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France At War: On the Frontier of Civilization - Rudyard Kipling
France At War: On the Frontier of Civilization - Rudyard Kipling
- Author: Rudyard Kipling
- Genre: *Non-fiction
In 1915, as the "Great War" (World War 1) entered its second year Rudyard Kipling made a journalistic tour of the front, visiting French armed forces. By then he was already winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature (the first writer in English to be...
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher - Charles BABBAGE
Passages from the Life of a Philosopher - Charles BABBAGE
- Author: Charles BABBAGE
- Genre: Mathematics / Philosophy / Technology & Engineering
Some men write their lives to save themselves from ennui, careless of the amount they inflict on their readers. Others write their personal history, lest some kind friend should survive them, and, in showing off his own talent, unwittingly show them...
Rebellion - Joseph PATTERSON
Rebellion - Joseph PATTERSON
- Author: Joseph PATTERSON
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
Cinematic in style and rich in characterization, this novel is set in early 20th century Chicago – in a barroom, at home, and in the workplace. An alcoholic convinces himself of the reasonableness of “just one drink”. A priest defends the Church’s...
The Tar Baby and Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus - Joel Chandler Harris
The Tar Baby and Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus - Joel Chandler Harris
- Author: Joel Chandler Harris
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Single Author Collections
26 of Uncle Remus's stories put into verse and song. With the exception of the Tar Baby story, they were all new to this publication of 1904 and cover a variety of humorous subjects from Adan and Eve (De Appile Tree) to Brer Rabbit's Gigglin' Place....
The Natural History Volume 4 - Pliny the Elder
The Natural History Volume 4 - Pliny the Elder
- Author: Pliny the Elder
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / *Non-fiction
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of...
Uncle Wiggily in Wonderland - Howard R. Garis
Uncle Wiggily in Wonderland - Howard R. Garis
- Author: Howard R. Garis
- Genre: Animals & Nature
Howard Garis, one of the most prolific children's writers of the 20th century, is credited with writing over 1500 Uncle Wiggily stories. In this collection, the loveable old rabbit visits other childhood friends from the "Alice In Wonderland"...
Trilby - George du MAURIER
Trilby - George du MAURIER
- Author: George du MAURIER
- Genre: General Fiction / Horror & Supernatural Fiction
Trilby, published in 1894, fits into the gothic horror genre which was undergoing a revival during the Fin de siècle and is one of the most popular novels of its time, perhaps the second best selling novel of the Fin de siècle period after Bram...
Laws - Plato
Laws - Plato
- Author: Plato
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / *Non-fiction / History
Laws (Greek: Νόμοι) is Plato's last and longest dialogue. It is generally agreed that Plato wrote this dialogue as an older man, having failed in his effort in Syracuse on the island of Sicily to guide a tyrant's rule, instead having been thrown in...
The Bab Ballads - W. S. Gilbert
The Bab Ballads - W. S. Gilbert
- Author: W. S. Gilbert
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Poetry / Ballads
The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic drawings. Gilbert wrote the Ballads before he became famous for his comic opera librettos with Arthur Sullivan. In writing the Bab Ballads, Gilbert...
Short Poetry Collection 142 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 142 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 23 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for March 2015. Two poems of medium length in this collection: #04 "Copernicus" (13:38) is from the volume "Watchers of the Sky" by Alfred Noyes. #12 "A Joyful Meditation of the Coronation...
Treasure Island: A Play in 4 Acts - Jules Eckert GOODMAN
Treasure Island: A Play in 4 Acts - Jules Eckert GOODMAN
- Author: Jules Eckert GOODMAN
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Plays
Arrgh and Shiver Me Timbers! Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver! This is Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale as made into a play for The Punch and Judy Theatre Company in 1915. - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Jim Hawkins: Rachel Mrs Hawkins: Jennifer...
The Mysteries of Paris - Volume 1 (version 2) - Eugène Sue
The Mysteries of Paris - Volume 1 (version 2) - Eugène Sue
- Author: Eugène Sue
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
Rodolphe is the Grand Duke of Gerolstein, a fictional kingdom of Germany, but disguises himself as a Parisian worker. He can speak in the secret language of criminals, is extremely strong and a good fighter. However, he shows great compassion for...
The Ramayan, Book 6 - Valmiki
The Ramayan, Book 6 - Valmiki
- Author: Valmiki
- Genre: Poetry / Religion / Other religions
The Ramayan is an ancient Sanskrit epic. It is attributed to the Hindu sage Valmiki and forms an important part of the Hindu canon (smṛti). The Ramayana is one of the two great epics of India, the other being Mahabharata. It is the story of Rama,...
Bible (YLT) 11: 1 Kings - Young's Literal Translation
Bible (YLT) 11: 1 Kings - Young's Literal Translation
- Author: Young's Literal Translation
- Genre: Bibles
As one kingdom passes and another emerges, the First Book of the Kings chronicles the ancestral lineage of King David through his son, Solomon, onward. In this book, we see prophets being called to warn of the consequences of unrighteousness, kings...
