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Shakespeare Monologues Collection vol. 08 - William Shakespeare
Shakespeare Monologues Collection vol. 08 - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: General Fiction / Plays / Poetry
LibriVox readers present the eighth collection of monologues from Shakespeare’s plays. Containing 20 parts. William Shakespeare (April 26, 1564 – April 23, 1616) remains widely to be considered the single greatest playwright of all time. He wrote in...
Dere Mable - Edward STREETER
Dere Mable - Edward STREETER
- Author: Edward STREETER
- Genre: Epistolary Fiction / Humorous Fiction / Romance
Bill is in training camp, preparing to go off to World War I. This book is a collection of love letters written to his sweetheart, Mable. The letters are humorous, mis-spelled, and have many stories of life in an army camp - all from Bill's unique...
The Way to Will-Power - Henry HAZLITT
The Way to Will-Power - Henry HAZLITT
- Author: Henry HAZLITT
- Genre: Undefined
"The Way to Will-Power" is far from a standard self-help book. With ample wit and an occasionally sardonic tone, American journalist and free-market advocate Henry Hazlitt debunks popular concepts about the will, incorporates classical conceptions...
Camping in the Canadian Rockies - Walter Dwight WILCOX
Camping in the Canadian Rockies - Walter Dwight WILCOX
- Author: Walter Dwight WILCOX
- Genre: Exploration
An Account of Camp Life in the Wilder Parts of the Canadian Rocky Mountains, Together with a Description of the Region About Banff, Lake Louise and Glacier, and a Sketch of the Early Explorations. - Summary by the author....
In The Long Run - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
In The Long Run - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of In The Long Run by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 11th, 2010....
The Authoritative Life of General William Booth - George Scott RAILTON
The Authoritative Life of General William Booth - George Scott RAILTON
- Author: George Scott RAILTON
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
William Booth, together with his wife Catherine founded a small mission in London which eventually expanded to become a global movement, carrying the Christian gospel message of salvation and holiness under the banner of the Salvation Army. While...
Parnassus on Wheels - Christopher Morley
Parnassus on Wheels - Christopher Morley
- Author: Christopher Morley
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
Parnassus on Wheels is about a fictional traveling book-selling business. The original owner of the business, Roger Mifflin, sells it to 39-year-old Helen McGill, who is tired of taking care of her ailing older brother, Andrew. (summary from...
Gargoyles - Ben HECHT
Gargoyles - Ben HECHT
- Author: Ben HECHT
- Genre: General Fiction
The author, Ben Hecht, was a prolific writer as well as a renowned screenwriter, producer, and director of films. His screenwriting skills include some of the most popular films of Hollywood's golden era, including "Gone With the Wind", "Wuthering...
The Early Lives of Dante - Giovanni Boccaccio
The Early Lives of Dante - Giovanni Boccaccio
- Author: Giovanni Boccaccio
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
This recording contains two early biographies of Dante, both written by notable Florentine literati. Giovanni Boccaccio (1313 -1375) was an Italian poet, most famous for his monumental collection of tales, The Decameron. Like Dante, Boccacio was one...
An English Woman-Sergeant in the Serbian Army - Flora SANDES
An English Woman-Sergeant in the Serbian Army - Flora SANDES
- Author: Flora SANDES
- Genre: War & Military / Memoirs
Flora Sandes was the only British woman officially to serve as a soldier in World War I. Initially a St. John Ambulance volunteer, she traveled to Serbia, where, in the confusion of war, she was formally enrolled in the Serbian army. While the...
Short Poetry Collection 110 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 110 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for July 2012....
His New Brother - Joseph Crosby LINCOLN
His New Brother - Joseph Crosby LINCOLN
- Author: Joseph Crosby LINCOLN
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of His New Brother by Joseph Crosby Lincoln.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for November 18, 2018. ------ A friend has objected to the title of this book on the ground that, as many of the...
Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
Crime and Punishment focuses on the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, an impoverished St. Petersburg student who formulates and executes a plan to kill a hated, unscrupulous pawnbroker for her money, thereby solving...
Prasna Upanishad - Unknown
Prasna Upanishad - Unknown
- Author: Unknown
- Genre: Ancient
The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, "Upa" means "near;" "ni" means "down;" "shad" means "to sit." Thus, Upanishad is to sit down near the teacher to discuss, learn, practice, and experience. There are some 200 or more Upanishads. Some are...
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 051 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 051 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction
Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy--Bertrand Russell, Spinoza, and Epictetus; science and invention--the Wright brothers, Leibniz, arctic explorer Sir John Franklin,...
