Free audio books online
The Smoke Upon Your Altar Dies - Rudyard Kipling
The Smoke Upon Your Altar Dies - Rudyard Kipling
- Author: Rudyard Kipling
- Genre: Fantastic Fiction / Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of The Smoke Upon Your Altar Dies by Rudyard Kipling. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 6, 2013. Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist chiefly remembered...
A Day at the County Fair - Alice Hale BURNETT
A Day at the County Fair - Alice Hale BURNETT
- Author: Alice Hale BURNETT
- Genre: Action & Adventure
Three little friends are taken to the County Fair in Uncle Billy's motorcar, but a slight delay occurs on the way. How they finally arrived at the fair ground and their amusing experiences are most entertainingly told in this short book for younger...
Lines Written in Early Spring - William Wordsworth
Lines Written in Early Spring - William Wordsworth
- Author: William Wordsworth
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 different recordings of Lines Written in Early Spring by William Wordsworth. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of March 25th, 2007....
Historical Tales, Vol I: American I - Charles McLean Andrews
Historical Tales, Vol I: American I - Charles McLean Andrews
- Author: Charles McLean Andrews
- Genre: Children's Fiction / *Non-fiction / History
Volume I of a series containing anecdotes and stories, some well-known, others less so, of particular countries. This first volume comprises the discovery, colonization, founding, and early years of the United States of America, describing history...
The Man Who Hated Mars - Randall Garrett
The Man Who Hated Mars - Randall Garrett
- Author: Randall Garrett
- Genre: Science Fiction
To escape from Mars, all Clayton had to do was the impossible. Break out of a crack-proof exile camp—get onto a ship that couldn't be boarded—smash through an impenetrable wall of steel. Perhaps he could do all these things, but he discovered that...
The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt - Theodore Roosevelt
The Strenuous Life: Essays and Addresses of Theodore Roosevelt - Theodore Roosevelt
- Author: Theodore Roosevelt
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Political Science
This book is a collection of Theodore Roosevelt’s published commentaries and public addresses on the general theme of the requirements for individual and collective success in the personal, civic, political, and social arenas. (Introduction by Bob...
Poison Island - Sir Arthur Thomas QUILLER-COUCH
Poison Island - Sir Arthur Thomas QUILLER-COUCH
- Author: Sir Arthur Thomas QUILLER-COUCH
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Travel Fiction / Nautical & Marine Fiction
Mysterious old Captain Coffin not only has a wild story about a Honduran island where treasure lies, he has a map. But they must be wary because it also holds “a poison that kills a man and keeps him fresh as paint”. Nothing can hold Harry back from...
The Faerie Queene Book 3 - Edmund Spenser
The Faerie Queene Book 3 - Edmund Spenser
- Author: Edmund Spenser
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Poetry
"The Third Book of the Faerie Queene contayning the Legende of Britomartis or of Chastitie."The Faerie Queene was never completed, but it continues to be one of the most beautiful and important works of literature ever written. Spenser wrote it as a...
History Of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Vol. 1 - Gaston Maspero
History Of Egypt, Chaldea, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria, Vol. 1 - Gaston Maspero
- Author: Gaston Maspero
- Genre: Antiquity
History Of Egypt, Chaldæa, Syria, Babylonia, and Assyria is the masterwork of one of the fathers of modern egyptology. This work, in twelve volumes, was translated from the French original, “Histoire ancienne des peuples de l'Orient classique” and...
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Collection Vol. 001 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Collection Vol. 001 - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Genre: Single author
A collection to celebrate Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 200th birthday, on 27th February, 2007....
Deerbrook - Harriet Martineau
Deerbrook - Harriet Martineau
- Author: Harriet Martineau
- Genre: General Fiction
A three volume novel, Deerbrook (1839) is a story of middle class country life with a surgeon hero.Like the later and more famous novel Middlemarch, Deerbrook describes the life of country people in a fictional English town. The Grey family live in...
Cymbeline (Version 2) - William Shakespeare
Cymbeline (Version 2) - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Romance
Cymbeline is one of the last plays Shakespeare wrote, classified by scholars as a late romance or comedy. It's famous for featuring a highly convoluted plot that oftentimes feels like a grab bag of elements from Shakespeare's greatest hits: we have...
Morning and Evening Thoughts - James Allen
Morning and Evening Thoughts - James Allen
- Author: James Allen
- Genre: Religion
James Allen was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of the self-help movement. Allen wrote about complex subjects such as faith, destiny, love, patience, and religion but had the unique...