Uncle's Dream - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Uncle's Dream - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
Uncle’s Dream by Fyodor Dostoyevsky was written following his five year exile to Siberia where he was sent to serve in a hard labor camp. Following what could only have been a harrowing and harsh existence in Russia’s infamous prison for political...
A Damsel in Distress - P. G. Wodehouse
A Damsel in Distress - P. G. Wodehouse
- Author: P. G. Wodehouse
- Genre: General Fiction / Humorous Fiction / Romance
A Damsel in Distress is a novel by P. G. Wodehouse, first published in the U.S. on October 4, 1919 by George H. Doran, New York, and in the U.K. by Herbert Jenkins, London, on October 17 1919. It had previously been serialised in The Saturday...
The Ninth vibration and other stories - L. Adams BECK
The Ninth vibration and other stories - L. Adams BECK
- Author: L. Adams BECK
- Genre: Fantastic Fiction / General Fiction / Romance
This is a collection of the following short stories: The Ninth Vibration -- The Interpreter : A Romance of the East -- The Incomparable Lady : A Story of China with a Moral -- The Hatred of the Queen : A Story of Burma -- Fire of Beauty -- The...
The Legends of the Jews, Volume 4 - Louis GINZBERG
The Legends of the Jews, Volume 4 - Louis GINZBERG
- Author: Louis GINZBERG
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)
Rabbi Louis Ginzberg was one of the outstanding Talmudists of the twentieth century. He was born on November 28, 1873, in Kovno, Lithuania; he died on November 11, 1953, in New York City. Ginzberg taught at the Jewish Theological seminary from 1903...
The Creature from Cleveland Depths (Version 2) - Fritz Leiber
The Creature from Cleveland Depths (Version 2) - Fritz Leiber
- Author: Fritz Leiber
- Genre: Science Fiction
The Cold War of the 1960s has grown warmer and warmer over time until, at this time in the future, it is a very hot and nasty war where Atomic and Ionic Bombs are dropped and satellites snoop into everything. The US has decided to move underground...
Report of the Airship ''Hindenburg'' Accident Investigation - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Report of the Airship ''Hindenburg'' Accident Investigation - UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
- Author: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
- Genre: *Non-fiction
“Oh my!” -Herbert O. Morrison, WLS News, Chicago Thursday, 6 May, 1937: It is early evening at a remote airport in central New Jersey. It’s starting to rain again. Suddenly, much to the surprise of the dozens of spectators gathered below, a gigantic...
Saint Charles Borromeo: A Sketch of the Reforming Cardinal - Louise M. STACPOOLE-KENNY
Saint Charles Borromeo: A Sketch of the Reforming Cardinal - Louise M. STACPOOLE-KENNY
- Author: Louise M. STACPOOLE-KENNY
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Christianity - Biographies
Charles Borromeo was the cardinal archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Milan from 1564 to 1584. He was a leading figure during the Counter-Reformation and was responsible for significant reforms in the Catholic Church, including the founding of...
Old Man Travelling; Animal Tranquillity and Decay - William Wordsworth
Old Man Travelling; Animal Tranquillity and Decay - William Wordsworth
- Author: William Wordsworth
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Old Man Travelling; Animal Tranquillity and Decay, a Sketch by William Wordsworth. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for October 2, 2011. In 1842 the government awarded Wordsworth a civil list...
If Winter Don't - Barry Pain
If Winter Don't - Barry Pain
- Author: Barry Pain
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
Barry Pain's parody takes a sharp knife to ASM Hutchinson's best selling novel 'If Winter Comes'. We follow the professional and marital decline of long suffering (and loving it), Luke Sharper, as his marriage to Mabel flounders while his love for...
Short Poetry Collection 031 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 031 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 031: a collection of 20 public-domain poems....
American History Stories, Volume 1 - Mara L. Pratt
American History Stories, Volume 1 - Mara L. Pratt
- Author: Mara L. Pratt
- Genre: General
A children's book detailing early American history from the Norsemen to the Revolution, meant for educational use....
On the Iron at Big Cloud - Frank L. Packard
On the Iron at Big Cloud - Frank L. Packard
- Author: Frank L. Packard
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Single Author Collections
Frank L. Packard worked as a civil engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway. He brings this experience to the fictional Hill Division -- those those twisting, climbing, dangerous and glorious miles of track that lead from the Division Point at Big...
The Awakening - Kate Chopin
The Awakening - Kate Chopin
- Author: Kate Chopin
- Genre: Romance
Owing to its highly personal content focused on feminine sexuality, this LibriVox edition was recorded by eight female readers. The Modern Library edition of The Awakening has an introduction by Kay Gibbons, who writes: “The Awakening shocked...
