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The Lays of Ancient Rome - Thomas Babington Macaulay
The Lays of Ancient Rome - Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Genre: Narratives
The Lays of Ancient Rome comprise four narrative poems comprised by Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay: recalling popular episodes from Roman historical-legends that were strongly moral in tone: exemplifying Roman virtue against Latine perfidy.The four...
Breaking Point - James Edwin GUNN
Breaking Point - James Edwin GUNN
- Author: James Edwin GUNN
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Science Fiction / Published 1900 onward
Machines are infallible. Humans are not. The crew of The Ambassador knew their ship could not possibly fail, but what of themselves? And how could they defend against an unknown enemy with unknown motives and superhuman abilities, intent on driving...
The Happy Unfortunate - Robert Silverberg
The Happy Unfortunate - Robert Silverberg
- Author: Robert Silverberg
- Genre: Science Fiction
Here are two early stories by the well known SF Author Robert Silverberg. The Happy Unfortunate was published first in Amazing Stories in 1957 and explores the angst caused when the human race reaches into space but at the cost of needing to breed a...
Moral Tales - Elisabeth Charlotte Pauline GUIZOT
Moral Tales - Elisabeth Charlotte Pauline GUIZOT
- Author: Elisabeth Charlotte Pauline GUIZOT
- Genre: Short works
Short stories written by the first wife of French statesman Francois Guizot for young readers. - Summary by Cate Barratt...
On the Trail of Don Quixote, Being a Record of Rambles in the Ancient Province of La Mancha - August F. JACCACI
On the Trail of Don Quixote, Being a Record of Rambles in the Ancient Province of La Mancha - August F. JACCACI
- Author: August F. JACCACI
- Genre: Travel & Geography
On the Trail of Don Quixote is an engaging 1890’s “record of rambles in the Ancient Province of La Mancha” by two artist friends, French author August Jaccaci and Spanish illustrator Daniel Vierge. “Both lovers of the book wherein are recounted the...
Christmas Fancies - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Christmas Fancies - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
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 title of her poem "Whatever Is—Is Best", suggesting an echo of Alexander...
The Metamorphosis (version 4) - Franz Kafka
The Metamorphosis (version 4) - Franz Kafka
- Author: Franz Kafka
- Genre: Literary Fiction
This story, about a man who wakes up transformed into a bug and the repercussions it has on his life and the people around him, has intrigued me for many years. The translation is by Ian Johnston, not the translator that is in Gutenberg; I like...
Short Poetry Collection 167 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 167 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 36 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for April 2017....
A Thunderstorm at Night - Eric MACKAY
A Thunderstorm at Night - Eric MACKAY
- Author: Eric MACKAY
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
George Eric Mackay was an English minor poet, now remembered as the sponging half-brother of Marie Corelli, the best-selling novelist. Mackay and Corelli, born Mary Mackay, were the children of Charles Mackay, by different mothers.As a poet he is...
Three Men on the Bummel (Version 2) - Jerome K. Jerome
Three Men on the Bummel (Version 2) - Jerome K. Jerome
- Author: Jerome K. Jerome
- Genre: Travel Fiction / Humorous Fiction
Our Friends from Three Men in a Boat, to Say Nothing of the Dog, are back. In this funny sequel to Three Men in a Boat J., George, and Harris are out of the boat and on the land riding their bikes. Their lives are too stressful and they need a break...
Among the Trees at Elmridge - Ella Rodman CHURCH
Among the Trees at Elmridge - Ella Rodman CHURCH
- Author: Ella Rodman CHURCH
- Genre: Animals & Nature
"On that bright spring afternoon when three happy, interested children went off to the woods with their governess to take their first lesson in the study of wild flowers, they saw also some other things which made a fresh series of "Elmridge Talks,"...
God Bless Us Everyone - James Whitcomb Riley
God Bless Us Everyone - 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. His poems tended to be humorous or...
Yesterdays - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Yesterdays - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of early poetry by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. As much of Ella Wheeler Wilcox's poetry, this volume also conveys a number of different emotions in the different poems. Ms Wilcox herself suggests the alternative title "Ghosts of old dreams"...
Pearl Maiden - H. Rider Haggard
Pearl Maiden - H. Rider Haggard
- Author: H. Rider Haggard
- Genre: Romance / Christian Fiction
This is the story of Miriam, an orphan Christian woman living in Rome in the first century. She falls in love with a Roman officer, but knows that her Jewish childhood playmate loves her too- and will do anything in order to get her love in return....
