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Moni the Goat-Boy - Johanna Spyri
Moni the Goat-Boy - Johanna Spyri
- Author: Johanna Spyri
- Genre: Children's Fiction / General Fiction
Moni is the goat boy who takes care of all the goats belonging to the people of Fideris, Switzerland. He loves to sing, yodel, and whistle while he romps with the goats all day long on the mountains. His favorite is a young kid named Mäggerli. One...
Fantasy, Faeries and Ghosts, Volume 2 - Various
Fantasy, Faeries and Ghosts, Volume 2 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Fantasy Fiction
Join the original masters of fantasy E.T.A Hoffmann, George MacDonald, Violet Hunt, J. Sheridan Le Fanu and Bram Stoker as they whisk you into the world of faeries and it’s mystical regions far beyond imagination. In this amazing collection you will...
Short Poetry Collection 124 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 124 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2013....
Ulysses S. Grant - Owen Wister
Ulysses S. Grant - Owen Wister
- Author: Owen Wister
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / History
Ulysses S. Grant was the great hero (for the North) in the Civil War and the 18th President of the United States. This short biography is only 145 pages in a little pamphlet size. The author is famous for his stories of the Old West, but he also...
Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends - John Keats
Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends - John Keats
- Author: John Keats
- Genre: Memoirs
These are the letters of John Keats, as written to family, close friends and others during his brief, eventful years as an artist. (However, the editor chose to exclude love letters to Fanny Brawne, respecting their private nature.) The celebrated...
Hymns and Spiritual Songs - J. C. Ryle
Hymns and Spiritual Songs - J. C. Ryle
- Author: J. C. Ryle
- Genre: Christianity - Other
In sending forth a new collection of Hymns, I feel it necessary to preface the work by a few words of explanation. The volume now in the reader's hands does not profess to be a complete collection of all the best English hymns. The comfort of...
Love Songs - Sara Teasdale
Love Songs - Sara Teasdale
- Author: Sara Teasdale
- Genre: Poetry
"Sara Teasdale sings about love better than any other contemporary American poet."—'The Boston Transcript', 1918. As the title already gives away, this is a volume of love poetry by Sara Teasdale, the first volume of poetry ever to be awarded the...
Lone Star Planet - H. Beam Piper
Lone Star Planet - H. Beam Piper
- Author: H. Beam Piper
- Genre: Science Fiction
New Texas: its citizens figure that name about says it all. The Solar League ambassador to the Lone Star Planet has the unenviable task of convincing New Texans that a s'Srauff attack is imminent, and dangerous. Unfortunately it's common knowledge...
A Journey to the Interior of the Earth - Jules Verne
A Journey to the Interior of the Earth - Jules Verne
- Author: Jules Verne
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Fantastic Fiction
Journey to the Interior of the Earth is an 1864 science fiction novel by Jules Verne (published in the original French as Voyage au centre de la Terre). The story involves a professor who leads his nephew and hired guide down a volcano in Iceland to...
Vera - Elizabeth von Arnim
Vera - Elizabeth von Arnim
- Author: Elizabeth von Arnim
- Genre: General Fiction
Vera (1921) by Elizabeth von Arnim is a black comedy based on her disastrous second marriage to Earl Russell: a mordant analysis of the romantic delusions through which wives acquiesce in husbands' tyrannies. In outline the story of this utterly...
Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship, or, the Naval Terror of the Seas - Victor Appleton
Tom Swift and His Aerial Warship, or, the Naval Terror of the Seas - Victor Appleton
- Author: Victor Appleton
- Genre: Children's Fiction / General Fiction
Tom Swift is an inventor, and these are his adventures. The locale is the little town of Shopton in upstate New York, near Lake Carlopa. While some of Tom's inventions are not well-founded in a scientific sense, others elaborated developments in the...
The Hand in the Dark - Arthur J. REES
The Hand in the Dark - Arthur J. REES
- Author: Arthur J. REES
- Genre: Detective Fiction
An ancient English country house with a storied and bloody history is the setting for this intriguing mystery. It is the autumn of 1918. The War to End All Wars is still raging in Europe, but in this peaceful setting a bored young wife hosts a party...
Mrs. Piozzi's Thraliana - Charles HUGHES
Mrs. Piozzi's Thraliana - Charles HUGHES
- Author: Charles HUGHES
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
"It is many years since Dr. Samuel Johnson advised me to get a little book, and write in it all the Anecdotes which might come to my knowledge, all the Observations which I might make or hear, all the verses never likely to be published and in fine...
