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Jurisprudence - John SALMOND
Jurisprudence - John SALMOND
- Author: John SALMOND
- Genre: Law
"[This book] is written primarily for the use of those students of the law who are desirous of laying a scientific foundation for their legal education ; yet I hope that it will not be found destitute of interest by those lawyers whose academic...
The Children - Alice Meynell
The Children - Alice Meynell
- Author: Alice Meynell
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
Alice Meynell was an English essayist, critic, and poet who was also a leading suffragist, serving as vice-president of the Women Writers' Suffrage League, She and her husband Wilfrid Meynell were active in publishing and editing literary works...
The Edge of the Knife - H. Beam Piper
The Edge of the Knife - H. Beam Piper
- Author: H. Beam Piper
- Genre: Science Fiction
The Terro-Human Future History is Piper's detailed account of the next 6000 years of human history. 1942, the year the first fission reactor was constructed, is defined as the year 1 A.E. (Atomic Era). In 1973, a nuclear war devastates the planet,...
Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries within the pyramids, temples, tombs, and excavations, in Egypt and Nubia - Giovanni Battista BELZONI
Narrative of the operations and recent discoveries within the pyramids, temples, tombs, and excavations, in Egypt and Nubia - Giovanni Battista BELZONI
- Author: Giovanni Battista BELZONI
- Genre: Art / Design & Architecture / Memoirs / Modern (19th C)
Giovanni Battista Belzoni (1778 – 1823) was an Italian explorer and pioneer archaeologist of Egyptian antiquities. He is known for his removal to England of the seven ton bust of Ramesses II, the clearing of sand from the entrance of the great...
Free Air - Sinclair Lewis
Free Air - Sinclair Lewis
- Author: Sinclair Lewis
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Humorous Fiction / Romance
This road trip novel is set in the early twentieth century and follows the experiences of an aristocratic New Englander and her father as they travel by automobile from Minneapolis to Seattle. She is wooed and won by a noble but simple commoner she...
The Most Extraordinary Trial of William Palmer - Anonymous
The Most Extraordinary Trial of William Palmer - Anonymous
- Author: Anonymous
- Genre: True Crime
John Parsons Cook was a 28 year old bachelor, from a good family but not in robust health. He studied to become a lawyer, but instead of following that career, turned to raising race horses. In November 1855, during a visit to the Shrewsbury races,...
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 017 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 017 - 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, science, cooking, economics, education, humor, philosophy, nature and...
The Pirate Woman - Aylward Edward DINGLE
The Pirate Woman - Aylward Edward DINGLE
- Author: Aylward Edward DINGLE
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
Within his mysterious stronghold, "The Cave of Terrible Things," on the Maroon coast of Jamaica, washed by the waters of the Caribbean Sea, Red Jabez, Sultan of Pirates, had just died. Dolores, his daughter, "a splendidly lithe, glowing creature of...
Brittains Ida or Venus and Anchises - Edmund Spenser
Brittains Ida or Venus and Anchises - Edmund Spenser
- Author: Edmund Spenser
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Erotica / Humorous Fiction
While hunting, the boy Anchises stumbles upon Venus's forest retreat and is so kindly entertained by the goddess that he becomes the proud father of Aeneas, the hero of Vergil's Aeneid. The poem is an epyllion like Marlowe's "Hero and Leander" and...
Alarms and Discursions - G. K. Chesterton
Alarms and Discursions - G. K. Chesterton
- Author: G. K. Chesterton
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Humor
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was an influential English writer of the early 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy, and detective fiction. Chesterton has been...
Children's Short Works, Vol. 031 - Various
Children's Short Works, Vol. 031 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short works
Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 031: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members....
Retrospection - George A. Jr. BAKER
Retrospection - George A. Jr. BAKER
- Author: George A. Jr. BAKER
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of Retrospection by George A. Baker Jr.. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for October 13, 2019. ------ This Fortnightly Poem is taken from POINT LACE AND DIAMONDS by George Baker Jr. (Summary by...
Ere Sleep Comes Down to Soothe the Weary Eyes - Paul Laurence Dunbar
Ere Sleep Comes Down to Soothe the Weary Eyes - Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Author: Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Ere Sleep Comes Down to Soothe the Weary Eyes by Paul Laurence Dunbar. This was the fortnightly poetry project for June 28th, 2009....
The Collected Public Domain Poems of Wallace Stevens, Volume 1 - Wallace Stevens
The Collected Public Domain Poems of Wallace Stevens, Volume 1 - Wallace Stevens
- Author: Wallace Stevens
- Genre: Single author
A collection of Wallace Stevens poems written before 1923. Stevens trained to be a lawyer. Within eleven years after this series of poems were written, he was vice-president at the Hartford Accident and Indemnity Company in Connecticut. He continued...
