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Half a Century - Jane Grey SWISSHELM
Half a Century - Jane Grey SWISSHELM
- Author: Jane Grey SWISSHELM
- Genre: War & Military / Biography & Autobiography / Family & Relationships
In the spring of 1850, while the United States was polarized over the slavery debate and Daniel Webster was negotiating the compromise of that year, the outspoken abolitionist, feminist, and journalist, Jane Grey Swisshelm (1815-1884) unleashed a...
A Short Discourse Concerning Pestilential Contagion, and the Methods to Be Used to Prevent It - Richard MEAD
A Short Discourse Concerning Pestilential Contagion, and the Methods to Be Used to Prevent It - Richard MEAD
- Author: Richard MEAD
- Genre: Health & Fitness / Life Sciences
This is a work written about the plague in France and how to prevent its spread. It is considered an important historical work for the understanding of transmittable diseases. - Summary by afutterer...
A Text-book of Assaying - Cornelius BERINGER
A Text-book of Assaying - Cornelius BERINGER
- Author: Cornelius BERINGER
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science
This is a formal but relaxed text covering assaying techniques for most of the substances which are mined. As the authors say: "At first our intention was to supply a description of those substances only which have a commercial value, but on...
A Bachelor's Dream - Mrs. HUNGERFORD
A Bachelor's Dream - Mrs. HUNGERFORD
- Author: Mrs. HUNGERFORD
- Genre: Historical Fiction / Romance
This is a wonderfully written novel by Mrs. Hungerford about the perennial bachelor and the various interests in his life, where he is a doctor by trade. From taking care of his sister's children to a possible love on the horizon, the author keeps...
The Bishop's Secret - Fergus Hume
The Bishop's Secret - Fergus Hume
- Author: Fergus Hume
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction / Historical Fiction / Published 1800 -1900
Bishop Pendle is the Church of England bishop in a small fictitious English cathedral town. Several years into his work, he receives a visit from a disreputable-looking visitor. The bishop is much upset. What transpired between them that has so...
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Part 1 - Charles Darwin
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Part 1 - Charles Darwin
- Author: Charles Darwin
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Science
A book on evolutionary theory by English naturalist Charles Darwin, first published in 1871. It was Darwin's second great book on evolutionary theory, following his 1859 work, On The Origin of Species. In The Descent of Man, Darwin applies...
Sunshine Factory - Pansy
Sunshine Factory - Pansy
- Author: Pansy
- Genre: Short Stories / Christian Fiction
Seven very short sweet stories by Pansy that you will not soon forget! They are stories children will love, and everyone can enjoy. They will make you smile and laugh and bring tears to your eyes. And each one teaches an important lesson in a sweet,...
The Gentleman and Lady's Book of Politeness and Propriety of Deportment - Élisabeth CELNART
The Gentleman and Lady's Book of Politeness and Propriety of Deportment - Élisabeth CELNART
- Author: Élisabeth CELNART
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Self-Help
A mid-nineteenth century book of etiquette. (Summary by Libby Gohn)...
One-Act Play Collection 009 - Various
One-Act Play Collection 009 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Plays
Ninth volume of one-act plays in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members. A Dramatic Evening Narrator: April6090 Mr Thaddeus Perkins: Jeff Moon Mr Edward Bradley: Tomas Peter Mr Robert Yardsley: Tom Penn John Barlow: Mike Harris Mrs...
China and the Chinese - Herbert Allen GILES
China and the Chinese - Herbert Allen GILES
- Author: Herbert Allen GILES
- Genre: Modern (19th C)
Herbert Allen Giles (1845-1935) spent several years as a diplomat in China and in 1897 was appointed Cambridge University’s second professor of Chinese. His published works cover Chinese language and literature, history and philosophy. This series...
His Big Opportunity - Amy LE FEUVRE
His Big Opportunity - Amy LE FEUVRE
- Author: Amy LE FEUVRE
- Genre: General / Religion / Christian Fiction
Dudley and Rob were taught in Sunday School that they should use the opportunities God gives to help others. Ever since, they have been looking for 'their big opportunity' to do good for somebody. - Summary by Adele de Pignerolles...
Bush Studies - Barbara BAYNTON
Bush Studies - Barbara BAYNTON
- Author: Barbara BAYNTON
- Genre: Short Stories
Bush Studies is a short story collection published in London in 1902. Baynton presents a grimly realist view of bush life in Australia for women in colonial Australia. She wrote in response to Henry Lawson's romantic depiction of bush life during...
