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The Importance of Being Earnest (version 5) - Oscar Wilde
The Importance of Being Earnest (version 5) - Oscar Wilde
- Author: Oscar Wilde
- Genre: Satire
In this most popular of all Oscar Wilde’s plays, two fashionable bachelors, Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff, discover that each has been simplifying his social obligations via the use of a convenient false persona. Their comfortable white lies...
The Rover Vol. 01 No. 18 - Seba Smith
The Rover Vol. 01 No. 18 - 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....
Rational Theology, as Taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - John Andreas Widtsoe
Rational Theology, as Taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - John Andreas Widtsoe
- Author: John Andreas Widtsoe
- Genre: Religion
A rational theology, as understood in this volume, is a theology which (1) is based on fundamental principles that harmonize with the knowledge and reason of man, (2) derives all of its laws, ordinances and authority from the accepted fundamental...
Catena Aurea, St. Matthew - Vol 1, Part 1 - Saint Thomas Aquinas
Catena Aurea, St. Matthew - Vol 1, Part 1 - Saint Thomas Aquinas
- Author: Saint Thomas Aquinas
- Genre: Christianity - Commentary
The Catena Aurea (Latin for Golden Chain) presents the commentaries of the greatest theologians (e.g. St. John Chrysostom, St. Jerome, St. Augustine) of the Church as if they were having a discussion on each verse of the Bible. St. Thomas Aquinas...
G.K. Chesterton in Vanity Fair Magazine - G. K. Chesterton
G.K. Chesterton in Vanity Fair Magazine - G. K. Chesterton
- Author: G. K. Chesterton
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
A collection of 12 articles/essays that G.K. Chesterton wrote for Vanity Fair magazine in 1920-1921, under the general title “The Next/New Renascence: Thoughts on the Structure of the Future.” (Summary by Maria Therese)...
The Ghost Kings - H. Rider Haggard
The Ghost Kings - H. Rider Haggard
- Author: H. Rider Haggard
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Fantastic Fiction
Rachel Dove is a British missionary's daughter in the wilds of Africa. Her life is turned around when fellow teenager Richard Darrien rescues her from a flash flood; their common initials alone may clue the reader in that these two are another pair...
The Weird Picture - John R. Carling
The Weird Picture - John R. Carling
- Author: John R. Carling
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction
Frank Willard is studying in Germany when he receives a letter summoning him home for Christmas and for his brother George's wedding. His bride is to be Daphne, the love of Frank's life, leaving Frank conflicted. He decides to attend, but what has...
Silverpoints - John Gray
Silverpoints - John Gray
- Author: John Gray
- Genre: Single author
Silverpoints is the first collection of poems by John Gray. Some saw Gray as a protégé of Oscar Wilde, who agreed to underwrite the publication of Silverpoints. It includes Gray's original poems and his translations from the French of Verlaine,...
A Treatise of Earthly-mindedness - Jeremiah Burroughs
A Treatise of Earthly-mindedness - Jeremiah Burroughs
- Author: Jeremiah Burroughs
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Of Earthly-mindedness, Wherein is shewed, 1. What Earthly-mindedness is. 2. The Evils of Earthly-mindedness. 3. Several Convincements of Earthly-mindedness. 4. Several Reasons of Earthly-mindedness. 5. Considerations to take off the heart from...
Gulzara; or The Persian Slave - Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
Gulzara; or The Persian Slave - Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
- Author: Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
- Genre: Romance
“Gulzara, The Persian Slave” is a rare example of a script for a Victorian melodrama that was intended as a private theatrical – to be performed by a limited cast of amateurs in a home or school, not on a public stage. Rarer still, “Gulzara” was...
The Harp-Weaver, and Other Poems - Edna St. Vincent Millay
The Harp-Weaver, and Other Poems - Edna St. Vincent Millay
- Author: Edna St. Vincent Millay
- Genre: Poetry
Although Edna St. Vincent Millay was gaining recognition for her lyrical poems since 1920, it was winning the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1923 for "The Ballad of the Harp-Weaver" that established her career as a poet. In 1943, Millay was the sixth...
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 09 - 08. August 1898 - National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 09 - 08. August 1898 - National Geographic Society
- Author: National Geographic Society
- Genre: Travel & Geography
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol IX, August 1898. It includes the following articles: Papagueria, by W. J. McGee Gomez and the New York Gulf, by L. D. Scisco Wellman Polar Expedition, by John Hyde...
Short Poetry Collection 202 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 202 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 51 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for March 2020....
