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Tramp and Fish - James MCINTYRE
Tramp and Fish - James MCINTYRE
- Author: James MCINTYRE
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
James McIntyre, called The Cheese Poet, was a Canadian poet.McIntyre was born in Forres, Scotland and came to Canada in 1841 at the age of 14, finally moving to Ingersoll, Ontario, then a town of 5,000 on the banks of the Thames in Oxford County,...
The Rule of St. Benedict - Saint BENEDICT OF NURSIA
The Rule of St. Benedict - Saint BENEDICT OF NURSIA
- Author: Saint BENEDICT OF NURSIA
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Quote:The Rule of Saint Benedict (Regula Benedicti) is a book of precepts written by St. Benedict of Nursia for monks living communally under the authority of an abbot. Since about the 7th century it has also been adopted by communities of women....
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 069 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 069 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
"It seemed as if a total dissolution of nature was taking place" is the way 15-year old Alexander Hamilton described living through a hurricane ("The West Indian Hurricane of 1772"). Other natural and man-made disasters chronicled in vol. 069 are...
Christmas Roses - Lizzie LAWSON
Christmas Roses - Lizzie LAWSON
- Author: Lizzie LAWSON
- Genre: Poetry
A beautiful collection of pretty little poems. (Summary by Charlotte Duckett)...
The Enchanted April - Elizabeth von Arnim
The Enchanted April - Elizabeth von Arnim
- Author: Elizabeth von Arnim
- Genre: General Fiction / Romance
It’s a dreary February in post-World War I London when Mrs. Wilkins spots an advertisement in The Times for a small Italian castle for rent in April. She sees another member of her women’s club, Mrs. Arbuthnot, reading the same advertisement and...
Pan - Knut HAMSUN
Pan - Knut HAMSUN
- Author: Knut HAMSUN
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
Pan tells the story Lieutenant Glahn and his summer in a forest north in Norway. He lives in a hut with his dog Aesop and they spend their days to hunting and fishing. In poetic language, Hamsun paints troubled souls in this gem of a book.The text...
Bible (KJV) NT 05: Acts - King James Version
Bible (KJV) NT 05: Acts - King James Version
- Author: King James Version
- Genre: Bibles / King James Version
Acts tells the story of the Apostolic Age of the Early Christian church, with particular emphasis on the ministry of the Twelve Apostles and of Paul of Tarsus. The early chapters, set in Jerusalem, discuss Jesus' Resurrection and Great Commission,...
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 3, Chapter 11) - Thomas Babington Macaulay
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 3, Chapter 11) - Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
In chapter 11 William and Mary have been crowned and settle down to the task of ruling England. An endless succession of British noblemen jockey for position and all feel frustration at Williams’ preference for his own countrymen in positions of...
Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West - William MacLeod RAINE
Gunsight Pass: How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West - William MacLeod RAINE
- Author: William MacLeod RAINE
- Genre: Westerns
Dave Sanders, a young Arizona cowboy, is a classic western hero: honest, brave, intelligent and caring. This is a story of how he navigates the snake-infested territory of the Old West, dealing with all manner of scalawag and scoundrel and fending...
The House by the Lock - Alice Muriel Williamson
The House by the Lock - Alice Muriel Williamson
- Author: Alice Muriel Williamson
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Horror & Supernatural Fiction
What secrets lay within the walls of the house by the lock? What secrets, if any, are held by the man who owns that mysterious house? A body is found in a backwater creek not far from the house by the lock, but what leads Noel Stanton on a quest to...
The Annals Vol 1 - Publius Cornelius Tacitus
The Annals Vol 1 - Publius Cornelius Tacitus
- Author: Publius Cornelius Tacitus
- Genre: Antiquity
The Annals was Tacitus' final work, covering the period from the death of Augustus Caesar in the year 14. He wrote at least 16 books, but books 7-10 and parts of books 5, 6, 11 and 16 are missing. Book 6 ends with the death of Tiberius and books...
Hope - William Dean Howells
Hope - William Dean Howells
- Author: William Dean Howells
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Hope by William Dean Howells. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 7, 2019. ------ A short, vivid seafaring poem that holds out hope for an afterlife, wonderfully crafted by William Dean Howells,...
Six Stories - George MacDonald
Six Stories - George MacDonald
- Author: George MacDonald
- Genre: Fantasy Fiction
Six short stories from the master of fantasy! George MacDonald was an influence on many famous fantasy writers, including C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Madeleine L'Engle. This fantasy story collection includes The Cruel Painter (a vampire...
