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Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Part 7 - Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Part 7 - Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
- Author: Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
- Genre: Religion
Some years ago, the editor of an English magazine sent a communication to "the hundred greatest men in Great Britain" asking them this question: "If for any reason you were to spend a year absolutely alone, in a prison for instance, and could select...
Kreativity for Kats & Other Stories - Fritz Leiber
Kreativity for Kats & Other Stories - Fritz Leiber
- Author: Fritz Leiber
- Genre: Science Fiction
Here are three stories by the inimitable Fritz Leiber, all from Galaxy Magazine: Kreativity for Kats 1961 - aliens do live among us; The Last Letter from Galaxy 1958 - a hand written letter paralizes the postal service; and The Big Engine, 1962 -...
The Other Side of the Sun: Fairy Stories - Evelyn SHARP
The Other Side of the Sun: Fairy Stories - Evelyn SHARP
- Author: Evelyn SHARP
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
What better thing can I say about this book except that it is written by Evelyn Sharp the author who writes fairy stories with a flowing and beautiful style. These eight stories are different in that they are a bit longer than usual fairy stories,...
Birds and Nature, Vol. XII, No 5, December 1902 - Various
Birds and Nature, Vol. XII, No 5, December 1902 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Nature & Animal Fiction / Nature
"Birds and Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems, anecdotes and factual descriptions of birds, animals and other natural subjects with accompanying color plates. The magazine was...
Drink To Her - Thomas Moore
Drink To Her - Thomas Moore
- Author: Thomas Moore
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Drink To Her by Thomas Moore. This was the weekly poetry project for July 5th, 2009....
Morning Bells; Or, Waking Thoughts for Little Ones - Frances Ridley Havergal
Morning Bells; Or, Waking Thoughts for Little Ones - Frances Ridley Havergal
- Author: Frances Ridley Havergal
- Genre: Religion
Thirty-one brief morning devotionals, simple enough for the child audience for which they were written, but also inspiring for adults needing some spiritual refreshment. ( Jael Baldwin)...
The Pupil - Henry James
The Pupil - Henry James
- Author: Henry James
- Genre: General Fiction
Pemberton, a young American with an Oxford education and out of money, takes a job tutoring Morgan Moreen, the 12-year old son of an American couple living in Europe in a style not quite matched by their income. Mr. and Mrs. Moreen's main purpose in...
God Goes to Murderer's Row - Rev. M. RAYMOND
God Goes to Murderer's Row - Rev. M. RAYMOND
- Author: Rev. M. RAYMOND
- Genre: True Crime / Christianity - Biographies
The Hound of Heaven stalks the death house in pursuit of the soul of a modern Dismas in this true story of a doomed criminal who found God in the solitude of a prison. The author, Father Raymond, was a Trappist monk from Gethsemani, Kentucky. He was...
Angel Food For Jack and Jill: Little Talks to Little Folks - Rev. Gerald T. Brennan
Angel Food For Jack and Jill: Little Talks to Little Folks - Rev. Gerald T. Brennan
- Author: Rev. Gerald T. Brennan
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Religion
This is book five of the “Angel Food” series by the author. It consists of a series of 28 short sermons for children, in the form of a charming story. The author was a Catholic parish priest in New York for many years during the mid 1900’s. He was...
Spiritual Dialogue Between the Soul, the Body, Self-Love, the Spirit, Humanity, and the Lord God - Saint Catherine of Genoa
Spiritual Dialogue Between the Soul, the Body, Self-Love, the Spirit, Humanity, and the Lord God - Saint Catherine of Genoa
- Author: Saint Catherine of Genoa
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Saint Catherine of Genoa (Caterina Fieschi Adorno, born Genoa 1447 – 15 September 1510) is an Italian Roman Catholic saint and mystic, admired for her work among the sick and the poor. She was a member of the noble Fieschi family, and spent most of...
The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid - Thomas Hardy
The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid - Thomas Hardy
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- Genre: Literary Fiction / Romance
A milkmaid, Margery, encounters a mysterious foreigner and perhaps prevents him from committing suicide. In gratitude, the man offers her any reward she can name. She tells him she wants to go to a ball. He takes her, admittedly a bit reluctantly,...
Beautiful Girlhood - Mabel HALE
Beautiful Girlhood - Mabel HALE
- Author: Mabel HALE
- Genre: General Fiction / *Non-fiction / Self-Help
The transitioning years between girlhood and womanhood are an exciting time for a girl, as well as tumultuous and confusing. Beautiful Girlhood by Mabel Hale is a lovely guide that will help the young girl understand the changes she is going through...
Report of the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island - PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE ACCIDENT AT THREE M
Report of the President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island - PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE ACCIDENT AT THREE M
- Author: PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE ACCIDENT AT THREE M
- Genre: Science / Modern (20th C)
At 4:00 a.m. on March 28, 1979, a serious accident occurred at the Three Mile Island 2 nuclear power plant near Middletown, Pennsylvania. The accident was initiated by mechanical malfunctions in the plant and made much worse by a combination of...
