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The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter - Ambrose Bierce
The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter - Ambrose Bierce
- Author: Ambrose Bierce
- Genre: Historical Fiction
A tragic but very captivating tale of a monk in the 17th century....
Our Knowledge Box - George BLACKIE
Our Knowledge Box - George BLACKIE
- Author: George BLACKIE
- Genre: *Non-fiction
This practical guide to solving all sorts of problems includes secrets and discoveries covering the Liquor Trade, Druggists' Aids, Manufacturing Hints, Toiletries and Perfumeries, Hunting and Trapping, the Fine Arts and Sciences, Farming Techniques,...
The Rubaiyat of Umar Khaiyam - Omar Khayyám
The Rubaiyat of Umar Khaiyam - Omar Khayyám
- Author: Omar Khayyám
- Genre: Poetry
In 1867 Jean Baptiste Nicolas (1814-1875), scholar and career diplomat, published the first major French translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. This version is in prose and the collection contains 464 verses. In Nicolas’ view, Omar was no...
Right Off The Bat - William F. KIRK
Right Off The Bat - William F. KIRK
- Author: William F. KIRK
- Genre: Sports Fiction
A Book of Baseball Ballads covering all aspects of our wonderful past-time. The ballads may seem out of date given some reference to drinking, smoking, and gambling. But anyone who knows history knows that these players were working men without...
Smoke - Ivan Turgenev
Smoke - Ivan Turgenev
- Author: Ivan Turgenev
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
Smoke is an 1867 novel by the highly acclaimed Russian writer Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883) that tells the gripping story of a secret love affair between a young betrothed Russian man and a young married Russian woman, while also delivering in the...
The Beach of Dreams - H. De Vere Stacpoole
The Beach of Dreams - H. De Vere Stacpoole
- Author: H. De Vere Stacpoole
- Genre: Nautical & Marine Fiction
Two sailors, Harbutt and Raft, discuss their plight as workers under the thumb of a wealthy owner. During a windstorm, Raft and his fellow hands must climb a mast of the three-master to control a rigging gone astray. Once they master that runaway...
Poems of Cheer - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Poems of Cheer - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Genre: Poetry
This is another volume in Ella Wheeler Wilcox's series. This time, the topic is "Cheer". - Summary by Carolin...
The Fetch - Dora Sigerson Shorter
The Fetch - Dora Sigerson Shorter
- Author: Dora Sigerson Shorter
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 7 different recordings of The Fetch by Dora Sigerson Shorter....
Folk Tales from Many Lands - Lilian GASK
Folk Tales from Many Lands - Lilian GASK
- Author: Lilian GASK
- Genre: Anthologies
A collection of poetic folk talkes from all over the world....
Short Story Collection Vol. 005 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 005 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Anthologies
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 005: a collection of 20 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members....
The Relations of Saint Teresa of Avila - Saint Teresa of Avila
The Relations of Saint Teresa of Avila - Saint Teresa of Avila
- Author: Saint Teresa of Avila
- Genre: Christianity - Other
The Relations (in Spanish Relaciones) is an extention of St Teresa's Autobiography. In The Relations she tells of her inner and outer experiences in the form of letters. - Summary by Ann Boulais...
Plan and Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language - Samuel Johnson
Plan and Preface to a Dictionary of the English Language - Samuel Johnson
- Author: Samuel Johnson
- Genre: Reference
The published dictionary was a huge book: with pages nearly 1½ feet tall and 20 inches wide, it contained 42,773 words; it also sold for the huge price of £4/10s. ($400?). It would be years before "Johnson's Dictionary", as it came to be known,...
My Monks of Vagabondia - Andress Small FLOYD
My Monks of Vagabondia - Andress Small FLOYD
- Author: Andress Small FLOYD
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Before welfare or rehab, what happened to those unfortunates who lost their way, fell through the cracks, were cast off by society? Men such as Andress Floyd and his wife Lillian stepped up. In 1908, the philanthropists converted a mansion in New...
The Secret of Charlotte Brontë - Frederika Richardson MACDONALD
The Secret of Charlotte Brontë - Frederika Richardson MACDONALD
- Author: Frederika Richardson MACDONALD
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Literary Criticism / Modern (19th C)
Twenty years ago, now, I attempted (but was not especially successful in the task) to establish upon the personal knowledge that my own residence as a pupil in the historical Pensionnat in the Rue d'Isabelle, at Bruxelles gave me of the facts of...
