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Sylvia's Lovers - Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
Sylvia's Lovers - Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- Author: Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
- Genre: General Fiction
The novel begins in the 1790s in the coastal town of Monkshaven. Sylvia Robson lives with her parents on a farm, and is loved by her rather dull Quaker cousin Philip. She, however, meets and falls in love with Charlie Kinraid, a sailor on a whaling...
To London Town - Arthur Morrison
To London Town - Arthur Morrison
- Author: Arthur Morrison
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
Written to complement Tales of Mean Streets and A Child of the Jago, and the final book in the trilogy, To London Town examines the mean streets and tough lives of the inhabitants of the East End of London. The novel described in graphic detail...
Short Poetry Collection 144 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 144 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 31 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for May 2015....
Celestina - Charlotte Turner Smith
Celestina - Charlotte Turner Smith
- Author: Charlotte Turner Smith
- Genre: General Fiction
Celestina was adopted by Mrs. Willoughby from a convent in France. No one knows who her parents are. Her secret birth causes problems for her in the marriage market. But this novel is not only a courtship novel. It is about creating and keeping...
The Little People of the Snow - William Cullen Bryant
The Little People of the Snow - William Cullen Bryant
- Author: William Cullen Bryant
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Filled with the exuberance of youth and the thrill of discovery, Eva embarks on a Winter walk across snowy fields venturing farther and longer than she had promised her mother. Enticed by a friendly playmate along the way and driven by an insatiable...
The Young Railroaders - Francis Lovell Coombs
The Young Railroaders - Francis Lovell Coombs
- Author: Francis Lovell Coombs
- Genre: Action & Adventure
While aimed at youths, this series of tales of the just-opening West makes a rollicking good story for adults, too. Three teen-age boys, trained as telegraphers, manage to get themselves in and out of a wide variety of harrowing circumstances. Using...
The Apology of Socrates - Plato
The Apology of Socrates - Plato
- Author: Plato
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy
Plato's account of Socrates' defense at his trial for "corrupting the youth" is a classic summation of his teacher's life and mission, centered in Socrates' most famous line, "The unexamined life is not worth living." - Written by FrZeile...
Calculus Made Easy - Silvanus P. Thompson
Calculus Made Easy - Silvanus P. Thompson
- Author: Silvanus P. Thompson
- Genre: Mathematics
Calculus Made Easy: Being a Very-Simplest Introduction to Those Beautiful Methods of Reckoning which Are Generally Called by the Terrifying Names of the Differential Calculus and the Integral Calculus is is a book on infinitesimal calculus...
One-Act Play Collection 004 - Various
One-Act Play Collection 004 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Plays
This collection of twelve one-act dramas features plays by James Allen, John Kendrick Bangs, Gordon Bottomley, Charles Dickens, Lord Dunsany, Susan Glaspell, George Bernard Shaw, August Strindberg, Marion Craig Wentworth, and William Butler Yeats....
My Confession - Leo Tolstoy
My Confession - Leo Tolstoy
- Author: Leo Tolstoy
- Genre: Philosophy / Memoirs
"My Confession" is a brief autobiographical story of Leo Tolstoy's struggle with a mid-life existential crisis of melancholia. It describes his search for answers to the profound questions "What will come of my life?" and "What is the meaning of...
The Sonnets of Michael Angelo Buonarroti and Tommaso Campanella - Michelangelo Buonarroti
The Sonnets of Michael Angelo Buonarroti and Tommaso Campanella - Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Author: Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Genre: Anthologies / Lyric / Sonnets
Michael Angelo and Campanella represent widely sundered, though almost contemporaneous, moments in the evolution of the Italian genius. Michael Angelo was essentially an artist, living in the prime of the Renaissance. Campanella was a philosopher,...
Life: Poem XXI A Book - Emily Dickinson
Life: Poem XXI A Book - Emily Dickinson
- Author: Emily Dickinson
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Poem XXI: "A Book", read by the wonderful podcasters at the Podcasters Across Borders 2006 conference, in Kingston, Ontario, June 23-24, 2006. Readers: 1: Andy Doan 2: Arthur Masters 3: Bob Goyetche 4: Ben Kenney 5: Bruce Murray 6: Betty Rock 7: Cat...
Vanity Fair (version 2) - William Makepeace Thackeray
Vanity Fair (version 2) - William Makepeace Thackeray
- Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
- Genre: General Fiction
One of the great Victorian novels by an author at the height of his powers, Vanity Fair follows the fortunes of the calculating, upwardly-mobile Becky Sharp and her gentle, good-hearted friend Amelia Sedley as they leave their boarding school and...
