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Dog Heroes of Many Lands - Sarah Noble IVES
Dog Heroes of Many Lands - Sarah Noble IVES
- Author: Sarah Noble IVES
- Genre: Animals & Nature
Dogs are great, everyone knows that. And they can be heroes, too! This book brings together eleven dogs from around the world who have proven themselves heroes. - Summary by Carolin...
The Wonderful Bed - Gertrude KNEVELS
The Wonderful Bed - Gertrude KNEVELS
- Author: Gertrude KNEVELS
- Genre: Children's Fiction
Little kids sent to stay the night with their Aunt Jane find themselves sharing an enormous bed. So enormous is it, that when they make a tent of the bedsheets and crawl in, they never make it to the foot of the bed, crawling instead into a...
The Jew of Malta - Christopher Marlowe
The Jew of Malta - Christopher Marlowe
- Author: Christopher Marlowe
- Genre: Tragedy
Christopher “Kit” Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. The foremost Elizabethan tragedian before William Shakespeare, he is known for his magnificent blank verse,...
As a Man Thinketh (version 3) - James Allen
As a Man Thinketh (version 3) - James Allen
- Author: James Allen
- Genre: Modern
The burgeoning conflict between science and organized religion in the Nineteenth Century had many cultural offshoots, one of the most significant of which was the New Thought movement. New Thought exponents sought to reconcile the principles of...
Medea - Euripides
Medea - Euripides
- Author: Euripides
- Genre: Tragedy
Euripides' tragedy focuses on the disintegration of the relationship between Jason, the hero who captured the Golden Fleece, and Medea, the sorceress who returned with him to Corinth and had two sons with him. As the play opens, Jason plans to marry...
Horror Story Collection 004 - Various
Horror Story Collection 004 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
An occasional collection of 10 horror stories by various readers. We aim to unsettle you a little, to cut through the pink cushion of illusion that shields you from the horrible realities of life. Here are the walking dead, the fetid pools of slime,...
Commentary on the Gospel of John. Book 10 - Cyril of Alexandria
Commentary on the Gospel of John. Book 10 - Cyril of Alexandria
- Author: Cyril of Alexandria
- Genre: Christianity - Commentary
Book 10 of Commentary on St John's Gospel covers John 14:21 - 16:13 - Summary by The Reader...
The Joyous Story of Toto - Laura E. Howe Richards
The Joyous Story of Toto - Laura E. Howe Richards
- Author: Laura E. Howe Richards
- Genre: Animals & Nature
Toto and his grandmother become friends with many of the Forest Folk (such as Bruin, Racoon, Woodchuck, and Cracker the Squirrel) in this first Toto book. - Summary by Jude Somers...
Our Cats and All About Them - Harrison WEIR
Our Cats and All About Them - Harrison WEIR
- Author: Harrison WEIR
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Animals / Nature
The Englishman Harrison Weir organized the first cat show in England in 1871. In 1887 he founded the National Cat Club and was its first President and Show Manager until his resignation in 1890. Our Cats and all about them is concerned with cats and...
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War - Frederick A. TALBOT
Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War - Frederick A. TALBOT
- Author: Frederick A. TALBOT
- Genre: War & Military
"Aeroplanes and Dirigibles of War" is an interesting read of the beginnings of air warfare in World War I. Anyone interested in early aviation and armament will find this a fascinating work. By William Tomcho....
The Junior Classics Volume 1: Fairy and Wonder Tales - William PATTEN
The Junior Classics Volume 1: Fairy and Wonder Tales - William PATTEN
- Author: William PATTEN
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
The purpose of The Junior Classics is to provide, in ten volumes containing about five thousand pages, a classified collection of tales, stories, and poems, both ancient and modern, suitable for boys and girls of from six to sixteen years of age....
The Problems of Philosophy - Bertrand Russell
The Problems of Philosophy - Bertrand Russell
- Author: Bertrand Russell
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy
The Problems of Philosophy is one of Bertrand Russell's attempts to create a brief and accessible guide to the problems of philosophy. Focusing on problems he believes will provoke positive and constructive discussion, Russell concentrates on...
Birds and Nature, Vol. XI, No 5, May 1902 - Various
Birds and Nature, Vol. XI, No 5, May 1902 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: 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...
Astounding Stories 13, January 1931 - Undefined
Astounding Stories 13, January 1931 - Undefined
- Author: Undefined
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Fantastic Fiction / Horror & Supernatural Fiction
This issue contains "The Dark Side of Antri" by Sewell Peaslea Wright, "The Sunken Empire" by H. Thompson Rich, "The Gate to Xoran" by Hal K. Wells, "The Eye of Allah" by C. D. Willard, "The Fifth-Dimension Catapult" by Murray Leinster, and "The...
