hearth," "The Battle of Life," and "The...
Love and a Bottle - George Farquhar
Love and a Bottle - George Farquhar
- Author: George Farquhar
- Genre: Historical Fiction / Plays
This play was produced in 1698 at Drury Lane Theatre. From the bustle of its plot, the variety of its incidents, and the sustained humour of its dialogue, it met with so favourable a reception that Farquhar henceforth devoted himself to writing for...
Behind the Beyond - Stephen Leacock
Behind the Beyond - Stephen Leacock
- Author: Stephen Leacock
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Satire
A collection containing a parody on Problem Plays, as well as humorous anecdotes from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by TriciaG) Cast for Section 1: Narrator/Stage Directions β Tricia G Sir John β Algy Pug Lady Cecily β Liberty Stump...
The Death Shot - Thomas Mayne REID
The Death Shot - Thomas Mayne REID
- Author: Thomas Mayne REID
- Genre: Action & Adventure
Long time since this hand hath penned a preface. Now only to say, that this romance, as originally published, was written when the author was suffering severe affliction, both physically and mentallyβthe result of a gun-wound that brought him as...
The Anniversary Poems - John Donne
The Anniversary Poems - John Donne
- Author: John Donne
- Genre: Elegies & Odes
Elizabeth Drury, daughter of Donne's patron, Sir Robert Drury, died in 1610. A year later Donne laments her hyperbolically as the soul of the created universe. In "An Anatomy of the World: The First Anniversary," he poetically scrutinizes that...
A Glimpse of India - Clara SWAIN
A Glimpse of India - Clara SWAIN
- Author: Clara SWAIN
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Modern (19th C)
A Glimpse of India: being a collection of extracts from the letters Dr. Clara A. Swain, first medical missionary to India of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church in America. - Summary from the book's introduction...
The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea - Laura Lee Hope
The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep Blue Sea - Laura Lee Hope
- Author: Laura Lee Hope
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Action & Adventure / Family
This is the 11th in the original series of books about the Bobbseys -- two sets of twins in one family, solving mysteries and having adventures. Bert and Nan are 12, Flossie and Freddie are six. There is a father who works, a mother who stays home,...
Immortality and the Unseen World - W. O. E. OESTERLEY
Immortality and the Unseen World - W. O. E. OESTERLEY
- Author: W. O. E. OESTERLEY
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Antiquity / Other religions
The full title of this book is Immortality and the Unseen World - A Study in Old Testament Religion. Oesterley describes the beliefs that pre-Christian Hebrews and Semites held regarding the afterlife and the immortal nature of humans. The nature,...
