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United States Historical Documents - Various
United States Historical Documents - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Law / Modern (19th C)
The Articles of Confederation: On November 15th, 1777 The Articles of Confederation became the first constitution of the United States, though not yet ratified by the thirteen original colonies. Ratification of the Articles took place almost three...
The Forty-Five Guardsmen - Alexandre Dumas
The Forty-Five Guardsmen - Alexandre Dumas
- Author: Alexandre Dumas
- Genre: Fictional Biographies & Memoirs / Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction
The sequel to "Chicot the Jester" and final book of the "Valois Romances." This story begins six years after the famed "Duel of the Mignons" between the favorites of the courts of King Henry III and Henry the Duke of Guise (somewhat allied with the...
The Waste Land - T. S. Eliot
The Waste Land - T. S. Eliot
- Author: T. S. Eliot
- Genre: Poetry
The Waste Land is a highly influential 433-line modernist poem by T. S. Eliot. It is perhaps the most famous and most written-about long poem of the 20th century, dealing with the decline of civilization and the impossibility of recovering meaning...
Sister Dolorosa - James Lane ALLEN
Sister Dolorosa - James Lane ALLEN
- Author: James Lane ALLEN
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900 / Christian Fiction
A Carmelite convent in Kentucky in the nineteenth century. A beautiful immature nun. A handsome immature visitor. A chance meeting. Whither? One might want to compare this story (1890) with an earlier one with a similar theme by the same author, The...
The Repairman - Harry Harrison
The Repairman - Harry Harrison
- Author: Harry Harrison
- Genre: Science Fiction / Short Stories
This is a collection of 3 of Harry Harrison marvelous early stories that were published in Galaxy, Analog and Fantastic Universe. The Repairman (1958) is a straight fun SF story of a man getting a job done. It is most typical of his later style in...
Magna Carta Commemoration Essays - Various
Magna Carta Commemoration Essays - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Law / Middle Ages/Middle History
On 15th June 1215 the Magna Carta was sealed under oath by King John at Runnymede, on the bank of the River Thames near Windsor, England. 2015 is the 800th anniversary of this charter, which led eventually to the rule of constitutional law in...
Robin Hood - Amice MACDONELL
Robin Hood - Amice MACDONELL
- Author: Amice MACDONELL
- Genre: Plays / Historical
One May Day, Robin Hood and his Merry Men sit in Sherwood Forest, waiting for a traveller to share their dinner. Enter a distraught Knight with his fair daughter Marian, who owe money to the Sheriff of Nottingham, and have not the means by which to...
Gawayne and the Green Knight - The Gawain Poet
Gawayne and the Green Knight - The Gawain Poet
- Author: The Gawain Poet
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Fantastic Fiction / Poetry
Charlton Miner Lewis' version of Gawayne and the Green Knight, a late 14th century alliterative romance, is written in modern language telling the story of the Green Knight's challenge to Gawayne, and the romance between Sir Gawayne and Lady...
Torah (JPSA) 02: Exodus - Jewish Publication Society of America
Torah (JPSA) 02: Exodus - Jewish Publication Society of America
- Author: Jewish Publication Society of America
- Genre: Bibles / Other religions
The second book of the Pentateuch - Exodus. Presented according to weekly parshah. Praised are You, Adonai, Our G-d, ruler of the Universe, who has made us holy with commandments and commanded us to engage in the study of Torah. (Introduction by...
My Father's Dragon - Ruth Stiles GANNETT
My Father's Dragon - Ruth Stiles GANNETT
- Author: Ruth Stiles GANNETT
- Genre: Animals & Nature / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
A short story about a boy who befriends a cat and then sets off on an adventure to rescue a dragon...
Indian Child Life - Charles Alexander Eastman
Indian Child Life - Charles Alexander Eastman
- Author: Charles Alexander Eastman
- Genre: Historical
The author was raised as an American Indian and describes what it was like to be an Indian boy (the first 7 chapters) and an Indian Girl (the last 7 chapters). This is very different from the slanted way the white man tried to picture them as...
Aesop's Fables, Volume 08 (Fables 176-200) - Aesop
Aesop's Fables, Volume 08 (Fables 176-200) - Aesop
- Author: Aesop
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Satire
Dating back to the 6th century BC, Aesop's Fables tell universal truths through the use of simple allegories that are easily understood. Though almost nothing is known of Aesop himself, and some scholars question whether he existed at all, these...