The One-Hoss Shay - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
The One-Hoss Shay - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
- Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Poetry
This is a small collection of whimsical poems by the American physician and author Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. "The Deacon's Masterpiece" describes the "logical" outcome of building an object (in this case, a two-wheeled carriage called a shay) that...
Eros and Psyche - Robert Bridges
Eros and Psyche - Robert Bridges
- Author: Robert Bridges
- Genre: Lyric
Bridges' Eros and Psyche retells the Eros (= Cupid) and Psyche myth first recorded by Lucius Apuleius in his book The Golden Ass.The poem is divided into twelve cantos - one for each of the twelve months of the year - which gives the poem a certain,...
Three Little Kittens - Katharine Pyle
Three Little Kittens - Katharine Pyle
- Author: Katharine Pyle
- Genre: Animals & Nature
Jazbury, Yowler and Fluffy are three brave and curious kittens craving adventure. Join them as they accidentally venture into the woods and courageously face off against dogs, rats and strange people. - Summary by Mary Kay...
The Malay Archipelago, Vol. 2 - Alfred Russel WALLACE
The Malay Archipelago, Vol. 2 - Alfred Russel WALLACE
- Author: Alfred Russel WALLACE
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Animals
A fascinating and classic Victorian ethnology of SE Asia, first published in 1869. The author was co-discoverer of evolution, together with Darwin. (Summary by Nicholas Longhurst)...
The Ghost Sonata - August Strindberg
The Ghost Sonata - August Strindberg
- Author: August Strindberg
- Genre: Fantastic Fiction / Drama
The Ghost Sonata (Spöksonaten) is a play in three acts by Swedish playwright August Strindberg. Written in 1907, it was first produced at Strindberg's Intimate Theatre in Stockholm on 21 January 1908... The Ghost Sonata is a key text in the...
The Indian To-day - Charles Alexander Eastman
The Indian To-day - Charles Alexander Eastman
- Author: Charles Alexander Eastman
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Based in part upon the author's own observations and personal knowledge, it was the aim of the book to set forth the status and outlook of the North American Indian. He addressed issues such as Indian schools, health, government policy and agencies,...
The Placid Pug, and Other Rhymes - Lord Alfred DOUGLAS
The Placid Pug, and Other Rhymes - Lord Alfred DOUGLAS
- Author: Lord Alfred DOUGLAS
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of ten humorous verses by Lord Alfred Douglas. - Summary by Carolin...
Jewish Children (Yudishe Kinder) - שלום עליכם SHOLEM ALEICHEM
Jewish Children (Yudishe Kinder) - שלום עליכם SHOLEM ALEICHEM
- Author: שלום עליכם SHOLEM ALEICHEM
- Genre: Historical Fiction / Short Stories / *Non-fiction
Although written from a child's perspective, this is not a kids book but a series of funny, poignant, and sometimes disturbing stories about life in a late 19th-century Russian-Jewish village -- the world of my grandparents. Sholem Rabinovich...
Three Years In Europe - William Wells BROWN
Three Years In Europe - William Wells BROWN
- Author: William Wells BROWN
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
William Wells Brown was born a slave, near Lexington, Kentucky. His mother, Elizabeth, was a slave--his father a white man who never acknowledged his paternity. Brown escaped slavery at about the age of 20. For many years he worked as a steamboatman...
Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 1. - Aesop
Celebration of Dialects and Accents, Vol 1. - Aesop
- Author: Aesop
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Education / Language learning
A celebration of all the wonderful dialects and accents found within the Librivox community!The goal being to record a 'phonetically relevant' text by as many volunteers as possible, and make this dialect/accent 'database' available to the world, by...
The Secret Service - Albert RICHARDSON
The Secret Service - Albert RICHARDSON
- Author: Albert RICHARDSON
- Genre: Modern (19th C)
Albert Richardson was a reporter for Horace Greeley’s New York Tribune when he volunteered to hazard an undercover journey through the American south, reporting incognito on the growing secession crisis in that region. With the outbreak of the Civil...
The Psychology of Peoples: Its Influence on Their Evolution - Gustave LE BON
The Psychology of Peoples: Its Influence on Their Evolution - Gustave LE BON
- Author: Gustave LE BON
- Genre: *Non-fiction
"It is barely a century and a half ago that certain philosophers, who, it should be remarked, were very ignorant of the primitive history of man, of the variations of his mental constitution and of the laws of heredity, propounded the idea of the...
Short Poetry Collection 088 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 088 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the months of April, May, and June 2010....
