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The Doctor's Christmas Eve - James Lane ALLEN
The Doctor's Christmas Eve - James Lane ALLEN
- Author: James Lane ALLEN
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
A gentle reminiscence of a fictional country doctor as the year is drawing to a close. Unlike city doctors, the personal and professional life of a country doctor are closely intertwined. - Summary by Lynne Thompson...
Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (version 2) - John CLELAND
Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (version 2) - John CLELAND
- Author: John CLELAND
- Genre: Erotica
This book has been notorious since it first appeared and had been banned several times and in several countries. It is a fictional work that details the adventures of an orphaned girl who ends up working in a brothel in London. Early on she falls in...
Two Sides of a Question - May Sinclair
Two Sides of a Question - May Sinclair
- Author: May Sinclair
- Genre: Literary Fiction / Short Stories
Here are two gemlike novellas in one volume, written in May Sinclair’s clearest and cleverest prose and exploring the many ways in which a woman can be held captive, held back from the “intoxication of freedom.” In “The Cosmopolitan,” Frida Tancred...
A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, or the Causes of Corrupt Eloquence - Publius Cornelius Tacitus
A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, or the Causes of Corrupt Eloquence - Publius Cornelius Tacitus
- Author: Publius Cornelius Tacitus
- Genre: Education / Performing Arts
The scene of the Dialogus de Oratoribus, as this work is commonly known, is laid in the sixth year of Vespasian, 75 a.D. The commentators are much divided in their opinions about the real author; his work they all agree is a masterpiece in the kind;...
The Inimitable Jeeves - P. G. Wodehouse
The Inimitable Jeeves - P. G. Wodehouse
- Author: P. G. Wodehouse
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
When either Bertie Wooster or his friends found themselves in the soup or in dangerous proximity to the tureen, the instinct of one and all was to turn to Jeeves - Bertie's Man. He understood human nature, especially that of gilded youth. It did not...
Bible (KJV) 06: Joshua - King James Version
Bible (KJV) 06: Joshua - King James Version
- Author: King James Version
- Genre: Bibles / King James Version
The history of the Israelites from the death of Moses to the death of Joshua. (Summary by Joy Chan)...
Tom Sawyer, Detective - Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer, Detective - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
Tom Sawyer, Detective is an 1896 novel by Mark Twain. It is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884), and Tom Sawyer Abroad (1894). Tom Sawyer attempts to solve a mysterious murder in this burlesque of...
The Future of the Women's Movement - Helena SWANWICK
The Future of the Women's Movement - Helena SWANWICK
- Author: Helena SWANWICK
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
"There may seem to be a disappointing lack of prophesy in a book avowedly dealing with the future; but since I believe the women’s movement to be a seeking for knowledge and good, to show what is reasonable and good in the movement is to show what...
From Distant Shores - Mary Electa ADAMS
From Distant Shores - Mary Electa ADAMS
- Author: Mary Electa ADAMS
- Genre: Poetry
This is a small volume of poems by Canadian women's rights activist and educator Mary Adams. - Summary by Carolin...
The Film Mystery - Arthur B. Reeve
The Film Mystery - Arthur B. Reeve
- Author: Arthur B. Reeve
- Genre: Detective Fiction
The Film Mystery is one of eighteen detective novels by Arthur B. Reeve starring his best known character Professor Craig Kennedy and his trusty sidekick Walter Jameson, a newspaper reporter. The pair bears an unmistakable resemblance to the more...
The Lodger - Marie Belloc LOWNDES
The Lodger - Marie Belloc LOWNDES
- Author: Marie Belloc LOWNDES
- Genre: Detective Fiction
"The story is about a Jack the Ripper-type murderer known only as "The Avenger" in London, who has been killing young blonde women. Meanwhile, a mysterious man arrives at the house of Mr. and Mrs. Bunting looking for a room to rent. The Bunting's...
The Island of Doctor Moreau - H. G. Wells
The Island of Doctor Moreau - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: Science Fiction
The Island of Doctor Moreau is an 1896 science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells, addressing ideas of society and community, human nature and identity, religion, Darwinism, and eugenics. When the novel was written in the late 19th century,...
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: General Fiction / Literary Fiction
This classic tale tells of an orphan, Pip, who through a series of strange circumstances first finds a trade as a blacksmith's apprentice and then learns that he has "great expectations" of a future inheritance from an anonymous benefactor. He soon...