The Persians (version 2) - Aeschylus
The Persians (version 2) - Aeschylus
- Author: Aeschylus
- Genre: Tragedy
The earliest of Aeschylus' plays to survive is "The Persians" (Persai), performed in 472 BC and based on experiences in Aeschylus's own life, specifically the Battle of Salamis. It is unique among surviving Greek tragedies in that it describes a...
The Wealth of Nations, Book 5 - Adam Smith
The Wealth of Nations, Book 5 - Adam Smith
- Author: Adam Smith
- Genre: *Non-fiction
An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations is the magnum opus of the Scottish economist Adam Smith, published on March 9, 1776 during the Scottish Enlightenment. It is a clearly written account of political economy at the dawn of...
Northern Trails, Book 1 - William J. Long
Northern Trails, Book 1 - William J. Long
- Author: William J. Long
- Genre: Animals & Nature
"In the original preface to "Northern Trails" the author stated that, with the solitary exception of the salmon's life in the sea after he vanishes from human sight, every incident recorded here is founded squarely upon personal and accurate...
The Life of Reason volume 1 - George Santayana
The Life of Reason volume 1 - George Santayana
- Author: George Santayana
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy
The Life of Reason, subtitled "the Phases of Human Progress", is a book published in five volumes from 1905 to 1906, by Spanish-born American philosopher George Santayana (1863-1952). It consists of Reason in Common Sense, Reason in Society, Reason...
A Woman's Life - Guy de Maupassant
A Woman's Life - Guy de Maupassant
- Author: Guy de Maupassant
- Genre: Romance
Having spent her girlhood at a convent getting a good education, Jeanne has just returned home and is a happy young woman full of hope and excitement, and eager to experience life and love! But is she ready? The facts of life were not a part of the...
Civil Rights and Equal Protection Cases 1856-1948 - United States Supreme Court
Civil Rights and Equal Protection Cases 1856-1948 - United States Supreme Court
- Author: United States Supreme Court
- Genre: Law
Landmark United States Supreme Court decisions focusing on civil rights and equal protection between 1856 and 1948....
The Negro Problem - Various
The Negro Problem - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
This is a collection of essays, edited by Booker T. Washington, representative of what historians have characterized as "racial uplift ideology." These and other similar narratives of the time were a reaction to the gradual erosion of the...
The Knights of Arthur - Frederik Pohl
The Knights of Arthur - Frederik Pohl
- Author: Frederik Pohl
- Genre: Science Fiction
Sailors Sam Dunlap and Arthur check in to a New York hotel to await their mate Vern Engdahl when a girl shows up proposing to purchase Arthur. They need guys like Arthur to help run the city, and the fact that he fits in a small suitcase is even...
The Cow - Robert Louis Stevenson
The Cow - Robert Louis Stevenson
- Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Librivox volunteers bring you fourteen different readings of Robert Louis Stevenson’s The Cow, a weekly poetry project. (Summary by Annie Coleman)...
Working for God - Andrew Murray
Working for God - Andrew Murray
- Author: Andrew Murray
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Andrew Murray wrote “Working for God”, a book of daily meditations for a month, as a sequel to “Waiting on God”. The object of the book is, in Murray’s own words, to remind all Christian workers of the greatness and the glory of the work in which...
The Doom of London - Fred M. WHITE
The Doom of London - Fred M. WHITE
- Author: Fred M. WHITE
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Historical Fiction
Here are six stories, each one describing a disaster afflicting London, that were popularly serialized during 1903-1904 in Pearson’s Magazine. The tales depict (1) a deep freeze and unprecedented snowfall; (2) a heavy, blinding, paralyzing blanket...
Bizarre - Lawton Mackall
Bizarre - Lawton Mackall
- Author: Lawton Mackall
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
A series of essays offering a humorous look at commonplace items and occurrences. (Summary by Nick Bulka)...
Sohrab and Rustum: An Episode - Matthew Arnold
Sohrab and Rustum: An Episode - Matthew Arnold
- Author: Matthew Arnold
- Genre: Epics / Narratives
A young soldier born among Tartars but sired by the mighty Persian lord Rustum, serves in the Tartar army, seeking his great father. To this end, he persuades his general to call a truce and arrange for him to challenge the Persians to single...
The Little Star - Unknown
The Little Star - Unknown
- Author: Unknown
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of The Little Star, author unknown, which parodies the previous week's children's favourite The Star . This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 31st, 2013....
The Voice of the Void - George Parsons Lathrop
The Voice of the Void - George Parsons Lathrop
- Author: George Parsons Lathrop
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of The Voice of the Void by George Parsons Lathrop. This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 17, 2019. ------ George Parsons Lathrop was an American poet, novelist, and newspaper editor. He married...
