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The Lying Lover: or, The Ladies' Friendship - Richard STEELE
The Lying Lover: or, The Ladies' Friendship - Richard STEELE
- Author: Richard STEELE
- Genre: Plays
"The spark of this play is introduced with as much agility and life as he brought with him from France, and as much humour as I could bestow upon him in England. But he uses the advantages of a learned education, a ready fancy, and a liberal...
Queen Victoria - E. Gordon BROWNE
Queen Victoria - E. Gordon BROWNE
- Author: E. Gordon BROWNE
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / History
This book is about the life of Queen Victoria (1819 to 1901). All nine of her children married into the royal houses of Europe. She became the longest reigning monarch and more. This book is a fascinating read about the woman behind the British...
The New Organon Or True Directions Concerning The Interpretation of Nature - Francis Bacon
The New Organon Or True Directions Concerning The Interpretation of Nature - Francis Bacon
- Author: Francis Bacon
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy
The Novum Organum is a philosophical work by Francis Bacon published in 1620. The title translates as "new instrument". This is a reference to Aristotle's work Organon, which was his treatise on logic and syllogism. In Novum Organum, Bacon details a...
Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? - Robert BURNS
Will ye go to the Indies, my Mary? - Robert BURNS
- Author: Robert BURNS
- Genre: Ballads / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
A LibriVox' Weekly Poetry tribute to Robbie Burns on the upcoming Robbie Burns Day. (January 25)Robert Burns (also known as Robbie Burns, Rabbie Burns, Scotland's favourite son, the Ploughman Poet, Robden of Solway Firth, the Bard of Ayrshire and in...
In the Days When the World Was Wide, and Other Verses - Henry Lawson
In the Days When the World Was Wide, and Other Verses - Henry Lawson
- Author: Henry Lawson
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poetry by Henry Lawson, the well-known Australian poet. Some of the poems in this collection are still widely taught in school, some others are not widely known at this time. All of them, however, paint vivid images of Australia...
Peggy's Trial - Mary Knight POTTER
Peggy's Trial - Mary Knight POTTER
- Author: Mary Knight POTTER
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Fantastic Fiction
Ten-year old Peggy Clayton and her two younger brothers, Teddy and Harry, live with their father, Dr. Clayton, and Nurse, a woman who has taken care of them since the death of their mother when Peggy was five. Peggy is a sweet and kind little girl...
Mother Goose for Grownups - Guy Wetmore Carryl
Mother Goose for Grownups - Guy Wetmore Carryl
- Author: Guy Wetmore Carryl
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
Mother Goose for Grownups is a delightfully silly collection of parodies on well-known Mother Goose tales by Guy Wetmore Carryl. (Summary by fink)...
Woodcraft - NESSMUK
Woodcraft - NESSMUK
- Author: NESSMUK
- Genre: Nature / Sports & Recreation / Travel & Geography
George Washington Sears, who many know better by his pen name "Nessmuk", was an outdoor writer during the last half of the 19th century, writing most often for the magazine "Field and Forest", the predecessor of today's "Field and Stream"....
Coffee Break Collection 15 - World of Work - Various
Coffee Break Collection 15 - World of Work - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Anthologies
This is the fifteenth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in length. These are great for study breaks, commutes, workouts, or any time you'd like to hear a whole story and only...
An Isle in the Water - Katharine Tynan HINKSON
An Isle in the Water - Katharine Tynan HINKSON
- Author: Katharine Tynan HINKSON
- Genre: Single Author Collections
'Here, among the hosts of ladies who write with care and inelegance, comes a woman artist. An Isle in the Water is a collection of fifteen well-conceived and excellently-finished Irish stories, for which it would be hard to find anything to say but...
Aucassin and Nicolette - Unknown
Aucassin and Nicolette - Unknown
- Author: Unknown
- Genre: General Fiction / Poetry / Romance
Aucassin and Nicolette is a medieval romance written in a combination of prose and verse called a βsong-story.β Created probably in the early 13th century by an unknown French author, the work deals with the love between the son of a count and a...
Opuscula - Aristotle
Opuscula - Aristotle
- Author: Aristotle
- Genre: Ancient
Opuscula is a collection of shorter books that may or may not have been written by Aristotle.1. On Colours2. On Things Heard3. Physiognomonics4. On Plants5. On Marvellous Things Heard6. Mechanics7. On Indivisible Lines8. The Situations and Names of...
The Way of Peace (version 2) - James Allen
The Way of Peace (version 2) - James Allen
- Author: James Allen
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Other religions
James Allen (1864 - 1912) was a philosopher and a pioneer of New Thought movement. His works have formed the basis of much of the curriculum used today by many motivational and self-help groups.His first book, which published in 1901, was From...
