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The Dwarf's Chamber And Other Stories - Fergus Hume
The Dwarf's Chamber And Other Stories - Fergus Hume
- Author: Fergus Hume
- Genre: Single Author Collections
Short Stories by Fergus Hume (1859 β 1932), a prolific English novelist. - Summary by wikipedia...
All of Grace - Charles H. Spurgeon
All of Grace - Charles H. Spurgeon
- Author: Charles H. Spurgeon
- Genre: General Fiction / *Non-fiction / Philosophy
HE WHO SPOKE and wrote this message will be greatly disappointed if it does not lead many to the Lord Jesus. It is sent forth in childlike dependence upon the power of God the Holy Ghost, to use it in the conversion of millions, if so He pleases. No...
The Last Stroke - Lawrence L. LYNCH
The Last Stroke - Lawrence L. LYNCH
- Author: Lawrence L. LYNCH
- Genre: Detective Fiction
Written by Chicago socialite, Emma Murdock Van Deventer, under the nom de plume of Lawrence L. Lynch, this detective story opens with the mysterious disappearance of schoolmaster, Mr. Brierly. The under-teacher and students set about finding him,...
The King of Alsander (Dramatic Reading) - James Elroy FLECKER
The King of Alsander (Dramatic Reading) - James Elroy FLECKER
- Author: James Elroy FLECKER
- Genre: Dramatic Readings / Fantasy Fiction
First published in 1914, the King of Alsander is the only novel by James Elroy Flecker, best known as a poet, but also a noted scholar, linguist and diplomat. Flecker's love of learning, language and travel, and his keen satirical insight into...
Short Poetry Collection 107 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 107 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for April 2012....
How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers - Robert Williams WOOD
How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers - Robert Williams WOOD
- Author: Robert Williams WOOD
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Humorous Fiction / Poetry
How do you tell apart a parrot from a carrot? A plover from a clover? A bay from a jay? Although there are several ways of differentiating, R. W. Woodβs use of pun and rhyme is one of the most entertaining! (Summary by Andrea L.)...
The Mind and the Brain - Alfred BINET
The Mind and the Brain - Alfred BINET
- Author: Alfred BINET
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy / Psychology
The authorized translation of LβΓ’me et le corps, F. Legge, editor βThis book is a prolonged effort to establish a distinction between what is called mind and what is called matter. Nothing is more simple than to realise this distinction when you do...
Great Expectations (version 2) - Charles Dickens
Great Expectations (version 2) - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: General Fiction
Great Expectations is written in the first person and is virtually a fictional autobiography of βPipβ from his childhood, through often painful experiences, to adulthood. It charts his progress as he moves from the Kent marshes - his social status...
Venus and Adonis (dramatic reading) - William Shakespeare
Venus and Adonis (dramatic reading) - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Dramatic Readings / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Narratives
Venus and Adonis is Shakespeare's narrative poem about the love of the goddess Venus for the mortal youth Adonis, dedicated partly to his patron, the Earl of Southampton (thought by some to be the beautiful youth to which many of the Sonnets are...
My Lot - Joseph Horatio Chant
My Lot - Joseph Horatio Chant
- Author: Joseph Horatio Chant
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Joseph Horatio Chant was born at Stoke Underham, Somersetshire, England. His parents moved to Canada in 1840, and settled in Niagara-on-the-Lake. Chant attended schools in the area and upon graduation taught for two years in Cathcart, Burford...
Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 4, 1854 to 1859 - Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 4, 1854 to 1859 - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
A collection of some of Hans Christian Andersen's works. He is a Danish author and poet most famous for his fairy tales. (Summary by Kristingj)...
In The Workhouse: Christmas Day - George R. SIMS
In The Workhouse: Christmas Day - George R. SIMS
- Author: George R. SIMS
- Genre: Poetry
George R. Sims was a journalist of the Victorian era who was mostly concerned with social reforms. He was very interested in the life of the poor. This is a dramatic monologue by an inmate at a workhouse, exposing the hypocrisy of the law. A vivid...
Svetasvatara Upanishad - Unknown
Svetasvatara Upanishad - Unknown
- Author: Unknown
- Genre: Ancient
The word Upanishad (upa-ni-shad) consists of, "Upa" means "near;" "ni" means "down;" "shad" means "to sit." Thus, Upanishad is to sit down near the teacher to discuss, learn, practice, and experience. There are some 200 or more Upanishads. Some are...
The Wonders of the Jungle - Sarath Kumar GHOSH
The Wonders of the Jungle - Sarath Kumar GHOSH
- Author: Sarath Kumar GHOSH
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Animals
How do elephants drink? What is the Law of the Jungle at the water hole? How does an elephant baby learn to feed and learn to swim? How do they walk under water? In what order do buffaloes drink? How do buffaloes fight the tiger? These and other...