The Fables of Phaedrus - PHAEDRUS
The Fables of Phaedrus - PHAEDRUS
- Author: PHAEDRUS
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / Short Stories
The fable is a small narrative, in prose or verse, which has as its main characteristic the aim of conveying a moral lesson (the "moral"), implicitly or, more normally, explicitly expressed. Even though the modern concept of fable is that it should...
Idyllica - Robert Herrick
Idyllica - Robert Herrick
- Author: Robert Herrick
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poetry by Robert Herrick. The volume "Idyllica" was arranged by Francis Turner Palgrave. The 17th century English poet is continuing to inspire readers of his poetry. - Summary by Carolin...
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Collected Translations - Omar Khayyám
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, Collected Translations - Omar Khayyám
- Author: Omar Khayyám
- Genre: Poetry
The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (Persian: رباعیات عمر خیام) is the title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his translation of a selection of poems, originally written in Persian and of which there are about a thousand, attributed to Omar Khayyám...
Demos: A Story of English Socialism - George Gissing
Demos: A Story of English Socialism - George Gissing
- Author: George Gissing
- Genre: Family Life
"Richard Mutimer is delighted to inherit a large fortune. As a socialist, he means to use it well: he will open a factory in which workers would be treated well, he will advance his party's causes through his own wealth... At least, so he thinks....
Beverly Of Graustark - George Barr McCutcheon
Beverly Of Graustark - George Barr McCutcheon
- Author: George Barr McCutcheon
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction / Romance
Beverly Of Graustark is the second book in the Graustark series.Lorry and his wife, the princess, made their home in Washington, butspent a few months of each year in Edelweiss. During the periods spentin Washington and in travel, her affairs in...
The Knights of the Silver Shield - Raymond MacDonald ALDEN
The Knights of the Silver Shield - Raymond MacDonald ALDEN
- Author: Raymond MacDonald ALDEN
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
This is a volume of eleven beautiful and original little fairy tales. - Summary by Carolin...
The Basket of Flowers - Christoph von SCHMID
The Basket of Flowers - Christoph von SCHMID
- Author: Christoph von SCHMID
- Genre: Religion / Christian Fiction
James is the king's gardener and he deeply enjoys caring for and cultivating flowers. He teaches his daughter Mary many principles of godliness through the flowers. One day Mary is falsely accused of stealing, and the penalty is death. Through many...
Stories of King Arthur and His Knights - Uriel Waldo CUTLER
Stories of King Arthur and His Knights - Uriel Waldo CUTLER
- Author: Uriel Waldo CUTLER
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Stories of King Arthur and His Knightsretold from Malory's "Morte dArthur" (Full title of book)...
Wandl the Invader - Ray Cummings
Wandl the Invader - Ray Cummings
- Author: Ray Cummings
- Genre: Science Fiction
There were nine major planets in the Solar System and it was within their boundaries that man first set up interplanetary commerce and began trading with the ancient Martian civilization. And then they discovered a tenth planet--a maverick! This...
On the Laws - Marcus Tullius Cicero
On the Laws - Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / *Non-fiction / Philosophy
On the Laws (Latin: De Legibus) was written shortly after Cicero's "On the Commonwealth" during the last years of the Roman Republic. The three surviving books (out of an original six), in order, expound on Cicero's beliefs in Natural Law, recast...
In a North Country Village - M. E. FRANCIS
In a North Country Village - M. E. FRANCIS
- Author: M. E. FRANCIS
- Genre: Single Author Collections
M. E. Francis was born Mary E. Sweetman in Dublin and moved to Lancashire on her marriage to Francis Nicholas Blundell, of the Blundell family, who remain squires of Little Crosby, the last Catholic recusant village in England, which lies a few...
The Phantom Town Mystery - Grace May North
The Phantom Town Mystery - Grace May North
- Author: Grace May North
- Genre: Action & Adventure
Two girls from the East, out on a horseback ride in the mountains of Arizona, find a house in the mountains. The house's history reveals that an eccentric miner once lived there. As they turn to leave, a gunshot goes off. Dora vows to solve what she...
Eight Pillars of Prosperity - James Allen
Eight Pillars of Prosperity - James Allen
- Author: James Allen
- Genre: *Non-fiction
It is popularly supposed that a greater prosperity for individuals or nations can only come through a political and social reconstruction. This cannot be true apart from the practice of the moral virtues in the individuals that comprise a nation....
