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Jack and Jill - Louisa May Alcott
Jack and Jill - Louisa May Alcott
- Author: Louisa May Alcott
- Genre: Family
Jack and Jill went up a hill To coast with fun and laughter. Jack fell down and broke his crown, And Jill came tumbling after. When Jack and Jill tumble off of their sled on the first good snow of the season, their injuries cause them to be...
The Trail of the Axe - Ridgwell CULLUM
The Trail of the Axe - Ridgwell CULLUM
- Author: Ridgwell CULLUM
- Genre: Westerns
Dave ran a lumber mill in western Canada. There are some workers within his organization who he trusts implicitly, some who he doesn't trust at all, and some who he is unsure about. But Dave is basically a trusting soul. Most of the folks in Malkern...
At Broad Ripple
At Broad Ripple
- Author: -
- Genre: ---
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of At Broad Ripple by James Whitcomb Riley. This was the fortnightly poetry project for September 6, 2009....
The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones - John MASTIN
The Chemistry, Properties and Tests of Precious Stones - John MASTIN
- Author: John MASTIN
- Genre: Chemistry / Earth Sciences
This is a good basic introduction to gemstones and their analysis. Admittedly a lot of the scientific tests have been superseded, but the basic properties never change. The first part of the book concentrates on physical properties of most common...
The Doctor's Wife - Mary Elizabeth Braddon
The Doctor's Wife - Mary Elizabeth Braddon
- Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
- Genre: General Fiction / Historical Fiction / Romance
This is one of the Victorian “Sensationist” Mary Elizabeth Braddon's many novels (best known among them: “Lady Audley’s Secret”). It is extremely well written, fluid, humorous and, in places, self-mocking: one of the main characters is a Sensation...
My Life on the Plains - George Armstrong CUSTER
My Life on the Plains - George Armstrong CUSTER
- Author: George Armstrong CUSTER
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876), one of the most mythologized figures in American history, was an United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars. He eventually met his fate...
The Servile State - Hilaire Belloc
The Servile State - Hilaire Belloc
- Author: Hilaire Belloc
- Genre: Business & Economics / Political Science
A clear boundary exists between the servile and the non-servile condition of labour, and the conditions upon either side of that boundary utterly differ one from another, Where there is compulsion applicable by positive law to men of a certain...
The Vicar of Bullhampton - Anthony Trollope
The Vicar of Bullhampton - Anthony Trollope
- Author: Anthony Trollope
- Genre: General Fiction / Romance
This little-known but engrossing Trollope novel, published in 1870, centers on a feisty small-town clergyman, his cantankerous neighbor, the miller, and the women in both their lives. A murder, a trial, a feud, a fallen woman, and a complicated...
The Gadfly - Ethel Lilian VOYNICH
The Gadfly - Ethel Lilian VOYNICH
- Author: Ethel Lilian VOYNICH
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Suspense / Espionage / Political & Thrillers
An adventure thriller set in 1840s Italy under the dominance of Austria, a time of revolt and uprisings. The story of faith, disillusionment, revolution, romance, and heroism centres on the life of the protagonist, Arthur Burton, member of the Youth...
The Dhammapada - Unknown
The Dhammapada - Unknown
- Author: Unknown
- Genre: Other religions
The Dhammapada is is a Buddhist scripture, containing 423 verses in 26 categories. According to tradition, these are verses spoken by the Buddha on various occasions, most of which deal with ethics. It is is considered one of the most important...
The Pleasures of Ignorance - Robert Lynd
The Pleasures of Ignorance - Robert Lynd
- Author: Robert Lynd
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
From the pen of the Irish poet and essayist, Robert Lynd, comes a collection of humorous and satirical essays on topics as wide ranging as cats and weed to why we hate insects and morals of beans. - Summary by Larry Wilson...
Mystery at Geneva: An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings - Rose Macaulay
Mystery at Geneva: An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings - Rose Macaulay
- Author: Rose Macaulay
- Genre: Detective Fiction
Henry Beechtree, a newspaper correspondent for the British Bolshevist, is covering the latest otherwise sleepy session of the League of Nations in Geneva, when the newly elected President – a member of the Norwegian delegation – disappears...
The Crescent Moon - Rabindranath Tagore
The Crescent Moon - Rabindranath Tagore
- Author: Rabindranath Tagore
- Genre: Single author / Lyric
This is a wonderful collection of lyrical poetry and poetry in prose by India's most well-known poet, Rabindranath Tagore, whose book Gitanjali shot him to fame in the west. Originally written in Bengali, the poet himself translated the book into...
Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States : part I - Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron v
Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States : part I - Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron v
- Author: Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin Baron v
- Genre: *Non-fiction / War & Military
More commonly know as "The Blue Book" written by "Baron von Steuben" this publication was key to organizing the young American military in the Revolutionary War with England. This book served both as a regulation and a how-to manual. Each officer...
The Man-Wolf - Émile ERCKMANN
The Man-Wolf - Émile ERCKMANN
- Author: Émile ERCKMANN
- Genre: Gothic Fiction
"The Man-Wolf" is a 38,000 word novella that appears in the English language collection of short stories entitled, The Man-Wolf and Other Tales. The other tales in that collection were not recorded for this project. The Man-Wolf is a gothic tale of...
The Stolen Bacillus and other stories - H. G. Wells
The Stolen Bacillus and other stories - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: Science Fiction
A collection of 15 humorous short stories by the original master of speculative fiction: H. G. Wells. This was the first collection of short stories published by the author, and contains a mixture of fantasy, science-fiction and humour! - Summary by...
Poems and Songs - Henry Kendall
Poems and Songs - Henry Kendall
- Author: Henry Kendall
- Genre: Poetry
Henry Kendall was the first Australian poet to draw his inspiration from the life, scenery and traditions of the country. In the beginnings of Australian poetry the names of two other men stand with his—Adam Lindsay Gordon, of English parentage and...
The Recording Angel - Edwin Arnold BRENHOLTZ
The Recording Angel - Edwin Arnold BRENHOLTZ
- Author: Edwin Arnold BRENHOLTZ
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
"The Recording Angel," by Edwin Arnold Brenholtz, is one of the earliest examples of an American proletarian novel, a work intended to promote social reform or political revolution among the working classes. The story's themes of economic inequality...
History of Billy the Kid - Charles A. SIRINGO
History of Billy the Kid - Charles A. SIRINGO
- Author: Charles A. SIRINGO
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / History
A cowboy outlaw whose youthful daring has never been equalled in the annals of criminal history. When a bullet pierced his heart he was less than twenty-two years of age, and had killed twenty-one men, Indians not included. The author feels that he...
Bible (YLT) 34-37: Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah and Haggai - Young's Literal Translation
Bible (YLT) 34-37: Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah and Haggai - Young's Literal Translation
- Author: Young's Literal Translation
- Genre: Young's Literal Translation
Young's Literal Translation is a translation of the Bible into English, published in 1862. The translation was made by Robert Young, compiler of Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible and Concise Critical Comments on the New Testament. Young...
A Son At The Front - Edith Wharton
A Son At The Front - Edith Wharton
- Author: Edith Wharton
- Genre: War & Military Fiction
This is an overlooked novel by the author of House Of Mirth, Age Of Innocence, and more. She already became the first woman to win the Pulitzer prize for literature before this novel was written. Edith Wharton is known for her combination of social...
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion - David Hume
Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion - David Hume
- Author: David Hume
- Genre: Philosophy
In Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, philosopher David Hume examines whether belief in God can be rational. The work takes the form of a debate between three characters: Cleanthes, who argues that the existence and nature of God can be...
Water Wonders Every Child Should Know - Jean M. Thompson
Water Wonders Every Child Should Know - Jean M. Thompson
- Author: Jean M. Thompson
- Genre: Science
Water: essential for life and in much of the world, we take it for granted. In this work, Jean Thompson explains various aspects of the water cycle in simple terms, for the benefit of young readers with enquiring minds. Listeners are referred to the...
Shadowings - Lafcadio HEARN
Shadowings - Lafcadio HEARN
- Author: Lafcadio HEARN
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
This is another of the popular books that Lafcadio Hearn wrote on various Japanese subjects. The first part "Stories From Strange Books" is a collection of Japanese tales about ghosts and strange occurrences. In the second part "Japanese Studies",...
Spring (Rossetti) - Christina ROSSETTI
Spring (Rossetti) - Christina ROSSETTI
- Author: Christina ROSSETTI
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Spring by Christina Georgina Rossetti. This was the Fortnightly Poetry Poetry project for March 25, 2012. Christina Georgina Rossetti was an English poet who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional, and...
