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The Man Who Dared a King - Rev. Gerald T. Brennan
The Man Who Dared a King - Rev. Gerald T. Brennan
- Author: Rev. Gerald T. Brennan
- Genre: Religion
"The Man Who Dared a King" is a simple children's story of St. John Fisher, the heroic bishop who chose Christ over Henry VIII. (Adapted from jacket summary)...
The Old Curiosity Shop (version 3) - Charles Dickens
The Old Curiosity Shop (version 3) - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
Nell and her elderly grandfather must flee from home after losing their shop and home to the evil Mr. Quilp. Her good-for-nothing brother, convinced that his grandfather is hoarding a great fortune intended for Nell, joins forces with Quilp to hunt...
The Jabberwocky of Authors - Harry Persons Taber
The Jabberwocky of Authors - Harry Persons Taber
- Author: Harry Persons Taber
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers offer you 12 different recordings of The Jabberwocky of Authors by Harry Persons Taber. This parody of Carroll's Jabberwocky consists almost entirely of authors' names. See how many you can spot! This was the weekly poetry...
Misrepresentative Women - Harry Graham
Misrepresentative Women - Harry Graham
- Author: Harry Graham
- Genre: Poetry
After writing two volumes on Misrepresentative Men, in which Harry Graham satirized ancient and contemporary famous men, a volume on the famous ladies was necessary. This volume contains several humorous poems on famous women, as well as some other...
Citadel of Fear - Francis Stevens
Citadel of Fear - Francis Stevens
- Author: Francis Stevens
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
Gertrude Barrows Bennett was the first major female writer of fantasy and science fiction in the United States, publishing her stories under the pseudonym Francis Stevens. Bennett wrote a number of highly acclaimed fantasies between 1917 and 1923...
On the Ends of Good and Evil - Marcus Tullius Cicero
On the Ends of Good and Evil - Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Genre: Ancient
On the Ends of Good and Evil (Latin: DE FINIBUS BONORUM ET MALORUM) discusses Skeptic, Epicurean, Stoic, Peripatetic and Academic views on the good life. Written by Marcus Tullius Cicero. Translated by Harris Rackham. (Summary by Geoffrey Edwards)...
The Doctor's Dilemma - George Bernard Shaw
The Doctor's Dilemma - George Bernard Shaw
- Author: George Bernard Shaw
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Comedy
The Doctor's Dilemma is about Dr. Colenso Ridgeon, who has recently been knighted because of a miraculous new treatment he developed for tuberculosis. As his friends arrive to congratulate him on his success, he is visited by two figures who present...
Stories of the Royal Humane Society - Frank Mundell
Stories of the Royal Humane Society - Frank Mundell
- Author: Frank Mundell
- Genre: Modern (19th C)
Established in 1774, the ‘Society for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Drowned’ published information on how to save people from drowning, promoted the concept of using methods of artificial resuscitation to attempt to revive victims who had...
Ralestone Luck - Andre Norton
Ralestone Luck - Andre Norton
- Author: Andre Norton
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Detective Fiction
Rupert Ralestone is officially the Marquess of Lorne--but with no family money or prestige, the title is worthless. He and his younger brother and sister return to the old family homestead--Pirate's Haven. Their only hope is to find the family's...
Dulce et Decorum Est - Wilfred Owen
Dulce et Decorum Est - Wilfred Owen
- Author: Wilfred Owen
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 different recordings of Dulce et Decorum Est by Wilfred Owen. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of May 18th, 2008....
Beacon Lights of History, Vol 6: Renaissance and Reformation - John Lord
Beacon Lights of History, Vol 6: Renaissance and Reformation - John Lord
- Author: John Lord
- Genre: Middle Ages/Middle History / Christianity - Other
Volume 6 blends literature, exploration, science, and the start of Protestantism with discussions of Chaucer, Dante, Luther and others. - Summary by KHand...
Diary of a Suicide - Wallace E. Baker
Diary of a Suicide - Wallace E. Baker
- Author: Wallace E. Baker
- Genre: Psychology
“Mr. B. Russell Herts, c/o International Magazine, New York City.Under separate cover I am sending you a record of a young man who is about to commit suicide. My only object is that it may help…to ease the way for some who come after…. I do not sign...
Persuasion (version 5) - Jane Austen
Persuasion (version 5) - Jane Austen
- Author: Jane Austen
- Genre: General Fiction
Persuasion is a regency Cinderella-esque tale of a young woman, the beautiful Anne Elliot, who is persuaded from marrying the Naval officer of her heart. It is now almost nine years since she rejected him. Bonaparte has abdicated and England's...