A Chant of Mystics, and Other Poems - Ameen RIHANI
A Chant of Mystics, and Other Poems - Ameen RIHANI
- Author: Ameen RIHANI
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poetry by the influential Lebanese American author Ameen Rihani. In these poems, the author playfully introduces the American public of the early 1920's to the environment in which he grew up, embellishing the poems with folklore...
The Three Great Virtues - Three Essays by Emerson - Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Three Great Virtues - Three Essays by Emerson - Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Author: Ralph Waldo Emerson
- Genre: Essays
Faith Hope and Charity ...... In the Language of Emerson these translate as: Self - Reliance, Love, and Friendship. (summary by Robert Scott)...
Sea Poems - Cale Young Rice
Sea Poems - Cale Young Rice
- Author: Cale Young Rice
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems by Cale Young Rice. In this collection, the sea is a recurring theme. The Kentucky poet uses it to express emotions and to paint an atmosphere. - Summary by Carolin...
Stories from The Detective's Album - Mary FORTUNE
Stories from The Detective's Album - Mary FORTUNE
- Author: Mary FORTUNE
- Genre: Detective Fiction
Mary Fortune is best known for The Detective's Album, the longest-running early detective serial anywhere in the world. Written under the name Waif Wander and narrated by detective Mark Sinclair, The Detective's Album was serialized for forty years...
The Elephant Man and other reminiscences - Frederick TREVES
The Elephant Man and other reminiscences - Frederick TREVES
- Author: Frederick TREVES
- Genre: Medical / Memoirs
In 1884, Professor Treves saw Joseph Merrick (known as the "Elephant Man") in a shop across the road from the London Hospital. Being also a teacher at the University, he brought Merrick to the London Hospital as a teaching case, and Merrick lived...
Grace Harlowe Overseas - Jessie Graham Flower
Grace Harlowe Overseas - Jessie Graham Flower
- Author: Jessie Graham Flower
- Genre: Action & Adventure
In 'Grace Harlowe Overseas', we see Grace and her friends travel to Europe in order to serve in World War I (Summary by ashleighjane)...
Birds and all Nature, Vol. IV, No 4, October 1898 - Various
Birds and all Nature, Vol. IV, No 4, October 1898 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Nature
"Birds and All Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and brief descriptions of birds, animals and other natural subjects with accompanying color plates. The magazine was...
Bird Raptures - Christina ROSSETTI
Bird Raptures - Christina ROSSETTI
- Author: Christina ROSSETTI
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Bird Raptures by Christina Georgina Rossetti. This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 11, 2011. Christina Georgina Rossetti was an English poet who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional, and...
The Ontario Readers: Third Book - Various
The Ontario Readers: Third Book - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short works
The Ontario Readers is a school book first published in 1919, by the Ontario Ministry of Education, containing short excerpts of literary works, both stories and poems, geared to grade-school age children. (Summary by aradlaw)...
Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare
Romeo and Juliet - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Plays
Romeo and Juliet is perhaps the most famous of Shakespeare’s plays and is thought to be the most famous love story in Western history. It concerns the fate of two very young lovers who would do anything to be together. The Montagues and the Capulets...
Maccabe's Art of Ventriloquism and Vocal Illusions - Frederic MACCABE
Maccabe's Art of Ventriloquism and Vocal Illusions - Frederic MACCABE
- Author: Frederic MACCABE
- Genre: Crafts & Hobbies / Performing Arts
This manual offers instructions on how to become a ventriloquist. Starting out from a general introduction of ventriloquism, it explains how sounds are formed in the human body and how the voice is used. It then provides exercises for the budding...
Shakespeare's Sonnets - William Shakespeare
Shakespeare's Sonnets - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Poetry
Shakespeare’s sonnets comprise a collection of 154 poems in sonnet form that deal with such themes as love, beauty, politics, and mortality. (Summary from wikipedia.org)...
Henrietta Volume 1 (dramatic reading) - Charlotte LENNOX
Henrietta Volume 1 (dramatic reading) - Charlotte LENNOX
- Author: Charlotte LENNOX
- Genre: Dramatic Readings / Romance
Henrietta is a strong willed young lady who will not give in to her aunt and marry the suitors she proposes. She runs away and adventure ensues. However she meets one young man who she is quite taken with but he does not share all about himself and...
Victorian Short Stories: Tales of Courtship - Hubert CRACKANTHORPE
Victorian Short Stories: Tales of Courtship - Hubert CRACKANTHORPE
- Author: Hubert CRACKANTHORPE
- Genre: Short Stories
A selection of five short stories with the theme of courtship, written during the Victorian era and previously published elsewhere. - Summary by Lynne Thompson...
