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To My Grandmother - Frederick Locker-Lampson
To My Grandmother - Frederick Locker-Lampson
- Author: Frederick Locker-Lampson
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you four different recordings of To My Grandmother, by Frederick Locker-Lampson, in honor of Grandparents' Day. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of September 10th, 2006....
Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne - Dorothy OSBORNE
Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne - Dorothy OSBORNE
- Author: Dorothy OSBORNE
- Genre: Letters
A lively, interesting and important collection of 17th century love-letters written by an English lady, against the background of the Civil War and the Restoration [summary by hefyd] After refusing a long string of suitors put forth by her family,...
The Poet's Hat - Robert F. MURRAY
The Poet's Hat - Robert F. MURRAY
- Author: Robert F. MURRAY
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
St. Andrews, but for its Town Council and its School Board, is a quiet place; and the University, except during the progress of a Rectorial Election, is peaceable and well-conducted. I hope these verses may so far reflect St. Andrews life as to be...
Our Young Folks' Plutarch - Rosalie KAUFMAN
Our Young Folks' Plutarch - Rosalie KAUFMAN
- Author: Rosalie KAUFMAN
- Genre: Children's Non-fiction
Plutarch's Lives is a series of fifty biographies of famous Greek and Roman men written around 100 AD. In Our Young Folks' Plutarch, Rosalie Kaufman has adapted these biographies for young readers. In the preface she writes, “The lives which we here...
The Wasters - Arthur ADAMS
The Wasters - Arthur ADAMS
- Author: Arthur ADAMS
- Genre: Plays
Here we have a serious family drama by Australian playwright Arthur Adams about legacy and responsibilities, with some question about exactly who exactly the Wasters in society are. "No; you produce nothing, you spend everything; you do nothing, you...
Short Poetry Collection 143 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 143 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for April 2015....
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels - St. Luke Vol. 1 - J. C. Ryle
Expository Thoughts on the Gospels - St. Luke Vol. 1 - J. C. Ryle
- Author: J. C. Ryle
- Genre: Christianity - Commentary
“Expository Thoughts” divides the Gospels into sections of about twelve verses each, from which J. C. Ryle selects two or three prominent points to dwell on and bring to the reader’s attention. In Ryle’s day, there were many detailed commentaries...
Radioactive Substances - Marie CURIE
Radioactive Substances - Marie CURIE
- Author: Marie CURIE
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Chemistry
Marie Curie, born in Warsaw in 1867, was a Polish-French physicist and chemist famous for her work on radioactivity. She was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity and the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes - in physics (1903) and chemistry...
The History of Pompey the Little - Francis COVENTRY
The History of Pompey the Little - Francis COVENTRY
- Author: Francis COVENTRY
- Genre: General Fiction / Satire
"Pompey, the son of Julio and Phyllis, was born A.D. 1735, at Bologna in Italy, a place famous for lap-dogs and sausages." At an early age he was carried away from the boudoir of his Italian mistress by Hillario, an English gentleman illustrious for...
The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 2 - Agnes Strickland
The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 2 - Agnes Strickland
- Author: Agnes Strickland
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / History
The Lives of the Queens of England is a multi-volumed work attributed to Agnes Strickland, though it was mostly researched and written by her sister Elizabeth. These volumes give biographies of the queens of England from the Norman Conquest in 1066....
The Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Vol. 1 - Marguerite of Navarre
The Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret, Queen of Navarre, Vol. 1 - Marguerite of Navarre
- Author: Marguerite of Navarre
- Genre: Short Stories
THE HEPTAMERON, first published posthumously in 1558, is divided into seven complete days containing 10 stories each, and an eighth day containing only 2 stories. The stories, many of which deal with love and infidelity, resulted in "accusations of...
They Who Knock at Our Gates - Mary ANTIN
They Who Knock at Our Gates - Mary ANTIN
- Author: Mary ANTIN
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
In 1914, over one million immigrants arrived in the United States, following in the footsteps of approximately ten million others who had arrived in the preceding decade. Faced with so many newcomers, many of them from backgrounds new to the...
The Watchers - A. E. W. Mason
The Watchers - A. E. W. Mason
- Author: A. E. W. Mason
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Crime & Mystery Fiction / Historical Fiction
A dark tale of adventure, piracy, murder, and revenge set on a rugged Cornish island in the mid-1700s. Told with the literary excellence to be expected from the author of The Four Feathers, the tale begins with a dangerous youth who sat in the...
A Book of Discovery - M. B. Synge
A Book of Discovery - M. B. Synge
- Author: M. B. Synge
- Genre: Children's Non-fiction
Telling the history of geographical discoveries, "Book of Discovery" is a record of splendid endurance, of hardships bravely borne, of silent toil, of courage and resolution unequalled in the annals of mankind, of self-sacrifice unrivalled and...