The First Apology of Justin Martyr - Saint Justin Martyr
The First Apology of Justin Martyr - Saint Justin Martyr
- Author: Saint Justin Martyr
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Religion
The purpose of the Apology is to prove to the emperors, renowned as upright and philosophical men, the injustice of the persecution of the Christians, who are the representatives of true philosophy … Christians are the true worshipers of God, the...
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (version 2) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (version 2) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Genre: Detective Fiction / Published 1800 -1900
A collection of twelve short stories featuring Conan Doyle's legendary detective, originally published as single stories in Strand Magazine and subsequently collected into a single volume. There is not always a crime committed nor a culprit to find,...
Woman and War - Olive Schreiner
Woman and War - Olive Schreiner
- Author: Olive Schreiner
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Political Science / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
Olive Schreiner was a South African writer born in 1855 to missionary parents in the Eastern Cape. She is credited with being the first Internationally famous South African Novelist. She was an extraordinary person and was one of the earliest...
The Life of Florence Nightingale, Volume 2 - Edward Tyas COOK
The Life of Florence Nightingale, Volume 2 - Edward Tyas COOK
- Author: Edward Tyas COOK
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
A history of Florence Nightingale (1820-1910), the founder of modern nursing. Here's the definitive biography, gleaned from a lifetime of her notes, letters and writings, that goes way beyond the mere legend of "The Lady With The Lamp", and the...
When Father Carves the Duck - Ernest Vincent Wright
When Father Carves the Duck - Ernest Vincent Wright
- Author: Ernest Vincent Wright
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Ernest Vincent Wright was an American author known for his book Gadsby, a 50,000-word novel which, except for the introduction and a note at the end, did not use the letter "e".The biographical details of his life are unclear. A 2002 article in the...
Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures - Douglas William JERROLD
Mrs. Caudle's Curtain Lectures - Douglas William JERROLD
- Author: Douglas William JERROLD
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
Douglas William Jerrold (1803-1857) was the son of an actor manager. After some time in the Navy and as an apprentice printer he became a playwright and later a journalist. He was a contemporary and friend of Charles Dickens. As a journalist he...
The Lost Continent (Beyond Thirty) - Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Lost Continent (Beyond Thirty) - Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Author: Edgar Rice Burroughs
- Genre: Science Fiction
Originally published under the title of Beyond Thirty. The novel, set in the year 2137, was heavily influenced by the events of World War I. In the future world depicted in the novel, Europe has descended into barbarism while an isolationist Western...
Northanger Abbey (version 3 Dramatic Reading) - Jane Austen
Northanger Abbey (version 3 Dramatic Reading) - Jane Austen
- Author: Jane Austen
- Genre: Dramatic Readings / Romance
Northanger Abbey follows seventeen-year-old Gothic novel aficionado Catherine Morland and family friends Mr. and Mrs. Allen as they visit Bath. It is Catherine's first visit there. She meets new friends, such as Isabella Thorpe, and goes to balls....
Short Story Collection Vol. 072 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 072 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. This time, we delve into the works of Virginia Woolf, Mark Twain, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Guy de Maupassant, Saki and others to bring you tales of mystery, the...
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1845 - 1848) - James K. POLK
State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1845 - 1848) - James K. POLK
- Author: James K. POLK
- Genre: Literary Collections / Political Science
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress, typically delivered annually. The address not only reports on the condition of the nation but also allows...
Astounding Stories 16, April 1931 - Undefined
Astounding Stories 16, April 1931 - Undefined
- Author: Undefined
- Genre: Science Fiction
Contents of this issue :- MONSTERS OF MARS EDMOND HAMILTON - Three Martian-Duped Earth-Men Swing Open the Gates of Space That for So Long Had Barred the Greedy Hordes of the Red Planet. (A Complete Novelette.) THE EXILE OF TIME RAY CUMMINGS - From...
White Jacket, or The World in a Man-of-War - Herman Melville
White Jacket, or The World in a Man-of-War - Herman Melville
- Author: Herman Melville
- Genre: Nautical & Marine Fiction
This is a tale based on Melville's experiences aboard the USS United States from 1843 to 1844. It comments on the harsh and brutal realities of service in the US Navy at that time, but beyond this the narrator has created for the reader graphic...
John Barleycorn or Alcoholic Memoirs - Jack London
John Barleycorn or Alcoholic Memoirs - Jack London
- Author: Jack London
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
Jack London died at the age of forty. In this autobiographical work, London describes his life as seen through the eyes of John Barleycorn (alcohol). There is much controversy about the cause of his death just as there is about alcoholism and...
