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The Government of God - John Taylor
The Government of God - John Taylor
- Author: John Taylor
- Genre: Christianity - Commentary
An outline of the Government of God as held by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as outlined by John Taylor, third President of the Church. Summary by Wayne Cooke....
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Version 2) - Selma Lagerlöf
The Wonderful Adventures of Nils (Version 2) - Selma Lagerlöf
- Author: Selma Lagerlöf
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Nils Holgersson is a boy who would rather cause trouble than be responsible. One day as he is skipping out on going to church he captures an elf. His treatment of this small creature provokes it to transform him into an elf as well. Along with his...
Some Short Christmas Stories - Charles Dickens
Some Short Christmas Stories - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: Short Stories / Published 1800 -1900 / Single Author Collections
Here are some classic, short Christmas stories from Charles Dickens, who, one may easily argue, was the greatest Christmas storyteller to date. In this season, may we do as Dickens' asked: "Welcome, everything! Welcome, alike what has been, and what...
The Intimate Strangers - Booth Tarkington
The Intimate Strangers - Booth Tarkington
- Author: Booth Tarkington
- Genre: Comedy
"Beginning with the girl of yesterday and a lawyer of uncertain age, stranded in a railway station, half starved and uncertain of the future, because a hurricane wrecked railway hopes on both the main and branch line, it carries the audience to the...
Silly Verses: Selections From Shores, Carroll, Lear, and Gilbert - Various
Silly Verses: Selections From Shores, Carroll, Lear, and Gilbert - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Anthologies
Silly and fun verses beginning with the lesser known Robert J. Shores and going on to the more known Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, and W.S. Gilbert. - Summary by David Wales...
The Ship of Stars - Sir Arthur Thomas QUILLER-COUCH
The Ship of Stars - Sir Arthur Thomas QUILLER-COUCH
- Author: Sir Arthur Thomas QUILLER-COUCH
- Genre: Family Life
What is childhood? For Taffy, the only son of a vicar, it includes prayers, games, and a lot of quality time with his loving family. When Taffy's father receives a post in the north of England and the family has to move, everybody has to make the...
Falkner - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Falkner - Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
- Author: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
- Genre: General Fiction
Falkner is the last novel by Mary Shelley, best known as the author of Frankenstein and The Last Man. It tells the impossible love story between Elizabeth Raby and Gerald Neville. She is an orphan, raised by a tyrannical father figure. The man who...
Mystic Treatises (Six Treatises on the Behavior of Excellence) - Isaac of Nineveh
Mystic Treatises (Six Treatises on the Behavior of Excellence) - Isaac of Nineveh
- Author: Isaac of Nineveh
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Isaac of Nineveh was born in Eastern Arabia, a mixed Syriac and Arabic speaking region in Mesopotamia. When he was young he entered a monastery where he devoted his efforts to asceticism. He studied theology for a time and became involved in...
Who is the Rich Man That Shall Be Saved? - Saint Clement of Alexandria
Who is the Rich Man That Shall Be Saved? - Saint Clement of Alexandria
- Author: Saint Clement of Alexandria
- Genre: Christianity - Commentary
This short treatise by St. Clement's is an exposition on the words of Jesus Christ to the young rich man, recounted in the gospels. In the account, the man asks Jesus what he must do to inherit eternal life. First, Jesus advises the man to obey the...
The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 01 October 1895 - Various
The Black Cat Vol. 01 No. 01 October 1895 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Fantastic Fiction / Short Stories
The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Many writers were largely unknown, but some famous authors also wrote original material for this magazine. This...
Homilies on Colossians - St. John CHRYSOSTOM
Homilies on Colossians - St. John CHRYSOSTOM
- Author: St. John CHRYSOSTOM
- Genre: Christianity - Commentary
"Holy indeed are all the Epistles of Paul: but some advantage have those which he sent after he was in bonds: those, for instance, to the Ephesians and Philemon: that to Timothy, that to the Philippians, and the one before us: for this also was sent...
G.K. Chesterton in The British Review - G. K. Chesterton
G.K. Chesterton in The British Review - G. K. Chesterton
- Author: G. K. Chesterton
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
Four articles/essays written by G.K. Chesterton for "The British Review". These were published in 1913 and 1914. (Summary by Maria Therese)...
Letters of John Huss - Jan Hus
Letters of John Huss - Jan Hus
- Author: Jan Hus
- Genre: Early Modern / Letters
Personal correspondence of Bohemian religious reformer John Huss (Jan Hus) from 1411 when he was exiled from Prague through his death by burning as heretic in 1415 by order of the Council of Constance. These were first published in 1536 by the...
Miss Crespigny - Frances Hodgson Burnett
Miss Crespigny - Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Genre: Literary Fiction / Romance / Published 1800 -1900
This is a less known, but not less beautiful, novel by the author of The Secret Garden, A Little Princess, The Lost Prince, Little Lord Fauntleroy, The Shuttle, and many more. There is something different about miss Lysbeth Crespigny. Raised by...