The Memoirs of Chateaubriand Volume V - François-René de Chateaubriand
The Memoirs of Chateaubriand Volume V - François-René de Chateaubriand
- Author: François-René de Chateaubriand
- Genre: Memoirs
The memoirs of Chateaubriand continue in Volume 5, with the author, now a grand hommes des lettres, still in the thick of political events, telling his story with his trademark acerbity and melancholy, interspersed with extracts from his voluminous...
Love in a Cottage - Nathaniel Parker Willis
Love in a Cottage - Nathaniel Parker Willis
- Author: Nathaniel Parker Willis
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Love in a Cottage by Nathaniel Parker Willis. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for October 24th, 2010....
Louis Pasteur - Albert KEIM
Louis Pasteur - Albert KEIM
- Author: Albert KEIM
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Medical / Modern (19th C)
Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) famously said, "In the fields of observation chance favors only the prepared mind." Pasteur brought to the study of chemistry, microbiology, and applied immunology, a mind open, innovative, and insightful. Born of peasant...
The Rainbow - D. H. Lawrence
The Rainbow - D. H. Lawrence
- Author: D. H. Lawrence
- Genre: General Fiction
The Rainbow is a 1915 novel by British author D.H. Lawrence. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family, particularly focusing on the sexual dynamics of, and relations between, the characters. (Summary from Wikipedia)...
Suffrage Songs and Verses - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
Suffrage Songs and Verses - Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Author: Charlotte Perkins Gilman
- Genre: Poetry
Charlotte Perkins Gilman, one of the most prominent American suffragists, was not only known as an accomplished author of fiction and non-fiction, but also her poetry remains worth reading until today. - Summary by Carolin...
Dwellers in the Hills - Melville Davisson POST
Dwellers in the Hills - Melville Davisson POST
- Author: Melville Davisson POST
- Genre: Westerns
Ward was laid up after a mysterious accident when Woodford, a rival cattleman, demanded 600 head be delivered within 3 days under a contract that the two had entered into. The price had since dropped and Woodford was counting on Ward's inability to...
The Proposal - Anton Chekhov
The Proposal - Anton Chekhov
- Author: Anton Chekhov
- Genre: Satire
The Proposal is a one act comic farce by Anton Chekhov. In Chekhov's Russia, marriage was a means of economic stability for most people. They married to gain wealth and possessions. In this play, the concept of marriage is being satirized to show...
Bible (KJV) 14: 2 Chronicles (Version 2) - King James Version
Bible (KJV) 14: 2 Chronicles (Version 2) - King James Version
- Author: King James Version
- Genre: King James Version
Probably written by the prophet Ezra, 2 Chronicles covers the period from the beginning of King Solomon's reign to the conclusion of the Babylonian exile. Like 1 Chronicles, it focuses on the correct way to worship God. (Introduction by Joy Chan)...
Chronicles of Canada Volume 06 - The Great Intendant: A Chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada 1665-1672 - Thomas CHAPAIS
Chronicles of Canada Volume 06 - The Great Intendant: A Chronicle of Jean Talon in Canada 1665-1672 - Thomas CHAPAIS
- Author: Thomas CHAPAIS
- Genre: Early Modern
Talon worked closely with lieutenant-general Prouville de Tracy to achieve the surrender of the Iroquois in 1627, thereby ending the threat that had hung over the colony for 20 years. Although Talon did not join the troops in the field, at Tracy's...
My Heart and Lute - Thomas Moore
My Heart and Lute - Thomas Moore
- Author: Thomas Moore
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of My Heart and Lute by Thomas Moore . This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 12th, 2010 "My Heart and Lute" is a song/poem by Thomas Moore.In Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, Alice...
History of the Norwegian People, Volume 1 - Knut GJERSET
History of the Norwegian People, Volume 1 - Knut GJERSET
- Author: Knut GJERSET
- Genre: Antiquity / Middle Ages/Middle History
A detailed and exhaustive history of the Norwegian People, written in two volumes. The author, Knut Gjerset, was born in Western Norway in 1865 and immigrated to Chippewa County, Minnesota, in the US with his parents in 1871 and his brother Oluf...
Life and Sayings of Mrs. Partington and Others of the Family - B. P. SHILLABER
Life and Sayings of Mrs. Partington and Others of the Family - B. P. SHILLABER
- Author: B. P. SHILLABER
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
Mrs. Partington, not unlike Mrs. Malaprop, is prone to using the wrong words when expressing her sentiments. However, the "inappropriate" word choices often cause one to look at a situation in a new way. (Introduction by Debra Lynn)...