Annie Besant - Annie Besant
Annie Besant - Annie Besant
- Author: Annie Besant
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Atheism & Agnosticism
In her autobiography, Annie Besant poignantly writes of her search for the truth of what she believed in, leaving Christianity behind to embrace Atheism, and ultimately finding her peace in Theosophy, which she became interested in after meeting...
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 019 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 019 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, literature, travel, science, medicine, war, writing, education,...
The Jungle Book (Version 2) - Rudyard Kipling
The Jungle Book (Version 2) - Rudyard Kipling
- Author: Rudyard Kipling
- Genre: Action & Adventure
This is the classic story of Mowgli, the young boy raised by wolves in India: his escapades and adventures with his dear friends Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear, his capture by the Monkey-People, his attempt at reintegration into human...
People Like That - Kate Langley BOSHER
People Like That - Kate Langley BOSHER
- Author: Kate Langley BOSHER
- Genre: General Fiction / Romance
A single woman from a family that is well-off, buys a house at a place that is looked down upon and disapproved by her family and friends alike. Her reason - she wants to live the life of and know people like that. (This book's got one of the cutest...
Cain: A Mystery - George Gordon, Lord Byron
Cain: A Mystery - George Gordon, Lord Byron
- Author: George Gordon Lord Byron
- Genre: Tragedy
Cain: A Mystery is Lord Byron's retelling of the classical Biblical story from the point of view of its antagonist. Undoubtedly influenced by Milton's Paradise Lost, Byron's Cain is defiant and questioning. In trying to come to terms with the...
The House of Mirth (Version 2) - Edith Wharton
The House of Mirth (Version 2) - Edith Wharton
- Author: Edith Wharton
- Genre: General Fiction
Wharton's classic story of an aging (by Victorian-era standards) spinster socialite who would rather marry for money than for true love.(Summary by BellonaTimes)...
A Surgeon In Arms - Robert James MANION
A Surgeon In Arms - Robert James MANION
- Author: Robert James MANION
- Genre: War & Military / Medical / Memoirs
Robert James Manion (1881-1943) was a Canadian doctor who volunteered in the Canadian medical corps during World War I. This book is his memoir of the war. After the war he entered politics and served in several Canadian governments. The listener...
Among Typhoons And Pirate Craft - Lindsay ANDERSON
Among Typhoons And Pirate Craft - Lindsay ANDERSON
- Author: Lindsay ANDERSON
- Genre: *Non-fiction
Anderson served as third officer aboard the Eamont. Eamont was an opium clipper built in Cowes. Eamont was involved in the opening of Japan to foreigners in 1858, serving as a dispatch boat between Nagasaki and Shanghai, and was one of the first...
The Loves of Great Composers - Gustav KOBBÉ
The Loves of Great Composers - Gustav KOBBÉ
- Author: Gustav KOBBÉ
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Gustav Kobbe was a German/US music critic who worked at the time of Liszt and Wagner in particular, and was clearly in the Wagnerian rather than the Brahms camp. His unusual style of writing and his strongly romantic take on the loves of these seven...
The Wolves of the Sea and other Poems - Herbert BASHFORD
The Wolves of the Sea and other Poems - Herbert BASHFORD
- Author: Herbert BASHFORD
- Genre: Poetry
This is a little volume of poetry by Herbert Bashford. The subjects and style of the poems are varied, but most share a dark tone. The titular Sea appears in many of the poems as well, connecting the poems in this volume to one another. - Summary by...
The Awful German Language (version 2) - Mark Twain
The Awful German Language (version 2) - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / *Non-fiction / Education
This long essay is a work of mock philology, one of several appendices to Twain’s travel novel, A Tramp Abroad. In it, Twain explains, complains about, and shows how one might improve upon various aspects of the (awful) German language. His examples...
Inscription For A Stone - William Cowper
Inscription For A Stone - William Cowper
- Author: William Cowper
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Inscription For A Stone by William Cowper. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 12, 2019. ------ INSCRIPTION FOR A STONEErected at the sowing of a grove of oaks at Chillington, the Seat of T....
John Knox - A. Taylor INNES
John Knox - A. Taylor INNES
- Author: A. Taylor INNES
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
A scholarly and thoughtful biography of the Scottish Reformer. (Jael Baldwin)...
