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Moral Letters, Vol. II - Lucius Annaeus SENECA
Moral Letters, Vol. II - Lucius Annaeus SENECA
- Author: Lucius Annaeus SENECA
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Ancient
This is the second volume of the Letters, Epistles LXVI-XCII. Among the personalities of the early Roman Empire there are few who offer to the readers of to-day such dramatic interest as does Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the author of the Epistles. These...
The Roosevelt Bears Abroad - Seymour Eaton
The Roosevelt Bears Abroad - Seymour Eaton
- Author: Seymour Eaton
- Genre: Poetry
Follow the explorations of a comical pair of bears from the Wild West of America as they roam over Europe. All ages will laugh and enjoy the antics told in lively rhyme. (If you haven't yet made the acquaintance of these big, delightful bears, check...
The Pony Rider Boys in Montana - Frank Gee Patchin
The Pony Rider Boys in Montana - Frank Gee Patchin
- Author: Frank Gee Patchin
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Westerns / Action & Adventure
Yee-Haaw! The Pony Rider Boys are on the move again! In this book, the 3rd of the series, the boys have decided that they want to explore the north country. They also want to make their own arrangements for the adventure, with the approval of...
Four Discourses Against The Arians - Athanasius of Alexandria
Four Discourses Against The Arians - Athanasius of Alexandria
- Author: Athanasius of Alexandria
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / *Non-fiction
In spite of Nicea's condemnation of Arius in 325, Arianism was far from dead. For decades after Nicea, political intrigue and personality clashes continued to confuse the doctrinal issues. Additionally, the line separating othodoxy from Arianism was...
With The Royal Army Medical Corps in Egypt - Tickner Edwardes
With The Royal Army Medical Corps in Egypt - Tickner Edwardes
- Author: Tickner Edwardes
- Genre: War & Military / Memoirs
Throughout the First World War, members of the Royal Army Medical Corps provided constant support for British and Allied military troops whether they were fighting on the frontline or engaged in other operations within all areas of the conflict....
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus - Christopher Marlowe
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus - Christopher Marlowe
- Author: Christopher Marlowe
- Genre: Tragedy
The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, normally known simply as Doctor Faustus, is a play by Christopher Marlowe, based on the Faust story, in which a man sells his soul to the devil for power and knowledge. Doctor Faustus was first published in...
Miss Mapp - E. F. Benson
Miss Mapp - E. F. Benson
- Author: E. F. Benson
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Satire
E. F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia series, consists of six novels and three short stories. The novels are: Queen Lucia, Lucia in London, Miss Mapp (including the short story The Male Impersonator), Mapp and Lucia, Lucia's Progress (published as The...
The Untroubled Mind - Herbert J. HALL
The Untroubled Mind - Herbert J. HALL
- Author: Herbert J. HALL
- Genre: Self-Help
Our own minds cause us great pain through worry, fear and anxiety. We all know this, but how to stop the whirling, spinning wheel inside our heads? How to calm our racing thoughts and reach a truly untroubled mind? This medical doctor shares his...
Long I Thought that Knowledge - Walt Whitman
Long I Thought that Knowledge - Walt Whitman
- Author: Walt Whitman
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Long I Thought that Knowledge by Walt Whitman. This was the Weekly Poetry project for June 30, 2019. ------ This poem is taken from Walt Whitman's 'Leaves of Grass"...
Paul: A Herald of the Cross - Florence Morse Kingsley
Paul: A Herald of the Cross - Florence Morse Kingsley
- Author: Florence Morse Kingsley
- Genre: Historical Fiction / Christian Fiction
This is an exciting sequel to the earlier books Titus: A Comrade of the Cross and Stephen: A Soldier of the Cross . It tells the story of the apostle Paul, from his conversion through his imprisonment. ( Rachel)...
Bible (KJV) NT 17: Titus - King James Version
Bible (KJV) NT 17: Titus - King James Version
- Author: King James Version
- Genre: King James Version
The Epistle of Paul to Titus, usually referred to simply as Titus, is one of the three Pastoral Epistles (with 1 Timothy and 2 Timothy), traditionally attributed to Saint Paul, and is part of the New Testament. It describes the requirements and...