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 09 - 07. July 1898 - National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 09 - 07. July 1898 - National Geographic Society
- Author: National Geographic Society
- Genre: Travel & Geography
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol IX, July 1898, the N.E.A. Number. It includes the following articles: American Geographic Education, by W J McGee Origin of the Physical Features of the United States, by G. K. Gilbert...
The Red House Mystery (Version 2) - A. A. MILNE
The Red House Mystery (Version 2) - A. A. MILNE
- Author: A. A. MILNE
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction / Detective Fiction
Author A. A. Milne is best known to the world as the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh. Yet Milne was versatile, having written dozens of plays, humorous articles, books and – The Red House Mystery. In which… Mark Ablett is the massively narcissistic owner...
The World’s Story Volume XIII: The United States - Eva March Tappan
The World’s Story Volume XIII: The United States - Eva March Tappan
- Author: Eva March Tappan
- Genre: Poetry / War & Military / History
This is the thirteenth volume of the 15-volume series of The World’s Story: a history of the World in story, song and art, edited by Eva March Tappan. Each book is a compilation of selections from prose literature, poetry and pictures and offers a...
Raggedy Ann's Wishing Pebble - Johnny Gruelle
Raggedy Ann's Wishing Pebble - Johnny Gruelle
- Author: Johnny Gruelle
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Raggedy Andy raised up on his cotton stuffed elbow and whispered to Raggedy Ann, "Less have another adventure! Shall we?" And Raggedy Ann's shoe button eyes wiggled with pleasure and she whispered in reply, "Yes, Raggedy Andy! Less do!" So they...
Countess Erika's Apprenticeship - Ossip SCHUBIN
Countess Erika's Apprenticeship - Ossip SCHUBIN
- Author: Ossip SCHUBIN
- Genre: Romance
The baron is busy building ventures which are doomed to fail. He thinks the next one would be better, and mourns the absence of his wife who went to beg for money from rich friends for his failing ventures. To this world of love, anger and...
Gayly Sound the Castanet - Thomas Moore
Gayly Sound the Castanet - Thomas Moore
- Author: Thomas Moore
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of Gayly Sound the Castanet by Thomas Moore. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 19, 2020. ------ Thomas Moore's description of a Maltese celebration. - Summary by David Lawrence...
The City of Din - Dan McKenzie
The City of Din - Dan McKenzie
- Author: Dan McKenzie
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
A treatise on the increasing loudness of modern life, including philosophical and scientific discussion of what noise is, how effects us physically, mentally, and socially in cities, on railways, at home, in workplaces, and on battlefields of war....
The Torch-Bearers - George Kelly
The Torch-Bearers - George Kelly
- Author: George Kelly
- Genre: Plays / Comedy
"The cold, historical fact is that at about 9:15 o’clock on the evening of August 29th, 1922, five or six hundred average New Yorkers, two or three hundred friends of the management, and about fifty sophisticated first-nighters were in grave danger...
On Being Negro in America - J. Saunders Redding
On Being Negro in America - J. Saunders Redding
- Author: J. Saunders Redding
- Genre: Memoirs
A penetrating, insightful, and thoroughly honest view of one's life in the United States as an African-American. - Summary by KevinS...
Reedy River - Henry Lawson
Reedy River - Henry Lawson
- Author: Henry Lawson
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of Reedy River by Henry Lawson.. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for August 22, 2021. ------ This Fortnightly Poem is taken from Verses Popular and Humorous (pub 1900). This was the second...
Mists of Mars - George A. Whittington
Mists of Mars - George A. Whittington
- Author: George A. Whittington
- Genre: Science Fiction
The Wild West, reimagined as the Martian landscape, where law is defined by whoever has the biggest weapons, be they guns, ships, or things more mysterious. As stand-ins for Indigenous Americans, the Martians themselves. When Barry Williams, special...
The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1664 - Samuel PEPYS
The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1664 - Samuel PEPYS
- Author: Samuel PEPYS
- Genre: Memoirs
Pepys continues to live life to the hilt, juggling extra-marital shenanigans with a complicated homelife, difficulties with staff, power struggles with colleagues, concerns about his relationship with his mentor Lord Sandwich, not to mention fears...
Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 3, May 1906 - Various
Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 3, May 1906 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Literary Fiction
"Mother Earth was an American anarchist journal that described itself as "A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literature". Founded in early 1906 and initially edited by Emma Goldman, an activist in the United States, it published...
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 048 - Various
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 048 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-legged beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your spine, the stench of human flesh, the sound of a monstrous howl, and the occasional touch of wonder. Note:...