The Human Boy And The War - Eden PHILLPOTTS
The Human Boy And The War - Eden PHILLPOTTS
- Author: Eden PHILLPOTTS
- Genre: Single Author Collections
Published in 1916, this is the third collection of thirteen humorous short stories about English school boys in a boarding school in the fictitious village Merivale. This book, of course, has World War I as a backdrop. Each story is told in the...
Three Years - Anton Chekhov
Three Years - Anton Chekhov
- Author: Anton Chekhov
- Genre: Literary Fiction
Laptev, the rich but unattractive scion of a merchant, renounces his independent-minded, intelligent, devoted, but equally unattractive mistress Polina in order to marry the beautiful young gold-digger Yulia. Their life together quickly deteriorates...
The Time Machine (Version 3) - H. G. Wells
The Time Machine (Version 3) - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Fantastic Fiction / General Fiction
H.G. Wells' classic science fiction-fantasy story, in which a scientist known only as “The Time Traveller” tells the tale of his journey to the year 802,701 A.D. and beyond, where he witnesses the end of human civilization as we know it, as well as...
Final Report of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing - PRESIDENT'S TASK FORCE ON 21ST CENTURY POLICING
Final Report of the President's Task Force on 21st Century Policing - PRESIDENT'S TASK FORCE ON 21ST CENTURY POLICING
- Author: PRESIDENT'S TASK FORCE ON 21ST CENTURY POLICING
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
In light of recent events that have exposed rifts in the relationships between local police and the communities they protect and serve, on December 18, 2014, President Barack Obama signed an executive order establishing the Task Force on 21st...
The Ocean Waifs - Thomas Mayne REID
The Ocean Waifs - Thomas Mayne REID
- Author: Thomas Mayne REID
- Genre: Action & Adventure
"The “vulture of the sea,” borne upon broad wing, and wandering over the wide Atlantic, suddenly suspends his flight to look down upon an object that has attracted his attention. It is a raft, with a disc not much larger than a dining-table,...
The Heroic Life and Exploits of Siegfried the Dragon Slayer - Anonymous
The Heroic Life and Exploits of Siegfried the Dragon Slayer - Anonymous
- Author: Anonymous
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Sagas
This is the prequel of the Nibelungenlied. It tells the tale of Siegfried as a young man when he sets forth to earn a name for himself so he will be able to stand proudly with his ancestors. - Summary by Fritz...
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 - 05. May 1897 - National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 08 - 05. May 1897 - National Geographic Society
- Author: National Geographic Society
- Genre: Travel & Geography
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the May Number. It includes the following articles: A Winter Voyage Through The Straights Of Magellan, by the late Admiral R. W. Meade, U.S.N. Admiral R. W. Meade, U.S.N., by John Hyde Costa...
Colonel Quaritch, V.C.: A Tale of Country Life - H. Rider Haggard
Colonel Quaritch, V.C.: A Tale of Country Life - H. Rider Haggard
- Author: H. Rider Haggard
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction
This is not your typical H. Rider Haggard adventure book yet it is full of mystery and intrigue including a coerced marriage, bigotry, adultery, murder and a buried treasure! This is the tale of an ancient family’s struggles to survive, one woman’s...
The Virginians - William Makepeace Thackeray
The Virginians - William Makepeace Thackeray
- Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Historical Fiction / War & Military Fiction
It tells the story of Henry Esmond's twin grandsons, George and Henry Warrington. Henry's romantic entanglements with an older woman lead up to his taking a commission in the British army and fighting under the command of General Wolfe at the...
The Bruised Reed - Richard SIBBES
The Bruised Reed - Richard SIBBES
- Author: Richard SIBBES
- Genre: Christianity - Commentary
Richard Sibbes was a Puritan pastor and theologian in the 17th century. His best known work, The Bruised Reed, is based on a Scripture verse from Matt. 12:20: "A bruised reed shall he not break, and smoking flax shall he not quench, till he send...
The Way of the Wind - Zoe Anderson NORRIS
The Way of the Wind - Zoe Anderson NORRIS
- Author: Zoe Anderson NORRIS
- Genre: General Fiction
From the comfort of the hills of Kentucky traveled Celia and her husband Seth to the desolate prairies of Kansas, where cyclones, tornadoes, and endless wind were to greet them. Always, there was the wind cutting across the plains as the young...
Bible (KJV) 23: Isaiah - King James Version
Bible (KJV) 23: Isaiah - King James Version
- Author: King James Version
- Genre: Bibles / King James Version
The Book of Isaiah is one of the Major Prophets in the Old Testament. Jews and Christians consider the Book of Isaiah a part of their Biblical canon. Christians believe that Isaiah prophesied the virgin birth of Jesus Christ (Isaiah 7:14, KJV):...