A Popular History of Ireland, Book 09 - Thomas D'Arcy McGee
A Popular History of Ireland, Book 09 - 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 9 subtitled “From the Accession of James I Till the Death of Cromwell”, addresses the...
Rewards and Fairies - Rudyard Kipling
Rewards and Fairies - Rudyard Kipling
- Author: Rudyard Kipling
- Genre: Children's Fiction
Joseph Rudyard Kipling (December 30, 1865 – January 18, 1936) was an English author and poet, born in India, and best known today for his children’s books, including The Jungle Book, Just So Stories, and Puck of Pook’s Hill; his novel, Kim; his...
Sketches New and Old - Mark Twain
Sketches New and Old - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Short Stories
This collection of 63 writings by Mark Twain was published in 1875. Among other sketches, it contains "The Jumping Frog" in the original English, followed by a French translation (read here by Caroline Mittler) which Twain re-translated into...
Beauty Making - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Beauty Making - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Ella Wheeler was born in 1850 on a farm in Johnstown, Wisconsin, east of Janesville, the youngest of four children. The family soon moved north of Madison. She started writing poetry at a very early age, and was well known as a poet in her own state...
Steep Trails - John Muir
Steep Trails - John Muir
- Author: John Muir
- Genre: Nature / Memoirs
A collection of Muir's previously unpublished essays, released shortly after his death. "This volume will meet, in every way, the high expectations of Muir's readers. The recital of his experiences during a stormy night on the summit of Mount Shasta...
Bible (KJV) 00: Introduction - King James Version
Bible (KJV) 00: Introduction - King James Version
- Author: King James Version
- Genre: King James Version
The introduction to the KJV Bible revealed the thanks of the translators to "TO THE MOST HIGH AND MIGHTY PRINCE JAMES, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, KING OF GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE, AND IRELAND". It is fitting to read, as it reminds contemporary readers of the...
Eben Holden - A Tale of the North Country - Irving Bacheller
Eben Holden - A Tale of the North Country - Irving Bacheller
- Author: Irving Bacheller
- Genre: Historical Fiction
Eben Holden - A Tale of the North Country. Having lost both parents and his home in northern Vermont, orphan Willie Brower is taken in by Eben Holden, "Uncle Eb" who transports him westward to save him from being sent to an orphanage. Through the...
Mr H - Charles Lamb
Mr H - Charles Lamb
- Author: Charles Lamb
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Plays
Mr H is a farce that was first performed at Drury Lane in 1806. The plot is slender and revolves around a single rather feeble joke, but the characters are skilfully drawn and the sharp observations of contemporary fashion do much to divert the...
The Recluse - William Wordsworth
The Recluse - William Wordsworth
- Author: William Wordsworth
- Genre: Single author
In the prefatory advertisement to the First Edition of the Prelude, 1850, it is stated that that poem was designed to be introductory to the Recluse, and that the Recluse, if completed, would have consisted of three parts. The second part is the...
Roughing It in the Bush - Susanna Moodie
Roughing It in the Bush - Susanna Moodie
- Author: Susanna Moodie
- Genre: Memoirs
'Roughing It In the Bush' is Susanna Moodie's account of how she coped with the harshness of life in the woods of Upper Canada, as an Englishwoman homesteading abroad. Her narrative was constructed partly as a response to the glowing falsehoods...
Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 1 - Various
Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 1 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Detective Fiction / Anthologies
In the six volumes of the Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Julian Hawthorne presents us thrilling and mysterious short stories from all corners of the world. Some of the stories appeared in this collection for the first...
In the Arctic Seas - Francis McClintock
In the Arctic Seas - Francis McClintock
- Author: Francis McClintock
- Genre: Exploration
In 1857, Lady Jane Franklin, the wife of Sir John Franklin, who went missing with his entire crew during his 1845 expedition to discover the Northwest Passage, commissioned Captain Francis McClintock to investigate what had happened to the...
It Could Be Anything - Keith Laumer
It Could Be Anything - Keith Laumer
- Author: Keith Laumer
- Genre: Science Fiction
A science fiction story by the great Keith Laumer - what more needs to be said? - But I will say more nevertheless. A young man sets out from his rural town to see the world for himself. What is really over the next hill? What does a big city look...
National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 2 - National Geographic Society
National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 2 - National Geographic Society
- Author: National Geographic Society
- Genre: Nature / Science / Travel & Geography
National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 2 published in 1889. Topics of articles are: Africa, its Past and Future Reports on: Geography of the Land Geography of the Sea Geography of the Air Geography of Life (Summary by Guero)...
The Golden Snare - James Oliver Curwood
The Golden Snare - James Oliver Curwood
- Author: James Oliver Curwood
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction
With but two years of service in the RNMP Philip Raine finds himself somewhat unwillingly on the trail of Bram Johnson, wanted for murder and a wild, untamed and savage man who commands a pack of wolves as his brethren.But most peculiar of all is...
