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The Railway Train - Emily Dickinson
The Railway Train - Emily Dickinson
- Author: Emily Dickinson
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Railway Train by Emily Dickinson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 28, 2011. Although Dickinson was a prolific private poet, fewer than a dozen of her nearly eighteen hundred poems were...
An Ideal Husband (version 2) - Oscar Wilde
An Ideal Husband (version 2) - Oscar Wilde
- Author: Oscar Wilde
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Literary Fiction
The "Ideal Husband" of the title is Sir Robert Chiltern, with his equally upright wife Lady Chiltern. He has never committed a crime, never had a "past" and never bowed to corruption or influence, or so she thinks... The disreputable Mrs Cheveley is...
Bible (ASV) 18: Job (version 2) - American Standard Version
Bible (ASV) 18: Job (version 2) - American Standard Version
- Author: American Standard Version
- Genre: Bibles
God permits "Satan," or in some translations "the adversary" or "the accuser," to put the virtue of Job to the test, at first by giving him power over his property, but forbidding him to touch his person. Satan begins by taking away all of Job's...
The Poetry of St Teresa of Avila - Saint Teresa of Avila
The Poetry of St Teresa of Avila - Saint Teresa of Avila
- Author: Saint Teresa of Avila
- Genre: Single author
The poetry of St Teresa of Avila, recorded in honor of the 500th anniversary of the Saint's birth (March 28, 2015)....
Dagonet Ditties - George R. SIMS
Dagonet Ditties - George R. SIMS
- Author: George R. SIMS
- Genre: Single author
George Robert Sims was an English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist, prolific in his output and known for his satire and humor. These qualities are reflected in this collection small poems originally published in the literary magazine, “The...
Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift
Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift
- Author: Jonathan Swift
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Fantastic Fiction / Satire
Gulliver's Travels (1726, amended 1735), officially Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World, is a novel by Jonathan Swift that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the "travelers' tales" literary sub-genre. It is widely...
Rhymes For The Young Folk - William ALLINGHAM
Rhymes For The Young Folk - William ALLINGHAM
- Author: William ALLINGHAM
- Genre: Poetry
Popular for his simple, delicate poetry for children, this Irishman wrote these verses for his three children, Gerald, Eva and Henry, and others like them. Typically, they touch on fairies and nature. - Summary by Lynne Thompson...
The Hunting of the Snark - Lewis Carroll
The Hunting of the Snark - Lewis Carroll
- Author: Lewis Carroll
- Genre: Poetry
This is a whimsical poem that takes the reader on a sailing hunt for the mythical Snark. The Bellman, the Butcher, the Baker, the Beaver and others named and unnamed provide a fast-paced, almost maniacal, romp to find the ellusive Snark. In the...
Piccadilly Jim - P. G. Wodehouse
Piccadilly Jim - P. G. Wodehouse
- Author: P. G. Wodehouse
- Genre: General Fiction
A young red-head plots to kidnap her irritating cousin with the help of a former boxer, her uncle, and a rogue who has his eye on her. Things don't work out exactly as planned, as criminals, detectives and cases of mistaken identity all get in the...
A Life's Morning - George Gissing
A Life's Morning - George Gissing
- Author: George Gissing
- Genre: Romance
This is the story of a poor young lady Emily Hood who while working as a governess falls in love with Wilfrid Athel the son of her employer. They become engaged, however things do not run smoothly after a visit home to her parents and Emily has to...
The Art of Stage Dancing - Ned WAYBURN
The Art of Stage Dancing - Ned WAYBURN
- Author: Ned WAYBURN
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Art / Design & Architecture / Self-Help
Ned Wayburn, a popular and outstanding choreographer of the early 1900's, writes about the different styles and requirements of dancing and his way of teaching it....
Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School - Jessie Graham Flower
Grace Harlowe's Plebe Year at High School - Jessie Graham Flower
- Author: Jessie Graham Flower
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction
This delightful book tells about a group of smart young people who get up to some wonderful adventures together - and save one another from troubles. The unofficial leader of the group is Grace Harlowe, the title character. When Anne Pierson comes...
The Human Boy - Eden PHILLPOTTS
The Human Boy - Eden PHILLPOTTS
- Author: Eden PHILLPOTTS
- Genre: Published 1900 onward / Single Author Collections
This collection of eleven short stories, both humorous and touching, about English school boys was published in 1900. The book was quite popular in its time. The author wrote two follow-up books: The Human Boy Again (1908) and The Human Boy And The...
