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Deephaven - Sarah Orne Jewett
Deephaven - Sarah Orne Jewett
- Author: Sarah Orne Jewett
- Genre: General Fiction / Nautical & Marine Fiction / *Non-fiction
Sarah Orne Jewett is best known for her clean and clear descriptive powers that at once elevate common-place daily events to something remarkable, and lend dignity and grace to the most humble and homely human character. In Deephaven, go with her on...
That Affair at Elizabeth - Burton Egbert Stevenson
That Affair at Elizabeth - Burton Egbert Stevenson
- Author: Burton Egbert Stevenson
- Genre: General Fiction / Detective Fiction
A detective novel set in turn-of-the-century New York City, in which a young lawyer plays the sleuth. Packed with plot twists (and the ubiquitous romantic complication, of course). (Summary by Cathy Barratt)...
The Wings of the Dove - Henry James
The Wings of the Dove - Henry James
- Author: Henry James
- Genre: General Fiction
"The Wings of the Dove," published in 1902, represents to my memory a very old--if I shouldn't perhaps rather say a very young--motive; I can scarce remember the time when the situation on which this long-drawn fiction mainly rests was not vividly...
The Escaping Club - A. J. EVANS
The Escaping Club - A. J. EVANS
- Author: A. J. EVANS
- Genre: War & Military / Memoirs / Modern (20th C)
Described by some as one of the greatest escape books published. The Escaping Club recounts Evans' escape to Switzerland from a supposedly "escape-proof" German prison camp during World War I. After repatriation and rejoining the war, Evans again...
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 2: Countess de Saint-Geran - Alexandre Dumas
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 2: Countess de Saint-Geran - Alexandre Dumas
- Author: Alexandre Dumas
- Genre: True Crime
This story details the crimes and trial surrounding the unexpected pregnancy and subsequent childbirth of the Countess de Saint-Geran in 1640s France. Familial jealousies harbored by her sister-in-law, the Marchioness de Bouille, intertwine with the...
Clara Vaughan, Vol. III - Richard Doddridge Blackmore
Clara Vaughan, Vol. III - Richard Doddridge Blackmore
- Author: Richard Doddridge Blackmore
- Genre: Detective Fiction
CLARA VAUGHAN, the young heroine, narrator, and namesake for R. D. Blackmore’s early detective novel, is determined to solve the mystery of her father’s murder—a crime that occurred when she was only 10 years of age. The third volume of the trilogy...
The Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey CHAUCER
The Canterbury Tales - Geoffrey CHAUCER
- Author: Geoffrey CHAUCER
- Genre: Historical Fiction
The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the rest in verse). The tales, some of which are originals and others not, are contained inside a frame tale and...
The History Teacher's Magazine, Vol. I, No. 3, November 1909 - Various
The History Teacher's Magazine, Vol. I, No. 3, November 1909 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: History
"The History Teacher’s Magazine is devoted to the interests of teachers of History, Civics, and related subjects in the fields of Geography and Economics. It aims to bring to the teacher of these topics the latest news of his profession. It will...
Impartiality - James Russell Lowell
Impartiality - James Russell Lowell
- Author: James Russell Lowell
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Impartiality by James Russell Lowell. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 16, 2011. James Russell Lowell was an American Romantic poet, critic, editor, and diplomat. He is associated with the...
Life - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Life - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
The following statement expresses Wilcox's unique blending of New Thought, Spiritualism, and a Theosophical belief in reincarnation: "As we think, act, and live here today, we build the structures of our homes in spirit realms after we leave earth,...
Short Science Fiction Collection 006 - Various
Short Science Fiction Collection 006 - 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 and technology. This is a reader-selected...
The Old Year and The New - William Henry RHODES
The Old Year and The New - William Henry RHODES
- Author: William Henry RHODES
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
William Henry Rhodes will long be remembered by his contemporaries at the Bar of California as a man of rare genius, exemplary habits, high honor, and gentle manners, with wit and humor unexcelled. His writings are illumined by powerful fancy,...
The Circular Staircase - Mary Roberts Rinehart
The Circular Staircase - Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Author: Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Genre: Detective Fiction
Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876-1958) was a prolific American writer of popular mysteries. The Circular Staircase was originally published in 1908 and includes all the elements of the classic whodunit – mysterious events, ghostly apparitions, things...