The Untamed - Max Brand
The Untamed - Max Brand
- Author: Max Brand
- Genre: Westerns
Whistlin' Dan Berry is one of the most interesting characters in Western fiction. With uncanny abilities he controls a wild stallion, appropriately named Satan, and a ferocious wolf dog, Black Bart. Easy going, Berry proves absolutely unforgiving...
Trail's End - George W. OGDEN
Trail's End - George W. OGDEN
- Author: George W. OGDEN
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Historical Fiction / Westerns
When an agriculture professor wanders into a wicked Kansas cowtown in order to experiment raising wheat, both the professor and the town get more than they bargain for. A wild and wooly Western. (Summary by Jeff Chesnut)...
The Psalms and Odes of Solomon - Unknown
The Psalms and Odes of Solomon - Unknown
- Author: Unknown
- Genre: Poetry / Religion
One of the Pseudepigrapha, the Psalms of Solomon is a group of eighteen psalms (religious songs or poems) that are not part of any scriptural canon (they are, however, found in copies of the Peshitta). The Psalms of Solomon were referenced in Early...
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust - Hallam HAWKSWORTH
The Adventures of a Grain of Dust - Hallam HAWKSWORTH
- Author: Hallam HAWKSWORTH
- Genre: Children's Non-fiction / Science
This charming book for children is full of interesting facts about all sorts of plants, insects, birds and animals and how they all help to enrich the soil for farmers - each in its own special way. Join our narrator, The Grain of Dust on a...
Twelfth Night (version 3) - William Shakespeare
Twelfth Night (version 3) - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Comedy
Twelfth Night, or What You Wil is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–02 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are...
EDWY: A Poem, in Three Parts - Ann Radcliffe
EDWY: A Poem, in Three Parts - Ann Radcliffe
- Author: Ann Radcliffe
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Fantastic Fiction / Poetry
In Edwy, Ann Radcliffe gives us a delightful piece of poetic moonshine, whose eponymous hero seeks assistance from the world of faerie in order to spy on his girlfriend, Aura, and see if she really loves him. He does this by venturing unseen into...
Watchbird - Robert Sheckley
Watchbird - Robert Sheckley
- Author: Robert Sheckley
- Genre: Science Fiction
3 Robert Sheckley short stories that demonstrate the breathof his fantastic imagination. In Watchbird, the question "can machines solve human problems?" is answered with a resounding YES! But there may be a few unforeseen glitches. Just a few....
Dombey and Son (version 2) - Charles Dickens
Dombey and Son (version 2) - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
Dombey and Son is a novel by the Victorian author Charles Dickens. The story concerns Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company of the book's title, whose dream is to have a son to continue his business. The book begins when his son is...
On the Exercises of Piety - Jean GUIBERT
On the Exercises of Piety - Jean GUIBERT
- Author: Jean GUIBERT
- Genre: Christianity - Other
In this book, Father Jean Guibert of the Society of St. Sulpice shows how piety permeates the spiritual life in mental and vocal prayer, in the sacraments, in various devotions, in spiritual reading, in the examination of one's conscience, and in...
The Magnificent Ambersons (Growth Trilogy Vol 2) Version 2 - Booth Tarkington
The Magnificent Ambersons (Growth Trilogy Vol 2) Version 2 - Booth Tarkington
- Author: Booth Tarkington
- Genre: General Fiction
The Magnificent Ambersons is a 1918 novel by Booth Tarkington which won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize. It was the second novel in the Growth trilogy, which included The Turmoil (1915) and The Midlander (1923, retitled National Avenue in 1927). In 1942...
Bradford's History of the Plymouth Settlement, 1608-1650 - William BRADFORD
Bradford's History of the Plymouth Settlement, 1608-1650 - William BRADFORD
- Author: William BRADFORD
- Genre: History / Early Modern
The journal of William Bradford, who served five terms as governor of the Plymouth colony, is an indispensable document of the events of early American history. His eyewitness account includes the stories of the Pilgrims’ sojourn in the Netherlands,...
A Prisoner of Morro - Upton Sinclair
A Prisoner of Morro - Upton Sinclair
- Author: Upton Sinclair
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Historical Fiction / Nautical & Marine Fiction
Upton Sinclair, born in 1878 was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author. He wrote over 90 books in many genres. Best known for his muckraking novel, The Junglehref>, Sinclair also wrote adventure fiction. Many of these works were written under...
Mary Louise Solves a Mystery - L. Frank Baum
Mary Louise Solves a Mystery - L. Frank Baum
- Author: L. Frank Baum
- Genre: General Fiction / Detective Fiction
The Bluebird Books is a series of novels popular with teenage girls in the 1910s and 1920s. The series was begun by L. Frank Baum using his Edith Van Dyne pseudonym, then continued by at least three others, all using the same pseudonym. Baum wrote...
