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Invention And Discovery: Curious Facts And Characteristic Sketches - Unknown
Invention And Discovery: Curious Facts And Characteristic Sketches - Unknown
- Author: Unknown
- Genre: Technology & Engineering
"In this little volume are brought together a number of sketches and memoranda, illustrating the history of discovery, and the lives and labours of inventors and explorers, not of our own country alone, but of others, for knowledge is of no country,...
Blessed Edmund Campion - Louise Imogen Guiney
Blessed Edmund Campion - Louise Imogen Guiney
- Author: Louise Imogen Guiney
- Genre: Christianity - Biographies
Saint Edmund Campion, S.J., (1540 – 1581) was an English Catholic Jesuit priest and martyr. While conducting an underground ministry to the persecuted Catholics of Elizabethan England, Campion was arrested by priest hunters. Convicted of high...
Herbert West: Reanimator - H. P. LOVECRAFT
Herbert West: Reanimator - H. P. LOVECRAFT
- Author: H. P. LOVECRAFT
- Genre: Science Fiction
"Herbert West—Reanimator" is a story by American horror fiction writer H. P. Lovecraft that was first serialized in February through July 1922 in the amateur publication Home Brew. The story was the basis of the 1985 horror film Re-Animator and its...
Ballad of the Canal - Phoebe CARY
Ballad of the Canal - Phoebe CARY
- Author: Phoebe CARY
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Ballad of the Canal by Phoebe Cary. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for September 4, 2011. Phoebe Cary was an American poet, and the younger sister of poet Alice Cary (1820–1871). The sisters...
Lincoln at Cooper Union - Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln at Cooper Union - Abraham Lincoln
- Author: Abraham Lincoln
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
On 27 February 1860, Abraham Lincoln gave this address at the Cooper Union in New York City. When he gave the speech, Lincoln was considered by many to be just a country lawyer. After he gave the speech, he soon became his party's nominee for...
African-American Collection - Various
African-American Collection - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Anthologies
This collection recognizes Black History Month, February 2007. Two excellent resources for public domain African American writing are African American Writers (Bookshelf) and The Book of American Negro Poetry, edited by James Weldon Johnson....
The Awakening of Spring - Frank WEDEKIND
The Awakening of Spring - Frank WEDEKIND
- Author: Frank WEDEKIND
- Genre: Plays
The Awakening of Spring is the German dramatist Frank Wedekind's first major play and a seminal work in the modern history of theatre. It is the source material for the contemporary rock musical Spring Awakening. The play criticises the...
The Old Régime in Canada - Francis Parkman, Jr.
The Old Régime in Canada - Francis Parkman, Jr.
- Author: Francis Parkman Jr.
- Genre: Early Modern
Francis Parkman is an nineteenth century American historian. He devoted most of his life to a seven volume history of "The French and English in North America." "The Old Régime in Canada" is the fourth volume of the series and mainly covers the...
The One-Eyed Griffin and Other Tales - Herbert Escott INMAN
The One-Eyed Griffin and Other Tales - Herbert Escott INMAN
- Author: Herbert Escott INMAN
- Genre: Children's Fiction
collection of children's fairytales including the tale of how the griffin lost one eye and Can't Shan't and Don't Care came to be giants. - Summary by Sorbet87...
How to Do Chemical Tricks - A. T. ANDERSON
How to Do Chemical Tricks - A. T. ANDERSON
- Author: A. T. ANDERSON
- Genre: Chemistry
While a bit outdated in many of the more complex descriptions of several of the phenomena described, this book is nonetheless still fun and relevant for a person interested in basic chemistry or physics tricks, and the devices built in the book can...
The Criminal from Lost Honour - Friedrich Schiller
The Criminal from Lost Honour - Friedrich Schiller
- Author: Friedrich Schiller
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction
"In the whole history of man there is no chapter more instructive for the heart and mind than the annals of his errors. On the occasion of every great crime a proportionally great force was in motion. If by the pale light of ordinary emotions the...
The Legends of Charlemagne - Thomas BULFINCH
The Legends of Charlemagne - Thomas BULFINCH
- Author: Thomas BULFINCH
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Bulfinch (July 15, 1796 - May 27, 1867) explains the his work is "an attempt tell the stories of mythology in such a manner as to make them a source of amusement. We have endeavored to tell them correctly, according to the ancient authorities, so...
Drum-Taps - Walt Whitman
Drum-Taps - Walt Whitman
- Author: Walt Whitman
- Genre: Single author
Drum Taps is the next collection of poems published by Walt Whitman after his famous Leaves of Grass. This collection is a direct response to Whitman's personal observations of the Civil War, many of which come from his volunteer efforts in wartime...