Poems - Adam Lindsay Gordon
Poems - Adam Lindsay Gordon
- Author: Adam Lindsay Gordon
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon, 'British-born Australian Steeple-Chase Rider and Poet'. "The poems of Gordon have an interest beyond the mere personal one which his friends attach to his name. Written, as they were, at odd times...
Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 4 - John Calvin
Institutes of the Christian Religion, Book 4 - John Calvin
- Author: John Calvin
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Religion / Christianity - Other
Institutes of the Christian Religion is John Calvin's seminal work on Protestant systematic theology. Highly influential in the Western world and still widely read by theological students today, it was published in Latin in 1536 and in his native...
Love's Language - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Love's Language - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Love's Language, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for March 17, 2019. ------ One of Ella Wheeler Wilcox's most beautiful and passionate poems, originally published in her...
Short Story Collection Vol. 027 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 027 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Anthologies
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 027: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members....
The Sign of Silence - William Le Queux
The Sign of Silence - William Le Queux
- Author: William Le Queux
- Genre: General Fiction / Detective Fiction
Edward Royle is the head of a well-known chemical manufacturer in England, which he has inherited. He is engaged to the daughter of his father’s former partner, Phrida Shand, who lives with her mother. One night he is asked by his friend, Sir Digby...
One Third Off - Irvin S. Cobb
One Third Off - Irvin S. Cobb
- Author: Irvin S. Cobb
- Genre: Humor
Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (June 23, 1876–March 11, 1944) was an American author, humorist, and columnist who lived in New York and wrote over 60 books and 300 short stories. Cobb has been described as "having a round shape, bushy eyebrows, full lips,...
The Floating Prince and Other Fairy Tales - Frank R. Stockton
The Floating Prince and Other Fairy Tales - Frank R. Stockton
- Author: Frank R. Stockton
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
This is a collection of original and interesting fairy tales. We have here princes and princesses, pirates, wizards, and all the other ingredients for entertaining stories for kids. - Summary by Carolin...
Lady Baltimore - Owen Wister
Lady Baltimore - Owen Wister
- Author: Owen Wister
- Genre: General Fiction / Romance
Augustus visits King's Port, South Carolina, at the request of his Aunt Carola, and at her expense. She wants him to research geneaologies and records to find proof that he is descended from royalty so that he can join her exclusive club, the...
The Forsaken Inn - Anna Katharine Green
The Forsaken Inn - Anna Katharine Green
- Author: Anna Katharine Green
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction
Told from the perspective of a Mrs. Truax, the owner of an inn during the time of the American and French Revolutions, "The Forsaken Inn" is a locked-room mystery that keeps readers guessing about what has happened. A young couple stays at the inn...
With Fire and Sword (Byers) - Samuel H. M. BYERS
With Fire and Sword (Byers) - Samuel H. M. BYERS
- Author: Samuel H. M. BYERS
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / History
Samuel H. M. Byers was an American poet, diplomat, and soldier in the Civil War. "In war some persons seek adventures; others have them in spite of themselves. It happened that the writer of this book belonged to a regiment that seemed to be always...
The Tale of Betsy Butterfly - Arthur Scott Bailey
The Tale of Betsy Butterfly - Arthur Scott Bailey
- Author: Arthur Scott Bailey
- Genre: Animals & Nature
Arthur Scott Bailey (1877 – 1949) was the author of more than forty children's books. "Mr. Bailey centered all his plots in the animal, bird and insect worlds, weaving natural history into the stories in a way that won educator's approval without...
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 021 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 021 - 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, war, farming, slavery, education, philosophy, and nature. (summary by...
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 070 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 070 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction
Twenty short nonfiction works selected by the readers. “Shall we ever be able to visit the moon?” queries journalist Charles Nevers Holmes in 1920. Holmes was hopeful. Technology had come a long way since 1862, when balloonist James Glaisher made a...
Tono-Bungay - H. G. Wells
Tono-Bungay - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: General Fiction
Tono-Bungay is a realist semi-autobiographical novel. It is narrated by George Ponderevo, a science student who is drafted in to help with the promotion of Tono-Bungay, a harmful stimulant disguised as a miraculous cure-all, the creation of his...