There are Crimes and Crimes - August Strindberg
There are Crimes and Crimes - August Strindberg
- Author: August Strindberg
- Genre: Drama
Maurice, a playwright on the brink of success, feels so confident in his professional future he proposes to Jeanne, his mistress. However, upon meeting Henriette, his friend's mistress, he gets swept away by his overwhelming passion for her. The...
Paul Clifford - Edward BULWER-LYTTON
Paul Clifford - Edward BULWER-LYTTON
- Author: Edward BULWER-LYTTON
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
Most men who with some earnestness of mind examine into the mysteries of our social state will perhaps pass through that stage of self-education in which this Novel was composed. The contrast between conventional frauds, received as component parts...
Short Poetry Collection 078 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 078 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems read by Librivox volunteers during the month of April 2009....
Mary Marston - George MacDonald
Mary Marston - George MacDonald
- Author: George MacDonald
- Genre: Christian Fiction
Written at the height of George MacDonald's literary career, the story centers around the life of a simple merchant's daughter. Mary Marston's unswerving commitment to love, God, and others is contrasted with a backdrop of an array of characters and...
The Stolen White Elephant (Version 2) - Mark Twain
The Stolen White Elephant (Version 2) - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: General Fiction / Humorous Fiction / Detective Fiction
"The Stolen White Elephant" was written by Mark Twain and published in 1882. In it, an Indian elephant, en route from India to Britain as a gift to the Queen, disappears in New Jersey. The local police department goes into high gear to solve the...
Pantropheon - Alexis SOYER
Pantropheon - Alexis SOYER
- Author: Alexis SOYER
- Genre: Cooking
Soyer was a 'celebrity chef', devising innovations such as water-cooled refrigerators and adjustable temperature ovens. He developed many popular recipes and catered for 2000 guests at Queen Victoria's coronation celebration. He had a social...
Ruth - Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Ruth - Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- Author: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
The book is a social novel, dealing with Victorian views about sin and illegitimacy. It is a surprisingly compassionate portrayal of a 'fallen woman', a type of person normally outcast from respectable society. The title of the novel refers to the...
Specimen Days - Walt Whitman
Specimen Days - Walt Whitman
- Author: Walt Whitman
- Genre: Travel & Geography
Specimen Days is essentially the great American poet Walt Whitman's scrap book. It documents most of his life's adventures, espeically his experience serving as a nurse during the Civil War and travelling around America....
A Christmas Carol (version 05) - Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol (version 05) - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Horror & Supernatural Fiction
The miserly Ebenezer Scrooge is a cold-hearted man of business and has little time for the good humor and charity of the Christmas season. But that's about to change. A visit from his deceased business partner sets in motion a night in which Scrooge...
The Lincoln Story Book - Henry L. WILLIAMS
The Lincoln Story Book - Henry L. WILLIAMS
- Author: Henry L. WILLIAMS
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Subtitle: A Judicious Collection of the Best Stories and Anecdotes of the Great President, Many Appearing Here for the First Time in Book Form - compiled by Henry L. Williams The Abraham Lincoln Statue at Chicago is accepted as the typical Westerner...
The Witch of Prague: A Fantastic Tale - Francis Marion Crawford
The Witch of Prague: A Fantastic Tale - Francis Marion Crawford
- Author: Francis Marion Crawford
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
The Wanderer is looking far and wide for the love of his life, Beatrice. Try as he may, he cannot find her again. Appealing to a witch might help, but instead of using her powers to help the lovers find one another again, Unorna keeps them apart as...
War and Peace, Book 11: 1812 - Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace, Book 11: 1812 - Leo Tolstoy
- Author: Leo Tolstoy
- Genre: Historical Fiction
War and Peace (Russian: ΠΠΎΠΉΠ½Π° ΠΈ ΠΌΠΈΡ, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: ΠΠΎΠΉΠ½Π° ΠΈ ΠΌΠΈΡΡ, Voyna i mirβ) is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869 in Russki Vestnik, which tells the story of Russian society during the...
On Propositions: What They Are and How They Mean - Bertrand Russell
On Propositions: What They Are and How They Mean - Bertrand Russell
- Author: Bertrand Russell
- Genre: Modern
In this piece, Bertrand Russell offers an account of propositions. This essay has been widely regarded as a turning point in Russell's thought: fresh from his prison sentence, during which he read numerous works of psychology, he now rejects the...
The Patchwork Girl of Oz - L. Frank Baum
The Patchwork Girl of Oz - L. Frank Baum
- Author: L. Frank Baum
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / General
An unlucky Munchkin boy named Ojo must travel around Oz gathering the ingredients for an antidote to the Liquid of Petrifaction which has turned his beloved uncle Unc Nunkie and the wife of the Liquid's creator into marble statues. Ojo is joined by...