Romeo and Juliet (version 4) - William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet (version 4) - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Tragedy
Two households, both alike in dignity, In fair Verona, where we lay our scene, From ancient grudge break to new mutiny, Where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes A pair of star-cross'd lovers take...
Evening - Archibald Lampman
Evening - Archibald Lampman
- Author: Archibald Lampman
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 different recordings of Evening by Archibald Lampman. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of August 3rd, 2008....
On Nothing & Kindred Subjects - Hilaire Belloc
On Nothing & Kindred Subjects - Hilaire Belloc
- Author: Hilaire Belloc
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
“I knew a man once, Maurice, who was at Oxford for three years, and after that went down with no degree. At College, while his friends were seeking for Truth in funny brown German Philosophies, Sham Religions, stinking bottles and identical...
The d'Artagnan Romances, Vol 3, Part 1: The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later - Alexandre Dumas
The d'Artagnan Romances, Vol 3, Part 1: The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later - Alexandre Dumas
- Author: Alexandre Dumas
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Historical Fiction / Suspense / Espionage / Political & Thrillers
Volume 3 of The d'Artagnan Romances is divided into three parts. The first begins in 1660, ten years after Volume 2, with d’Artagnan as Lieutenant of the King’s Musketeers. In this post, he is very near to achieving his dream (becoming Captain) and...
The Royal Book of Oz - Ruth Plumly Thompson
The Royal Book of Oz - Ruth Plumly Thompson
- Author: Ruth Plumly Thompson
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Fantastic Fiction / General Fiction
The Royal Book of Oz (1921) is the fifteenth in the series of Oz books, and the first to be written by Ruth Plumly Thompson after L. Frank Baum's death. Although Baum was credited as the author, it was written entirely by Thompson. The Scarecrow is...
Bible (DRV) New Testament - Douay-Rheims Version
Bible (DRV) New Testament - Douay-Rheims Version
- Author: Douay-Rheims Version
- Genre: Douay-Rheims Version
The Douay Rheims New Testament, published in 1582, is a translation of St Jerome's Latin Vulgate which dates from the fourth century. It influenced production of the King James version of the Bible to come some years afterward, while being the only...
Wanted - Pansy
Wanted - Pansy
- Author: Pansy
- Genre: Christian Fiction
Twenty-seven year old Rebecca Meredith feels out of place and unwanted. She has lost her mother, brother, and idolized little sister to the grave. Her beau suddenly and without warning marries someone else. And her father has brought home a new...
Highways and Byways in Sussex - E. V. LUCAS
Highways and Byways in Sussex - E. V. LUCAS
- Author: E. V. LUCAS
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Travel & Geography
A very personal and opinionated wander through the Sussex of around 1900, illustrated with anecdotes, literary and poetic quotations, gravestone epitaphs and a gentle sense of humour. The author colours the countryside with his nostalgia for times...
The Upas Tree, A Christmas Story for all the Year - Florence Louisa BARCLAY
The Upas Tree, A Christmas Story for all the Year - Florence Louisa BARCLAY
- Author: Florence Louisa BARCLAY
- Genre: General Fiction / Romance
Ronald West has a brilliant idea for his next novel, but to do it right, he wants to spend the next six months tramping around central Africa to experience the setting first hand. His wife Helen fully supports his trip, but for the first time in...
The Book of Nature Myths - Florence HOLBROOK
The Book of Nature Myths - Florence HOLBROOK
- Author: Florence HOLBROOK
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Animals & Nature
This is a book of myths told by the Indians of North America to their children. They could be compared to present day Fairy Tales. (Summary by Kenneth Coon)...
The Fairy Tales of Science - John Cargill BROUGH
The Fairy Tales of Science - John Cargill BROUGH
- Author: John Cargill BROUGH
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / *Non-fiction
This book, written in the mid 19th century and illustrated by Charles H. Bennett, provides an entertaining introduction to topics in science for children. In each chapter, the author uses a popular myth or fairy tale to lay the groundwork for an...
A Treatise Of Human Nature, Volume 1 - David Hume
A Treatise Of Human Nature, Volume 1 - David Hume
- Author: David Hume
- Genre: Early Modern
This book, published in two volumes called "books" by the author, is a treatment of everything from the origin of our ideas to how they are to be divided. It includes important statements of Scepticism and Hume's experimental method. Part 1 deals...
Bible (YLT) 08: Ruth - Young's Literal Translation
Bible (YLT) 08: Ruth - 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...
