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History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688, Volume 1F - David Hume
History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688, Volume 1F - David Hume
- Author: David Hume
- Genre: Early Modern
David Hume is one of the great philosophers of the Western intellectual tradition. His philosophical writings earned him lasting fame and renown; his historical writing earned his bread and butter. His "The History of England from the Invasion of...
Sylvie and Bruno (Dramatic Reading) - Lewis Carroll
Sylvie and Bruno (Dramatic Reading) - Lewis Carroll
- Author: Lewis Carroll
- Genre: Dramatic Readings / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Sylvie and Bruno, first published in 1889, and its 1893 second volume Sylvie and Bruno Concluded form the last novel by Lewis Carroll published during his lifetime. Both volumes were illustrated by Harry Furniss. The novel has two main plots; one...
The Steppe - Anton Chekhov
The Steppe - Anton Chekhov
- Author: Anton Chekhov
- Genre: Literary Fiction
Little Yegorushka goes off to school for the first time, setting out on the journey in the company of his Uncle Ivan, the local priest Father Christopher, and the fun-loving servant Deniska. Along the way they meet an extraordinarily colorful array...
Mastery - Sara Teasdale
Mastery - Sara Teasdale
- Author: Sara Teasdale
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of Mastery by Sara Teasdale. This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 28th, 2013....
Stephen: A Soldier of the Cross - Florence Morse Kingsley
Stephen: A Soldier of the Cross - Florence Morse Kingsley
- Author: Florence Morse Kingsley
- Genre: Historical Fiction / Christian Fiction
This is a unique sequel to the book Titus: A Comrade of the Cross written in a very different style, though none the less memorable, full of excitement and suspense! The author combines several stories together with great skill and ease, creating...
Let Us Make Each Day Our Birthday - S.A.R.
Let Us Make Each Day Our Birthday - S.A.R.
- Author: S.A.R.
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Let Us Make Each Day Our Birthday by S.A.R., from The California Birthday Book (1909). This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 31st, 2010....
Antony and Cleopatra - William Shakespeare
Antony and Cleopatra - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Tragedy
Antony and Cleopatra is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written sometime between 1603 and 1607. It was first printed in the First Folio of 1623. The plot is based on Thomas North's translation of Plutarch's Life of Marcus...
A Negro Explorer at the North Pole - Matthew A. HENSON
A Negro Explorer at the North Pole - Matthew A. HENSON
- Author: Matthew A. HENSON
- Genre: Memoirs
In this fascinating memoir, Matthew Henson describes the incredibly dangerous, exhausting, and bone-chilling trip to what was until then the never-before reached point on earth, the North Pole."Robert Peary is remembered as the intrepid explorer who...
The Pursuit of God - Aiden Wilson TOZER
The Pursuit of God - Aiden Wilson TOZER
- Author: Aiden Wilson TOZER
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Religion
"As the heart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God." This thirst for an intimate relationship with God, claims A.W. Tozer, is not for a select few, but should be the experience of every follower of Christ. But, he...
The Origin Of Species by Means of Natural Selection (version 2) - Charles Darwin
The Origin Of Species by Means of Natural Selection (version 2) - Charles Darwin
- Author: Charles Darwin
- Genre: Life Sciences
This is the 6th and last edition of "On The Origin of Species" with all additions and corrections, often considered the Definitive Edition....
Les Misérables Vol. 4 - Victor HUGO
Les Misérables Vol. 4 - Victor HUGO
- Author: Victor HUGO
- Genre: Literary Fiction / Romance
This is book 4 of 5. -- An ex-convict breaks parole and starts a new life as a righteous man, but is pursued by a police inspector. Along the way, the ex-convict joins a revolution, adopts a daughter, and beats people up. Hooray. (Summary by...
Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Part 1 - Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
Hurlbut's Story of the Bible Part 1 - Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
- Author: Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
- Genre: Religion
Some years ago, the editor of an English magazine sent a communication to "the hundred greatest men in Great Britain" asking them this question: "If for any reason you were to spend a year absolutely alone, in a prison for instance, and could select...
Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tale Collection - Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen Fairy Tale Collection - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
These are 25 fairy tales written by Hans Christian Andersen - A collection of something for everyone - the very popular stories, the less well-known stories and favorites, that both children and grownups can enjoy. (Summary by Neeru Iyer)...
Gwen Wynn - A Romance of the Wye - Thomas Mayne REID
Gwen Wynn - A Romance of the Wye - Thomas Mayne REID
- Author: Thomas Mayne REID
- Genre: General Fiction / Romance
Gwendoline Wynn, our heroine, is an orphan-heiress who lives on the river Wye. She will live with aunt until she comes of age and her money. Vivian Ryecroft, our hero and a captain in the Hussars, is on a leave of absence in Herefordshire, salmon...