The Pilgrim's Progress (version 3 Dramatic Reading) - John Bunyan
The Pilgrim's Progress (version 3 Dramatic Reading) - John Bunyan
- Author: John Bunyan
- Genre: Dramatic Readings / Christian Fiction
Probably the most famous allegory ever written of the Christian life, The Pilgrim's Progress follows the journey of Christian from his first encounter with the Evangelist, through his trials and doubts and as he meets various people who help and...
The Lost Princess of Oz - L. Frank Baum
The Lost Princess of Oz - L. Frank Baum
- Author: L. Frank Baum
- Genre: Action & Adventure
Who is stealing all the magic in Oz? Dorothy and her friends set out to comb all of Oz, not only for magic stolen from Glinda and the Wizard, but also for the kidnapped princess, Ozma. Along the way, they explore regions never seen in other Oz...
The Wonderful Adventures of Phra the Phoenician - Edwin Lester Arnold
The Wonderful Adventures of Phra the Phoenician - Edwin Lester Arnold
- Author: Edwin Lester Arnold
- Genre: Fantasy Fiction
Phra, a Phoenician merchant and warrior, settles in the south of England as husband to Blodwen, a British princess. Slain during the Roman invasion, he reawakens several hundred years later to find that Blodwen has painstakingly tattooed the history...
The Merchant of Venice - William Shakespeare
The Merchant of Venice - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Comedy
William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice was probably written between 1596 and 1598, and was printed with the comedies in the First Folio of 1623. Bassanio, an impoverished gentleman, uses the credit of his friend, the merchant Antonio, to...
The Ghost: A Modern Fantasy - Arnold Bennett
The Ghost: A Modern Fantasy - Arnold Bennett
- Author: Arnold Bennett
- Genre: Historical Fiction / Fantasy Fiction
The novel opens with Carl Foster, a recently qualified doctor, coming to London to try and make his fortune. He meets a famous tenor, Signor Alresca, who suffers a dreadful injury backstage and Foster tends to him. He thus meets the lead soprano,...
Shoes and Stockings: A Collection of Short Stories - Louisa May Alcott
Shoes and Stockings: A Collection of Short Stories - Louisa May Alcott
- Author: Louisa May Alcott
- Genre: Children's Fiction / General Fiction / Historical Fiction
Here are tales of love and war, modesty and frivolity, laughter and tears. Louisa May Alcott wrote many, many short stories. This collection shares but 6/7 of them. (Summary by Carolyn Frances )...
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz - L. Frank Baum
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz - L. Frank Baum
- Author: L. Frank Baum
- Genre: Action & Adventure
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz was the fourth of 14 Oz books written by L. Frank Baum (1856-1919). Published in 1908, while Baum was resident in Coronado, California, it is considered one of the βdarkerβ of the Oz tales. However, it also is enlivened...
Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography - Andy ADAMS
Reed Anthony, Cowman: An Autobiography - Andy ADAMS
- Author: Andy ADAMS
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Westerns
Adams breathes life into the story of a Texas cowboy who becomes a wealthy and influential cattleman.. (Introduction by Wikipedia)...
The Dial, May 1920 - Various
The Dial, May 1920 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Art / Design & Architecture / Essays & Short Works
An example of one of the leading literary magazines of the early 20th Century. Poetry by e.e. cummings and Louise Bryant (aka Mrs. John Reed, of "Reds" fame), a short story by Sherwood Anderson, a memoir of the late poet James Flecker, theater and...
The Mason-Bees - Jean-Henri FABRE
The Mason-Bees - Jean-Henri FABRE
- Author: Jean-Henri FABRE
- Genre: Life Sciences
This is more than a book about bees and their lives; the author talks about his cats, red ants, and insect psychology in general. Jean Henri Fabre also made waves in his native 19th Century France by insisting that girls be included in his science...
Hereditary Genius - Sir Francis GALTON
Hereditary Genius - Sir Francis GALTON
- Author: Sir Francis GALTON
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Science
A biographical summary of the pre-eminent men of Britain grouped by profession. The extensive survey draws from information including college graduation, reputation during career, fellowships, and even known relatives. Includes discussions on...
Five Lectures on Blindness - Kate M. FOLEY
Five Lectures on Blindness - Kate M. FOLEY
- Author: Kate M. FOLEY
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
The [five] lectures were written primarily to be delivered at the summer sessions of the University of California, at Berkeley and at Los Angeles, in the summer of 1918. . . they are the outgrowth of almost a quarter of a century spent in work for...
The Defenders - Philip K. DICK
The Defenders - Philip K. DICK
- Author: Philip K. DICK
- Genre: Science Fiction
The terrible destruction of total nuclear war between the Western and Eastern Blocks has succeeded in sterilizing the surface of the earth. No living creature can now exist there and all humans on both sides, have fled to the hives built miles below...