Early explorations in New South Wales: A collection - Various
Early explorations in New South Wales: A collection - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: History / Exploration
In the early days of the penal colony at Sydney, rumour was rife among the convicts of another colony beyond the Blue Mountains and perhaps a route to China. In the hope of quelling the rumours, Governor John Hunter put together a bizarre...
The Works Of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 4 - Robert G. Ingersoll
The Works Of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 4 - Robert G. Ingersoll
- Author: Robert G. Ingersoll
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
Col. Robert G. Ingersoll, one of the greatest orators of the mid-19th century, was a highly sought after lecturer/toastmaster who sold out every hall he engaged throughout America. He was an ardent abolitionist, agnostic, humanist, humanitarian,...
The Jumblies - Edward LEAR
The Jumblies - Edward LEAR
- Author: Edward LEAR
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of The Jumblies by Edward Lear. This was the fortnightly poetry project for March 8th, 2009....
How to Write a Novel - Anonymous
How to Write a Novel - Anonymous
- Author: Anonymous
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Writing & Linguistics
I address myself to the man or woman of talent—those people who have writing ability, but who need instruction in the manipulation of characters, the formation of plots, and a host of other points with which I shall deal hereafter. Although no...
The History of Standard Oil: Volume 2 - Ida M. TARBELL
The History of Standard Oil: Volume 2 - Ida M. TARBELL
- Author: Ida M. TARBELL
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Business & Economics / History
The History of the Standard Oil Company is a book written by journalist Ida Tarbell in 1904. It was an exposé of the Standard Oil Company, run at that time by oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, the richest figure in America's history. Originally...
The Seaboard Parish - George MacDonald
The Seaboard Parish - George MacDonald
- Author: George MacDonald
- Genre: Christian Fiction
This is Second book of Three series. All the same characters from the first book, just with a few new friends and family members. The Pastor moves up by the Sea and starts preaching at the Parish there. He and his wife have two daughters by now, who...
The Bacchae - Euripides
The Bacchae - Euripides
- Author: Euripides
- Genre: Tragedy
The tragedy is based on the mythological story of King Pentheus of Thebes and his mother Agavë, and their punishment by the god Dionysus (who is Pentheus' cousin) for refusing to worship him. (Summary by Wikipedia) Cast: Dionysus: mb Cadmus: Bruce...
Good Wives - Louisa May Alcott
Good Wives - Louisa May Alcott
- Author: Louisa May Alcott
- Genre: General Fiction
Louisa May Alcott's overwhelming success dated from the appearance of the first part of Little Women: or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, (1868) a semi-autobiographical account of her childhood years with her sisters in Concord, Massachusetts. Part two, or...
A Vagabond Song - Bliss Carman
A Vagabond Song - Bliss Carman
- Author: Bliss Carman
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you fifteen different recordings of A Vagabond Song, by Bliss Carman, to celebrate the Autumnal Equinox. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of September 24th, 2006....
Undine - Friedrich de la Motte FOUQUÉ
Undine - Friedrich de la Motte FOUQUÉ
- Author: Friedrich de la Motte FOUQUÉ
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Fantastic Fiction / Romance
Undine is a novel by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué concerning Undine, a water spirit who marries a Knight named Huldbrand in order to gain a soul. It is an early German romance, which has been translated into English and other languages. The novel...
Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories - Various
Childhood's Favorites and Fairy Stories - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Since this series of books is intended for all young people from oneto one hundred, it opens with about eighty of the old MOTHER GOOSERHYMES. Nothing better was ever invented to tell to little folks whoare young enough for lullabies. Their rhythm,...
The Lovers - Emily Dickinson
The Lovers - Emily Dickinson
- Author: Emily Dickinson
- Genre: Poetry / Romance / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 27 recordings of The Lovers by Emily Dickinson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 27, 2012. The verses of Emily Dickinson belong emphatically to what Emerson long since called "the Poetry of the...
Spring, 1918 - Sara Teasdale
Spring, 1918 - Sara Teasdale
- Author: Sara Teasdale
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Spring, 1918 by Sara Teasdale. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 11th, 2014....
Russian Fairy Tales - William Ralston SHEDDEN-RALSTON
Russian Fairy Tales - William Ralston SHEDDEN-RALSTON
- Author: William Ralston SHEDDEN-RALSTON
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Russian Fairy Tales is an anthology of stories by a noted Russian scholar and translator. The 51 stories are thematically organized with introductory material to put them both in the context of Russian folklore and in their relation to the myths of...