Five Tales - John Galsworthy
Five Tales - John Galsworthy
- Author: John Galsworthy
- Genre: Published 1900 onward / Single Author Collections
This 1918 book consists of five short stories or novelettes by Galsworthy. They are The First and Last (1914), A Stoic, The Apple Tree (1916), The Juryman, Indian Summer of a Forsyte (1918) This last became part of the trilogy The Forsyte Saga....
Address to Certain Goldfishes - Hartley COLERIDGE
Address to Certain Goldfishes - Hartley COLERIDGE
- Author: Hartley COLERIDGE
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of Address to Certain Goldfishes by Hartley Coleridge. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for August 19, 2012. David Hartley Coleridge was an English poet, biographer, essayist, and teacher. He was...
Leaves from Australian Forests - Henry Kendall
Leaves from Australian Forests - Henry Kendall
- Author: Henry Kendall
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems by Australian poet Henry Kendall. It is the second volume of his collected poems, and contains some of his most widely-known verses, such as "Bell-Birds", "The Hut by the Black Swamp", and "The Last of His Tribe". This...
The Stolen Singer - Martha BELLINGER
The Stolen Singer - Martha BELLINGER
- Author: Martha BELLINGER
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction
Agatha Redmond, a popular soprano, is kidnapped in New York City by thugs unknown, shortly after she learns of a hefty inheritance from a friend of her mother's. Coming to her rescue is a wealthy young businessman named James Hambleton, late of...
The History of Chemistry - Thomas THOMSON
The History of Chemistry - Thomas THOMSON
- Author: Thomas THOMSON
- Genre: Chemistry
Origin and progress of chemistry, from its beginnings in alchemy into the early 19th century including history and characters of important contributors to the science. (Summary by Sienna)...
The Last of the Plainsmen - Zane Grey
The Last of the Plainsmen - Zane Grey
- Author: Zane Grey
- Genre: Travel & Geography
Travel along as Mike Vendetti aka miketheauctioneer narrates an outstanding true account of a trip made in 1909 by Zane Grey and a plainsman, Buffalo Jones, through the Grand Canyon to lasso a cougar. That’s right lasso. Throw a rope around. That’s...
The Scarlet Pimpernel - Baroness Orczy
The Scarlet Pimpernel - Baroness Orczy
- Author: Baroness Orczy
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
The classic story of Sir Percy Blakeney and his alter ego, the Scarlet Pimpernel. A great adventure, set during the French Revolution. (Summary by Karen Savage)...
A Voyage to Arcturus - David Lindsay
A Voyage to Arcturus - David Lindsay
- Author: David Lindsay
- Genre: Science Fiction
A Voyage to Arcturus is a novel by Scottish writer David Lindsay, first published in 1920. It combines fantasy, philosophy, and science fiction in an exploration of the nature of good and evil and their relationship with existence. It has been...
The Oxen - Thomas Hardy
The Oxen - Thomas Hardy
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you seven different recordings of The Oxen, by Thomas Hardy. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of December 17th, 2006....
The Colors of Space - Marion Zimmer Bradley
The Colors of Space - Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Author: Marion Zimmer Bradley
- Genre: Science Fiction
Bart Steele, Space Academy graduate, is on his way home to his father's business - he runs a fleet of spaceships for interstellar travel. The secret for fast interstellar travel though is still tightly kept by the alien race Lhari. An agreement...
North Lancashire - John Edward MARR
North Lancashire - John Edward MARR
- Author: John Edward MARR
- Genre: Travel & Geography
Cambridge County Geographies was a 75 volume series covering the counties of England, Scotland and Wales. Separate volumes were produced for Lancashire north and south of the River Ribble. J. E. Marr's volume on North Lancashire covers a...
Crome Yellow - Aldous Huxley
Crome Yellow - Aldous Huxley
- Author: Aldous Huxley
- Genre: Satire
Crome Yellow, published in 1921 was Aldous Huxley’s first novel. In it he satirizes the fads and fashions of the time. It is the witty story of a house party at ‘Crome’ where there is a gathering of bright young things. We hear some of the history...
Stories without Tears - Barry Pain
Stories without Tears - Barry Pain
- Author: Barry Pain
- Genre: Short Stories
This is a collection of short stories by Barry Pain, first published in 1914. While generally best-known for his horror and supernatural fiction, Barry Pain turns to general fiction, mystery, and humour in this volume. Sorely needed in 1914, one...
The Quiet Flame - Eva K. BETZ
The Quiet Flame - Eva K. BETZ
- Author: Eva K. BETZ
- Genre: *Non-fiction
“You will never be a leper nor will any Sister of our Order.” The amazing promise was made by Mother Marianne of Molokai, the “Quiet Flame” of the this title who, as a Sister of St. Francis , spent 30 years on that island helping lepers during and...