The Goop Directory (version 2) - Frank Gelett BURGESS
The Goop Directory (version 2) - Frank Gelett BURGESS
- Author: Frank Gelett BURGESS
- Genre: Children's Fiction
A funny collection of poems about bad children....
Armageddon- 2419 A.D. - Philip Francis NOWLAN
Armageddon- 2419 A.D. - Philip Francis NOWLAN
- Author: Philip Francis NOWLAN
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Fantastic Fiction / General Fiction
Elsewhere I have set down, for whatever interest they have in this, the 25th Century, my personal recollections of the 20th Century. Now it occurs to me that my memoirs of the 25th Century may have an equal interest 500 years from now—particularly...
The Water Ghost and Others - John Kendrick Bangs
The Water Ghost and Others - John Kendrick Bangs
- Author: John Kendrick Bangs
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Single Author Collections
Eight ghost stories by a master story teller and humorist of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. (Summary by David Wales)...
Bulbs and Blossoms - Amy LE FEUVRE
Bulbs and Blossoms - Amy LE FEUVRE
- Author: Amy LE FEUVRE
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Family / Religion
Two young children, recently arrived back in England from India, discover their aunt's old gardener, and together they explore the beautiful hope of springtime, Easter, and eternal life. - Summary by Emily Isabella...
Four Mothers at Chautauqua - Pansy
Four Mothers at Chautauqua - Pansy
- Author: Pansy
- Genre: Christian Fiction
Final book in the Chautauqua Girls series. The four original girls return to Chautauqua on the 25 year anniversary of the trip that changed their lives forever. They have with them some children that could use the lessons they themselves learned...
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol - William John Locke
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol - William John Locke
- Author: William John Locke
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Single Author Collections
This 1912 collection of short stories is of lighthearted adventures of an irresponsible -- and irrepressible -- Frenchman in England and Paris. The author (1863-1930) was a popular British novelist, dramatist, and playwright, known especially for...
A Pair of Blue Eyes - Thomas Hardy
A Pair of Blue Eyes - Thomas Hardy
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- Genre: General Fiction / Romance
The book describes the love triangle between a young woman, Elfride Swancourt, and her two suitors from very different backgrounds. Stephen Smith is a socially inferior but ambitious young man who adores her and with whom she shares a country...
Lost Illusions: Two Poets - Honoré de Balzac
Lost Illusions: Two Poets - Honoré de Balzac
- Author: Honoré de Balzac
- Genre: Literary Fiction
Two Poets (1837) is the first book in Balzac’s Lost Illusions trilogy, which is part of his sweeping set of novels collectively titled La Comédie Humaine. The story is set in post-Napoleonic France, when the new bourgeoisie was jostling for position...
The Tale of Kiddie Katydid - Arthur Scott Bailey
The Tale of Kiddie Katydid - Arthur Scott Bailey
- Author: Arthur Scott Bailey
- Genre: Animals & Nature
Arthur Scott Bailey, a native of the state of Vermont, wrote over forty children's books using a variety of animals, birds and even insects to entertain. The Tale of Kiddie Katydid is one of 16 stories of his Tuck-Me-In Tales series. - Summary by...
Birds and All Nature, Vol. V, No 3, March 1899 - Various
Birds and All Nature, Vol. V, No 3, March 1899 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Nature
"Birds and All Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and brief descriptions of birds, animals and other natural subjects with accompanying color plates. The magazine was...
Eskimo Folk-Tales - Knud RASMUSSEN
Eskimo Folk-Tales - Knud RASMUSSEN
- Author: Knud RASMUSSEN
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Quote:"No man is better qualified to tell the story of Greenland, or the stories of its people. Knud Rasmussen is himself partly of Eskimo origin; his childhood was spent in Greenland, and to Greenland he returned again and again, studying,...
Peter Simple - Frederick MARRYAT
Peter Simple - Frederick MARRYAT
- Author: Frederick MARRYAT
- Genre: Nautical & Marine Fiction
Peter Simple, 'the fool of the family', son of a parson but heir presumptive to a title, goes to sea as midshipman during the Napoleonic wars. Naturally, at sea in this period is where adventures are just waiting for a lad like Peter, and so he does...
Psychotherapy - Hugo MÜNSTERBERG
Psychotherapy - Hugo MÜNSTERBERG
- Author: Hugo MÜNSTERBERG
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Psychology
Talking about viewing the Ocean "If I take the attitude of appreciation, it would be absurd to say that this wave is composed of chemical elements which I do not see; and if I take the attitude of physical explanation, it would be equally absurd to...