The Conquest of Bread - Peter KROPOTKIN
The Conquest of Bread - Peter KROPOTKIN
- Author: Peter KROPOTKIN
- Genre: Political Science
In this work, Kropotkin points out what he considers to be the fallacies of the economic systems of feudalism and capitalism, and how he believes they create poverty and scarcity while promoting privilege. He goes on to propose a more decentralised...
The Philippics - Marcus Tullius Cicero
The Philippics - Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Genre: Political Science / Antiquity / Short non-fiction
A philippic is a fiery, damning speech delivered to condemn a particular political actor. The term originates with Demosthenes, who delivered an attack on Philip II of Macedon in the 4th century BCE.Cicero consciously modeled his own attacks on Mark...
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 09) - Thomas Babington Macaulay
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 09) - Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
This is chapter 9 of Thomas Babington Macaulay’s History of England from the accession of James II. This chapter covers part of the invasion of England by William, the Dutch Stadtholder, later William III of England....
The Talisman - Sir Walter Scott
The Talisman - Sir Walter Scott
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Historical Fiction / Romance
The Talisman is a gripping tale set near the end of the Third Crusade. King Richard the Lionheart is grievously ill, and all around him the leaders from allied countries plot and scheme to gain personal power, putting the future of the crusade in...
The Yukon Trail - William MacLeod RAINE
The Yukon Trail - William MacLeod RAINE
- Author: William MacLeod RAINE
- Genre: Westerns / Published 1900 onward
The Yukon Trail: A Tale of the North (filmed as The Grip of the Yukon in 1928) is an adventure yarn from the prodigious output of William MacLeod Raine, who averaged nearly two western novels a year for some 46 years. Twenty of his novels have been...
September - Madison Cawein
September - Madison Cawein
- Author: Madison Cawein
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Librivox volunteers bring you ten readings of September by Madison Cawein. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of September 21st, 2014....
The Beckoning Fair One - Oliver ONIONS
The Beckoning Fair One - Oliver ONIONS
- Author: Oliver ONIONS
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
A classic ghost story of a haunted house, and the haunted man who lives in it....
Badge of Infamy (version 2) - Lester del Rey
Badge of Infamy (version 2) - Lester del Rey
- Author: Lester del Rey
- Genre: Science Fiction
Set in the early 22nd century: Dr. Daniel Feldman, stripped of rank and status and named pariah for violating Medical Lobby rules, stows away on a spaceship and flees to Mars Colony. There, while essentially practicing medicine without a license, he...
The Young Woman's Guide to Excellence - William A ALCOTT
The Young Woman's Guide to Excellence - William A ALCOTT
- Author: William A ALCOTT
- Genre: Self-Help
Much of this guide for young women is still valuable today. Despite mentions of tight lacing and other out of date matters, it contains many timeless principles. (Bria Snow)...
Potash and Perlmutter: Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures - Montague GLASS
Potash and Perlmutter: Their Copartnership Ventures and Adventures - Montague GLASS
- Author: Montague GLASS
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Humorous Fiction
Montague Glass was a lawyer who eventually abandoned the practice of law to write full time. He wrote a series of stories in the New York Post about a pair of popular characters in the predominantly Jewish garment trade. Many of the plots were...
The Mysterious Key and What It Opened - Louisa May Alcott
The Mysterious Key and What It Opened - Louisa May Alcott
- Author: Louisa May Alcott
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction
In this delightful short story, we discover the secrets of the Trevlyn family. 'The Mysterious Key and What it Opened' is a mystery entwined with romance (Introduction by ashleighjane)...
Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 - Friedrich Engels
Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 - Friedrich Engels
- Author: Friedrich Engels
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Political Science
This is Engels' first book (since considered a classic account of England's working class in the industrial age), which argues that workers paid a heavy price for the industrial revolution that swept the country. Engels wrote the piece while staying...
Sister Rosa: A Ballad - Percy Bysshe Shelley
Sister Rosa: A Ballad - Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Author: Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 7 different recordings of Sister Rosa: A Ballad by Percy Bysshe Shelley....
Unidentified Flying Objects - UNITED STATES FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Unidentified Flying Objects - UNITED STATES FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
- Author: UNITED STATES FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Political Science
Through the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) this series of communications has been de-classified and made public. Most names have been omitted, however much information of the sightings of UFOs in 1947 can be gleaned from these communications...
Collaboration - Henry James
Collaboration - Henry James
- Author: Henry James
- Genre: Literary Fiction / Short Stories / Published 1800 -1900
It is Paris sometime after the Franco-Prussian War (1870--Germany won--the French Second Republic collapsed--France embittered). A French poet and a German composer come to admire one another's work and decide to collaborate on an opera. There are...