Poor Miss Finch - Wilkie Collins
Poor Miss Finch - Wilkie Collins
- Author: Wilkie Collins
- Genre: Romance
“Poor Miss Finch.” That is what everyone calls the courageous protagonist of this book. In other words, “poor thing, she’s blind, isn’t it awful?” Ha! Lucilla Finch is the wisest of all the characters, in spite of, and perhaps because of, her...
The Holiest of All - Andrew Murray
The Holiest of All - Andrew Murray
- Author: Andrew Murray
- Genre: Christianity - Commentary
"The Holiest of All" is a devotional exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews. It was written towards the end of the nineteenth century and has since become a classic. Its pages lead the reader into a practical understanding of who Christ is, the...
Grim: The Story of a Pike - Svend FLEURON
Grim: The Story of a Pike - Svend FLEURON
- Author: Svend FLEURON
- Genre: Animals & Nature
"To devour others and to avoid being devoured oneself,that is life’s end and aim." This is the fascinating and exciting story of a girl pike named Grimm from her early life as an innocent fish to the wily and wise Pike she ultimately becomes. But...
Take it From Dad - George LIVERMORE
Take it From Dad - George LIVERMORE
- Author: George LIVERMORE
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
Take It From Dad is a collection of letters written by a father to his son, Ted, at boarding school, away from home for the first time. In each letter "Dad" comments on some aspect of Ted's experience, attitude, or behavior, illustrating and driving...
Sophist - Plato
Sophist - Plato
- Author: Plato
- Genre: Ancient
Sophist (Ancient Greek: Σοφιστής) discusses being and not-being while drawing a distinction between the philosopher and the sophist. - Summary by Geoffrey Edwards...
International Short Stories Volume 2: English Stories - Various
International Short Stories Volume 2: English Stories - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
The second volume of a 3 volume anthology, this work focuses on 'English' short stories, although it includes writers from other parts of the British isles. It features pieces by William Thackeray, Charles Dickens, Rudyard Kipling, J.M. Barrie and...
The Marriage of William Ashe - Mary Augusta Ward
The Marriage of William Ashe - Mary Augusta Ward
- Author: Mary Augusta Ward
- Genre: Historical Fiction
William Ashe, an up and coming politician, impulsively marries Kitty, a young, flighty and strange girl who, far from supporting her husband in his career, instead does exactly as she pleases. The book follows the course of their marriage to a...
David Wark Griffith: A Brief Sketch of His Career - Robert Edgar LONG
David Wark Griffith: A Brief Sketch of His Career - Robert Edgar LONG
- Author: Robert Edgar LONG
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
An authorized biography of D.W. Griffith, the self-proclaimed "Father of Filmmaking." Written in collaboration with the director, Robert Edgar Long's biographical sketch traces Griffith's early life, his career as an actor and stage director, his...
The Wouldbegoods, Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure Seekers - E. Nesbit
The Wouldbegoods, Being the Further Adventures of the Treasure Seekers - E. Nesbit
- Author: E. Nesbit
- Genre: Children's Fiction
The Bastable children, first met in The Treasure Seekers, are sent to stay in the countryside; is it large enough to contain their exuberant activities? They (and Pincher the dog) have every intention of being good... (Description by Alan Chant) All...
Short Poetry Collection 181 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 181 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 35 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for June 2018. Translated poems: The Bride of Corinth, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, translated by John Anster (1793-1867) The Diwan of Abu'l-Ala by Abu al-Ala Al-Ma'arri,...
The Slant Book - Peter NEWELL
The Slant Book - Peter NEWELL
- Author: Peter NEWELL
- Genre: Action & Adventure
This recording of Peter Newell’s The Slant Book (1910) kicks off voiced renderings by LibriVox of public domain books in the International Children's Digital Library (ICDL). The ICDL book can be found at: http://www.childrenslibrary.org/. The Slant...
Hindoo Tales or the Adventures of Ten Princes - DAṆḌIN
Hindoo Tales or the Adventures of Ten Princes - DAṆḌIN
- Author: DAṆḌIN
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
This book describes the adventures of ten Kumaras, i.e., young men, (all of whom are either princes or sons of royal ministers), as narrated by the men themselves. These narratives are replete with accounts of demigods, ghosts, gamblers, intrigues...
The Manchester Man - Isabella Varley BANKS
The Manchester Man - Isabella Varley BANKS
- Author: Isabella Varley BANKS
- Genre: Historical Fiction
Jabez Clegg, the Manchester man, floats into this historical novel in 1799, carried downstream by the River Irk in flood. Jabez's rise to commercial success mirrors the rise of the city at the heart of the industrial revolution. Mrs George Linnaeus...