Far From The Madding Crowd, version 2 - Thomas Hardy
Far From The Madding Crowd, version 2 - Thomas Hardy
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- Genre: General Fiction
Far From The Madding Crowd is Hardy's fourth novel. It centres on the lives of five characters: Gabriel Oak, Bathsheba Everdene, Mr Boldwood, Sgt. Troy and Fanny Robin. The plot involves love, loyalty, death and betrayal and all this is delivered to...
The Bahai Revelation - Thornton CHASE
The Bahai Revelation - Thornton CHASE
- Author: Thornton CHASE
- Genre: Other religions
Thornton Chase is commonly recognized as the first convert to the Bahá’í Faith of Occidental background. During his life he organized many Bahá’í activities in Chicago and Los Angeles and was considered a prominent Bahá’í. In 1894, Chase met Ibrahim...
A Woman's Experiences in the Great War - Louise MACK
A Woman's Experiences in the Great War - Louise MACK
- Author: Louise MACK
- Genre: *Non-fiction / War & Military / Modern (20th C)
An eye-witness account of the fall of Antwerp to the Germans in the opening months of World War I, Mack’s story has passages of extraordinary vividness and immediacy. Flawed by the most treacly sentiment in some places and the most ferocious...
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905-1906 - Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905-1906 - Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Genre: General Fiction / Nautical & Marine Fiction / Romance
Lucy Maud Montgomery was born at Clifton (now New London), Prince Edward Island, Canada, on November 30, 1874. She achieved international fame in her lifetime, putting Prince Edward Island and Canada on the world literary map. Best known for her...
Rich and Humble; The Mission of Bertha Grant - Oliver Optic
Rich and Humble; The Mission of Bertha Grant - Oliver Optic
- Author: Oliver Optic
- Genre: Religion
This is the first story in the Woodville collection of tales about the interesting people in Woodville. As the characters grow, they learn many lessons. This is the story of Bertha Grant and her brother, Richard Grant. One of these siblings is good...
Raleigh - Edmund Gosse
Raleigh - Edmund Gosse
- Author: Edmund Gosse
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Sir Walter Raleigh's plan in 1584 for colonization in the "Colony and Dominion of Virginia" (which included the present-day states of North Carolina and Virginia) in North America ended in failure at Roanoke Island, but paved the way for subsequent...
Short Poetry Collection 105 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 105 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2012....
Short Science Fiction Collection 065 - Various
Short Science Fiction Collection 065 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Science Fiction / Fantasy Fiction
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is possible. The only rules are those set forth by the author. The speculative nature of the genre inspires...
The Girl From the Marsh Croft - Selma Lagerlöf
The Girl From the Marsh Croft - Selma Lagerlöf
- Author: Selma Lagerlöf
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
Readers of Miss Lagerlöf will observe that in this, her latest book, "The Girl from the Marsh Croft," the Swedish author has abandoned her former world of Romanticism and has entered the field of Naturalism and Realism. This writer's romantic style...
Letters From America - Rupert Brooke
Letters From America - Rupert Brooke
- Author: Rupert Brooke
- Genre: Travel & Geography
"[Rupert Brooke] started in May 1913 on a journey to the United States, Canada, and the South Seas, from which he returned next year at the beginning of June. The first thirteen chapters of this book were written as letters to the Westminster...
The Book of Snobs - William Makepeace Thackeray
The Book of Snobs - William Makepeace Thackeray
- Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
The necessity of a work on Snobs, demonstrated from History, and proved by felicitous illustrations:—I am the individual destined to write that work—My vocation is announced in terms of great eloquence—I show that the world has been gradually...
Elsie's Womanhood - Martha Finley
Elsie's Womanhood - Martha Finley
- Author: Martha Finley
- Genre: Children's Fiction / General Fiction
The fourth book in the Elsie Dinsmore series, Elsie grows into a young woman. She marries her father's old friend, Edward Travilla, and together start a family. The latter half of the book occurs during the Civil War. (Summary by GabrielleC)...
Winter Stars - Sara Teasdale
Winter Stars - Sara Teasdale
- Author: Sara Teasdale
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
In honor of Winter Solstice 2014, LibriVox volunteers bring you fourteen readings of Winter Stars by Sara Teasdale. This is the weekly poetry reading for December 21, 2014....
Tales Of The Trail; Short Stories Of Western Life - Henry INMAN
Tales Of The Trail; Short Stories Of Western Life - Henry INMAN
- Author: Henry INMAN
- Genre: Short Stories / Westerns / War & Military
This 1898 collection of thirteen previously published articles exhibits the acute perception of one of the most popular writers of the late 19th-early 20th centuries. “These "Tales of the Trail" are based upon actual facts which came under the...