Bible (DBY) NT 08: 2 Corinthians - Darby Bible
Bible (DBY) NT 08: 2 Corinthians - Darby Bible
- Author: Darby Bible
- Genre: Bibles
The Darby Bible consists of a translation of the New Testament by John Nelson Darby, originally published in 1867, and a translation of the Old Testament, included in later editions of the text, completed by Darby's students after his death. -...
Bessie's Fortune - Mary Jane HOLMES
Bessie's Fortune - Mary Jane HOLMES
- Author: Mary Jane HOLMES
- Genre: Romance
The coverup of a murder leads to the search for the dead man's heiress decades later in this delightful 3 part novel by Mary Jane Holmes. Her characters are as always very interesting and realistic. Poor little Bessie is raised in poverty because...
Problems in American Democracy - Thames WILLIAMSON
Problems in American Democracy - Thames WILLIAMSON
- Author: Thames WILLIAMSON
- Genre: Political Science
Problems in American Democracy is a very detailed, specific explanation of some of the underlying and surface problems of a democracy system of government, particularly of the American form of democracy. Though lengthy, it is a great read for people...
The Golden Sayings of Epictetus - EPICTETUS
The Golden Sayings of Epictetus - EPICTETUS
- Author: EPICTETUS
- Genre: Ancient
Aphorisms from the Stoic Greek....
The Undying One and Other Poems - Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton
The Undying One and Other Poems - Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton
- Author: Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton
- Genre: Single author
“The Byron of our modern poetesses," was the verdict of Henry Nelson Coleridge, the eldest son of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, writing in an 1840 issue of The Quarterly Review about the poet Caroline Norton. Born Caroline Elizabeth Sarah...
The Higher Pantheism in a Nutshell - Algernon Charles Swinburne
The Higher Pantheism in a Nutshell - Algernon Charles Swinburne
- Author: Algernon Charles Swinburne
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of The Higher Pantheism in a Nutshell by Algernon Charles Swinburne. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for September 18, 2011. Algernon Charles Swinburne was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and...
Indiana - George SAND
Indiana - George SAND
- Author: George SAND
- Genre: General Fiction / Romance
This is George Sand's first novel. Her real name was Amantine (or Amandine) Lucile Dupin, and she later became baroness Dudevant. As an aristocratic woman living in 19th century France, she chose her first novel to be, above all, a realistic work....
Bible (DBY) NT 11: Philippians - Darby Bible
Bible (DBY) NT 11: Philippians - Darby Bible
- Author: Darby Bible
- Genre: Bibles
The Darby Bible consists of a translation of the New Testament by John Nelson Darby, originally published in 1867, and a translation of the Old Testament, included in later editions of the text, completed by Darby's students after his death. The...
The Gettysburg Address (version 3) - Abraham Lincoln
The Gettysburg Address (version 3) - Abraham Lincoln
- Author: Abraham Lincoln
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Political Science
The Dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, in November, 1863, followed a few short months after the roiling, acrid clouds of gun smoke dissipated, leaving a little crossroads town in Pennsylvania heir to the human tragedy of over 7,000...
High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France - James Norman HALL
High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France - James Norman HALL
- Author: James Norman HALL
- Genre: War & Military
High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France by James Norman Hall; you will find this book although an exciting narrative has an unpolished feel because it was published in June of 1918 while Mr. Hall was a captive in a German POW camp. When...
The Brother Avenged, and Other Ballads - George BORROW
The Brother Avenged, and Other Ballads - George BORROW
- Author: George BORROW
- Genre: Poetry
This is a series of ten narrative poems by George Borrow. They capture the spirit of epic poetry perfectly, set in medieval times and telling each a story. - Summary by Carolin...
Erie Waters - E. Pauline Johnson
Erie Waters - E. Pauline Johnson
- Author: E. Pauline Johnson
- Genre: Nature & Animal Fiction / Nautical & Marine Fiction / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
"Her death is not only a great loss to those who knew and loved her: it is a great loss to Canadian literature and to the Canadian nation. I must think that she will hold a memorable place among poets in virtue of her descent and also in virtue of...
Margaret of Angoulême, Queen of Navarre - Agnes Mary Frances ROBINSON
Margaret of Angoulême, Queen of Navarre - Agnes Mary Frances ROBINSON
- Author: Agnes Mary Frances ROBINSON
- Genre: War & Military / Biography & Autobiography / Literary Criticism
Margaret of Angoulême, Queen of Navarre (Marguerite de Navarre), (1492-1549), was the sister of Francis I, King of France. She was highly-educated and was courted by the future Henry VIII of England. However, at the age of seventeen, she was married...