East Lynne - Mrs. Henry Wood
East Lynne - Mrs. Henry Wood
- Author: Mrs. Henry Wood
- Genre: General Fiction
Ellen Wood (1814-1887) was an English novelist, better known as Mrs. Henry Wood. She wrote over 30 novels, many of which (especially East Lynne which was a Victorian best seller and is still sometimes performed as a drama) enjoyed remarkable...
The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka
The Metamorphosis - Franz Kafka
- Author: Franz Kafka
- Genre: General Fiction
The Metamorphosis (in German, Die Verwandlung, "The Transformation") is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915, and arguably the most famous of his works along with the longer works The Trial and The Castle. The story begins with a...
Omnilingual (version 2) - H. Beam Piper
Omnilingual (version 2) - H. Beam Piper
- Author: H. Beam Piper
- Genre: Science Fiction
This short story was first written and published in the year 1957, as part of a collection of short science fiction stories in the collection Astounding Science Fiction. Piper's story is unusual in focusing on the problem of archaeology on an alien...
Short Story Collection Vol. 070 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 070 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
Mysteries, fantasy, family and hardship all make appearances in this, the 70th volume of short stories in the English language, selected and read by Librivox readers....
A Visit From Young Gloom - Ring Lardner
A Visit From Young Gloom - Ring Lardner
- Author: Ring Lardner
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Ringgold Wilmer "Ring" Lardner was an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical writings about sports, marriage, and the theatre. He was a contemporary of Ernest Hemingway, Virginia Woolf and F. Scott Fitzgerald,...
Japanese Girls and Women - Alice Bacon
Japanese Girls and Women - Alice Bacon
- Author: Alice Bacon
- Genre: Family & Relationships / Travel & Geography
A clear and delightful peek into the world of Japanese girls and women of the late 1800s: their childhood, education, marriage and intimate family life. And it is done by someone who admires the immense resources, abilities and strength shown by all...
Plow Stories - Clara Dillingham Pierson
Plow Stories - Clara Dillingham Pierson
- Author: Clara Dillingham Pierson
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Single Author Collections
This book tells of the important role of the plow, starting from its humble beginnings and how the plow has changed over time. This is achieved through a series of small stories set during different time periods in history. The introduction of the...
The Romance of the Forest - Ann Radcliffe
The Romance of the Forest - Ann Radcliffe
- Author: Ann Radcliffe
- Genre: Gothic Fiction
A Gothic novel famously mentioned by Jane Austen in "Northanger Abbey" as an inspiration for the romantic ideals and supernatural fears of Catherine. Ann Radcliffe has been called the "Great Enchantress" of her age and this is one of her finest...
Adrift in New York - Horatio Alger, Jr.
Adrift in New York - Horatio Alger, Jr.
- Author: Horatio Alger Jr.
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
John Linden is a very wealthy man. The people who should inherit his property are his nephew, Curtis Waring, his niece Florence Linden, and his long lost son - if alive. John thinks it would be best if Florence and Curtis were married, and makes it...
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 07 - 10. October 1896 - National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 07 - 10. October 1896 - National Geographic Society
- Author: National Geographic Society
- Genre: Travel & Geography
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, the October Number. It includes the following articles: California by the Hon. George C. Perkins The Economic Aspects of Soil Erosion by Dr N. S. Shaler The Nansen Polar Expedition, Special...
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume 2 - Jean-Henri Merle d'Aubigné
History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, Volume 2 - Jean-Henri Merle d'Aubigné
- Author: Jean-Henri Merle d'Aubigné
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Early Modern
The History of the Reformation in the Sixteenth Century, by Jean-Henri Merle d’Aubigné, is a classic work on the great events that re-opened the Christian gospel to a needy world. The author was a Swiss Protestant pastor. He was also a historian...
An Iron Will - Orison Swett Marden
An Iron Will - Orison Swett Marden
- Author: Orison Swett Marden
- Genre: Self-Help
Orison Swett Marden was well-known at the turn of the 20th century for his inspirational and spiritual books of self-help. This one deals with the importance of a man developing his own will-power. Swett Marden here offers advice on how to achieve...
The Story of the Middle Ages - Samuel B. Harding
The Story of the Middle Ages - Samuel B. Harding
- Author: Samuel B. Harding
- Genre: Reference / Middle Ages/Middle History
Intended for a youthful audience, The Story of the Middle Ages, published in 1906, tells the history of the Middle Ages in simple and entertaining fashion, and helps to explain the influence of the Middle Ages on modern times. Topics covered include...