Snowball (Version 2) - Poul William Anderson
Snowball (Version 2) - Poul William Anderson
- Author: Poul William Anderson
- Genre: Science Fiction
Simon's new source of power promised a new era for Mankind. But what happens to world economy when anyone can manufacture it in the kitchen oven?... Here's one answer! and it isn't pretty - Summary by The publisher...
Trifles - John Charles McNeill
Trifles - John Charles McNeill
- Author: John Charles McNeill
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Trifles by John Charles McNeill. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 1, 2019. ------ Many years before the position was established, poet and journalist John Charles McNeill was unofficially...
Summa Contra Gentiles, First Book (On God) - Saint Thomas Aquinas
Summa Contra Gentiles, First Book (On God) - Saint Thomas Aquinas
- Author: Saint Thomas Aquinas
- Genre: Christianity - Commentary / Christianity - Other
The Summa Contra Gentiles was composed by Thomas Aquinas between 1259 and 1265, in four books broadly covering teachings on God, on Creation, on Providence, and on tenets specific to Christianity. This Summa is not to be confused with his final...
The Cruise of the Alerte - In Search of Treasure - Edward Frederick Knight
The Cruise of the Alerte - In Search of Treasure - Edward Frederick Knight
- Author: Edward Frederick Knight
- Genre: Travel & Geography / Modern (19th C)
The book describes a voyage undertaken in 1889 by an English barrister Edward Frederick Knight to the South Seas. This delightful story takes the reader on a voyage to the forbidding desert island of Trindade, where it is rumored that immense...
The Home-Maker - Dorothy Canfield Fisher
The Home-Maker - Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- Author: Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- Genre: Family Life / Published 1900 onward
The Knapp family seems as though they ought to be happy, yet hidden frustrations are tearing them apart under the surface. As the family breadwinner, Lester Knapp drags himself reluctantly to his job each day, miserable in the harsh world of...
Flowers of the Farm - Arthur Owens Cooke
Flowers of the Farm - Arthur Owens Cooke
- Author: Arthur Owens Cooke
- Genre: Nature
"To-day we are at Willow Farm again, and I want to show you some of the flowers that grow there. I do not mean those which Mrs. Hammond, the farmer's wife, grows in her garden, pretty as they are. We will look rather at the wild flowers in the...
Titan Of Chasms: The Grand Canyon Of Arizona - Charles F. Lummis
Titan Of Chasms: The Grand Canyon Of Arizona - Charles F. Lummis
- Author: Charles F. Lummis
- Genre: Nature / Earth Sciences / Exploration
This is a 1906 collection of three essays by men famously associated with The Grand Canyon: Charles A. Higgins, John Wesley Powell, and Charles F. Lummis. - Summary by david wales...
Carry On, Jeeves - P. G. Wodehouse
Carry On, Jeeves - P. G. Wodehouse
- Author: P. G. Wodehouse
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
"Leave it to Jeeves" was Bertie's motto, be the question one of a colour of a tie, the style of a hat, the cut of a coat. Jeeves was always right. There was no one like him to placate rich uncles or indignant mammas. He said just the right thing at...
A Medley of Weather Lore - M. E. S. Wright
A Medley of Weather Lore - M. E. S. Wright
- Author: M. E. S. Wright
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Anthologies
A Medley of Weatherlore is a compilation of poems, sayings, and bits of folklore for each month of the year. - Summary by A. Gramour...
Builders of United Italy - Rupert S. HOLLAND
Builders of United Italy - Rupert S. HOLLAND
- Author: Rupert S. HOLLAND
- Genre: *Non-fiction / War & Military / Biography & Autobiography
Holland 's provides us with an engaging history of the Unification ("Risorgimento") of Italy by exploring the lives of some of its most important figures: Alfieri, Manzoni, Gioberti, Manin, Mazzini, Cavour, Garibaldi, and Victor Emmanuel. - Summary...
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Omar Khayyám
The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Omar Khayyám
- Author: Omar Khayyám
- Genre: Poetry
While the translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Edward Fitzgerald has become the best known English language version of this classic poem, it is neither the most complete or accurate rendering of Omar's oeuvre. Among others, E.A.Johnson...
Clever Hans (The Horse of Mr. Von Osten) - Oskar Pfungst
Clever Hans (The Horse of Mr. Von Osten) - Oskar Pfungst
- Author: Oskar Pfungst
- Genre: Animals / Psychology
Oskar Pfungst book is a detailed piece of investigative journalism looking into Clever Hans, an Orlov Trotter horse that was claimed to have performed arithmetic and other intellectual tasks. Pfungst details the results of many experiments, by the...
Joan and Peter - H. G. Wells
Joan and Peter - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Satire
This is satirical look at the English educational system and society in the early twentieth century and the effect of World War I on them by following the lives of Peter Stublands and the orphaned Joan. It is a sad indictment, and Wells includes "An...