The Tysons - May Sinclair
The Tysons - May Sinclair
- Author: May Sinclair
- Genre: Literary Fiction / Romance / Satire
Another frank May Sinclair exploration of fin de siècle English love and sex, marriage and adultery, "The Tysons" is the story of the caddish Nevill Tyson and his beautiful but frivolous young wife Molly. Sinclair uses a different narrative voice...
Short Poetry Collection 137 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 137 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 26 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2014....
Selected Poems - Arthur Hugh CLOUGH
Selected Poems - Arthur Hugh CLOUGH
- Author: Arthur Hugh CLOUGH
- Genre: Single author
During his short but eventful life, Arthur Hugh Clough wrote poems on subjects as varied as religious doubt, European politics and social injustice. This selection has been chosen from his collected works so that listeners familiar with Clough might...
Old Friends And New Fancies - Sybil G. BRINTON
Old Friends And New Fancies - Sybil G. BRINTON
- Author: Sybil G. BRINTON
- Genre: Romance
Generally acknowledged to be the first sequel to the work of Jane Austen, Old Friends and New Fancies incorporates characters from each of Austen's six major novels into one unified story, as well as those of Brinton's own invention. The novel...
The Black Robe - Wilkie Collins
The Black Robe - Wilkie Collins
- Author: Wilkie Collins
- Genre: Epistolary Fiction / Detective Fiction
The church has lost out on a valuable piece of land through wars and transfers. Father Benwell is determined to reclaim that property by the conversion of the owner, Lewis Romayne. Enter beautiful Stella, who captures the heart of Romayne. Should...
Shandygaff - Christopher Morley
Shandygaff - Christopher Morley
- Author: Christopher Morley
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Essays & Short Works
A number of most agreeable Inquirendoes upon Life & Letters, interspersed with Short Stories & Skits, the whole most Diverting to the Reader. (Title page) SHANDYGAFF: a very refreshing drink, being a mixture of bitter ale or beer and...
The Christmas Book - Hezekiah BUTTERWORTH
The Christmas Book - Hezekiah BUTTERWORTH
- Author: Hezekiah BUTTERWORTH
- Genre: Children's Fiction
For many kids, Christmas time is the most exciting time of the year. Reading stories such as these can help making this season extra special and exciting. Or they can bring a little Christmas spirit into a different time of the year if they are read...
Short Science Fiction Collection 015 - Various
Short Science Fiction Collection 015 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Science Fiction / Anthologies
Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological and technical speculations based on current or future science or technology. This is a reader-selected...
The Recollections of Rifleman Harris - Benjamin Randell HARRIS
The Recollections of Rifleman Harris - Benjamin Randell HARRIS
- Author: Benjamin Randell HARRIS
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / Modern (19th C)
The recollections of a British infantryman who served in the British army during the Napoleonic Wars. ( Summary by Graham Keeling)...
Jenny - Sigrid UNDSET
Jenny - Sigrid UNDSET
- Author: Sigrid UNDSET
- Genre: Literary Fiction
Jenny Winge is a Norwegian expatriate studying art in Rome, part of a Bohemian group of friends who explore the ancient City in an intoxicating passion for Beauty. Yearning for an immortal Love, she allows herself to fall into less-than-ideal...
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 026 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 026 - 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, travel, embroidery, science, mathematics, humor, philosophy,...
Perfect Behavior - Donald Ogden Stewart
Perfect Behavior - Donald Ogden Stewart
- Author: Donald Ogden Stewart
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
A humorous guide to manners and etiquette for ladies and gentlemen in a social "crises," published in 1922. (Introduction by Samanem)...
The Sheridan Road Mystery - Paul THORNE
The Sheridan Road Mystery - Paul THORNE
- Author: Paul THORNE
- Genre: Detective Fiction
A shot rings out in the middle of the night in a quiet Chicago neighborhood. Patrolman Murphy is directed to an apartment where a man says the shot came from. The apartment is locked and apparently empty. Was there a murder here? And if so, where is...
What is Man? and Other Essays - Mark Twain
What is Man? and Other Essays - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: General Fiction / Satire
"What Is Man?", published by Mark Twain in 1906, is a dialogue between a young man and an older man jaded to the world. It involves ideas of destiny and free will, as well as of psychological egoism. The Old Man asserted that the human being is...
Master Humphrey's Clock - Charles Dickens
Master Humphrey's Clock - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: General Fiction
Between April of 1840 and December of the following year, Charles Dickens published Master Humphrey's Clock - a weekly periodical that presented short stories ostensibly read by the title character and his circle of friends - as well as...