Little Jack Rabbit and Chippy Chipmunk - David Cory
Little Jack Rabbit and Chippy Chipmunk - David Cory
- Author: David Cory
- Genre: Animals & Nature
David Cory is the author of over 50 children's book including the Little Jack Rabbit series and the Puss-in-Boots series. This is the fourth of the Little Jack Rabbit books. - Summary by Larry Wilson...
Chip, of the Flying U - B. M. Bower
Chip, of the Flying U - B. M. Bower
- Author: B. M. Bower
- Genre: Westerns
Cattleman J.G. Whittemore, owner of the Flying U ranch in Montana, trusts the task of meeting his sister at the train to only one man, Chip. Chip’s not too keen on women. In his experience they come in only a few types: prissy “sweet young thing”,...
The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3: Sorrow and Consolation (Part 1) - Various
The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3: Sorrow and Consolation (Part 1) - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Anthologies
The third of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection includes a range of famous poems relating to such topics as disappointment in love; parting and absence; adversity; comfort and cheer;...
The Poet Who Sleeps - Walter Savage Landor
The Poet Who Sleeps - Walter Savage Landor
- Author: Walter Savage Landor
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox readers bring you 13 versions of The Poet Who Sleeps by Walter Savage Landor. This was the weekly poetry project for December 1, 2013....
The Favor of Kings - Mary Hastings Bradley
The Favor of Kings - Mary Hastings Bradley
- Author: Mary Hastings Bradley
- Genre: Historical Fiction
"Never have bright romance and black scandal been more attached to the name of lovely woman," writes a quaint and susceptible chronicler, " than to that of fair Anne Boleyn." Certainly no girl ever flashed so meteor-like above the satellites of an...
Drugging a Nation - Samuel Merwin
Drugging a Nation - Samuel Merwin
- Author: Samuel Merwin
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Modern (19th C)
Drugging a Nation is a journalistic reveal of the extent to which the British Empire was culpable in the dissemination and subsequent near total addiction to opium of the Chinese people in the nineteenth century. So weak did it make China, that is...
Auguste Comte and Positivism - John Stuart Mill
Auguste Comte and Positivism - John Stuart Mill
- Author: John Stuart Mill
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / History
Part 1 lays out the framework for Positivism as originated in France by Auguste Comte in his Cours de Philosophie Positive. Mill examines the tenets of Comte's movement and alerts us to defects. Part 2 concerns all Comte's writings except the Cours...
The House on the Borderland (Version 2) - William Hope Hodgson
The House on the Borderland (Version 2) - William Hope Hodgson
- Author: William Hope Hodgson
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Science Fiction
This story helped propel 19th Century gothic fiction in the direction of “cosmic” horror. In fact, H.P. Lovecraft lists it as among his greatest influences. It begins simply enough: with two friends stumbling upon a ruined and curious house while...
Under the Lilacs - Louisa May Alcott
Under the Lilacs - Louisa May Alcott
- Author: Louisa May Alcott
- Genre: General
When two young girls decide to have a tea party with their dolls and a mysterious dog comes and eats their prized cake, they end up finding a circus run-away, Ben Brown. Ben is a horse master, and loves horses, so when the Moss' take the young boy...
Waifs and Strays - O. Henry
Waifs and Strays - O. Henry
- Author: O. Henry
- Genre: Short Stories
These 12 O. Henry stories all deal with waifs and strays in one way or another; people who have somehow become adrift in the current of life. Will they find their way on their own or be helped by kind hearted folk or perhaps, stay a waif and stray,...
Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Author: Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
The brave warrior, Beowulf, comes to the aid of King Hrothgar when he hears that Grendel, a horrible monster, is terrorizing the inhabitants of Hart Hall. Beowulf heroically battles Grendel, the Water Witch, and a fierce dragon. (Summary by Laura...
Travels in West Africa - Mary H. Kingsley
Travels in West Africa - Mary H. Kingsley
- Author: Mary H. Kingsley
- Genre: Travel & Geography
Mary Henrietta Kingsley (13 October 1862 – 3 June 1900) was an British explorer and writer who greatly influenced European ideas about Africa and its people. Kingsley was an outspoken critic of European colonialism, a champion for indigenous...
Thrice Toss Those Oaken Ashes in the Air - Thomas Campion
Thrice Toss Those Oaken Ashes in the Air - Thomas Campion
- Author: Thomas Campion
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Thrice Toss Those Oaken Ashes in the Air by Thomas Campion. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 10, 2013. Thomas Campion was an English composer, poet, and physician. He wrote over a hundred...
30 American Poems - Various
30 American Poems - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Anthologies
This is a sequel of sorts to 37 American Poems, one of my first solos. Concentration here is on late 19th to early 20th Century works by US poets. (Summary by BellonaTimes)...