Stamp Collecting as a Pastime - Edward J. NANKIVELL
Stamp Collecting as a Pastime - Edward J. NANKIVELL
- Author: Edward J. NANKIVELL
- Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
Edward J. Nankivell was an early stamp collector in England. In this book he describes the hobby of stamp collecting. He was the editor of the Philatelic Record and Stamp News. - Summary by Kangaroo692...
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (Le Gallienne) - Version 2 - Omar Khayyám
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (Le Gallienne) - Version 2 - Omar Khayyám
- Author: Omar Khayyám
- Genre: Poetry / Ancient
One of the greatest works of poetry in history, this lyric poem presents the deep feelings and emotions of the poet on subjects such as life, death, love, God and destiny. (Summary by Michael Armenta)...
The Tale of Terror: A Study of the Gothic Romance - Edith BIRKHEAD
The Tale of Terror: A Study of the Gothic Romance - Edith BIRKHEAD
- Author: Edith BIRKHEAD
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Literary Criticism
A seminal essay on the development of horror as a genre, highly influential on later writers. - Summary by Timothy Ferguson...
The Middle Temple Murder - J. S. Fletcher
The Middle Temple Murder - J. S. Fletcher
- Author: J. S. Fletcher
- Genre: Detective Fiction
The dead body of a man is found on the steps to some chambers of Middle Temple Lane, near London's law courts. A journalist and a young lawyer start investigating. - This classic English murder mystery was written in 1920 by J.S. Fletcher, himself a...
The Revenger's Tragedy - Thomas Middleton
The Revenger's Tragedy - Thomas Middleton
- Author: Thomas Middleton
- Genre: Tragedy
"When the bad bleeds, then is the tragedy good." The Revenger's Tragedy is a bloody Jacobean drama centering on Vindici, whose beloved has been murdered by the Duke. Aided by his brother Hippolito, Vindici plans to take revenge not only on the Duke,...
Roman Collar Detective - Grace JOHNSON
Roman Collar Detective - Grace JOHNSON
- Author: Grace JOHNSON
- Genre: Detective Fiction
A shot penetrates the still night air and one of Galton's leading citizens is a victim of a desperate killer's gun. Murder becomes entangled with politics and it takes a parish priest to discover "whodunit" in this thriller by a husband and wife...
The Inspector-General - Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
The Inspector-General - Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
- Author: Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
- Genre: Satire
The Governor and Officials of a small provincial town in Russia are worried. They have received word that a Government Inspector is on his way. As they do what they can to cover up their own corruption and incompetence, a man arrives at the Inn and...
The Five Jars - M. R. JAMES
The Five Jars - M. R. JAMES
- Author: M. R. JAMES
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Fantastic Fiction
The Five Jars is the only novel written by James, who is best known for his ghost stories. It is a peculiarly surreal fantasy apparently written for children. While he is out walking, the narrator is drawn to a remote pool, and finds a small box...
The Owl Critic - James Thomas FIELDS
The Owl Critic - James Thomas FIELDS
- Author: James Thomas FIELDS
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 23 recordings of The Owl Critic by James T. Fields. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for April 3, 2011. James Thomas Fields (December 31, 1817 – April 24, 1881) was an American publisher, editor, and poet. At the...
The Age of Reason - Thomas PAINE
The Age of Reason - Thomas PAINE
- Author: Thomas PAINE
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Political Science
The Age of Reason: Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology, a deistic treatise written by eighteenth-century British radical and American revolutionary Thomas Paine, critiques institutionalized religion and challenges the inerrancy of...
Bear Creek Collection Volume 2 - Robert E. Howard
Bear Creek Collection Volume 2 - Robert E. Howard
- Author: Robert E. Howard
- Genre: Westerns
Breckinridge Elkins is the roughest, toughest, fastest-shootin', hardest-fightin' feller in the Bear Creek settlement, and probably in the entire Humbolt Mountains. As he travels further from home, he single-handedly takes on outlaws, settles (and...
The Swiss Family Robinson (Version 2) - Johann David WYSS
The Swiss Family Robinson (Version 2) - Johann David WYSS
- Author: Johann David WYSS
- Genre: Action & Adventure
First published in 1812, The Swiss Family Robinson may sometimes seem old-fashioned to modern readers, especially the family’s attitude toward wildlife (if it moves, shoot it). However, it’s a truly exciting adventure and a timeless story of warm...
Byways to Blessedness - James Allen
Byways to Blessedness - James Allen
- Author: James Allen
- Genre: Self-Help
James Allen instructs us on how to improve our life and spiritual well-being through the power of positive thinking. He teaches us to live in the present and appreciate the moment. Allen asserts that the power of each person to form his own...
A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World - James COOK
A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World - James COOK
- Author: James COOK
- Genre: Exploration
Having, on his first voyage, discovered Australia, Cook still had to contend with those who maintained that the Terra Australians Incognita (the unknown Southern Continent) was a reality. To finally settle the issue, the British Admiralty sent Cook...