Impertinent Poems - Edmund Vance COOKE
Impertinent Poems - Edmund Vance COOKE
- Author: Edmund Vance COOKE
- Genre: Poetry
A Pre-Impertinence: Anticipating the intelligent critic of "Impertinent Poems," it may well be remarked that the chief impertinence is in calling them poems. Be that as it may, the editors and publishers of "The Saturday Evening Post," "Success" and...
The Phoenix and the Carpet (version 2) - E. Nesbit
The Phoenix and the Carpet (version 2) - E. Nesbit
- Author: E. Nesbit
- Genre: General
Five children discover a mysterious egg in their new nursery carpet - an egg which hatches into a magical talking Phoenix! The carpet is a magic one and takes them on all sorts of adventures which never quite turn out as planned... (Summary by Helen...
Chronicles of Canada Volume 16 - The War Chief of the Six Nations: A Chronicle of Joseph Brant - Louis Aubrey WOOD
Chronicles of Canada Volume 16 - The War Chief of the Six Nations: A Chronicle of Joseph Brant - Louis Aubrey WOOD
- Author: Louis Aubrey WOOD
- Genre: Early Modern
'Thayendanegea!' The name was taken from the great book of nature. It was a birth-name of the Mohawks meaning two sticks of wood bound together, a sign of strength; and the woman hoped that her tiny child might one day be a man of valour among the...
A Wine of Wizardry - George Sterling
A Wine of Wizardry - George Sterling
- Author: George Sterling
- Genre: Single author
A dark and moody collection of poems, influenced by the author's experience of nature, rather than an idealized notion of it. "The uncrowned King of Bohemia," as his friends called him, published this work against much public criticism. Summary by...
The Moon and Sixpence - W. Somerset Maugham
The Moon and Sixpence - W. Somerset Maugham
- Author: W. Somerset Maugham
- Genre: Historical Fiction
This Maugham novel is based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. The story is told by the narrator as he gradually comes to know the main character Charles Strickland, a middle aged stock broker. We follow Strickland from the point where he...
The Blunderer, or The Counterplots - Molière
The Blunderer, or The Counterplots - Molière
- Author: Molière
- Genre: Plays / Satire
A very early Moliere. From the Translator: "In this piece the plot is carried on ... by a servant, Mascarille, who is the first original personage Molière has created; he is not a mere imitation of the valets of the Italian or classical comedy; he...
The Crossing - Winston CHURCHILL
The Crossing - Winston CHURCHILL
- Author: Winston CHURCHILL
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Culture & Heritage Fiction
This is an historical fiction novel. Many real characters of history are included, as well as fictitious ones. The saga takes place in the period slightly before the American Revolution, and extends for some years after that war. It covers the first...
The Light Invisible - Robert Hugh Benson
The Light Invisible - Robert Hugh Benson
- Author: Robert Hugh Benson
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Single Author Collections
Fifteen short ghost stories by the Anglican then Roman Catholic priest, Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914). The form of the book is of an old English Roman Catholic priest telling stories to his young friend. Benson wrote prolifically in many genres....
The House of the Dead - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The House of the Dead - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Genre: Literary Fiction
The House of the Dead is a novel published in 1861 by Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky, which portrays the life of convicts in a Siberian prison camp. Dostoyevsky himself spent four years in exile in such a camp following his conviction for...
The Laws and Practice of the Game of Euchre. As Adopted by the Washington, D.C. Euchre Club - Charles Henry Wharton MEEHAN
The Laws and Practice of the Game of Euchre. As Adopted by the Washington, D.C. Euchre Club - Charles Henry Wharton MEEHAN
- Author: Charles Henry Wharton MEEHAN
- Genre: Games
Sprinkled with literary quotes and little jests, this is a history of and guide to playing Euchre, with a short portion on playing 5-card draw poker.Some of the major differences between the described game and modern Euchre include the following:...
The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
The Brothers Karamazov (Russian: Братья Карамазовы) is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky, and is generally considered the culmination of his life's work. The book portrays a parricide in which each of a murdered man's sons...
The Nicomachean Ethics - Aristotle
The Nicomachean Ethics - Aristotle
- Author: Aristotle
- Genre: Philosophy / Ancient
The work consists of ten books, originally separate scrolls, and is understood to be based on notes said to be from his lectures at the Lyceum which were either edited by or dedicated to Aristotle's son, Nicomachus. In many ways this work parallels...
Songs of the Sea and Lays of the Land - Charles Godfrey Leland
Songs of the Sea and Lays of the Land - Charles Godfrey Leland
- Author: Charles Godfrey Leland
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poetry by Charles Godfrey Leland. The first half of this volume is taken up by the Songs of the Sea, with rather romantic songs about seafaring, mermaids, and adventures, and the second half of the volume contains the Lays of the...
