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Uphill - Christina ROSSETTI
Uphill - Christina ROSSETTI
- Author: Christina ROSSETTI
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Rossetti began writing down and dating her poems from 1842, mostly imitating her favoured poets. From 1847 she began experimenting with verse forms such as sonnets, hymns and ballads; drawing narratives from the Bible, folk tales and the lives of...
Anna Christie - Eugene O'NEILL
Anna Christie - Eugene O'NEILL
- Author: Eugene O'NEILL
- Genre: Drama
Eugene O'Neill's drama Anna Christie was first produced on Broadway in 1921 and received the Pulitzer Prize in 1922. It focuses on three main characters: Chris Christopherson, a Swedish captain of a coal barge and longtime seaman, his daughter Anna,...
The National Nursery Book - Unknown
The National Nursery Book - Unknown
- Author: Unknown
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
"The Publishers offer in this little volume of well known and long loved stories to their young readers. The tales which have delighted the children of many generations will, they feel assured, be equally welcome in the nurseries of the present day,...
Inside the Lines - Earl Derr Biggers
Inside the Lines - Earl Derr Biggers
- Author: Earl Derr Biggers
- Genre: Suspense / Espionage / Political & Thrillers
As World War I commences, a plucky young American woman in Europe on a business trip begins to realize that she may have remained too long. She and others anxious to leave for home are caught up in events swirling about them. A mysterious British...
The American Claimant - Mark Twain
The American Claimant - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: General Fiction / Historical Fiction / Humorous Fiction
The American Claimant is an 1892 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The story focuses on the class differences and expectations of monarchic, hierarchical Britain and the upstart, "all men are created equal" America. Twain wrote the...
Lady Audley's Secret - Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Lady Audley's Secret - Mary Elizabeth Braddon
- Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
Mary Elizabeth Braddon's first novel, Lady Audley's Secret, was one of the most popular English novels of its day. Published serially in 1862, it tells the story of the lovely Lucy Graham, who becomes Lady Audley at the beginning of the novel, and...
The Dead Joke and The Funny Man - James Whitcomb Riley
The Dead Joke and The Funny Man - James Whitcomb Riley
- Author: James Whitcomb Riley
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
James Whitcomb Riley was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the "Hoosier Poet" and "Children's Poet" for his dialect works and his children's poetry respectively. As a poet, Riley achieved an...
True Stories of Crime from the District Attorneyβs Office - Arthur Cheney TRAIN
True Stories of Crime from the District Attorneyβs Office - Arthur Cheney TRAIN
- Author: Arthur Cheney TRAIN
- Genre: True Crime
Former New York DA Arthur Train tells true crime stories from his time in office. - Summary by Colleen McMahon...
The Shades of the Wilderness - Joseph A. Altsheler
The Shades of the Wilderness - Joseph A. Altsheler
- Author: Joseph A. Altsheler
- Genre: Historical Fiction / War & Military Fiction / Action & Adventure
"The Shades of the Wilderness" is the seventh book of the Civil War Series by Joseph A. Altsheler. Picking up where "The Star of Gettysburg" left off, this story continues the Civil War experiences of Harry Kenton and his friends in the Southern...
Historical Tales, Vol VI: French - Charles McLean Andrews
Historical Tales, Vol VI: French - Charles McLean Andrews
- Author: Charles McLean Andrews
- Genre: Children's Fiction / General Fiction / Historical Fiction
Volume VI of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This fifth volume covers the history of France from the Hun invasion of Europe in the 5th century up to the Prussian War, describing...
The Silence Dogood Letters - Benjamin FRANKLIN
The Silence Dogood Letters - Benjamin FRANKLIN
- Author: Benjamin FRANKLIN
- Genre: Early Modern / Essays / Letters
As a teenager, Benjamin Franklin apprenticed with his brother James at the shop where The New-England Courant was printed. Since James would not publish any of Benjamin's works, fifteen-year-old Benjamin sent letters to The New England Courant under...
Favorite Fairy Tales Retold - Julia Darrow COWLES
Favorite Fairy Tales Retold - Julia Darrow COWLES
- Author: Julia Darrow COWLES
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
In this volume, Ms. Cowles has collected her favourite fairy tales and retold them for children. All of the most famous authors are represented, such as Hans Christian Andersen and the Brothers Grimm. But instead of retelling all the standard tales,...
There Are Realistic Alternatives - Gene Sharp
There Are Realistic Alternatives - Gene Sharp
- Author: Gene Sharp
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Political Science
Violence in society and politics, whether in the form of war, terrorism, dictatorship, oppression, usurpation, or genocide, is widely recognized as a grave problem. The objective of this essay is to explore a different perspective on the nature of...