The Machine - Upton Sinclair
The Machine - Upton Sinclair
- Author: Upton Sinclair
- Genre: Plays / Suspense / Espionage / Political & Thrillers
Upton Sinclair is best known for his novel The Jungle, an expose of the meatpacking industry. He was also a playwright whose works for the stage reflected the same progressive viewpoints found in his other writing. In The Machine, published as part...
Not George Washington - P. G. Wodehouse
Not George Washington - P. G. Wodehouse
- Author: P. G. Wodehouse
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
It has been said that behind every successful man is a good woman. This is certainly true in the case of James Orlebar Cloyster. However, some funny things happened on his road to success. His story is humorously told from the point of view of...
Balloons - Elizabeth BIBESCO
Balloons - Elizabeth BIBESCO
- Author: Elizabeth BIBESCO
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Single Author Collections
Elizabeth, Princess Bibesco, was an English writer and socialite. The daughter of a British Prime Minister and the wife of a Romanian aristocrat, she drew on her experience in British high society in her work. Her talent is the compression into a...
Lourdes - Γmile Zola
Lourdes - Γmile Zola
- Author: Γmile Zola
- Genre: Religious Fiction
This book describes a five day national pilgrimage to the holy shrine of Lourdes, where miracle cures are hoped for. The central character is a priest, Pierre, whose faith is faltering. He is accompanying his childhood sweetheart who has been...
Star Surgeon - Alan Edward NOURSE
Star Surgeon - Alan Edward NOURSE
- Author: Alan Edward NOURSE
- Genre: Science Fiction
Dal Timgar had always wanted to be a doctor. As a Garvian and the first non-human to study medicine on Hospital Earth, he must face enormous adversity from classmates, professors, and some of the highest ranking physicians on all of Earth. Will his...
Miss Sara Sampson - Gotthold Ephraim LESSING
Miss Sara Sampson - Gotthold Ephraim LESSING
- Author: Gotthold Ephraim LESSING
- Genre: Romance
G.E. Lessing, widely regarded by students of theater as the world's first dramaturg, was also one of the first proponents of the German bourgeois tragedy. Miss Sara Sampson, in which a young woman runs off with a ne'er-do-well who is still entangled...
The Tunnel Under The World - Frederik Pohl
The Tunnel Under The World - Frederik Pohl
- Author: Frederik Pohl
- Genre: Science Fiction
This famous Pohl story explores cybernetic robots and implanted personalities in a way that certainly expanded my way of looking at reality. Is that wall really real? or is it just kinda, sorta real? And who am I? The protagonist, Guy Burckhardt,...
The Highwayman - H. C. BAILEY
The Highwayman - H. C. BAILEY
- Author: H. C. BAILEY
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Romance
A romance and adventure novel, set in England during the reign of Queen Anne. The book is much unlike the author's later detective short stories. The actual book is difficult to locate and appears to have been forgotten. It is not even listed by...
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 050 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 050 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction
Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include science and natural history--the donkey, forestry, grape vines, astronomy, historian Agnes Mary Clerke, and Greek botanist Theophrastus ;...
Star Born - Andre Norton
Star Born - Andre Norton
- Author: Andre Norton
- Genre: Science Fiction
Andre Norton's "Star Born" pictures a human colony in another galaxy, driven away from Earth generations ago by a repressive government. Considered outlaws, the colonists are in permanent hiding. They have developed friendship and cooperation with a...
The Secret Tomb - Maurice Leblanc
The Secret Tomb - Maurice Leblanc
- Author: Maurice Leblanc
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction
'In Robore Fortuna'. What could these three words mean? Join Dorothy as she works to figure this out while simultaneously parenting orphaned boys. But beware, she may encounter hidden treasures, betrayal, and death along the way. - Summary by...
The Hampstead Mystery - Arthur J. REES
The Hampstead Mystery - Arthur J. REES
- Author: Arthur J. REES
- Genre: Detective Fiction
A murder whodunit... Location: Hampstead, England. Victim: Sir Horace Fewbanks, a distinguished High Court judge. Cause of death: gun shot wound. Investigator: Private Detective Crewe, a wealthy bachelor who has taken up crime detection as a hobby,...
Old Friends, Essays in Epistolary Parody - Andrew Lang
Old Friends, Essays in Epistolary Parody - Andrew Lang
- Author: Andrew Lang
- Genre: Epistolary Fiction
"Every fancy which dwells much with the unborn and immortal characters of Fiction must ask itself, Did the persons in contemporary novels never meet? In so little a world their paths must often have crossed, their orbits must have intersected,...
