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Bible (WEB) Old Testament - complete - World English Bible
Bible (WEB) Old Testament - complete - World English Bible
- Author: World English Bible
- Genre: World English Bible
The World English Bible is a modern English translation of the Bible, released directly into the public domain. (Summary by Leon Mire)...
Theo - Frances Hodgson Burnett
Theo - Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Genre: General Fiction / Romance
It's described as "A SPRIGHTLY LOVE STORY" and it is written by F. H. Burnett, "one of the most charming among American writers!" (Summary by Project Gutenberg and Elli)...
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book II - François Rabelais
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book II - François Rabelais
- Author: François Rabelais
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel (in French, La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a connected series of five novels written in the 16th century by François Rabelais. It is the story of two giants, a father (Gargantua) and his son...
The Tables Turned; an Evening Scene - William Wordsworth
The Tables Turned; an Evening Scene - William Wordsworth
- Author: William Wordsworth
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Tables Turned; an Evening Scene by William Wordsworth. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 28, 2019. ------ Our author is urging his friend to quit his books, get outdoors and...
Poetry: A Magazine of Verse, Vol 18, April-September 1921 - Various
Poetry: A Magazine of Verse, Vol 18, April-September 1921 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry / Anthologies
Spring through Fall 1921 in Poetry, edited by Harriet Monroe. 2012 is the 100th Anniversary of Poetry magazine. (Summary by BellonaTimes)...
Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth - Arthur Hugh CLOUGH
Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth - Arthur Hugh CLOUGH
- Author: Arthur Hugh CLOUGH
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Arthur Hugh Clough (kluf) was an English poet, an educationalist, and the devoted assistant to ground-breaking nurse Florence Nightingale. He was the brother of suffragist Anne Clough, who became principal of Newnham College, Cambridge. - Summary by...
She Stoops to Conquer - Oliver GOLDSMITH
She Stoops to Conquer - Oliver GOLDSMITH
- Author: Oliver GOLDSMITH
- Genre: Plays
In She Stoops to Conquer, or The Mistakes of a Night, a young lady pretends to be a servant in order to win the notice of a young man who is painfully shy around women of his own class. Hilarious misadventures and mayhem ensue before matters are...
Shaggy Man of Oz - Jack SNOW
Shaggy Man of Oz - Jack SNOW
- Author: Jack SNOW
- Genre: General
The Shaggy Man of Oz (1949) is the thirty-eighth in the series of Oz books created by L. Frank Baum and his successors, and the second by Jack Snow. Jack Snow modernised Oz, so this book has airplanes and TV screens, but he otherwise based his work...
Ruth Hall - Fanny Fern
Ruth Hall - Fanny Fern
- Author: Fanny Fern
- Genre: General Fiction
This is a COMPELLING semi-autobiography of a woman who experienced severe highs and lows! Starting many things at a very young age in life & experiencing incredible happiness! Only all too soon to find herself in extreme opposite situations....
The Life of Richard Nash, Esq., Late Master of the Ceremonies at Bath - Oliver GOLDSMITH
The Life of Richard Nash, Esq., Late Master of the Ceremonies at Bath - Oliver GOLDSMITH
- Author: Oliver GOLDSMITH
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
Beau Nash (1674–1762), born Richard Nash, was a celebrated dandy and leader of fashion in 18th-century Britain. He is best remembered as the Master of Ceremonies at the spa town of Bath. (Wikipedia) This, the best of Goldsmith's Biographies, was...
Selected Poems of Francis Thompson - Francis THOMPSON
Selected Poems of Francis Thompson - Francis THOMPSON
- Author: Francis THOMPSON
- Genre: Single author
Francis Thompson, an English poet and author, is best known for his poem "Hound of Heaven," included in this selection of his poems. After submitting some poems to the magazine "Merrie England," the editors, Wilfrid and Alice Meynell, became his...
The Bride of Lammermoor - Sir Walter Scott
The Bride of Lammermoor - Sir Walter Scott
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- Genre: Literary Fiction / Romance
An historical novel by Sir Walter Scott, part of the Tales of My Landlord series, published anonymously in 1819. Based on a true story, it is set in south-east Scotland and (in this edition) in the reign of Queen Anne, after the 1707 Acts of Union...
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book I - François Rabelais
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book I - François Rabelais
- Author: François Rabelais
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / General Fiction
The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel (in French, La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a connected series of five novels written in the 16th century by François Rabelais. It is the story of two giants, a father (Gargantua) and his son...