Marriage, volume 2 - Susan Edmonstoune FERRIER
Marriage, volume 2 - Susan Edmonstoune FERRIER
- Author: Susan Edmonstoune FERRIER
- Genre: Family Life / Romance
Lady Juliana is the daughter of the Earl of Courtland. She receives a marriage proposal from a wealthy Duke but much to the horror of her father she elopes to Gretna Green a Scottish soldier Henry Douglas. She is disowned and Douglas is dismissed....
More Jataka Tales - Ellen C. BABBITT
More Jataka Tales - Ellen C. BABBITT
- Author: Ellen C. BABBITT
- Genre: Action & Adventure / Animals & Nature
The continued success of the "Jataka Tales," as retold and published ten years ago, has led to this second and companion volume. Who that has read or told stories to children has not been lured on by the subtle flattery of their cry for "more"? The...
Anna Karenina, Book 1 - Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina, Book 1 - Leo Tolstoy
- Author: Leo Tolstoy
- Genre: Historical Fiction / Romance
Anna Karenina tells of the doomed love affair between the sensuous and rebellious Anna and the dashing officer, Count Vronsky. Tragedy unfolds as Anna rejects her passionless marriage to follow her heart and must endure the hypocrisies of society....
The Elements of Conchology - William Ruschenberger
The Elements of Conchology - William Ruschenberger
- Author: William Ruschenberger
- Genre: Animals / Education / Nature
The fifth of the Series of First Books of Natural History, embraces that branch of our subject which treats of the Mollusca, or soft animals, and consequently, includes the Elements of Conchology. In the beauty and singularity of their forms, the...
A Calendar of Sonnets (Version 2) - Helen Hunt Jackson
A Calendar of Sonnets (Version 2) - Helen Hunt Jackson
- Author: Helen Hunt Jackson
- Genre: Sonnets
Helen Hunt Jackson is probably most famous for her work on behalf of Native Americans’ rights. However, this short volume presents a sonnet for each month of the year, devoted simply and beautifully to the shifting wonder of nature through the...
A Summer's Afternoon - Benjamin King
A Summer's Afternoon - Benjamin King
- Author: Benjamin King
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
As the summer days wind down, LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 different recordings of A Summer’s Afternoon by Benjamin King. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of July 29th, 2007....
The Adventures of Gerard - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Gerard - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Historical Fiction
These lesser known stories were penned by Conan Doyle during the period between killing off Sherlock Holmes in 1893 and reluctantly resurrecting him some ten years later. The swashbuckling, eponymous hero, Etienne Gerard, is one of Napoleon's...
Tess of the d'Urbervilles (version 3) - Thomas Hardy
Tess of the d'Urbervilles (version 3) - Thomas Hardy
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- Genre: General Fiction
"Tess of the d'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented" is a novel by Thomas Hardy, first published in 1891. It initially appeared in a censored and serialised version, published by the British illustrated newspaper, The Graphic. Though now...
A Popular History of Ireland, Book 12 - Thomas D'Arcy McGee
A Popular History of Ireland, Book 12 - Thomas D'Arcy McGee
- Author: Thomas D'Arcy McGee
- Genre: Early Modern
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve books; Book 10 subtitled “From the Union of Great Britain and Ireland to the Emancipation of the...
Mansfield Park - Jane Austen
Mansfield Park - Jane Austen
- Author: Jane Austen
- Genre: Romance / Satire
Mansfield Park features Austen’s frailest and perhaps most scrupulous heroine, Fannie Price. As the eldest daughter in a poor family, Fannie is sent to rich relatives when she’s just old enough to fully appreciate the shame of her circumstances....
The Great Pearl Secret - Charles Norris WILLIAMSON
The Great Pearl Secret - Charles Norris WILLIAMSON
- Author: Charles Norris WILLIAMSON
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction
It is the afternoon before a grand society wedding between Juliet Phayre and the Duke of Claremanagh, when Emmy West drops by to visit the bride and to see the famed Tsarina pearls, only ever to be worn by the Duchess... supposedly. When Juliet...
O, it was out by Donnycarney - James JOYCE
O, it was out by Donnycarney - James JOYCE
- Author: James JOYCE
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 different recordings of O, it was out by Donnycarney, by James Joyce, in celebration of St. Patrick's Day. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of March 11th, 2007....
The Firelight Fairy Book - Henry Beston
The Firelight Fairy Book - Henry Beston
- Author: Henry Beston
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
One pleasant summer day, as the fairy-tale lover sat reading a book beneath the low spreading branches of an oak tree, he heard a hum of wings, and looking up startled from his book, he discovered the Fairy Goldenwand standing close by. "Are you...