Captain Craig: A Book of Poems - Edwin Arlington ROBINSON
Captain Craig: A Book of Poems - Edwin Arlington ROBINSON
- Author: Edwin Arlington ROBINSON
- Genre: Narratives
This is a volume of narrative poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson. - Summary by Carolin...
The Dragon's Secret - Augusta Huiell Seaman
The Dragon's Secret - Augusta Huiell Seaman
- Author: Augusta Huiell Seaman
- Genre: Children's Fiction / General Fiction / Detective Fiction
Sixteen year old Leslie Crane has come to the New Jersey shore as a companion to ailing Aunt Marcia, whose doctor has sent her there for a some quiet rest and recuperation. While the beach is lovely in October, Leslie quickly finds herself getting...
The Fixed Period - Anthony Trollope
The Fixed Period - Anthony Trollope
- Author: Anthony Trollope
- Genre: Science Fiction
This book is set in 1980 in the Republic of Britannula, which is a fictional island near New Zealand. It deals with euthanasia as a radical solution to the problem of the aged. The novel is in the form of a personal account written by the President...
Chronicles of crime and criminals No.1 - Unknown
Chronicles of crime and criminals No.1 - Unknown
- Author: Unknown
- Genre: True Crime
Published by Beaver Publishing Company, Toronto, and subtitled "Full and authentic account of the murder by Henry Wainwright of his mistress, Harriet Lane, and an extended account of the Whitechapel murders by the infamous Jack the Ripper."...
Love's Labour's Lost - William Shakespeare
Love's Labour's Lost - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Comedy
Love's Labour's Lost is an early comedy by William Shakespeare. The King of Navarre and his three friends take a vow of study and seclusion for three years, during which they are forbidden to see or speak to women. Their vows are immediately tested...
Tender Buttons - Gertrude Stein
Tender Buttons - Gertrude Stein
- Author: Gertrude Stein
- Genre: Single author
The time came when there was a birthday. Every day was no excitement and a birthday was added, it was added on Monday, this made the memory clear, this which was a speech showed the chair in the middle where there was copper. A kind of green a game...
King Arthur - Joseph Comyns CARR
King Arthur - Joseph Comyns CARR
- Author: Joseph Comyns CARR
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Tragedy
A retelling of the classic legend of King Arthur, Guinevere & Sir Lancelot. (Summary by Amanda Friday) Cast King Arthur: Algy Pug Sir Lancelot: Max Korlinge Sir Mordred: Ric F Sir Kay: Drakaunus Sir Gawaine: Alan Mapstone Sir Bedevere: Grace...
Our Little Jewish Cousin - Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
Our Little Jewish Cousin - Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
- Author: Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
- Genre: General
In whatever direction you may travel,—north, south, east, or west,—you will doubtless meet some of your little black-eyed Jewish cousins. They live among us here in America. They also dwell in the countries far away across the wide ocean.Why are...
Great Artists: Volume 1 - Jennie Ellis KEYSOR
Great Artists: Volume 1 - Jennie Ellis KEYSOR
- Author: Jennie Ellis KEYSOR
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Art / Design & Architecture / Biography & Autobiography
Biographies of Raphael Santi, Murillo, Peter Paul Rubens, and Albrecht Durer. This is a wonderful tool for art study as there are references for further study, as well as ideas for language arts to incorporate into the study. Summary by Laura...
Michael Strogoff (Dramatic Reading) - Jules Verne
Michael Strogoff (Dramatic Reading) - Jules Verne
- Author: Jules Verne
- Genre: Dramatic Readings
At a fete in the New Palace, the court seems to be in perfect order. Only two people know the truth: the telegraph wire beyond Tomsk, connecting Western Russia with Siberia, has been cut! The Czar and General Kissoff can tell that it is the work of...
Chronicles of Canada Volume 05 - Seigneurs of Old Canada: A Chronicle of New World Feudalism - William Bennett Munro
Chronicles of Canada Volume 05 - Seigneurs of Old Canada: A Chronicle of New World Feudalism - William Bennett Munro
- Author: William Bennett Munro
- Genre: Early Modern
It was during one of her proud and prosperous eras that France began her task of creating an empire beyond the Atlantic. At no time, indeed, was she better equipped for the work. No power of Western Europe since the days of Roman glory had possessed...
Fables for the Frivolous (Version 2) - Guy Wetmore Carryl
Fables for the Frivolous (Version 2) - Guy Wetmore Carryl
- Author: Guy Wetmore Carryl
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Humorous Fiction
Fables for the Frivolous is one of the earliest works by the American parodist Guy Wetmore Carryl. These fables are adapted from Jean de La Fontaine's original writings. The Aesop-style fables are written in verse, and are light-hearted re-tellings...