Hope Farm Notes - Herbert W. Collingwood
Hope Farm Notes - Herbert W. Collingwood
- Author: Herbert W. Collingwood
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
“Most of these notes were originally printed in the Rural New-Yorker from week to week and covering a period of about 20 years. . . . From the very first the object of these notes has been to picture simply and truthfully the brighter, cheerful side...
The Rover Vol. 01 No. 04 - Seba Smith
The Rover Vol. 01 No. 04 - Seba Smith
- Author: Seba Smith
- Genre: Literary Fiction / Poetry / Short Stories
"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith and Lawrence Labree. The editors aimed at a high quality standard in their selection of short stories and poetry....
The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers (Book 3) (The Rule of Pachomius at Tabenna) - PALLADIUS
The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers (Book 3) (The Rule of Pachomius at Tabenna) - PALLADIUS
- Author: PALLADIUS
- Genre: Christianity - Biographies
The Desert Fathers were early Christian hermits, ascetics, and monks who mainly lived in the Scetes desert of Egypt. The most famous was St. Anthony the Great, who moved to the desert in 270 AD and became known as both the father and founder of...
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 7 - Charles F. Horne
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 7 - Charles F. Horne
- Author: Charles F. Horne
- Genre: Middle Ages/Middle History
A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 7 of 22, covering from 1300-1438 AD ....
The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island - Laura Lee Hope
The Bobbsey Twins on Blueberry Island - Laura Lee Hope
- Author: Laura Lee Hope
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Action & Adventure
The Bobbsey twins are off to spend a summer full of fun and adventures on Blueberry Island. They will encounter a cave, and gypsies, and other things I won't tell you about. You can find out by listening to this book! As with many children's books...
The Lost Valley - Algernon Blackwood
The Lost Valley - Algernon Blackwood
- Author: Algernon Blackwood
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
A set of twin brothers have spent every waking moment of their lives together and are terrified of separating. However, when both men set their desires upon a mysterious young woman, the deep bonds of their relationship become marred. (Summary by...
Summer Boarders; or The Great Jewel Mystery - Josephine Van Tassel Bruorton
Summer Boarders; or The Great Jewel Mystery - Josephine Van Tassel Bruorton
- Author: Josephine Van Tassel Bruorton
- Genre: Comedy
A rich widow or two. An owner of 1000 acres of fine land. An heiress to the 1000 acres. Nefarious visitors of various sorts after the land, jewels, or whatever else they can get. Meddlers and neighbors. Faithful retainers and stalwart protectors....
Margaret Sanger; an autobiography - Margaret SANGER
Margaret Sanger; an autobiography - Margaret SANGER
- Author: Margaret SANGER
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Medical / Modern (20th C)
Margaret Sanger, an advocate for birth control rights, chronicles the story of her struggles, including her times in jail and in exile, in order to legalize birth control options for women. She details the uphill battles of not only convincing...
The Book of Buried Treasure - Ralph Delahaye Paine
The Book of Buried Treasure - Ralph Delahaye Paine
- Author: Ralph Delahaye Paine
- Genre: Modern (19th C)
Described by the author as: BEING A TRUE HISTORY OF THE GOLD, JEWELS, AND PLATE OF PIRATES, GALLEONS, ETC., WHICH ARE SOUGHT FOR TO THIS DAY. Ralph Delahaye Paine (August 28, 1871 – April 29, 1925) was an American journalist and author popular in...
Mildred at Roselands - Martha Finley
Mildred at Roselands - Martha Finley
- Author: Martha Finley
- Genre: Religion / Christian Fiction
In order to recover her health, Mildred Keith goes to visit her mother's extended family, the Dinsmores, in the South. Mildred makes new friends while at Roselands, learns important lessons and grows in her faith in Christ. (Summary by Amy)...
The Intermediate Sex: A Study of Some Transitional Types of Men and Women - Edward CARPENTER
The Intermediate Sex: A Study of Some Transitional Types of Men and Women - Edward CARPENTER
- Author: Edward CARPENTER
- Genre: Modern
Written in 1908 by socialist critic and gay rights activist Edward Carpenter, The Intermediate Sex is a thoughtful, humanizing, and frequently utopian treatise on homosexuality that defies some of the period's more stultifying notions about human...
Institutio Oratoria (On the Education of an Orator), volume 2 - Marcus Fabius QUINTILIANUS
Institutio Oratoria (On the Education of an Orator), volume 2 - Marcus Fabius QUINTILIANUS
- Author: Marcus Fabius QUINTILIANUS
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / Education
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus was of Spanish origin, being born about 35 A.D. at Calagurris. At Rome he met with great success as a teacher and was the first rhetorician to set up a genuine public school and to receive a salary from the State. He left...
The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play Stories - Laura Rountree Smith
The Gingerbread Boy and Joyful Jingle Play Stories - Laura Rountree Smith
- Author: Laura Rountree Smith
- Genre: Family / Poetry
Short funny stories for children that not only are fun to read and listen to, but have neat rhymes in each story. So if you like a bit of poetry thrown in amid the prose, these are for you. - Summary by Phil Chenevert...