The Republic of the Future - Anna Bowman DODD
The Republic of the Future - Anna Bowman DODD
- Author: Anna Bowman DODD
- Genre: Epistolary Fiction / Science Fiction
or Socialism a Reality In the year 2050, Wolfgang travels to the socialist city of New York. He writes enthusiastically to his friend Hannevig describing the wonders of the journey (via pneumatic tube under the ocean) and vastness of the city. He...
The Large Catechism (Version 2) - Martin Luther
The Large Catechism (Version 2) - Martin Luther
- Author: Martin Luther
- Genre: Religion / Christianity - Other
After the parishes of Saxony were visited in 1528 and found to be in a terribly dismal state, Martin Luther penned the Large Catechism as an aid to the clergy in teaching Christian doctrine. It consists of sermons on each of the Ten Commandments,...
Children's Short Works, Vol. 001 - Various
Children's Short Works, Vol. 001 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Librivox’s Children's Short Works Collection 001: a collection of 10 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members....
Birds and Nature, Vol. XI, No 2, February 1902 - Various
Birds and Nature, Vol. XI, No 2, February 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...
Peggy Raymond's School Days (or Old Girls And New) - Harriet Lummis SMITH
Peggy Raymond's School Days (or Old Girls And New) - Harriet Lummis SMITH
- Author: Harriet Lummis SMITH
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
Published in 1916, this third installment with The Friendly Terrace girls places them in The Girl’s High School, with an array of new characters, and a few peripherally known from the first book. A heavier edge of drama comes through via a new...
Aleriel; or, A Voyage to Other Worlds - Wladislaw LACH-SZYRMA
Aleriel; or, A Voyage to Other Worlds - Wladislaw LACH-SZYRMA
- Author: Wladislaw LACH-SZYRMA
- Genre: Fantastic Fiction
When an Oxford undergraduate meets by chance, a mysterious stranger, during a walking tour of France, he does not know that the unusual charismatic being he has made the acquaintance of, is in fact a disguised alien being, named Aleriel. Coming from...
Undertones - Madison Cawein
Undertones - Madison Cawein
- Author: Madison Cawein
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems by Madison Cawein. This volume includes some of the magnificent nature descriptions that Cawein is famous for, and can evoke many different emotions with the reader and listener. - Summary by Carolin...
Tales Of The Royal Irish Constabulary - Unknown
Tales Of The Royal Irish Constabulary - Unknown
- Author: Unknown
- Genre: Law / Modern (20th C)
The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC, simply called the Irish Constabulary 1836–67) was the armed police force of the United Kingdom in Ireland from the early nineteenth century until 1922. About seventy-five percent of the RIC were Roman Catholic and...
Max Carrados - Ernest Bramah
Max Carrados - Ernest Bramah
- Author: Ernest Bramah
- Genre: General Fiction / Detective Fiction
Max Carrados is a blind detective who has developed his own remaining senses to a superior level and who has enlisted the superior observations skills of his butler to fill in for any deficiency of his own. His visual deficiency is no obstacle to...
The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens
The Mystery of Edwin Drood - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: Detective Fiction
The Mystery of Edwin Drood is the final novel by Charles Dickens. The novel was left unfinished at the time of Dickens' death, and readers have often speculated what the ending might have been. The novel is named after Edwin Drood, but it mostly...
She Comes Not - Herbert TRENCH
She Comes Not - Herbert TRENCH
- Author: Herbert TRENCH
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Frederic Herbert Trench was an Irish poet. A number of his poems were set set to music and he moved into theatrical work for a few years. - Summary by Wikipedia...
Jerusalem - The Emanation of the Giant Albion - William Blake
Jerusalem - The Emanation of the Giant Albion - William Blake
- Author: William Blake
- Genre: Poetry / *Non-fiction / Religion
The epic poem Jerusalem was in Blake's own opinion his masterpiece. It is the last of the great prophetic books. Originally produced as an engraved book of 100 pages (only one copy of which was every fully finished in the colouring), the poem...
Monologues - Richard MIDDLETON
Monologues - Richard MIDDLETON
- Author: Richard MIDDLETON
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
This is a collection of 32 highly diverting essays of English author Richard Middleton. Although Middleton is now best remembered for his ghost stories, he was also an accomplished poet and essayist. The musings collected in this volume cover a...