Tolstoy on Shakespeare - Leo Tolstoy
Tolstoy on Shakespeare - Leo Tolstoy
- Author: Leo Tolstoy
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
This book contains a critical essay on Shakespeare by Leo Tolstoy. It is followed by another essay named "Shakespeare's attitude to the working classes" by Ernest Crosby and extracts of a letter by George Bernard Shaw. (Summary by enko)...
A Christmas Carol (version 07) - Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol (version 07) - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
The classic Christmas story of an old miser and the astonishing effect a series of ghostly visitors has upon him. This version has been read in a whisper and is perfect for night-time listening in a quiet room. The low volume is intentional! -...
The People of the Black Circle (version 2) - Robert E. Howard
The People of the Black Circle (version 2) - Robert E. Howard
- Author: Robert E. Howard
- Genre: Fantasy Fiction
The People of the Black Circle" is one of the original novellas about Conan the Cimmerian, written by American author Robert E. Howard and first published in Weird Tales magazine in three parts over the September, October and November 1934 issues....
The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
- Author: Alexandre Dumas
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Romance
The Three Musketeers (Les Trois Mousquetaires) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, père. It recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to become a musketeer. D'Artagnan is not one of the musketeers of the title; those...
On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church - Martin Luther
On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church - Martin Luther
- Author: Martin Luther
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Religion / Christianity - Other
Early in the course of the Reformation (1520) Martin Luther penned a trilogy of foundational documents addressing the German Nobility, the Church and the Christian. "On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church" appeared second. In it, Luther sifts the...
Jesus Himself - Andrew Murray
Jesus Himself - Andrew Murray
- Author: Andrew Murray
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Is it possible to be familiar with Jesus, to know the Bible, to be involved in church life, and yet not really know Jesus at all well? Andrew Murray, with his perceptive insights into the church of his day, and indeed of ours too, shows how this is...
Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California - G. A. Henty
Captain Bayley's Heir: A Tale of the Gold Fields of California - G. A. Henty
- Author: G. A. Henty
- Genre: Historical Fiction
When young Frank is falsely accused of a crime, he leaves England to seek adventure in America. He joins a wagon train heading west to the California gold fields, but as he is soon to find out, the West is more than just adventure! Braving Indians,...
Reflections on the Formation and Distribution of Wealth - Anne Robert Jacques TURGOT
Reflections on the Formation and Distribution of Wealth - Anne Robert Jacques TURGOT
- Author: Anne Robert Jacques TURGOT
- Genre: Business & Economics
"This Essay May be Considered as the Germ of the Treatise on The Wealth of Nations, Written by the Celebrated Smith"—Condorcet's Life of Turgot....
A Parting Guest - James Whitcomb Riley
A Parting Guest - James Whitcomb Riley
- Author: James Whitcomb Riley
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of A Parting Guest by James Whitcomb Riley. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 15, 2011. James Whitcomb Riley was an American writer, poet, and best selling author. During his lifetime he was known...
Karl Marx: An Essay - Harold J. LASKI
Karl Marx: An Essay - Harold J. LASKI
- Author: Harold J. LASKI
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Political Science
Born in Manchester in 1893, Harold Laski was a leading figure in the left-wing of British socialism in the first half of the 20th century. An executive member of the Fabian Society and member of the Socialist League faction of the Labour Party, he...
The Adventures of Gil Blas de Santillane - Alain René LESAGE
The Adventures of Gil Blas de Santillane - Alain René LESAGE
- Author: Alain René LESAGE
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
Gil Blas is born in misery to a stablehand and a chambermaid of Santillana in Cantabria, and is educated by his uncle. He leaves Oviedo at the age of seventeen to attend the University of Salamanca. His bright future is suddenly interrupted when he...
The People that Time Forgot - Edgar Rice Burroughs
The People that Time Forgot - Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Science Fiction
The People that Time Forgot is a science fiction novel, the second of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Caspak trilogy. The first novel ended with the hero writing a manuscript of his adventures and casting it out to sea in his thermos bottle. The second novel...
The Crown Of Life - George Gissing
The Crown Of Life - George Gissing
- Author: George Gissing
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Romance
So what is the crown of life? Follow the journey of Piers and Irene as they attempt to discover. It is both a coming of age novel and love story at the same time, one which would bring delight to philosophers with many conversations for and against...
The Storm - Daniel Defoe
The Storm - Daniel Defoe
- Author: Daniel Defoe
- Genre: Early Modern
The Storm (1704) holds a special place in the writings of Daniel Defoe. Widely considered a founding document of modern journalism, The Storm narrates the calamitous events of November 1703 that are framed by the author in the first four chapters....
