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Werewolf -- Five Pieces - Saki
Werewolf -- Five Pieces - Saki
- Author: Saki
- Genre: Gothic Fiction / Short Stories
Five stories and essays about werewolves. - Summary by david wales...
The Old Inn - Madison Cawein
The Old Inn - Madison Cawein
- Author: Madison Cawein
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Madison Julius Cawein was a poet from Louisville, Kentucky. Cawein's poetry allied his love of nature with a devotion to earlier English and European literature, mythology, and classical allusion. - Summary by Wikipedia...
The Pirates Of Penzance; Or The Slave Of Duty (Version 2) - W. S. Gilbert
The Pirates Of Penzance; Or The Slave Of Duty (Version 2) - W. S. Gilbert
- Author: W. S. Gilbert
- Genre: Comedy
In this recording, one person reads the entire play, all parts, including the stage directions. Even without the support of Arthur Sullivan’s music and the interpretation of actors, the consummate silliness of Gilbert’s libretto entertains. The...
Short Science Fiction Collection 035 - Various
Short Science Fiction Collection 035 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Science Fiction / Anthologies
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent...
The Story of Manhattan - Charles Hemstreet
The Story of Manhattan - Charles Hemstreet
- Author: Charles Hemstreet
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
The history of New York City is told as a story, in few words. It begins with Henry Hudson's discovery of Manhattan in 1609. And it finishes in 1898 when the island of Manhattan becomes the Borough of Manhattan of Greater New York. (Summary by...
The Poems of Madison Cawein Vol 5 - Madison Cawein
The Poems of Madison Cawein Vol 5 - Madison Cawein
- Author: Madison Cawein
- Genre: Single author
This is Volume 5: Poems of Meditation and of Forest and Field of the collected works of Madison Julius Cawein, an American poet from Kentucky. It begins with the long poem Intimations of the Beautiful and falls into three sections: Poems of...
A Prairie Sunset - Walt Whitman
A Prairie Sunset - Walt Whitman
- Author: Walt Whitman
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of A Prairie Sunset by Walt Whitman. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 28, 2011. Walt Whitman has been claimed as America's first "poet of democracy", a title meant to reflect his ability to...
The Poison Belt - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Poison Belt - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Detective Fiction / Science Fiction
Three years after the events that took place in The Lost World ( http://librivox.org/the-lost-world-by-sir-arthur-conan-doyle/ ), Professor Challenger urgently summons his fellow explorers (Professor Summerlee, Lord John Roxton, and reporter E.D....
Confessions, volumes 3 and 4 - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Confessions, volumes 3 and 4 - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Genre: Psychology / Memoirs
“The smallest, the most trifling pleasure that is conveniently within my reach, tempts me more than all the joys of paradise.” Here again is the youthful, hero-worshiping Jean-Jacques – displaying an emotional immaturity that leads him into...
A Ballad of John Silver - John Masefield
A Ballad of John Silver - John Masefield
- Author: John Masefield
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you nine different recordings of A Ballad of John Silver, by John Masefield, to celebrate International Talk Like a Pirate Day. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of September 17th, 2006....
The Master Builder - Henrik Ibsen
The Master Builder - Henrik Ibsen
- Author: Henrik Ibsen
- Genre: Plays / Drama / Tragedy
Henrik Ibsen's The Master Builder, first published in 1892, is about architect Halvard Solness, who despite personal tragedy (including the death of his two sons) has risen to the top of his profession. He has succeeded partly through ruthless...
The Dream Coach - Anne Parrish
The Dream Coach - Anne Parrish
- Author: Anne Parrish
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
The Dream Coach was named a Newbery Honor Book in 1925. Anne Parrish's original stories of dream adventures hold fairy-tale charm that is sure to delight young children, perfect for bedtime reading one chapter at a time. Her tales capture the...
The Egoist - George Meredith
The Egoist - George Meredith
- Author: George Meredith
- Genre: Family Life / Published 1800 -1900
The Egoist is a tragi-comical novel by George Meredith published in 1879. The novel recounts the story of self-absorbed Sir Willoughby Patterne and his attempts at marriage; jilted by his first bride-to-be, he vacillates between the sentimental...