The Sea Wolf - Jack London
The Sea Wolf - Jack London
- Author: Jack London
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction / Nautical & Marine Fiction
The Sea-Wolf is a novel written in 1904 by American author Jack London. An immediate bestseller, the first printing of forty thousand copies was sold out before publication. Of it, Ambrose Bierce wrote "The great thing—and it is among the greatest...
Princes and Poisoners: Studies of the Court of Louis XIV - Frantz FUNCK-BRENTANO
Princes and Poisoners: Studies of the Court of Louis XIV - Frantz FUNCK-BRENTANO
- Author: Frantz FUNCK-BRENTANO
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
The court of French King Louis XIV was not a safe place to be. It was filled with plots and intrigues, leaving observers and commentators with more questions than answers among speculation and innuendo. Funck-Brentano was a scholar, librarian and...
The Natural History of Chocolate - D. DE QUELUS
The Natural History of Chocolate - D. DE QUELUS
- Author: D. DE QUELUS
- Genre: Health & Fitness / Medical / Nature
The Natural History of Chocolate being a Distinct and Particular Account of the Cocoa-tree, its Growth and Culture, and the Preparation, Excellent Properties, and Medicinal Virtues of its Fruit. Wherein the Errors of those who have wrote upon this...
From Different Standpoints - Pansy
From Different Standpoints - Pansy
- Author: Pansy
- Genre: Christian Fiction
How differently people view life, society, and religion, depending on their perspective! Perry, the often sick young man that is learning to follow his Master; Eunice (Una), as close as a sister to Perry but not a Christian; Eleanor, the selfish...
Grimms' Fairy Tales - Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
Grimms' Fairy Tales - Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
- Author: Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
A classic collection of oral German folklore, brought together for posterity by the scholarly brothers Grimm in the 1800s, this epitome of fairy tales includes many of the world’s best known stories. In these dark foreboding woods, you will find:...
The Ballad of Reading Gaol - Oscar Wilde
The Ballad of Reading Gaol - Oscar Wilde
- Author: Oscar Wilde
- Genre: Poetry
Wilde’s meditation on capital punishment, the Ballad of Reading Gaol comes after he was convicted and imprisoned under charges of gross indecency. The charges stemmed from his affair with Lord Alfred Douglas, the son of the Marquis of Queensberry....
Bible (ASV) NT 27: Revelation - American Standard Version
Bible (ASV) NT 27: Revelation - American Standard Version
- Author: American Standard Version
- Genre: Bibles
The Book of Revelation, also called Revelation to John or Apocalypse of John, (literally, apocalypse of John; Greek, Αποκαλυψις Ιωαννου, Apokalupsis Iōannou) (IPA: [əˈpɑkəlɪps]) is the last canonical book of the New Testament in the Bible. It is the...
A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53 - Ellen CLACY
A Lady's Visit to the Gold Diggings of Australia in 1852-53 - Ellen CLACY
- Author: Ellen CLACY
- Genre: Travel & Geography
"If you have visions of a middle-aged parasol-bearing lady smiling sweetly from her carriage as she tours Bendigo think again. In 1852, 20 year old clergyman’s daughter Ellen and her brother boarded ship for Melbourne then set off to walk to...
A Tale of the Tow-Path - Homer Greene
A Tale of the Tow-Path - Homer Greene
- Author: Homer Greene
- Genre: Action & Adventure
All work and no play makes 14-year-old Joe Gaston run away. He's also falsely branded as a horse-thief by his own father. This heart-warming story tells of Joe's wanderings and life on the tow-path, of finding Old Charlie and the real horse-thief,...
All's Well That Ends Well (version 2) - William Shakespeare
All's Well That Ends Well (version 2) - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Comedy
A fairy tale with real life consequences, All's Well That Ends Well concerns a pooe physician's daughter who goes to Paris to heal the King and asks of him a husband; not himself, but the Count Rousillon, in whose house her good father had lived. He...
The Sword of Antietam - Joseph A. Altsheler
The Sword of Antietam - Joseph A. Altsheler
- Author: Joseph A. Altsheler
- Genre: General Fiction / Historical Fiction / War & Military Fiction
"The Sword of Antietam" tells a complete story, but it is one in the chain of Civil War romances, begun in "The Guns of Bull Run" and continued through "The Guns of Shiloh" and "The Scouts of Stonewall." The young Northern hero, Dick Mason, and his...
Just So Stories (version 2) - Rudyard Kipling
Just So Stories (version 2) - Rudyard Kipling
- Author: Rudyard Kipling
- Genre: Animals & Nature
The stories, first published in 1902, are fantastic accounts of how various natural phenomena came about. The original editions of Just So Stories were illustrated with woodcuts by Kipling himself. Read along online and see the illustrations at...