Afternoon in School - the last lesson - D. H. Lawrence
Afternoon in School - the last lesson - D. H. Lawrence
- Author: D. H. Lawrence
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
David Herbert Lawrence was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter. His collected works represent, among other things, an extended reflection upon the dehumanising effects of modernity and industrialisation. Some...
The Letters of a Portuguese Nun - Mariana ALCOFORADO
The Letters of a Portuguese Nun - Mariana ALCOFORADO
- Author: Mariana ALCOFORADO
- Genre: Epistolary Fiction
The Letters of a Portuguese Nun (Les Lettres Portugaises) were first published anonymously in Paris in 1669. The five passionate letters in book form were a publishing sensation since their appearance, with five editions in the first year, followed...
The Defiant Agents - Andre Norton
The Defiant Agents - Andre Norton
- Author: Andre Norton
- Genre: Science Fiction
Travis Fox and a band of fellow Apache AmerIndians have their racial memories and survival abilities enhanced by the Redax machine and are sent to the planet Topaz, one of the few worlds of the ancient star empire that the US has voyage tapes to....
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 - Alfred Thayer MAHAN
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660-1783 - Alfred Thayer MAHAN
- Author: Alfred Thayer MAHAN
- Genre: War & Military
The Influence of Sea Power Upon History: 1660β1783 is a history of naval warfare written in 1890 by Alfred Thayer Mahan. It details the role of sea power during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and discusses the various factors needed to...
A Place Of Burial In The South Of Scotland - William Wordsworth
A Place Of Burial In The South Of Scotland - William Wordsworth
- Author: William Wordsworth
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
This poem is part of the "Ecclesiastical Sonnets," writen by Wordsworth between 1821 - 22. - Summary by David Lawrence...
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 1, Chapter 01) - Thomas Babington Macaulay
The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 1, Chapter 01) - Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Author: Thomas Babington Macaulay
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
This is chapter 1 of volume 1 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resume of the history of England up until the Stuart kings and then starts to delve into a little more detail. Macaulay is...
Odes and Sonnets - Clark Ashton SMITH
Odes and Sonnets - Clark Ashton SMITH
- Author: Clark Ashton SMITH
- Genre: Single author
Clark Ashton Smith, nicknamed one of the "big three" of Weird Tales (the famous pulp fiction magazine), was also a romantic-style poet, contributor to the Cthulhu Mythos and a literary friend of H.P Lovecraft. As a poet, he was considered one of the...
Three Years in the Federal Cavalry - Willard GLAZIER
Three Years in the Federal Cavalry - Willard GLAZIER
- Author: Willard GLAZIER
- Genre: Memoirs
Captain Glazier narrates his experiences as a cavalryman in the Federal Army during the Civil War, from his enlistment in New York State to his capture at the battle of Brandy Station. (Summary by Jonathan Limebrook)...
Murder in the Sacristy - Daniel A. LORD
Murder in the Sacristy - Daniel A. LORD
- Author: Daniel A. LORD
- Genre: Detective Fiction
A sacristan is found murdered in the sacristy and the safe robbed of valuable jewels. All clues seem to point to the priest as the murderer. But is the priest the guilty party - or is it the communist - the nazi - the Senator's wife - or someone...
Rhymes for the Nursery - Ann TAYLOR
Rhymes for the Nursery - Ann TAYLOR
- Author: Ann TAYLOR
- Genre: Poetry
This early 19th-century children's poetry collection by Jane and Ann Taylor is little-known today, but contains the original version of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star, known then as just The Star.Also included are poems about why you shouldn't kill...
Howards End (version 3) - E. M. Forster
Howards End (version 3) - E. M. Forster
- Author: E. M. Forster
- Genre: Literary Fiction
Considered Forster's masterpiece and one of the best books of the 20th century, Howards End tackles social conventions of the Edwardian era. The story focuses on three families in England at the beginning of the 20th century: the Wilcoxes, rich...
My Last Duchess - Robert Browning
My Last Duchess - Robert Browning
- Author: Robert Browning
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
NOTES: "My Last Duchess" puts in the mouth of a Duke of Ferrara, a typical husband and art patron of the Renaissance, a description of his last wife, whose happy nature and universal kindliness were a perpetual affront to his exacting...
Lysistrata - Aristophanes
Lysistrata - Aristophanes
- Author: Aristophanes
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / Comedy
Lysistrata read by a group of college students. First performed in classical Athens c. 411 B.C.E., Aristophanesβ βLysistrataβ is the original battle of the sexes. One woman, Lysistrata, brings together the women of all Greece, exhorting them to...