Bringing up the Boy - Carl WERNER
Bringing up the Boy - Carl WERNER
- Author: Carl WERNER
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Family & Relationships
''Bringing up the Boy'' is, according to its subtitle, ''A Message to Fathers and Mothers from a Boy of Yesterday concerning the Men of To-morrow'' and proffers advice for parents on raising boys from infancy until adulthood, to become fine,...
The Will and the Way Stories - Jessie Benton FRÉMONT
The Will and the Way Stories - Jessie Benton FRÉMONT
- Author: Jessie Benton FRÉMONT
- Genre: General Fiction / Short Stories / *Non-fiction
Simply put, this is a book of 9 short vignettes each of which describes a different scenario which demonstrates the age old adage: 'where there's a will, there's a way'. (Summary by Roger Melin)...
LibriVox's Most Wanted poetry collection - Various
LibriVox's Most Wanted poetry collection - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
Have you ever suggested a book for recording by LibriVox only to be told by some good-for-nothing admin that it can't be done because it's not in the Public Domain in the US? Then this project is dedicated to you. It consists of ten early Public...
History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 2 - Henry Charles Lea
History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 2 - Henry Charles Lea
- Author: Henry Charles Lea
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Middle Ages/Middle History
Volume 2 of Lea’s monumental work on the Spanish Inquisition. Volume 2 discusses the organizational structure of the Inquisition, methods used to financially support the Inquisition, methods used by the Inquisition to expose heresy, and numerous...
Short Story Collection Vol. 008 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 008 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
Librivox’s Short Story Collection 008: a collection of 20 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members....
Beacon Lights of History, Vol 1: The Old Pagan Civilizations - John Lord
Beacon Lights of History, Vol 1: The Old Pagan Civilizations - John Lord
- Author: John Lord
- Genre: Ancient / Other religions
The first of 14 volumes, this book discusses ancient civilization looking primarily at religion and philosophy. Summary by KHand...
Chopin: the Man and His Music - James HUNEKER
Chopin: the Man and His Music - James HUNEKER
- Author: James HUNEKER
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / Music
A biography of the Polish composer and virtuoso pianist Frédéric Chopin and a critical analysis of his work by American music writer and critic James Huneker. (Summary by Julie VW)...
The Secret Pact - Mildred A. Wirt Benson
The Secret Pact - Mildred A. Wirt Benson
- Author: Mildred A. Wirt Benson
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Crime & Mystery Fiction / General Fiction
PENNY PARKER is a teen-aged sleuth and amateur reporter with an uncanny knack for uncovering and solving unusual, sometimes bizarre mysteries. The only daughter of widower Anthony Parker, publisher of the "Riverview Star," Penny has been raised to...
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 1: Ali Pacha - Alexandre Dumas
Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 7: Part 1: Ali Pacha - Alexandre Dumas
- Author: Alexandre Dumas
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / True Crime
Ali Tepeleni, Pacha of Janina, rose to power during the early 1800s in one of the Ottoman Empire’s most unruly territories (Albania). His ferocious imposition of will was limitless, earning him the sobriquet of “the Lion of Janina.” As the mauling...
Children's Short Works, Vol. 010 - Various
Children's Short Works, Vol. 010 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Librivox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 010: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members....
Mighty Animals - Jennie Irene MIX
Mighty Animals - Jennie Irene MIX
- Author: Jennie Irene MIX
- Genre: Children's Non-fiction / Science
A book about dinosaurs written for children. In short, easy to read chapters designed to keep the interest of juvenile readers. (Summary by Guero)...
The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless, Vol. 1 - Eliza Haywood
The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless, Vol. 1 - Eliza Haywood
- Author: Eliza Haywood
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Romance
The flirtations of a rich young maiden, Miss Betsy Thoughtless with several suitors, as she alienates the right man by refusing to take the issue of marriage seriously. Because of this her guardian commits her to marriage to the wrong man, a...
The Martyrdom Of Belgium; Official Report Of Massacres Of Peaceable Citizens, Women And Children By The German Army; Testimony Of Eye-Witnesses - George COOREMAN
The Martyrdom Of Belgium; Official Report Of Massacres Of Peaceable Citizens, Women And Children By The German Army; Testimony Of Eye-Witnesses - George COOREMAN
- Author: George COOREMAN
- Genre: War & Military / Modern (20th C)
The title says it all. World War I narratives of German activities in Belgium after the German invasion of this neutral country. - Summary by david wales...