Flower of Youth: Poems in War Time - Katharine Tynan HINKSON
Flower of Youth: Poems in War Time - Katharine Tynan HINKSON
- Author: Katharine Tynan HINKSON
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poetry by Irish poet and writer Kathrine Tynan about World War I. Published in 1917, the poems translate the general atmosphere of fear and grief prevalent across Europe into beautiful verses. - Summary by Carolin...
Hope - Emily Brontë
Hope - Emily Brontë
- Author: Emily Brontë
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Emily Jane Brontë was an English novelist and poet who is best known for her only novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature. Emily was the third eldest of the four surviving Brontë siblings, between the youngest Anne...
The Many-Sided Franklin - Paul Leicester FORD
The Many-Sided Franklin - Paul Leicester FORD
- Author: Paul Leicester FORD
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
A fast-paced, somewhat racey look into the life, accomplishments and idiosyncrasies of Benjamin Franklin. Acclaimed biographer Paul L. Ford uses Franklin’s letters, papers and journals to step us through Franklin's many adventures, to reveal...
Lives of the Saints: With Reflections for Every Day in the Year - Alban BUTLER
Lives of the Saints: With Reflections for Every Day in the Year - Alban BUTLER
- Author: Alban BUTLER
- Genre: Christianity - Biographies
Compiled from the much larger 12 book set of "Butler's Lives of the Saints", this volume contains short biographies of the Saints, for each day of the year, followed by a reflection for each entry. (Summary by Maria Therese)...
The Woman of Mystery - Maurice Leblanc
The Woman of Mystery - Maurice Leblanc
- Author: Maurice Leblanc
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction
In 1898, a young boy watches in horror as his father is stabbed to death by a mysterious woman wearing a black lace scarf and an ornate brooch, Years later, when he arrives with his new bride at the chateau that was part of her dowry, he sees in a...
The Inner Shrine - Basil KING
The Inner Shrine - Basil KING
- Author: Basil KING
- Genre: Historical Fiction
At the opening of this story Diane Eveleth returns from a party in Paris to her mother-in-law, who tells her that her husband George Eveleth has been killed in a duel, fought with the Marquis de Bienville. Diane secretly transfers her remaining...
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens - J. M. Barrie
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens - J. M. Barrie
- Author: J. M. Barrie
- Genre: Action & Adventure
When he is seven days old, Peter Pan flies away from his mother (forgetting that he is no longer a bird and therefore cannot fly), comes to live in Kensington Gardens, and acquires a goat. (Summary by Peter Eastman)...
Biographical Notice Of Nicolo Paganini With An Analysis Of His Compositions And A Sketch Of The History Of The Violin - Francois-Joseph FETIS
Biographical Notice Of Nicolo Paganini With An Analysis Of His Compositions And A Sketch Of The History Of The Violin - Francois-Joseph FETIS
- Author: Francois-Joseph FETIS
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Music / Performing Arts
Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (1782 – 1840) was an Italian violinist, violist, guitarist, and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique. François-Joseph Fétis...
The Holladay Case - Burton Egbert Stevenson
The Holladay Case - Burton Egbert Stevenson
- Author: Burton Egbert Stevenson
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction
Stevenson's introduction of the protagonist Lester (law clerk with New York firm Graham & Royce) finds him occupying a front row seat in the murder trial of Wall Street multi-millionaire Hiram Holladay. Scandalously, suspicion points very...
Cradock Nowell Vol. 2 - Richard Doddridge Blackmore
Cradock Nowell Vol. 2 - Richard Doddridge Blackmore
- Author: Richard Doddridge Blackmore
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
Cradock Nowell: a Tale of the New Forest is a three-volume novel by R. D. Blackmore published in 1866. Set in the New Forest and in London, it follows the fortunes of Cradock Nowell who, at the end of Volume 1, is thrown out of his family home by...
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 031 - Various
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 031 - 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....
The Prince and the Pauper (version 2) - Mark Twain
The Prince and the Pauper (version 2) - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: Action & Adventure
One day a poor boy, Tom, gets a little too near the gates of the palace. and the guards start to beat him. However the prince himself intervenes and invites Tom into the palace. They talk about their differences in life and how very similar they...
Shakespeare Monologues Collection vol. 07 - William Shakespeare
Shakespeare Monologues Collection vol. 07 - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Plays
LibriVox readers present the seventh 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...
The Underground Railroad, Part 5 - William Still
The Underground Railroad, Part 5 - William Still
- Author: William Still
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Modern (20th C)
"I congratulate you that, after much patient research, careful preparation, and untiring labor, you have completed your voluminous work on "THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD." I am sure your work will be found to be one of absorbing interest, worthy of the...
