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Fifty Years in Chains; or The Life of an American Slave - Charles BALL
Fifty Years in Chains; or The Life of an American Slave - Charles BALL
- Author: Charles BALL
- Genre: Memoirs
This is the story of Charles Ball, an American slave who was born in 1780 and remained a slave for fifty years thereafter. Ball told his story to a lawyer who turned it into this written work. (Summary by Tom Causby)...
The House of the Seven Gables (Version 2) - Nathaniel Hawthorne
The House of the Seven Gables (Version 2) - Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Genre: General Fiction
The House of the Seven Gables is a gloomy New England mansion, haunted from its foundation by fraudulent dealings, accusations of witchcraft, and sudden death. The current resident, the dignified but desperately poor Hepzibah Pyncheon, opens a shop...
Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865 - Sarah Raymond HERNDON
Days on the Road: Crossing the Plains in 1865 - Sarah Raymond HERNDON
- Author: Sarah Raymond HERNDON
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
“We had spent almost all our money for toll, ferrying and other expenses on the road. It might be a serious matter to be in a strange place without money . . . There is nothing we can spare so well as Dick. . . . It would not do to be sentimental...
Tamburlaine the Great, Part 2 - Christopher Marlowe
Tamburlaine the Great, Part 2 - Christopher Marlowe
- Author: Christopher Marlowe
- Genre: Tragedy
Tamburlaine the Great is the name of a play in two parts by Christopher Marlowe. It is loosely based on the life of the Central Asian emperor, Timur 'the lame'. Written in 1587 or 1588, the play is a milestone in Elizabethan public drama; it marks a...
The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for Children - Various
The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for Children - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
A book of poems grouped by subject by various authors, some well known, some not. Lots of fun poems to listen to at bedtime! ( Lynda Marie Neilson)...
The Mabinogion, Volume 3 - Anonymous
The Mabinogion, Volume 3 - Anonymous
- Author: Anonymous
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Fantastic Fiction / Historical Fiction
This is final volume of the Mabinogion. As with the other volumes, these Arthurian tales are translated from Welsh manuscripts and largely represent an earlier and more pagan period....
A Child's Book of the Garden: The Things in Our Garden - Arthur Ransome
A Child's Book of the Garden: The Things in Our Garden - Arthur Ransome
- Author: Arthur Ransome
- Genre: General
This book is part of the author’s "Nature Books For Children" series (three books), which is probably the best indication of its target audience and subject matter. The book is fun and charming, even for adults. Arthur Michell Ransome was an English...
Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) and Two Other Reminiscences - H. G. Wells
Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) and Two Other Reminiscences - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Published 1800 -1900 / Essays & Short Works
Select Conversations with an Uncle, published in 1895, was H.G. Wells's first literary publication in book form. It consists of reports of twelve conversations between a fictional witty uncle who has returned to London from South Africa with "a...
Microphone Showdown 2 - William Wordsworth
Microphone Showdown 2 - William Wordsworth
- Author: William Wordsworth
- Genre: Poetry / Self-Help
This is a project which will allow readers and listeners to compare the recording quality of a wide variety of recording devices. It is a sequel to another project in which readers submitted readings of a poem on a variety of portable recording...
Great Inventors and Their Inventions - Frank Puterbaugh BACHMAN
Great Inventors and Their Inventions - Frank Puterbaugh BACHMAN
- Author: Frank Puterbaugh BACHMAN
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
This book is about Great inventors and what they created. It has different stories like Alexander Bell, Wrights, Morse, Gutenberg, and Edison. ON August 17, 1807, a curious crowd of people in New York gathered at a boat landing. Tied to the dock was...
Coffee Break Collection 009 - Autumn - Various
Coffee Break Collection 009 - Autumn - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
This is the ninth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in length. These are great for work/study breaks, commutes, workouts, or any time you'd like to hear a whole story and only...
The Hound From the North - Ridgwell CULLUM
The Hound From the North - Ridgwell CULLUM
- Author: Ridgwell CULLUM
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
Gold! Opium! Love! Murder! Revenge! Prairie intrigue at its best:Prudence helps her mother run a ranch in southern Manitoba. Her brother has been hunting gold in the Yukon, but he returns home penniless and troubled, and accompanied by a...
Woodcraft Boys at Sunset Island - May Folwell HOISINGTON
Woodcraft Boys at Sunset Island - May Folwell HOISINGTON
- Author: May Folwell HOISINGTON
- Genre: Action & Adventure
An adventure story for boys, it was included in the Every Boys' Library, a collection of works deemed the most popular among boys. Set on an island off the coast of Maine, Woodcraft Boys at Sunset Island is an account of several school-age children...