To the Man of the High North - Robert W. Service
To the Man of the High North - Robert W. Service
- Author: Robert W. Service
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 5 recordings of To the Man of the High North by Robert Service. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for November 28, 2010. Robert William Service (January 16, 1874 – September 11, 1958) was a poet and writer,...
The Adventures of Joel Pepper - Margaret Sidney
The Adventures of Joel Pepper - Margaret Sidney
- Author: Margaret Sidney
- Genre: Family
The Peppers are a family of three boys, two girls, and Mamsie. They are poor, living in their "Little Brown House", but they always manage to be happy. This book comprises the adventures of Joel, the middle Pepper child and the most mischievous....
Short Poetry Collection 035 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 035 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 035: a collection of 20 public-domain poems....
The Idiot at home - John Kendrick Bangs
The Idiot at home - John Kendrick Bangs
- Author: John Kendrick Bangs
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
The Idiot returns along with Ms Idiot and their two children, Mollie and Tommy, move into their first house in suburbia. What follows are encounters with his companions from his boarding house days, Coffee and Repartee, along with new characters...
A Hero of Our Time (Version 2) - Mikhail Yurevich LERMONTOV
A Hero of Our Time (Version 2) - Mikhail Yurevich LERMONTOV
- Author: Mikhail Yurevich LERMONTOV
- Genre: Literary Fiction
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The Spider - Fergus Hume
The Spider - Fergus Hume
- Author: Fergus Hume
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
Arthur Vernon, member of the Athenian club and member of “society,” has a secret. His father has died and left him destitute, so he has begun a private investigation agency under the name “Nemo.” It would be disastrous if this were known among his...
The Pool - Paul Laurence Dunbar
The Pool - Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Author: Paul Laurence Dunbar
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of The Pool by Paul Laurence Dunbar. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 20, 2012. Paul Laurence Dunbar (June 27, 1872 – February 9, 1906) was an African American poet, novelist, and playwright of...
Piccadilly Jim (version 2) - P. G. Wodehouse
Piccadilly Jim (version 2) - P. G. Wodehouse
- Author: P. G. Wodehouse
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
Jimmy "Piccadilly Jim" Crocker returns to New York to repair his reputation and pursue his love-interest, Ann Chester. All he has to do is navigate imposters, explosives, spies, a rotten kid and his step-aunt Nesta while he pretends to be someone...
The Economic Consequences of the Peace - John Maynard Keynes
The Economic Consequences of the Peace - John Maynard Keynes
- Author: John Maynard Keynes
- Genre: Political Science
The Economic Consequences of the Peace (1919) was a best seller throughout the world, published by John Maynard Keynes. Keynes attended the Versailles Conference as a delegate of the British Treasury and argued for a much more generous peace with...
Creatures of the Abyss - Murray Leinster
Creatures of the Abyss - Murray Leinster
- Author: Murray Leinster
- Genre: General Fiction
Orejas de ellos, "the things that listen", whispered the superstitious fishermen when the strange occurrences began off the Philippine coast. How else explain the sudden disappearance of a vessel beneath a mysterious curtain of foam? The writhings...
The Bertrams - Anthony Trollope
The Bertrams - Anthony Trollope
- Author: Anthony Trollope
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
This is a massive effort, taking place in England and the Middle East, with a cast of thousands... Well, not thousands, fortunately, but certainly a great many. There are three Bertrams present: Sir Lionel, his son George (our hero), and the wealthy...
A Popular History of Ireland, Book 01 - Thomas D'Arcy McGee
A Popular History of Ireland, Book 01 - Thomas D'Arcy McGee
- Author: Thomas D'Arcy McGee
- Genre: Antiquity
Thomas D'Arcy McGee was an Irish refugee and a father of the Canadian confederation. His work on Irish history is comprehensive, encompassing twelve books; Book 1 begins with the earliest modern settlement of Ireland and ends with the 8th century....
The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II (version 2) - James Boswell
The Life of Samuel Johnson, Vol. II (version 2) - James Boswell
- Author: James Boswell
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
This is the second of four volumes of a what was a new, intimate, type of biography when it was first published in 1791 and which has been annotated by numerous editors . This edition with footnotes is by George Birbeck Hill. Boswell took many notes...
The Thousandth Woman - E. W. Hornung
The Thousandth Woman - E. W. Hornung
- Author: E. W. Hornung
- Genre: Detective Fiction
E. W. Hornung was an English author and poet best known for writing the A. J. Raffles series of stories about a gentleman thief in late 19th-century London. Some of Hornung's novels, including The Thousandth Woman, are notable for "portraying women...