The Elements of Anatomy and Physiology - William Ruschenberger
The Elements of Anatomy and Physiology - William Ruschenberger
- Author: William Ruschenberger
- Genre: Medical / Life Sciences
The Elements of Anatomy and Physiology is one in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. This succinct little textbook from 1852 presents an introduction to the workings of the human body. The...
Sonnet 023 - William Shakespeare
Sonnet 023 - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Poetry
Librivox volunteers bring you eight different readings of William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 23, a weekly poetry project. (Summary by Annie Coleman)...
Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan - Richard Gordon SMITH
Ancient Tales and Folklore of Japan - Richard Gordon SMITH
- Author: Richard Gordon SMITH
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Horror & Supernatural Fiction
Tales of Folklore are often of special interest. Anything may happen to ordinary mortals in the world painted by folklore. But it becomes even more interesting when you dive into folklore of places away from your own culture. This volume is a...
The Duchess of Padua - Oscar Wilde
The Duchess of Padua - Oscar Wilde
- Author: Oscar Wilde
- Genre: Plays / Romance / Drama
Guido Ferranti, a young man, travels to Padua with his friend Ascanio after receiving a mysterious letter from a stranger, claiming to know the true secret of Guido's birth. His plan of revenge goes awry, however, when he falls in love with his...
Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children - Flora J. COOKE
Nature Myths and Stories for Little Children - Flora J. COOKE
- Author: Flora J. COOKE
- Genre: General
Written for first through third graders, this book aims to expand not only the imagination but the vocabulary. For listeners following along with the text, please note the stories are read in order of the categories listed in the table of contents....
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (version 2) - James JOYCE
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (version 2) - James JOYCE
- Author: James JOYCE
- Genre: Literary Fiction
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is Joyce’s semi-autobiographical first novel. It traces the early life of Stephen Dedalus and his inner struggle with the oppression of Irish society and the Catholic church, ending with his awakening as a...
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 3 - Lucius Mestrius PLUTARCHUS
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 3 - Lucius Mestrius PLUTARCHUS
- Author: Lucius Mestrius PLUTARCHUS
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Antiquity
Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or failings. The surviving lives contain twenty-three pairs of biographies, each pair consisting of...
Short Poetry Collection 133 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 133 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for June 2014....
Totem and Taboo - Sigmund Freud
Totem and Taboo - Sigmund Freud
- Author: Sigmund Freud
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Psychology
Totem and Taboo: Resemblances Between the Mental Lives of Savages and Neurotics is a book by Sigmund Freud published in German in 1913 under the title Totem und Tabu: Einige Übereinstimmungen im Seelenleben der Wilden und der Neurotiker. It is a...
Three Men and a Maid - P. G. Wodehouse
Three Men and a Maid - P. G. Wodehouse
- Author: P. G. Wodehouse
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Romance
This book with two titles, Three Men and a Maid in the USA and The Girl on the Boat in the UK is a typical PG Wodehouse romantic comedy, involving, at various times: a disastrous talent quest, a lawyer with a revolver, a bulldog with a mind of his...
Short Science Fiction Collection 011 - Various
Short Science Fiction Collection 011 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Science Fiction / Anthologies
Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological and technical speculations based on current or future science or technology. This is a reader-selected...
The Semi-Attached Couple - Emily EDEN
The Semi-Attached Couple - Emily EDEN
- Author: Emily EDEN
- Genre: General Fiction / Humorous Fiction
Young and beautiful Helen Eskdale and fabulously wealthy Lord Teviot seem to be the perfect match. But when they marry, they find that misunderstandings and jealousies continually drive them apart. The machinations and intrigues of a large...
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 033 - Various
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 033 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your spine, the stench of human flesh, and the occasional touch of wonder. You may also feel more jumpy...
The History of the Peloponnesian War - THUCYDIDES
The History of the Peloponnesian War - THUCYDIDES
- Author: THUCYDIDES
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
The History of the Peloponnesian War is an account of the Peloponnesian War in Ancient Greece, fought between the Peloponnesian League (led by Sparta) and the Delian League (led by Athens) in the 5th Century BC. It was written by Thucydides, an...
The Dream - John Donne
The Dream - John Donne
- Author: John Donne
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Dream by John Donne. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 17, 2011. John Donne was an English poet, satirist, lawyer, and priest who is considered a prominent representative of the...
Short Story Collection Vol. 011 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 011 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
Librivox’s Short Story Collection 011: a collection of 10 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members....