Beowulf (Hall translation) - Unknown
Beowulf (Hall translation) - Unknown
- Author: Unknown
- Genre: Epics
The most famous piece of Old English literature, Beowulf was written by an unknown poet at least 1000 years ago and tells how the eponymous hero who is a great warrior defeats the monster Grendel and his mother. He later goes on to rule the Geats...
Lord Jim - Joseph Conrad
Lord Jim - Joseph Conrad
- Author: Joseph Conrad
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
A classic of early literary modernism, Lord Jim tells the story of a young "simple and sensitive character" who loses his honor in a display of cowardice at sea -- and of his expiation of that sin against his own "shadowy ideal of conduct" on the...
You Wobbly Wink-Eyed Little Wop - J. Clarence Edwards
You Wobbly Wink-Eyed Little Wop - J. Clarence Edwards
- Author: J. Clarence Edwards
- Genre: Historical Fiction / Humorous Fiction / Nature & Animal Fiction
To My Buddies Of the U. S. Army—some three million in number; Of the 90th Division more specifically, and Particularly to the 315th Engineers, to which Regiment I was “attached for rations,” Being a Liability of Company “E,” This little Volume is...
The Western United States - Harold W. Fairbanks
The Western United States - Harold W. Fairbanks
- Author: Harold W. Fairbanks
- Genre: Travel & Geography
"In preparation of this book the author has had in mind the needs of the upper grammar grades. The subject matter has not been selected with the object of covering the field of Western geography in a systematic manner, but instead the attempt has...
A Thin Ghost And Others - M. R. JAMES
A Thin Ghost And Others - M. R. JAMES
- Author: M. R. JAMES
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Published 1900 onward / Single Author Collections
Five ghost stories, published in 1920, by the early twentieth century master of ghostery. - Summary by david wales...
Short Poetry Collection 139 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 139 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 24 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for December 2014....
A History of the Four Georges in Four Volumes, Volume 1 - Justin McCarthy
A History of the Four Georges in Four Volumes, Volume 1 - Justin McCarthy
- Author: Justin McCarthy
- Genre: Early Modern
Justin McCarthy (1830-1912), liberal member of Parliament and historian. He brings the great 18th Century personalities to life: Walpole and Swift, Bolingbroke and Mary Wortley Montagu, the Old Pretender and Bonnie Prince Charlie, and the four King...
The Real Thing - Henry James
The Real Thing - Henry James
- Author: Henry James
- Genre: General Fiction
The Real Thing is, on one level, a somewhat ironic tale of an artist and two rather particular models. Yet it also raises questions about the relationship between the notion of reality in our humdrum world, and the means that an artist must use in...
A Midsummer Night's Dream (version 4) - William Shakespeare
A Midsummer Night's Dream (version 4) - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Plays
Even people who claim to hate Shakespearean comedy have to admit that they love A Midsummer Night’s Dream. The original play is already naturally divided into three realms: the mortal world, the faerie realm and the play within the play, thus it...
Organic Gardener's Composting - Steve SOLOMON
Organic Gardener's Composting - Steve SOLOMON
- Author: Steve SOLOMON
- Genre: Gardening
The art and science of composting is presented in a humorous and readable manner from the basic elements to the in-depth science. An entire chapter is devoted to composting with red worms (vermiculture), and detailed information is provided on...
History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688, Volume 1B - David Hume
History of England from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution of 1688, Volume 1B - David Hume
- Author: David Hume
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
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...
Fifty Famous Stories Retold - James Baldwin
Fifty Famous Stories Retold - James Baldwin
- Author: James Baldwin
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Historical Fiction / Short Stories
Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin is a collection of short stories that give a snapshot into the life of a legendary hero or an event in history. Hear how Alexander the Great tamed Bucephalus, the kindness of Doctor Goldsmith, William...
Vice in its Proper Shape - Anonymous
Vice in its Proper Shape - Anonymous
- Author: Anonymous
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Humorous Fiction / *Non-fiction
Or, The Wonderful and Melancholy Transformation of Several Naughty Masters and Misses Into Those Contemptible Animals Which They Most Resemble In Disposition, Cautionary tales of the transmigration of the souls of naughty boys and girls, as...