Arthur Wing Pinero, Playwright - A Study - Hamilton FYFE
Arthur Wing Pinero, Playwright - A Study - Hamilton FYFE
- Author: Hamilton FYFE
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Literary Criticism / Performing Arts
A discussion about the life and works of the playwright Arthur Wing Pinero. The perfect accompaniment to the plays by Pinero available here at Librivox. (Refer to the etext for cast lists of plays - through 1901 - mentioned in the Section 12...
Short Poetry Collection 075 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 075 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This a collection of poems recorded by LibriVox volunteers during the month of January 2009....
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Version 5) - Robert Louis Stevenson
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Version 5) - Robert Louis Stevenson
- Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
This story deals with the obvious fact that we humans are split, dual. We have urges to do the 'right' thing, to be honorable and wise, but we also frequently fail to follow these better instincts and follow instead urges to do dishonorable, evil...
Robert's Rules of Order - Henry M. ROBERT
Robert's Rules of Order - Henry M. ROBERT
- Author: Henry M. ROBERT
- Genre: Education
Originally written in 1876 by Major Henry M. Robert of the US Army Corps of Engineers, Robert's Rules of Order is the most widely used authority in the United States today for "parliamentary law, based...upon the rules and practice of Congress" for...
The Case Of The Registered Letter - Augusta GRONER
The Case Of The Registered Letter - Augusta GRONER
- Author: Augusta GRONER
- Genre: Detective Fiction / Short Stories
A man is found shot dead and the man to whom all evidence points insists he is innocent. (Summary by David Wales)...
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Version 2) - Robert Louis Stevenson
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Version 2) - Robert Louis Stevenson
- Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Genre: General Fiction / Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Detective Fiction
After hearing Mr. Enfield's account of a distressing event involving Edward Hyde, the heir of his friend, Henry Jekyll, John Utterson is convinced that Jekyll's relationship with Hyde is built on something sinister. Utterson's concern for his friend...
A Treatise on Good Works - Martin Luther
A Treatise on Good Works - Martin Luther
- Author: Martin Luther
- Genre: Christianity - Other
In this exposition of the Ten Commandments, Martin Luther attempts to build a bridge between justification by faith and the life of the Christian manifested by good works. - Summary by Larry Wilson...
The Vicomte De Bragelonne - Alexandre Dumas
The Vicomte De Bragelonne - Alexandre Dumas
- Author: Alexandre Dumas
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Historical Fiction
After The Three Muskateers and Twenty Years After the adventurous story of Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan continues! The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (French: Le Vicomte de Bragelonne ou Dix ans plus tard) is the last of the...
Soup of Alphabets, Volume 002 - Various
Soup of Alphabets, Volume 002 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry / Reference
A second helping of Alphabet Books! This collection has a wide-ranging variety of short books, and not only for younger readers, but also for young and not so young adults. Opening with a book based on the colorful language of London's street...
The Autobiography of Methuselah - John Kendrick Bangs
The Autobiography of Methuselah - John Kendrick Bangs
- Author: John Kendrick Bangs
- Genre: Fictional Biographies & Memoirs / Religious Fiction / Satire
A satirical look at early biblical events from the point of view of someone who was there to witness most of them: the oldest man in recorded history. (Introduction by Matthew Reece)...
The Bee People - Margaret Warner Morley
The Bee People - Margaret Warner Morley
- Author: Margaret Warner Morley
- Genre: Science
"The Honey-bees are buzzy-fuzzy little pepper pots" Thus this wonderful nature writer begins to tell us about bees, their habits, their way of living and their many contributions to the world and to ourselves. The author writes for all ages and...
The Countess of Lowndes Square, and Other Stories - E. F. Benson
The Countess of Lowndes Square, and Other Stories - E. F. Benson
- Author: E. F. Benson
- Genre: Single Author Collections
A collection of fourteen short stories, grouped under the headings of "Blackmailing Stories", "Spook Stories", "Cat Stories", "Crank Stories", and "General Stories". From the preface: "[S]uch readers as are in search merely of the lighter...aspects...
Random Reminiscences of Men and Events - John D. ROCKEFELLER
Random Reminiscences of Men and Events - John D. ROCKEFELLER
- Author: John D. ROCKEFELLER
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / Self-Help
A good book by the oil revolutionist of the 20th century. As they say "Men should listen to experience" and this book is all about the experience of the second highest taxpayer of the US during the 20's. Though it is not in the book, this is a small...
A Summer in a Canyon: A California Story (Dramatic Reading) - Kate Douglas Wiggin
A Summer in a Canyon: A California Story (Dramatic Reading) - Kate Douglas Wiggin
- Author: Kate Douglas Wiggin
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Dramatic Readings / Family
A group of friends spend a summer camping in a canyon in Southern California. Fun camp adventures, breath-taking scenery, and a little state history and legends too. - Summary by LikeManyWaters Cast List: Narrator: LikeManyWaters Dr. Paul Winship:...