The Worm Ouroboros - E. R. EDDISON
The Worm Ouroboros - E. R. EDDISON
- Author: E. R. EDDISON
- Genre: Fantasy Fiction
This classic 1922 fantasy novel brings you to a strange and lovely world where a young lord wrestles King Gorice for his land's freedom, where unscalable mountains can only be conquered by stubbornness and hippogriffs, where the great explorer Lord...
The Jewel of Seven Stars - Bram Stoker
The Jewel of Seven Stars - Bram Stoker
- Author: Bram Stoker
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
The Jewel of Seven Stars (also published under the name: The Jewel of the Seven Stars) is a horror novel by Bram Stoker first published in 1903. The story is about an archaeologist's plot to revive Queen Tera, an ancient Egyptian mummy. (Summary by...
Some Problems of Philosophy - William James
Some Problems of Philosophy - William James
- Author: William James
- Genre: Philosophy
For several years before his death Professor William James cherished the purpose of stating his views on certain problems of metaphysics in a book addressed particularly to readers of philosophy. He began the actual writing of this 'introductory...
The Life of Oscar Wilde - Robert SHERARD
The Life of Oscar Wilde - Robert SHERARD
- Author: Robert SHERARD
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Robert Sherard was Oscar Wilde's friend of 20 years and first biographer. The Life of Oscar Wilde was the second of his four biographies of the Irish playwright and wit. - Summary by Rob Board...
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 07 - 09. September 1896 - National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 07 - 09. September 1896 - National Geographic Society
- Author: National Geographic Society
- Genre: Travel & Geography
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the September Number. It includes the following articles: The Recent Earthquake Wave on the Coast of Japan, by Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore The Return of Dr Nansen Descriptive Topographic Terms of...
Maud, and Other Poems - Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Maud, and Other Poems - Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- Author: Alfred Lord Tennyson
- Genre: Single author
A collection of poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, his first book of poetry after having become poet laureate in 1850. Among the "other poems" is The Charge of the Light Brigade, the most well-known poem in this collection. However, the bulk of the...
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century - Agnes Mary CLERKE
A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century - Agnes Mary CLERKE
- Author: Agnes Mary CLERKE
- Genre: Astronomy / Physics & Mechanics
A Popular History of Astronomy during the Nineteenth Century was thought to be Agnes Mary Clerke's greatest work. It covers developments made in the field of astronomy during the nineteenth century and is still used by scholars today who study the...
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue - Laura Lee Hope
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue - Laura Lee Hope
- Author: Laura Lee Hope
- Genre: Children's Fiction / General Fiction / Family
This book follows the adventures of Bunny Brown, a 6-year old lively little boy, and his Sister Sue, a happy 5-year old little girl. You will enjoy learning of their adorable antics and delightful chatter. The Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue series...
International Short Stories Volume 1: American Stories - Various
International Short Stories Volume 1: American Stories - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Anthologies
The first volume of a 3 volume anthology, this work focuses on American short stories and draws from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Anna Katherine Greene, James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe and many other favorites. Topics range from historical to science...
Birds and All Nature, Vol. IV, No 6, December 1898 - Various
Birds and All Nature, Vol. IV, No 6, December 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...
I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing - Walt Whitman
I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing - Walt Whitman
- Author: Walt Whitman
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of I Saw in Louisiana a Live-Oak Growing by Walt Whitman. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 26, 2013. This poem is taken from Book 4 of Leaves of Grass, a collection of poetry which Whitman would...
Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories - Ambrose Bierce
Present at a Hanging and Other Ghost Stories - Ambrose Bierce
- Author: Ambrose Bierce
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914?), satirist, critic, poet, short story writer and journalist. His fiction showed a clean economical style often sprinkled with subtle cynical comments on human behaviour. Nothing is known of his death, as he went missing...
Just As I Am - Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Just As I Am - Mary Elizabeth Braddon
- Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
- Genre: Literary Fiction / Published 1900 onward
The murder has finally been solved. After 20 years, Humphrey Vargas came with his dog, seemingly from no where, and informed the magistrate of the county that he murdered the popular Mr. Blake. He even told the magistrate the whole story. This book...
Camp-Fire Girls in the Country or The Secret Aunt Hannah Forgot - Stella M. FRANCIS
Camp-Fire Girls in the Country or The Secret Aunt Hannah Forgot - Stella M. FRANCIS
- Author: Stella M. FRANCIS
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction
Teen-ager Hazel Edwards and the other twelve members of the Flamingo Camp-Fire Girls experience some real adventure when they are invited to spend part of their summer as guests of Hazel’s elderly aunt on her large country farm. Mrs. Hannah Hutchins...