Sonnets and Songs - Helen Hay WHITNEY
Sonnets and Songs - Helen Hay WHITNEY
- Author: Helen Hay WHITNEY
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of sonnets and songs by American poet, writer, racehorse owner/breeder, socialite, and philanthropist Helen Hay Whitney. - Summary by Carolin...
The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories - Paul Laurence Dunbar
The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories - Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Author: Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Genre: General Fiction
One of four books of short stories written in his brief career. These stories are written using African-American dialect which provides deeper insight to the culture of that time. - Summary by KIrk202...
Solitude (Pope) - Alexander Pope
Solitude (Pope) - Alexander Pope
- Author: Alexander Pope
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 different recordings of Solitude by Alexander Pope. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of February 17th, 2008....
Collection: Tales of the Cities - Various
Collection: Tales of the Cities - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Anthologies / Travel & Geography
This is a collection of city stories, fiction or non-fiction, in English and published before 1923. Contributions have been chosen by the readers themselves. Summary by BellonaTimes....
The Science of Being Well - Wallace D. WATTLES
The Science of Being Well - Wallace D. WATTLES
- Author: Wallace D. WATTLES
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Self-Help
If you are seeking better health and ways to stay well…This book is for you! Wallace D. Wattles was an American author and a pioneer success new thought movement writer. His most famous work and first book is a book called The Science of Getting...
The Fairy Spinning Wheel and the Tales it spun - Catulle MENDÈS
The Fairy Spinning Wheel and the Tales it spun - Catulle MENDÈS
- Author: Catulle MENDÈS
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
This is a little volume of old-fashioned fairy tales, collected and rewritten by Catulle Mendès and translated from the French and adapted for an American audience by TJ Vivian. This collection contains some of the most well-known fairy tales, such...
Stories by Foreign Authors - German Authors Volume 1 - Various
Stories by Foreign Authors - German Authors Volume 1 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Anthologies
A collection of short stories, originally written in German, but here translated into English. The stories take us to Egypt and the shadow of Vesuvius, as well as the German homeland. We look into the world of books and that of music and we delve...
The Night Land - William Hope Hodgson
The Night Land - William Hope Hodgson
- Author: William Hope Hodgson
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Fantasy Fiction
The Sun has gone out and the Earth is lit only by the glow of residual vulcanism. The last few millions of the human race are gathered together in a gigantic metal pyramid, nearly eight miles high – the Last Redoubt, under siege from unknown forces...
Domestic Manners of the Americans - Frances Milton Trollope
Domestic Manners of the Americans - Frances Milton Trollope
- Author: Frances Milton Trollope
- Genre: General Fiction / *Non-fiction / Travel & Geography
Next to de Alexis de Tocquville's almost contemporary Democracy in America, Frances Trollope's work may be the most famous (or at least notorious) dissection of manners and morals of the United States. The work was a sensation on both sides of the...
Anarchy - Errico MALATESTA
Anarchy - Errico MALATESTA
- Author: Errico MALATESTA
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Political Science
Anarchy explained by the anarchist Errico Malatesta. (Summary by Vineshen Pillay)...
Mark Twain's Journal Writings, Volume 1 - Mark Twain
Mark Twain's Journal Writings, Volume 1 - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Humor
Volume 1 contains these 12 essays: 1.) "Americans on a Visit to the Emperor of Russia." 2.) "The Austrian Edison keeping school again" 3.) "The Canvasser's tale." 4.) "The Czar's Soliloquy." 5.) "English as She is Taught." 6.) "Grasses in the...
Picture-Books In Winter - Robert Louis Stevenson
Picture-Books In Winter - Robert Louis Stevenson
- Author: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 26 recordings of Picture-Books In Winter by Robert Louis Stevenson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 17, 2019. ------ Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish novelist and travel writer, most noted for...
The Australaise - C. J. Dennis
The Australaise - C. J. Dennis
- Author: C. J. Dennis
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 6 recordings of The Austra--laise by C.J.Dennis. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for January 13, 2013. THE AUSTRALAISE is a poem composed by C.J. Dennis, widely considered to the poet laureate of vernacular...
Aviation Instructor's Handbook FAA-H-8083-9A - Federal Aviation Administration
Aviation Instructor's Handbook FAA-H-8083-9A - Federal Aviation Administration
- Author: Federal Aviation Administration
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Education
The handbook does an outstanding job of explaining the application of management and learning psychology for the general educator/manager with detailed guidance for those studying to become Certificated Flight Instructors. Study of the handbook...