The Guilty River - Wilkie Collins
The Guilty River - Wilkie Collins
- Author: Wilkie Collins
- Genre: General Fiction
After his father’s death Gerard Roylake returns from Germany to take up his inheritance at Trimley Deen. On one evening he meets his childhood friend, Cristel Toller. They fall in love, but there is a crux. A deaf man, called The Lodger is obsessed...
Prime Numbers - Unknown
Prime Numbers - Unknown
- Author: Unknown
- Genre: Mathematics
A recording of the first 2000 prime numbers (2-17389). Recommended listening for all math geeks and insomniacs!...
Don't Marry - James W. Donovan
Don't Marry - James W. Donovan
- Author: James W. Donovan
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Family & Relationships
This book doesn't advise against marriage but just offers advice on the errors some people can make who make the wrong choice when entering into so long a contract. - Summary by Michele Eaton...
The Scarlet Plague - Jack London
The Scarlet Plague - Jack London
- Author: Jack London
- Genre: Science Fiction
Known mainly for his tales of adventure, this work of science fiction by Jack London is set in a post-apocalyptic future. It's 2072, sixty years after the scarlet plague has depopulated the planet. James Howard Smith is one of the few survivors of...
The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks - Frank Gee Patchin
The Pony Rider Boys in the Ozarks - Frank Gee Patchin
- Author: Frank Gee Patchin
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Westerns / Action & Adventure
Yee-Haw!! The Pony Rider Boys are on the move again! This time the boys are in the Ozark Mountains in Missouri. With Joe Hawk, or Eagle-eye, guiding them, Professor Zepplin and the Pony Rider Boys are sure to find many adventures in this...
The Cruise of the Snark - Jack London
The Cruise of the Snark - Jack London
- Author: Jack London
- Genre: Memoirs
The Cruise of the Snark (1913) is a memoir of Jack and Charmian London's 1907-1909 voyage across the Pacific. His descriptions of "surf-riding", which he dubbed a "royal sport", helped introduce it to and popularize it with the mainland. London...
My Brilliant Career - Miles FRANKLIN
My Brilliant Career - Miles FRANKLIN
- Author: Miles FRANKLIN
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
Sybella: "There is no plot in this story, because there has been none in my life or in any other life which has come under my notice. I am one of a class, the individuals of which have no time for plots in their life, but have all they can do to get...
When God Laughs, and Other Stories - Jack London
When God Laughs, and Other Stories - Jack London
- Author: Jack London
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Historical Fiction
This collection of Jack London's short stories touches on a variety of topics, from his love of boxing, to relationships between criminals, to the trials of life and travel on many frontiers, to an allegory about a king who desired a nose. London is...
The Hidden Places - Bertrand W. SINCLAIR
The Hidden Places - Bertrand W. SINCLAIR
- Author: Bertrand W. SINCLAIR
- Genre: General Fiction
Hollister, returning home from the war physically scarred but otherwise healthy and intact, finds life difficult among society, and so chooses to roam about a bit seeking a future for himself. He eventually leads himself to a remote area in British...
A Match - Algernon Charles Swinburne
A Match - Algernon Charles Swinburne
- Author: Algernon Charles Swinburne
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 different recordings of A Match by Algernon Charles Swinburne. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of February 11th, 2007....
Nonsense Novels - Stephen Leacock
Nonsense Novels - Stephen Leacock
- Author: Stephen Leacock
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Short Stories
Ten silly stories by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by Tricia G)...
The de Bercy Affair - Louis Tracy
The de Bercy Affair - Louis Tracy
- Author: Louis Tracy
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
A beautiful French actress with concealed origins and a clandestine involvement with a group of anarchists is brutally murdered in London. Circumstances lead Scotland Yard to several suspects, including her wealthy American fiancé, a couple of the...
The Diary of a Superfluous Man - Ivan Turgenev
The Diary of a Superfluous Man - Ivan Turgenev
- Author: Ivan Turgenev
- Genre: Fictional Biographies & Memoirs
Turgenev's shy hero, Tchulkaturin, is a representative example of a Russian archetype - the "superfluous man", a sort of Hamlet not necessarily dignified with the title Prince: an individual of comfortable means leading a dreary existence, without...
Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch - H. Rider Haggard
Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch - H. Rider Haggard
- Author: H. Rider Haggard
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Historical Fiction / Romance
This is a great book if you're looking for an adventure filled novel. It takes place during the Spanish Inquisition and describes some of the horrors that happened giving you an idea of what it was really like to live during that time period. Follow...