Quality Street - J. M. Barrie
Quality Street - J. M. Barrie
- Author: J. M. Barrie
- Genre: Plays
Two sisters living on Quality Street set up and run a school for children after the local doctor heads off to fight Napoleon. Ten years later he returns, thinking that all the adventures have been his, and that the old life in Quality Street has...
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels - St. Luke Vol. 2 - J. C. Ryle
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels - St. Luke Vol. 2 - J. C. Ryle
- Author: J. C. Ryle
- Genre: Christianity - Commentary
“Expository Thoughts” divides the Gospels into sections of about twelve verses each, from which J. C. Ryle selects two or three prominent points to dwell on and bring to the reader’s attention. In Ryle’s day, there were many detailed commentaries...
Neither Here nor There - Oliver Herford
Neither Here nor There - Oliver Herford
- Author: Oliver Herford
- Genre: Undefined
Oliver Herford, and American humorist, writer, and illustrator here gives us short vignettes from topics as seemingly insignificant things as the creases in trouser, several pieces on cats, and societal mores and foibles. Each piece is filled with...
Tom Swift in Captivity - Victor Appleton
Tom Swift in Captivity - Victor Appleton
- Author: Victor Appleton
- Genre: Children's Fiction
Tom Swift is approached by Mr. Preston, the owner of a circus, and begins to tell the story of Jake Poddington, Mr. Preston's most skilled hunter. As it turns out, Jake went missing just after sending word to Preston that Jake was on the trail of a...
Sons of the Covenant: A Tale of London Jewry - Samuel GORDON
Sons of the Covenant: A Tale of London Jewry - Samuel GORDON
- Author: Samuel GORDON
- Genre: Family Life / Literary Fiction / Religious Fiction
Born in London's poverty-stricken and heavily Jewish East End, the Lipcott boys create their own successes in life and love. The brothers' commitment to improving the lives of working class people leads them to concoct The Scheme to help both the...
The Mabinogion, Volume 2 - Anonymous
The Mabinogion, Volume 2 - Anonymous
- Author: Anonymous
- Genre: Sagas / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
This is the second of three volumes of The Mabinogion, a collection of some of the earliest tales from the British Isles. Lady Charlotte Guest translated the stories in Volume 2 from a 14th-century Welsh manuscript, The Red Book of Hergest. These...
Transposed Seasons - Madison Cawein
Transposed Seasons - Madison Cawein
- Author: Madison Cawein
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Transposed Seasons by Madison Cawein. This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 3, 2019. ------ Mr. Cawein's landscape is not the sea, nor the desert, nor the mountain, but the lovely inland...
Crime: Its Cause and Treatment - Clarence DARROW
Crime: Its Cause and Treatment - Clarence DARROW
- Author: Clarence DARROW
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Psychology
Clarence Darrow was an American lawyer. He remains notable for his wit and agnosticism, which marked him as one of the most famous American lawyers and civil libertarians.In this book, Darrow expands on his lifelong contention that psychological,...
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know - Hamilton Wright Mabie
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know - Hamilton Wright Mabie
- Author: Hamilton Wright Mabie
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Short Stories
The group of stories brought together in this volume differ from legends because they have, with one exception,no core fact at the centre, from myths because they make no attempt to personify or explain the forces or processes of nature, from fairy...
The Sikh Religion: Its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors, Volume 2 - Max Arthur Macauliffe
The Sikh Religion: Its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors, Volume 2 - Max Arthur Macauliffe
- Author: Max Arthur Macauliffe
- Genre: Other religions
MacAuliffe was a senior Sikh-British administrator, prolific scholar and author. He wrote a rendition, English translation of the Sacred scriptures of the Sikh religion. He also wrote The Sikh Religion: its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors. He was...
The Song of Hiawatha - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The Song of Hiawatha - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Genre: Poetry
I sing the Song of Hiawatha,Brave of heart and strong of arm.Daughter's son of old Nokomis,Fathered by the harsh West Wind.With its regular, beating rhythm, the Song of Hiawatha has often been parodied, but in truth, it is a powerful, emotional...
Famous Impostors - Bram Stoker
Famous Impostors - Bram Stoker
- Author: Bram Stoker
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Aliases. Fraudsters. Confidence tricksters. People pretending to be what they are not, for financial, political or personal gain. Fiction is filled with them to entertain us; but would not be anywhere near as believable if such people had not, in...
Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio, volume 1 - Songling Pu
Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio, volume 1 - Songling Pu
- Author: Songling Pu
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
"Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" (or "Strange Tales of Liaozhai") is a collection of nearly five hundred mostly supernatural tales written by Pu Songling during the early Qing Dynasty. It was written in Classical Chinese rather than Vernacular...