A Child of the Jago - Arthur Morrison
A Child of the Jago - Arthur Morrison
- Author: Arthur Morrison
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
Arthur George Morrison (1 November 1863, Poplar, London - 4 December 1945, Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire) was an English author and journalist known for his realistic novels about London's East End and for his detective stories. Morrison's most...
Cakes & Ale, A Dissertation on Banquets Interspersed with Various Recipes, More or Less Original, and anecdotes, mainly veracious - Edward SPENCER
Cakes & Ale, A Dissertation on Banquets Interspersed with Various Recipes, More or Less Original, and anecdotes, mainly veracious - Edward SPENCER
- Author: Edward SPENCER
- Genre: Cooking
A long time ago, an estimable lady fell at the feet of an habitual publisher, and prayed unto him:β βGive, oh! give me the subject of a book for which the world has a need, and I will write it for you.β βAre you an author, madam?β asked the...
Ghost Story Collection 001 - Various
Ghost Story Collection 001 - 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...
A Thunder-Storm - Emily Dickinson
A Thunder-Storm - Emily Dickinson
- Author: Emily Dickinson
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of A Thunder-Storm by Emily Dickinson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 6, 2019. ------ A tribute to autumn storms. - Summary by David Lawrence...
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: Children's Fiction
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published 1876) is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. Mark Twain's lively tale of the scrapes and adventures of boyhood is set in St. Petersburg, Missouri, where Tom Sawyer and his friend...
Bible (Wycliffe) 21: Ecclesiastes - WYCLIFFE BIBLE
Bible (Wycliffe) 21: Ecclesiastes - WYCLIFFE BIBLE
- Author: WYCLIFFE BIBLE
- Genre: Bibles
β... an alemaunde tre schal floure, a locuste schal be maad fat, and capparis schal be distried; for a man schal go in to the hous of his euerlastyngnesse...β - Eccl. xii, 5 (see Note below).Traditionally composed by Solomon sometime around 950-970...
Songs of a Sourdough - Robert W. Service
Songs of a Sourdough - Robert W. Service
- Author: Robert W. Service
- Genre: Poetry
Reputedly the best-selling poetry collection of the 20th century, 'Songs of a Sourdough' is best known for Robert W. Service's classic Yukon ballads, 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew' and 'The Cremation of Sam McGhee'. Service was born in Preston,...
The King Nobody Wanted - Norman F. LANGFORD
The King Nobody Wanted - Norman F. LANGFORD
- Author: Norman F. LANGFORD
- Genre: Christianity - Biographies
In a very real and interesting way, The King Nobody Wanted tells the story of Jesus. Where the actual words of the Bible are used, they are from the King James Version. But the greater part of the story is told in the words of every day....
The Three Midshipmen - William Henry Giles KINGSTON
The Three Midshipmen - William Henry Giles KINGSTON
- Author: William Henry Giles KINGSTON
- Genre: Nautical & Marine Fiction
This is the start of a series of four books following three friends through their career in the navy. Terence, Jack and Alick first meet at a boarding school, and become fast friends, not least because together they stand up to the school bullies....
Bible (Fenton) NT 03, 05: Holy Bible in Modern English, The: Luke, Acts - Ferrar Fenton Bible
Bible (Fenton) NT 03, 05: Holy Bible in Modern English, The: Luke, Acts - Ferrar Fenton Bible
- Author: Ferrar Fenton Bible
- Genre: Bibles
Work on the translation began in 1853 by a London businessman called Ferrar Fenton (1832β1920). The complete Bible was first published in 1903, though parts were published as separate volumes during the preceding 11 years. The translation is noted...
The Jesuits in North America in the 17th Century - Francis Parkman, Jr.
The Jesuits in North America in the 17th Century - Francis Parkman, Jr.
- Author: Francis Parkman Jr.
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
Parkman has been hailed as one of America's first great historians and as a master of narrative history. Numerous translations have spread the books around the world. The American writer and literary critic Edmund Wilson (1895-1972) in his book "O...
The Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 1 - Pliny the Elder
The Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 1 - Pliny the Elder
- Author: Pliny the Elder
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / Reference
The Natural History of Pliny the Elder is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire. The full work consists of 37 books, covering more than 20.000 topics ranging from astronomy and mathematics to botany and precious...
Cheese Curd for Bait - James MCINTYRE
Cheese Curd for Bait - James MCINTYRE
- Author: James MCINTYRE
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Cheese Curd for Bait by James McIntyre. This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 23, 2012. James McIntyre, born in Scotland, came to Canada in 1841. He finally settled in Ingersoll (a town in...
Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Cat Tales - Various
Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Cat Tales - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
The Lords of the Housetops reveals the cat through the creative lenses of 13 authors. Consequently, this carefully chosen collection of stories is as complex, charismatic and clever as a cat. (Summary by Amy Larch Gramour)...
The World's Best Poetry, Volume 4: The Higher Life (Part 1) - Various
The World's Best Poetry, Volume 4: The Higher Life (Part 1) - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Anthologies
The fourth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, includes many notable religious and devotional poems and hymns from across the centuries, covering subjects such...
The Mystery of the Iron Box - Bruce CAMPBELL
The Mystery of the Iron Box - Bruce CAMPBELL
- Author: Bruce CAMPBELL
- Genre: Detective Fiction / Action & Adventure
When Ken Holt's father, the famous newspaper writer, comes home for a Christmas visit, one of the gifts he brings is an antique iron box. Soon after he arrives a serious of unexplained events occur, including an attempted burglary. A hunch that the...
The Old English Baron - Clara REEVE
The Old English Baron - Clara REEVE
- Author: Clara REEVE
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Historical Fiction
The story follows the adventures of Sir Philip Harclay, who returns to medieval England to find that the castle seat and estate of his friend Lord Lovel have been usurped. A series of revelations, horrors and betrayals climax in a scene of single...
John Silence - Algernon Blackwood
John Silence - Algernon Blackwood
- Author: Algernon Blackwood
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Detective Fiction
Six stories about Dr. John Silence if you want the shivers to run up your back, this is the right place to be (Summary by Fiddlesticks)...
Institutio Oratoria (On the Education of an Orator), volume 1 - Marcus Fabius QUINTILIANUS
Institutio Oratoria (On the Education of an Orator), volume 1 - Marcus Fabius QUINTILIANUS
- Author: Marcus Fabius QUINTILIANUS
- Genre: Education / Performing Arts
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus was of Spanish origin, being born about 35 A.D. at Calagurris. At Rome he met with great success as a teacher and was the first rhetorician to set up a genuine public school and to receive a salary from the State. He left...
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 001 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 001 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Essays & Short Works
A collection of ten short essays or other short nonfiction works in the public domain read by Librivox volunteers....
Bulldog Drummond - Sapper
Bulldog Drummond - Sapper
- Author: Sapper
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Detective Fiction
βSapperβ, the pseudonym of Colonel. H.C. McNeile M.C. was one of the most popular English writers of thrillers between the two world wars. And Hugh (Bulldog) Drummond was his most popular leading character. This book, the first of the series, is of...
Movies and Hollywood Short Story Collection, Volume 1 - Various
Movies and Hollywood Short Story Collection, Volume 1 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: General Fiction / Short Stories
Fiction about (or involving) motion pictures started appearing in the late nineteenth-century, when writers first became aware of early kinetoscope technologies. These stories grew more and more popular as the public became increasingly fascinated...
Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation, Harvesting, Curing and Uses - Maurice Grenville Kains
Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation, Harvesting, Curing and Uses - Maurice Grenville Kains
- Author: Maurice Grenville Kains
- Genre: House & Home / Cooking / Gardening
This book describes use and care, and growing of herbs for cooking, healing and other interesting miscellaneous information related to herbs. - Summary by Crystalarmeta...
The Yellow Dove - George Gibbs
The Yellow Dove - George Gibbs
- Author: George Gibbs
- Genre: Romance / Suspense / Espionage / Political & Thrillers
A World War 1 spy vs spy novel. Oh! And perhaps I should also mention, a bit of romance? "I am sorry,β he said coolly, "awfully sorry. As you know, I would have had things different. You may still doubt me when I say that what I have done is the...
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 2: The Massacres of the South - Alexandre Dumas
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 2: The Massacres of the South - Alexandre Dumas
- Author: Alexandre Dumas
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / True Crime
Dumas's 'Celebrated Crimes' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language--has minced no words--to describe the violent scenes of a violent time. In some instances facts appear distorted out of their true perspective, and in...
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (version 2) - Olive Gilbert
The Narrative of Sojourner Truth (version 2) - Olive Gilbert
- Author: Olive Gilbert
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / History
Sojourner Truth (born Isabella Baumfree) was born into slavery in 1797 (or thereabouts) in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York. This narrative, as told by Sojourner Truth to her friend Olive Gilbert, recounts to the best of her recollection what she...
The Faerie Queene Book 1 - Edmund Spenser
The Faerie Queene Book 1 - Edmund Spenser
- Author: Edmund Spenser
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Poetry
"The First Book of the Faerie Queene Contayning The Legende of the Knight of the Red Crosse or Holinesse".The Faerie Queene was never completed, but it continues to be one of the most beautiful and important works of literature ever written. Spenser...