O Captain! My Captain! - Walt Whitman
O Captain! My Captain! - Walt Whitman
- Author: Walt Whitman
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
In honor of President’s Day, LibriVox brings you thirteen versions of O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman. This classic poem was written by Whitman following the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It appears in Leaves of Grass, Whitman’s...
On War (Volumes 2 and 3) - Carl von CLAUSEWITZ
On War (Volumes 2 and 3) - Carl von CLAUSEWITZ
- Author: Carl von CLAUSEWITZ
- Genre: War & Military
Perhaps the most famous work on the philosophy of war, and the effective use of military force, by a European author. (Summary by Timothy Ferguson)...
Short Poetry Collection 016 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 016 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 016: a collection of 20 public-domain poems....
Alexander Hamilton - Charles A. Conant
Alexander Hamilton - Charles A. Conant
- Author: Charles A. Conant
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / History
Alexander Hamilton was a significant figure in the political and economic development of the early United States. He served in the American Revolutionary War and became an aide to General George Washington. He was one of the authors (along with John...
The Cherry Orchard - Anton Chekhov
The Cherry Orchard - Anton Chekhov
- Author: Anton Chekhov
- Genre: Comedy / Tragedy
The Cherry Orchard is Russian playwright Anton Chekhov's last play. It premiered at the Moscow Art Theatre 17 January 1904 in a production directed by Constantin Stanislavski. Chekhov intended this play as a comedy and it does contain some elements...
I Have Desired To Go - Gerard Manley Hopkins
I Have Desired To Go - Gerard Manley Hopkins
- Author: Gerard Manley Hopkins
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Gerard Manley Hopkins SJ was an English poet and Jesuit priest, whose posthumous fame established him among the leading Victorian poets. His manipulation of prosody (particularly his concept of sprung rhythm and use of imagery) established him as an...
Father Goriot - Honoré de Balzac
Father Goriot - Honoré de Balzac
- Author: Honoré de Balzac
- Genre: Historical Fiction / Literary Fiction
One of Balzac's most popular works, set around 1815 during the re-ascendancy of the Bourbon kings following the defeat of Napoleon. Said to have been an inspiration to Charles Dickens and Henry James as well as others, the novel seeks to portray the...
The Heritage Of The Desert - Zane Grey
The Heritage Of The Desert - Zane Grey
- Author: Zane Grey
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Romance / Westerns
Jack Hare is a young cowboy who was rescued from sure death by an old settler by the name of August Naab. Hare learns that Naab's ranch is a dangerous place and is challenged by cattle thieves and a corrupt rancher who is after Naab's water rights....
Short Poetry Collection 119 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 119 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for April 2013....
Twenty Years' Experience as a Ghost Hunter - Elliott O'DONNELL
Twenty Years' Experience as a Ghost Hunter - Elliott O'DONNELL
- Author: Elliott O'DONNELL
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
After having a difficult time establishing a career as a novelist, O’Donnell discovered to his happy surprise that the reading public was very interested in his hobby of chasing ghosts, which he called “Superphysical Research.” After this, he made a...
The Golden Book of Springfield - Vachel Lindsay
The Golden Book of Springfield - Vachel Lindsay
- Author: Vachel Lindsay
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Fantasy Fiction
The Golden Book of Springfield is American poet Vachel Lindsay's strange and mystical odyssey through the Springfield, Illinois of 2018, where the residents of that city strive to turn their home into a democratic utopia. It is a "Springfield a...
The Cartels Jungle - Irving E. Cox, Jr.
The Cartels Jungle - Irving E. Cox, Jr.
- Author: Irving E. Cox Jr.
- Genre: Science Fiction
In most ideally conceived Utopias the world as it exists is depicted as a mushrooming horror of maladjustment, cruelty and crime. In this startlingly original short novel that basic premise is granted, but only to pave the way for an approach to...
Just Patty - Jean Webster
Just Patty - Jean Webster
- Author: Jean Webster
- Genre: General
Patty, Conny, and Priscilla are the best of friends, and roommates at boarding school. While the teachers might say they are mischievous, even troublemakers, Patty and her friends act only in accordance with their convictions. From forming a labor...