The Gorilla Hunters - R. M. Ballantyne
The Gorilla Hunters - R. M. Ballantyne
- Author: R. M. Ballantyne
- Genre: Travel Fiction / Nature & Animal Fiction / Action & Adventure
Ralph Rover is happily at home from his adventure on The Coral Island and wondering if he should settle down when he receives a visit from an eccentric stranger that won't give his name. This visit starts him on a string of adventures that find him...
Fighting the Whales - R. M. Ballantyne
Fighting the Whales - R. M. Ballantyne
- Author: R. M. Ballantyne
- Genre: Nautical & Marine Fiction / Action & Adventure
A fatherless boy joins the crew of a whaling ship in order to earn a living for himself and his mother. Beyond being a fascinating depiction of a now-alien time, occupation, and culture, it's also a rousing adventure story. One is left with the...
Gems of Chinese Verse - Undefined
Gems of Chinese Verse - Undefined
- Author: Undefined
- Genre: Anthologies
Translations of various Chinese poets' work. - Summary by KevinS...
Poems - Mary Baker Eddy
Poems - Mary Baker Eddy
- Author: Mary Baker Eddy
- Genre: Poetry
In May, 1910, Mrs. Eddy requested her publisher to prepare a few bound volumes of her poems, for private distribution. When this became known to her friends, they urged her to allow a popular edition to be issued, to which she assented. With...
Fighting the Flames - R. M. Ballantyne
Fighting the Flames - R. M. Ballantyne
- Author: R. M. Ballantyne
- Genre: Historical / Religion
Frank Willders is a brave young member of the London Fire Brigade - Willie is his mischievous but helpful younger brother. The two of them encounter a cast of unforgettable characters as Frank and his companions perform heroic rescues and fight the...
One Hundred Years In Yosemite: The Story Of A Great Park And Its Friends - Carl Parcher RUSSELL
One Hundred Years In Yosemite: The Story Of A Great Park And Its Friends - Carl Parcher RUSSELL
- Author: Carl Parcher RUSSELL
- Genre: History / Nature / Travel & Geography
This recording of the 1931 (1947 second edition) book about Yosemite National Park comprises the narrative text about the Park from its discovery by non-natives in the Indian War of 1851 to the mid-twentieth century. The printed book contains dozens...
The Topaz Story Book: Stories and Legends of Autumn, Hallowe'en, and Thanksgiving - Ada M. Skinner
The Topaz Story Book: Stories and Legends of Autumn, Hallowe'en, and Thanksgiving - Ada M. Skinner
- Author: Ada M. Skinner
- Genre: Animals & Nature / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Poetry
From the Introduction: "Nature stories, legends, and poems appeal to the young reader’s interest in various ways. Some of them suggest or reveal certain facts which stimulate a spirit of investigation and attract the child’s attention to the beauty...
The Beecher Beached - John B. Tabb
The Beecher Beached - John B. Tabb
- Author: John B. Tabb
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Father John Banister Tabb was an American poet, Roman Catholic priest, and professor of English. Father Tabb (as he was commonly known) was widely published in popular and prestigious magazines of the day, including Harper's Monthly, The Atlantic...
Treatises On Friendship And Old Age - Marcus Tullius Cicero
Treatises On Friendship And Old Age - Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / Essays & Short Works
Friendship. Old Age. Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, orator, lawyer, and philosopher. He is considered one of Rome’s greatest orators and prose stylists. One commentator has written, “The influence of Cicero upon the...
Essays on Modern Novelists - William Lyon Phelps
Essays on Modern Novelists - William Lyon Phelps
- Author: William Lyon Phelps
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Literary Criticism
A collection of essays on 19th century novelists, both famous ones and those largely forgotten now. Among the writers presented most wrote in English, but three foreign authors are also discussed. Phelps taught a course on novels at a university and...
The Datchet Diamonds - Richard Marsh
The Datchet Diamonds - Richard Marsh
- Author: Richard Marsh
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction
Oh dear! The Duchess of Datchet's diamonds, worth a quarter of a million pounds, have been stolen. Just as Mr. Paxton, a ne'er do well gambler planning to leave the country to escape his losses, reads this news item on a train, he overhears, in the...
Sea Babies and Other Babies - Edward Quintard
Sea Babies and Other Babies - Edward Quintard
- Author: Edward Quintard
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of small, dreamy poems by Edward Quintard. The poems could all make good lullabies, and can be read or told to very young children. Their parents or other grown-ups will also enjoy them. - Summary by Carolin...