The Discovery Of The Future - H. G. Wells
The Discovery Of The Future - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: Modern
The Discovery of the Future is a 1902 philosophical lecture by H. G. Wells that argues for the knowability of the future. It was originally delivered to the Royal Institution on January 24, 1902. Wells begins by distinguishing between "two divergent...
Nobody - Susan Warner
Nobody - Susan Warner
- Author: Susan Warner
- Genre: Romance
There are many romantic tales about a handsome and rich man falling in love with a beautiful lower class woman over the objections of his family. Remember Elizabeth Bennett and Fitzwilliam Darcy? however, it takes more than a good woman to secure a...
Doctor Thorne (version 2) - Anthony Trollope
Doctor Thorne (version 2) - Anthony Trollope
- Author: Anthony Trollope
- Genre: Family Life / General Fiction
This is the third book in The Chronicles of Barsetshire, the first two being The Warden and Barchester Towers; however, although some characters from the first two books are referred to, there is no need to read/ listen to them first to enjoy Dr....
Dog Ghosts - Elliott O'DONNELL
Dog Ghosts - Elliott O'DONNELL
- Author: Elliott O'DONNELL
- Genre: Animals / Religion
Stories in which ghosts of dogs figure. This is chapter 2, Apparitions Of Dogs, of the book Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter. - Summary by david wales...
Maude - Christina ROSSETTI
Maude - Christina ROSSETTI
- Author: Christina ROSSETTI
- Genre: Literary Fiction / Poetry / Religious Fiction
Maude is a novella by Christina Rossetti, written in 1850 but published posthumously in 1897. Considered by scholars to be semi-autobiographical, the protagonist is 15-year-old Maude Foster, a quiet and serious girl who writes poetry that explores...
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman Vol. 1 - Laurence Sterne
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman Vol. 1 - Laurence Sterne
- Author: Laurence Sterne
- Genre: General Fiction
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (or, more briefly, Tristram Shandy) is a novel by Laurence Sterne. It was published in nine volumes, the first two appearing in 1759, and seven others following over the next 10 years. It was not...
Prisoner of the Mill - Harry HAZELTON
Prisoner of the Mill - Harry HAZELTON
- Author: Harry HAZELTON
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
Subtitled "Captain Hayward's Body Guard”. An adventure story for boys....
The Elements of Mammalogy - William Ruschenberger
The Elements of Mammalogy - William Ruschenberger
- Author: William Ruschenberger
- Genre: Family Life / *Non-fiction / Animals
The Elements of Mammalogy is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This succinct little textbook from 1845 presents an introduction to mammalogy. The information, albeit not current,...
The Other House - Henry James
The Other House - Henry James
- Author: Henry James
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction
A dramatic tale of passion and unrequited love, involving a deathbed promise, murder and a cover-up, all of which takes place in a tight-knit community of people. - Summary by (shih-ping)...
Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 17, Feb. 24, 1880 - Various
Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 17, Feb. 24, 1880 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Children's Non-fiction
Harper's Young People, an illustrated weekly publication for children, includes delightful serialized and one-off short stories and tales from history, poetry, puzzles, and other fun. This 17th issue of the serial, published on February 24, 1880,...
For Greater Things: The Story of Saint Stanislaus Kostka - William T. KANE
For Greater Things: The Story of Saint Stanislaus Kostka - William T. KANE
- Author: William T. KANE
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Saint Stanislaus Kostka was a 16th century Polish novice in the Society of Jesus. Polish nobleman John Kostka was not pleased with the spiritual inclinations of his second son. He did all he could to discourage Stanislaus’s desire for Christian...
Ester Ried - Pansy
Ester Ried - Pansy
- Author: Pansy
- Genre: Romance / Christian Fiction
Authored by Isabella M. Alden under the pen name "Pansy."Ester Ried's life is a dull monotony of toiling at her family's boardinghouse. She's overworked, jealous and cranky, a poor example of a Christian to her family and associates. She awakens to...
The King of the Golden River - John Ruskin
The King of the Golden River - John Ruskin
- Author: John Ruskin
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
When three brothers mortally offend Mr. Southwest Wind, Esquire, their farm is laid waste and their riches lost. Desperate for money, the brothers become goldsmiths and melt down their remaining treasures . . . only to find that the spirit of the...