Leave it to PSmith - P. G. Wodehouse
Leave it to PSmith - P. G. Wodehouse
- Author: P. G. Wodehouse
- Genre: Fictional Biographies & Memoirs
Freddie Threepwood and his uncle are in difficulties. Freddie wants a thousand pounds to start a bookmaker’s business and to marry Eve, while his uncle wants to raise three thousand pounds, unbeknown to his wife, to help a runaway daughter. Freddie...
Saint Joan: Preface - George Bernard Shaw
Saint Joan: Preface - George Bernard Shaw
- Author: George Bernard Shaw
- Genre: Historical Fiction / Drama / Tragedy
Saint Joan is a play by George Bernard Shaw about 15th-century French military figure Joan of Arc. Premiering in 1923, three years after her canonization by the Roman Catholic Church, the play reflects Shaw's belief that the people involved in...
The Korean War: Brief Histories - Various
The Korean War: Brief Histories - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: War & Military
A collection of brief histories addressing the major campaigns or phases of the Korean War. (Summary by KevinS)...
The Creeds of Christendom - Various
The Creeds of Christendom - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Christianity - Other
This is based on Philip Schaff's Creeds of Christendom taking only the creeds that he selected, using the translations he supplied where possible but rearranged chronologically (using the dates he supplied) but excluding his commentary and notes....
A Guide Book of Art, Architecture, and Historic Interests in Pennsylvania - Margaretta Archambault
A Guide Book of Art, Architecture, and Historic Interests in Pennsylvania - Margaretta Archambault
- Author: Margaretta Archambault
- Genre: Art / Design & Architecture / Travel & Geography
This book was curated by the State Federation of Pennsylvania Women for tourists' use on a journey to Pennsylvania. Each of Pennsylvania's 67 counties has its own chapter, discussing beautiful art and buildings that may be found there (or, in lieu...
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 058 - Various
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 058 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-legged beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your spine, the sound of a monstrous howl, and the occasional touch of wonder. "The Elixir of Life" was written...
The Golden Bough: The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings, Volume 1 - James FRAZER
The Golden Bough: The Magic Art and the Evolution of Kings, Volume 1 - James FRAZER
- Author: James FRAZER
- Genre: Reference / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Other religions
The first volume in Frazer's seminal 12 volume set on anthropology and traditional systems of belief. Topics covered include extensive discussion on the belief in sympathetic and contagious magic, magical influence on the environment, magicians and...
The English Language - Logan Pearsall SMITH
The English Language - Logan Pearsall SMITH
- Author: Logan Pearsall SMITH
- Genre: Writing & Linguistics
A description and history of the development of the English Language and reflections on the influences that changed the language. - Summary by barbara2...
The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake - Laura Lee Hope
The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake - Laura Lee Hope
- Author: Laura Lee Hope
- Genre: Action & Adventure
"The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake; Or Stirring Cruise of the Motor Boat Gem" is the second volume is a series of adventure books for girls. In this book, one of the girls becomes the proud possessor of a motor boat and invites her club members to...
To My Younger Brethren - Handley Carr Glyn Moule
To My Younger Brethren - Handley Carr Glyn Moule
- Author: Handley Carr Glyn Moule
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Let me explain in this first sentence that when in these pages I address "my Younger Brethren," I mean brethren in the Christian Ministry in the Church of England. Let me limit my reference still further, by premising that very much of what I say...
Modern Magic - Maximilian Schele De Vere
Modern Magic - Maximilian Schele De Vere
- Author: Maximilian Schele De Vere
- Genre: Philosophy / Religion
M. (Maxamilian) Schele de Vere was born in Sweden in 1820 and studied language in Germany before eventually becoming a professor of modern language at the University of Virginia in 1844 where he would teach for more than 50 years. During his time as...
September - Dorothy Frances McCrae
September - Dorothy Frances McCrae
- Author: Dorothy Frances McCrae
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of September by Dorothy Frances McCrea. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 5, 2021. ------ Dorothy Frances McCrae was an Australian poetess born in 1879 in Melbourne Australia. - Summary by...
Reincarnation: A Study in Human Evolution - Théophile Pascal
Reincarnation: A Study in Human Evolution - Théophile Pascal
- Author: Théophile Pascal
- Genre: Philosophy / Religion
Dr. Pascal brings us the Theosophic knowledge to reincarnation. He discusses four main topics: 1). The Soul and the Bodies, 2). Reincarnation and the Moral Law, 3). Reincarnation and Science, and 4). Reincarnation and the religious and philosophical...