Candida (version 2) - George Bernard Shaw
Candida (version 2) - George Bernard Shaw
- Author: George Bernard Shaw
- Genre: Satire
This play tells the story of Candida, the wife of a famous clergyman, the Reverend James Mavor Morell. Morell is a Christian Socialist, popular in the Church of England, but Candida is responsible for much of his success. Candida returns home...
Rough Notes Taken During Some Rapid Journeys Across the Pampas and Among the Andes - Francis Bond HEAD
Rough Notes Taken During Some Rapid Journeys Across the Pampas and Among the Andes - Francis Bond HEAD
- Author: Francis Bond HEAD
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Modern (19th C)
“Galloped on with no stopping, but merely to change horses until five o’clock in the evening—very tired indeed, but . . . saw fresh horses in the corral, and resolved to push on. At half-past seven, after having galloped a hundred and fifty-three...
Word Portraits of Famous Writers - Mabel E. WOTTON
Word Portraits of Famous Writers - Mabel E. WOTTON
- Author: Mabel E. WOTTON
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
Mabel Elizabeth Wotton, an author herself, moved in the literary circles of the late nineteenth century establishing many close friendships, She presents for us here, not literary criticism nor biographical sketches, but "word portraits," shore...
The Story of My Life (Version 2) - Helen KELLER
The Story of My Life (Version 2) - Helen KELLER
- Author: Helen KELLER
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
An autobiography of Helen Keller published when the author was still in her early 20's. The narrative reveals how her mind developed and matured until she began her studies at Radcliffe College (Summary by George Cooney)...
Ghosts And Family Legends; A Volume For Christmas - Catherine CROWE
Ghosts And Family Legends; A Volume For Christmas - Catherine CROWE
- Author: Catherine CROWE
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Single Author Collections
Fifteen ghost stories to hear around the Yule log. "It happened that I spent the last winter in a large country mansion, in the north of England, where we had a succession of visitors, and all manner of amusements—... In short, we began to tell...
The Book of Werewolves - Sabine Baring-Gould
The Book of Werewolves - Sabine Baring-Gould
- Author: Sabine Baring-Gould
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
A survey of the myths and legends concerning lycanthropy from ancient times to the Victorian Era. (Summary by A. Gramour)...
The Maidens' Song - Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
The Maidens' Song - Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
- Author: Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson was a Norwegian writer who received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature "as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished by both the freshness of its inspiration and the...
Your Affectionate Godmother - Elinor Glyn
Your Affectionate Godmother - Elinor Glyn
- Author: Elinor Glyn
- Genre: Romance
This is a series of seven letters by the eminent author of scandalous romances, Elinor Glyn, written to her godchild Caroline in the years 1912-1914. The Letters give Caroline advice on how best to find her way in life, particularly to matrimony....
For Fifteen Years - Louis Ulbach
For Fifteen Years - Louis Ulbach
- Author: Louis Ulbach
- Genre: General Fiction / Detective Fiction
For Fifteen Years by Louis Ulbach is the sequel to The Steel Hammer which tells the story of a poor upholsterer, Jean Mortier who is falsely accused of murder and the tragic chain of events that follow. For Fifteen Years begins in the aftermath of...
The Blue Lagoon - H. De Vere Stacpoole
The Blue Lagoon - H. De Vere Stacpoole
- Author: H. De Vere Stacpoole
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
Two shipwrecked children grow up on a South Pacific island. This beautiful story of adventure and innocent love was H.D. Stacpoole’s most popular work. Parents who may have seen the Hollywood film need not be anxious about the book's suitability for...
The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life - Hannah Whitall SMITH
The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life - Hannah Whitall SMITH
- Author: Hannah Whitall SMITH
- Genre: Self-Help / Christianity - Other
This Christian book is written in a easy and understandable way, where the strong biblical points are clear and and applicable. The richness of the truths explained, will make one want to listen to it over and over again. The book writes about our...
Cleek of Scotland Yard - Thomas W. HANSHEW
Cleek of Scotland Yard - Thomas W. HANSHEW
- Author: Thomas W. HANSHEW
- Genre: General Fiction
Hamilton Cleek is back - or is he? Margot, Queen of the Apaches (the notorious French criminal gang) has been released on bail and vanished, Mr. Narkom has a series of inexplicable murders to solve, there is talk of revolution in Mauravania. And...
The Poisoned Pen - Arthur B. Reeve
The Poisoned Pen - Arthur B. Reeve
- Author: Arthur B. Reeve
- Genre: Detective Fiction
The many adventures of Professor Craig Kennedy were chronicled by Arthur B. Reeve (October 15, 1880 - August 9, 1936). Reeve was an American mystery writer who created 82 Craig Kennedy mystery stories. The stories have a very Sherlock Holmes type...