Little Wars - H. G. Wells
Little Wars - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: War & Military Fiction
A Game for Boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books. With an Appendix on Kriegspiel Miniature wargaming got its start with the publication in 1913 of this...
Hard Times (version 2 dramatic reading) - Charles Dickens
Hard Times (version 2 dramatic reading) - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: Dramatic Readings / General Fiction
Charles Dickens' 1854 novel opens with the philosophy of education espoused by the eminently practical Mr. Gradgrind, who prizes "facts and calculations." He raises his children, most prominently Louisa and Tom, to eschew imagination and emotion and...
The Reign of Queen Anne, Volume I - Justin McCarthy
The Reign of Queen Anne, Volume I - Justin McCarthy
- Author: Justin McCarthy
- Genre: War & Military
Anne Stuart (1665-1714), Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, succeeded William III to the throne in 1702. She was the daughter of the deposed Catholic king, James II, but was of the Anglican faith. Liberal, Irish member of Parliament, Justin...
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving
- Author: Washington Irving
- Genre: Detective Fiction
The quiet Dutch community of Sleepy Hollow lay in the Adirondack mountains on the western shore of the mighty Hudson River in America’s colonial period. The solitude of the woods was breathtaking, and not even a schoolmaster was immune from the...
Sonnets of Shakespeare's Ghost - Thomas George TUCKER
Sonnets of Shakespeare's Ghost - Thomas George TUCKER
- Author: Thomas George TUCKER
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of sonnets in the Shakespearean style written by Thomas George Tucker as Gregory Thornton. As the author prefaces his volume: "The Spirit of William Shakespeare, sore vexed of them who say that in his Sonnets he writ not from...
The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 06 - Various
The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 06 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Humorous Fiction
The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the sixth volume, 55 short stories and poems have been gathered from 42 authors. This volume is sure to delight listeners. (Summary by Linette Geisel)...
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 065 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 065 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction
Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. A review of William Carlos Williams' "Kora in Hell" by Robert McAlmon is one of several selections devoted to literature and learning. Others are H. P. Lovecraft's "Literary Composition;" George...
Danny's Own Story - Don MARQUIS
Danny's Own Story - Don MARQUIS
- Author: Don MARQUIS
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
Danny is the proverbial basket-on-the-doorstep baby, found by Hank and Elmira Walters, a childless couple who welcome him into their home because they need a new topic over which to bicker. Bicker they do, and fight just as often, from the day they...
The Meaning of the Glorious Koran - Mohammed Marmaduke PICKTHALL
The Meaning of the Glorious Koran - Mohammed Marmaduke PICKTHALL
- Author: Mohammed Marmaduke PICKTHALL
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Religion / Other religions
The Koran (Qur'an) is regarded by Muslims as the word of God (Allah) as revealed to the prophet Muhammad. It is divided into 114 chapters (surahs), arranged roughly by length. This version, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, is a widely used English...
Lincoln, The Lawyer - Frederick Trevor HILL
Lincoln, The Lawyer - Frederick Trevor HILL
- Author: Frederick Trevor HILL
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
This biography of Abraham Lincoln focuses on his practice as a lawyer. (Summary by MaryAnn)...
Confessions of a Convert - Robert Hugh Benson
Confessions of a Convert - Robert Hugh Benson
- Author: Robert Hugh Benson
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / Religion
Robert Hugh Benson was the youngest son of Edward White Benson, the Archbishop of Canterbury and his wife Mary. Benson was was a prolific and popular writer during his time, and in 1903 he became a prominent convert to the Roman Catholic Church from...
The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia - Sir Philip Sidney
The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia - Sir Philip Sidney
- Author: Sir Philip Sidney
- Genre: Literary Fiction / Romance
Arcadia is a prose work by Sir Philip Sidney, a classic of the Renaissance pastoral and a work of high romance, a fleeting vision of a lost world of gallantry and adventure, representing an escape from the realities of politics in the Elizabethan...
Rock Me to Sleep - Elizabeth Chase Akers ALLEN
Rock Me to Sleep - Elizabeth Chase Akers ALLEN
- Author: Elizabeth Chase Akers ALLEN
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Elizabeth Chase Akers Allen was an American author, journalist and poet. - Summary by Wikipedia...