The Outline of Science, Vol 1 (Solo) - J. Arthur Thomson
The Outline of Science, Vol 1 (Solo) - J. Arthur Thomson
- Author: J. Arthur Thomson
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Nature / Science
In The Outline of Science, Thomson gives us a window into scientific thinking as it stood in 1922 on the big, the little, and the biological. With straightforward language intended for a general audience, this book covers astronomy from the Solar...
Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson - Emily Dickinson
Selected Poems of Emily Dickinson - Emily Dickinson
- Author: Emily Dickinson
- Genre: Poetry
Emily Dickinson has come to be regarded as one of the quintessential poets of 19th century America. A very private poet with a very quiet and reclusive life, her poetry was published posthumously and immediately found a wide audience. While she...
American Notes - Rudyard Kipling
American Notes - Rudyard Kipling
- Author: Rudyard Kipling
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Travel & Geography
In American Notes, Rudyard Kipling, the Nobel Prize-winning author of the Jungle Book, visits the USA. As the travel-diary of an Anglo-Indian Imperialist visiting the USA, these American Notes offer an interesting view of America in the 1880s....
A Song For New Year's Eve - William Cullen Bryant
A Song For New Year's Eve - William Cullen Bryant
- Author: William Cullen Bryant
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of A Song For New Year's Eve by William Cullen Bryant. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 30, 2012. William Cullen Bran was an American Romantic poet. He wrote this poem in 1859. We are...
Dallam's Travels with an Organ to the Grand Signieur, 1599-1600 - Thomas DALLAM
Dallam's Travels with an Organ to the Grand Signieur, 1599-1600 - Thomas DALLAM
- Author: Thomas DALLAM
- Genre: Memoirs
Queen Elizabeth the First of England, the Grand Turk at Constantinople, and an organ builder named Thomas Dallam—quite a trio. In 1599, Elizabeth commanded master organ builder Dallam to construct and deliver to the Grand Signieur , as a present...
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat (dramatic reading) - Thornton W. Burgess
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat (dramatic reading) - Thornton W. Burgess
- Author: Thornton W. Burgess
- Genre: Dramatic Readings / Animals & Nature
Join us as we follow Jerry Muskrat and his friends on an adventure to discover what is threatening their homeland, Laughing Brook and Smiling Pool. (Summary by Linette Geisel) Cast: Narration: Marty Kris Jerry Muskrat: Phil Chenevert Peter Rabbit:...
Dutch Courage and Other Stories - Jack London
Dutch Courage and Other Stories - Jack London
- Author: Jack London
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
Jack London was quoted as saying, "I've never written a line that I'd be ashamed for my young daughters to read, and I never shall write such a line!" After his death in 1916, his wife Charmian assembled a collection of stories, most of which he had...
Apologia Pro Vita Sua - John Henry Newman
Apologia Pro Vita Sua - John Henry Newman
- Author: John Henry Newman
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Christianity - Other
A religious autobiography of unsurpassed interest, the simple confidential tone of which "revolutionized the popular estimate of its author," establishing the strength and sincerity of the convictions which had led him into the Roman Catholic...
The Bamboo Garden - Edward Powys MATHERS
The Bamboo Garden - Edward Powys MATHERS
- Author: Edward Powys MATHERS
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Edward Powys Mathers was an English translator and poet, and also a pioneer of compiling advanced cryptic crosswords. He is well known as the translator of J. C. Mardrus's French version of One Thousand Nights and One Night. His English version of...
The Christmas Child - Hesba Stretton
The Christmas Child - Hesba Stretton
- Author: Hesba Stretton
- Genre: Family / Religion
A short sweet, yet sad, Christmas story about forgiveness, but especially about loving others for who they are and not for who we want them to be. - Summary by The Reader...
Robinson Crusoe (version 2) - Daniel Defoe
Robinson Crusoe (version 2) - Daniel Defoe
- Author: Daniel Defoe
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Nautical & Marine Fiction
Shipwrecked and castaway, Daniel DeFoe’s hard-luck character is still the standard for “growing where you’re planted.” Captured by pirates, he makes his break in a small boat and undergoes desperate adventures before winning his way back to...
Concerning Genealogies - Frank ALLABEN
Concerning Genealogies - Frank ALLABEN
- Author: Frank ALLABEN
- Genre: Family & Relationships / Reference / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Written over a century ago, this comprehensive book offers insight into the methods used (still to this day, in spite of modern computers) to research and compile a family history. As stated in the preface of the book, "Strong emphasis is laid upon...
Stories from Virgil - Alfred John Church
Stories from Virgil - Alfred John Church
- Author: Alfred John Church
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Alfred J. Church created 26 stories from the original Greek version of Virgil's Aeneid. He included well-known ones, such as "The Horse of Wood" and "The Love and Death of Dido," as well as many others perhaps less well-known, such as "King Evander"...
How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York - Jacob A. Riis
How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York - Jacob A. Riis
- Author: Jacob A. Riis
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Political Science
How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York (1890) was a pioneering work of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, documenting the squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s. It served as a basis for future...