The Morals (Moralia), Book 2 - Lucius Mestrius PLUTARCHUS
The Morals (Moralia), Book 2 - Lucius Mestrius PLUTARCHUS
- Author: Lucius Mestrius PLUTARCHUS
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / *Non-fiction / Self-Help
The Moralia (loosely translatable as "Matters relating to customs") of the 1st-century Greek scholar Plutarch of Chaeronea is an eclectic collection of 78 essays and transcribed speeches. They give an insight into Roman and Greek life, but often are...
Christmas With Lucy Maud Montgomery: A Selection Of Stories - Lucy Maud Montgomery
Christmas With Lucy Maud Montgomery: A Selection Of Stories - Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Genre: Family Life / Single Author Collections
This work is a selection of Christmas stories (or sometimes chapters) of Lucy Maud Montgomery from different sources and different times. The focus is widened a bit to include a few works about Thanksgiving Day and New Year’s Day. LMM was a prolific...
Short Poetry Collection 182 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 182 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 41 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2018....
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 013 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 013 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Essays & Short Works
A collection of sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, medicine, nature and religion....
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 - Havelock ELLIS
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 - Havelock ELLIS
- Author: Havelock ELLIS
- Genre: Family & Relationships / Psychology
The second of six volumes, this volume covers in extensive detail the topic of "Sexual Inversion", or homosexuality to give it a more current name. Written as an anthropological and psychological study from the point of view of Havelock, the famous...
Prester John - John Buchan
Prester John - John Buchan
- Author: John Buchan
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
This classic adventure novel by the author of Greenmantle and The Thirty-Nine Steps relates the first-person exploits of young David Crawfurd before the age of twenty. As a boy growing up on the coast of Scotland, minister's son Davie and two...
The Gods of Pegāna - Lord Dunsany
The Gods of Pegāna - Lord Dunsany
- Author: Lord Dunsany
- Genre: Short Stories / Fantasy Fiction
"The Gods of Pegāna" is the first book by Anglo-Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, published on a commission basis in 1905... The book is a series of short stories linked by Dunsany's invented pantheon of deities who dwell in Pegāna. It was followed...
Armistice - Sophie JEWETT
Armistice - Sophie JEWETT
- Author: Sophie JEWETT
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 different recordings of Armistice by Sophie Jewett. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of June 1st, 2008....
Short Poetry Collection 069 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 069 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 069: a collection of 20 public-domain poems, chosen and read by Librivox volunteers....
Pellucidar (version 2) - Edgar Rice Burroughs
Pellucidar (version 2) - Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Genre: Science Fiction / Fantasy Fiction
David Innes and his captive, a member of the reptilian Mahar master race of the interior world of Pellucidar, return from the surface world in the Iron Mole invented by his friend and companion in adventure Abner Perry. Emerging in Pellucidar at an...
The Road to Oz - L. Frank Baum
The Road to Oz - L. Frank Baum
- Author: L. Frank Baum
- Genre: Action & Adventure
The Road to Oz takes Dorothy and her friends on an adventure in Oz to a grand party in honor of Ozma's birthday. It all starts near her home on Uncle Henry's farm in Kansas when she tries to help a shaggy stranger find the road he is seeking. On the...
One-Act Play Collection 005 - Various
One-Act Play Collection 005 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Plays
This collection of ten one-act dramas features plays by James M. Barrie, Hereward Carrington, Marjorie Benton Cooke, Alice Gerstenberg, Susan Glaspell and George Cram Cook, St. John Hankin, George Middleton, David Pinski, Frederik Pohl, and an...
On the Trail of The Immigrant - Edward A. STEINER
On the Trail of The Immigrant - Edward A. STEINER
- Author: Edward A. STEINER
- Genre: Modern (19th C)
How did the immigrants come to America? Who were they? What Where did they come from? In this book, Edward Steiner tells of the experiences of immigrants from Hungry, Poland, Scandanavia, Germany, Italy and many other countries as they leave...
Extracts from 'The New and Complete Newgate Calendar', Vol. 1 - William JACKSON
Extracts from 'The New and Complete Newgate Calendar', Vol. 1 - William JACKSON
- Author: William JACKSON
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
Volume One of the New and Complete Newgate Calendar, covering the years 1700 through 1723, relates stories of British trials, the persons accused and the crimes committed. It is primarily based upon contemporary newspaper and pamphlet accounts of...