The Miracles of the Lord Jesus Christ - Commentary on the Gospel of St Matthew - St. John CHRYSOSTOM
The Miracles of the Lord Jesus Christ - Commentary on the Gospel of St Matthew - St. John CHRYSOSTOM
- Author: St. John CHRYSOSTOM
- Genre: Christianity - Commentary
Homilies 25 though 43 of St John Chrysostom's commentary of the Holy Gospel according to St Matthew, which include the miracles and teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ. - Summary by The Reader...
He Knew He Was Right - Anthony Trollope
He Knew He Was Right - Anthony Trollope
- Author: Anthony Trollope
- Genre: Romance / Published 1800 -1900
He Knew He Was Right is a 1869 novel written by Anthony Trollope which describes the failure of a marriage caused by the unreasonable jealousy of a husband exacerbated by the stubbornness of a willful wife. As is common with Trollope's works, there...
The Friendship of Anne: A Story - Ellen Douglas DELAND
The Friendship of Anne: A Story - Ellen Douglas DELAND
- Author: Ellen Douglas DELAND
- Genre: Family Life / School
This is the story of Sydney Stuart who is sent to a girls' boarding school (to her disgust) with all its difficulties and adventures. Sydney Stuart and her school roomate/rival Bertha Macy vie for the friendship of schoolmate Anne Talbot. Summary by...
Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 1 - Cyril of Alexandria
Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 1 - Cyril of Alexandria
- Author: Cyril of Alexandria
- Genre: Christianity - Commentary
Cyril was a scholarly archbishop and a prolific writer. In the early years of his active life in the Church he wrote several exegetical documents. Among these were: Commentaries on the Old Testament, Thesaurus, Discourse Against Arians, Commentary...
The Adventures of Mr. Mocker (dramatic reading) - Thornton W. Burgess
The Adventures of Mr. Mocker (dramatic reading) - Thornton W. Burgess
- Author: Thornton W. Burgess
- Genre: Dramatic Readings / Animals & Nature
When an innocent blue jay starts talking in his sleep, it's up to him to find out what's going on in this fun, naturalistic, Southern-style children's story. (Summary by Miriam Esther Goldman) Cast: Narration: Marty Kris Mr. Mocker: Gargoyle Unc’...
The Story of a White Rocking Horse - Laura Lee Hope
The Story of a White Rocking Horse - Laura Lee Hope
- Author: Laura Lee Hope
- Genre: General
The White Rocking Horse is another of the wonderful, magical toys who were made in Santa's workshop in North Pole Village. They "make believe" come alive, but only when no people are around to see them, and they have all sorts of adventures! This is...
Longings for Home - Walt Whitman
Longings for Home - Walt Whitman
- Author: Walt Whitman
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Longings for Home by Walt Whitman. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 26, 2012. Born on Long Island, Whitman worked as a journalist, a teacher, a government clerk, and – in addition to...
Phineas Finn the Irish Member - Anthony Trollope
Phineas Finn the Irish Member - Anthony Trollope
- Author: Anthony Trollope
- Genre: Romance / Suspense / Espionage / Political & Thrillers
Phineas Finn is the sequel to “Can you Forgive Her?” and the second novel in Trollope’s Palliser series. The eponymous hero is a young Irishman who becomes a member of the English parliament. Trollope aspired to become an M.P. himself, and he ably...
The Romance of a Christmas Card - Kate Douglas Wiggin
The Romance of a Christmas Card - Kate Douglas Wiggin
- Author: Kate Douglas Wiggin
- Genre: Romance / Published 1800 -1900
The story of the mission of two Christmas cards written by a minister’s wife. These cards find their way to two straying sheep from the village fold, who hear through the message in the words, and the little scenes on the cards, the compelling voice...
Against Odds - Lawrence L. LYNCH
Against Odds - Lawrence L. LYNCH
- Author: Lawrence L. LYNCH
- Genre: Detective Fiction
Believed to have been written by Chicago socialite, Emma Murdock Van Deventer, this detective story set at the World's Fair follows Carl Masters as he is in pursuit of international criminals Greenback Bob and Delbras. Conmen, lost handbags, jewel...
Secret of the Ninth Planet - Donald WOLLHEIM
Secret of the Ninth Planet - Donald WOLLHEIM
- Author: Donald WOLLHEIM
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Science Fiction
An alien race has put a station on Earth and other planets in order to steal the rays of the sun, possible causing the sun to nova within two years. Burl Denning, a high school student, is the only person who has the power to stop the alien project....
The Curse of Carne's Hold - G. A. Henty
The Curse of Carne's Hold - G. A. Henty
- Author: G. A. Henty
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
When Ronald Mervyn from Devonshire is falsely accused of murder he emigrates to South Africa. He takes part in the Kaffir war and during this time he rescues a family from death. The family then return to England and try to establish Ronald's...