The Raven and The Philosophy Of Composition - Edgar Allan Poe
The Raven and The Philosophy Of Composition - Edgar Allan Poe
- Author: Edgar Allan Poe
- Genre: Narratives / Literary Criticism / Writing & Linguistics
Poe’s famous narrative poem and the author’s reflections on its composition. (David Wales)...
Dorothy Dale - A Girl of Today - Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale - A Girl of Today - Margaret Penrose
- Author: Margaret Penrose
- Genre: Action & Adventure / General
Dorothy Dale is the daughter of an old Civil War veteran who is running a weekly newspaper in a small Eastern town. Her sunny disposition, her fun-loving ways and her trials and triumphs make clean, interesting and fascinating reading. The Dorothy...
Composed Among the Ruins of a Castle in North Wales - William Wordsworth
Composed Among the Ruins of a Castle in North Wales - William Wordsworth
- Author: William Wordsworth
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
In celebration of Saint David's Day 2016 (or Dydd Dewi Sant), Librivox.org presents multiple readings of Composed Among the Ruins of a Castle in North Wales by William Wordsworth. Embodying the melancholy of the uniquely welsh word "hiraeth", which...
New York Nocturnes, and Other Poems - Sir Charles G. D. ROBERTS
New York Nocturnes, and Other Poems - Sir Charles G. D. ROBERTS
- Author: Sir Charles G. D. ROBERTS
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poetry by Canadian poet and prose writer Sir Charles G.D. Roberts. This volume starts with a series of poems on New York City, and then includes some other poems on miscellaneous subjects. The poems of the "Father of Canadian...
Indian Fairy Tales - Joseph Jacobs
Indian Fairy Tales - Joseph Jacobs
- Author: Joseph Jacobs
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Humorous Fiction
This book is a fine collection of Indian fairy tales, some are folklore, some are from the Jataka tales, and some from panchatantra. (Summary by sidhu177)...
The Book of Enoch - Unknown
The Book of Enoch - Unknown
- Author: Unknown
- Genre: Religion
The Book of Enoch, is an ancient, non-canonical Jewish work. Estimates vary on the actual dates of authorship. However, Enoch was alive during the Antediluvian period as recorded in the Hebrew Bible. Fragments of the text, were discovered in cave 4...
Recordings on MP3 players and other portable devices 'Written in March' (Microphone Showdown) - William Wordsworth
Recordings on MP3 players and other portable devices 'Written in March' (Microphone Showdown) - William Wordsworth
- Author: William Wordsworth
- Genre: Poetry / Technology & Engineering
This is a project which will allow us to compare recording quality of different mp3 players and portable recording devices. Each reader has recorded the poem "Written in March" by William Wordsworth. For more information on actions taken on...
Ivanhoe - Sir Walter Scott
Ivanhoe - Sir Walter Scott
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Historical Fiction / Romance
Follows the fortunes of the son of a noble Saxon family in Norman England as he woos his lady, disobeys his father, and is loved by another. Set in late 12C England and in Palestine with Richard Cœur-de-Lion at the Crusades, it's another ripping...
Short Story Collection Vol. 045 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 045 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 045: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members....
The Moon Master - Charles Willard Diffin
The Moon Master - Charles Willard Diffin
- Author: Charles Willard Diffin
- Genre: Science Fiction
Through Infinite Deeps of Space Jerry Foster Hurtles to the Moon—Only to be Trapped by a Barbaric Race and Offered as a Living Sacrifice to Oong, their Loathsome, Hypnotic God. (Summary by Charles W. Diffin)...
On Duties - Marcus Tullius Cicero
On Duties - Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Genre: Ancient
On Duties (Latin: DE OFFICIIS) discusses virtue, expediency and apparent conflicts between the two. St. Ambrose, St. Jerome and other Doctors of the Roman Catholic Church considered it to be legitimate for study. It was the second book after the...
The Angler - Thomas Buchanan READ
The Angler - Thomas Buchanan READ
- Author: Thomas Buchanan READ
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of The Angler by Thomas Buchanan Read. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for August 29th, 2010....
A Noble Woman The Life-Story of Edith Cavell - Ernest PROTHEROE
A Noble Woman The Life-Story of Edith Cavell - Ernest PROTHEROE
- Author: Ernest PROTHEROE
- Genre: War & Military / Biography & Autobiography
Edith L. Cavell (1865–1915) was a British nurse who attended to soldiers of both sides during World War I, and helped some 200 Allied soldiers escape from German-occupied Belgium, for which she was arrested, court-martialed, found guilty of treason...
