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Tin Horns and Calico - Henry Esmond Christman
Tin Horns and Calico - Henry Esmond Christman
- Author: Henry Esmond Christman
- Genre: Modern (19th C)
In the early 19th century, in the Hudson Valley of New York State, hundreds of square miles of land were still the feudal domains of large landowners known as patroons. Such families as the Van Rensselaers, Livingstons, and Schuylers owned the farms...
Seven Roads to Hell - Various
Seven Roads to Hell - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Christianity - Other
No one goes to hell by committing sin in the abstract, sin in general. Our character traits, talents and dispositions, our experiences — everything about us points out to us a particular road to hell — one of the seven that are called the capital...
Short Story Collection Vol. 099 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 099 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Anthologies
A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. This time, we delve into the works of Ernest Hemingway, O. Henry, Sewell Ford and Stephen Leacock and others to bring you tales of mystery, poignant romance, the...
When I set out for Lyonnesse - Thomas Hardy
When I set out for Lyonnesse - Thomas Hardy
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- Genre: Poetry
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of When I set out for Lyonnesse by Thomas Hardy. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 22, 2021. ------ This Weekly poem is from the collection Satires of Circumstance by Thomas Hardy (1914)....
Optimism, An Essay - Helen KELLER
Optimism, An Essay - Helen KELLER
- Author: Helen KELLER
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
Though blind, deaf, and left-handed too, it seemed nothing could hold Helen Keller back. For her graduation from Radcliffe College in 1903, this 23 year old idealistic, charming, ever-striving, pampered young essayist wrote: "I find myself looking...
A Superfluous Woman - Emma Francis BROOKE
A Superfluous Woman - Emma Francis BROOKE
- Author: Emma Francis BROOKE
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
Published anonymously in 1894, “A Superfluous Woman” quickly became one of the most widely read of the “New Woman” novels that appeared at the end of the 19th century. At the opening of the story, we find Jessamine Halliday, a pampered young...
The Consolation of Philosophy (Version 2) - Anicius Manlius Severinus BOETHIUS
The Consolation of Philosophy (Version 2) - Anicius Manlius Severinus BOETHIUS
- Author: Anicius Manlius Severinus BOETHIUS
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / Ancient
The Consolation of Philosophy was written about 524 A.D. and has been called one of the most popular and influential books ever written. The book is presented as a dialogue between Boethius, the author, and Lady Philosophy, his tutor. Through her...
The Sealed Message - Fergus Hume
The Sealed Message - Fergus Hume
- Author: Fergus Hume
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction
A mysterious message on a record is found sealed in a cylinder. A heroine straight out of a fairy-tale is kept secluded by a guardian with questionable motives. Add a murder, a gallant and fearless hero to the rescue and you have all the ingredients...
The Gracchi, Marius and Sulla - A. H. Beesly
The Gracchi, Marius and Sulla - A. H. Beesly
- Author: A. H. Beesly
- Genre: War & Military / Biography & Autobiography / Political Science
During the last half of the second century B.C. Rome was undisputed mistress of the civilized western world. As the British historian, Augustus Henry Beesly writes, "a brilliant period of foreign conquest had succeeded the 300 years in which she had...
Bashan And I - Thomas MANN
Bashan And I - Thomas MANN
- Author: Thomas MANN
- Genre: Animals / Essays & Short Works / Nature
Simple and unpretentious as a statement by Francis d’Assisi, yet full of a gentle modern sophistication and humour, this little work will bring delight and refreshment to all who seek flight from the heavy-laden hour. It is, moreover, one of the...
The Art of Conversation: Twelve Golden Rules - Josephine Turck Baker
The Art of Conversation: Twelve Golden Rules - Josephine Turck Baker
- Author: Josephine Turck Baker
- Genre: Dramatic Readings / Family & Relationships / Self-Help
Many of us find it challenging to speak to other people, for various reasons. Some of us are afraid of being called a bore. Others are worried that we will be accused of hogging attention. Many of us simply don't know what to talk about. This book...
T. Tembarom (Version 2) - Frances Hodgson Burnett
T. Tembarom (Version 2) - Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Author: Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
T. Tembarom is a young man who grew up in New York City, scraping his way by blacking shoes and selling newspapers. On day, he gets notified that he has become heir to a large estate in England with a healthy income. Though this would the the...
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 080 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 080 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Essays & Short Works
Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Not one of us actually thinks for himself, or in any orderly and scientific manner. The pressure of environment, of mass ideas, of the socialized intelligence... is too enormous to be withstood."...
The Empty Room - Katharine Lee BATES
The Empty Room - Katharine Lee BATES
- Author: Katharine Lee BATES
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Empty Room by Katharine Lee Bates. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for December 19, 2021. ------- Best known as the author of "America the Beautiful", American professor and poet Katharine...
Ceremonies For Christmas - Robert Herrick
Ceremonies For Christmas - Robert Herrick
- Author: Robert Herrick
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Ceremonies For Christmas by Robert Herrick. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 06, 2020. ------ Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English lyric poet and cleric. He is best known for...
Homilies on Ephesians - St. John CHRYSOSTOM
Homilies on Ephesians - St. John CHRYSOSTOM
- Author: St. John CHRYSOSTOM
- Genre: Christianity - Commentary
From The Argument: “Ephesus is the metropolis of Asia. It was dedicated to Diana, whom especially they worshipped there as their great goddess. Indeed so great was the superstition of her worshippers, that when her temple was burnt, they would not...
Is War Diminishing? - Frederick Adams Woods
Is War Diminishing? - Frederick Adams Woods
- Author: Frederick Adams Woods
- Genre: War & Military / History
A study In the prevalence of war in Europe from 1400 to the present day. This small book summarises historical periods of peace compared to periods of war, as concluded by consultation with other historians, and seeks to answer the question as to if...
Is Shakespeare Dead? - Mark Twain
Is Shakespeare Dead? - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Literary Criticism
A short, semi-autobiographical work by American humorist Mark Twain. It explores the controversy over the authorship of the Shakespearean literary canon via satire, anecdote, and extensive quotation of contemporary authors on the subject. In the...
The West - Francis S. Borton
The West - Francis S. Borton
- Author: Francis S. Borton
- Genre: Poetry / Single author
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of The West, by Francis Borton. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for May 30, 2021. ------ This fortnightly poem is from "The Call of California, and other poems of the West" by Francis Borton. It...
Ion - Thomas Noon Talfourd
Ion - Thomas Noon Talfourd
- Author: Thomas Noon Talfourd
- Genre: Tragedy
This drama, set in Ancient Greece, was written by a Victorian lawyer who was a close friend of Charles Dickens. When collected into book format, “The Pickwick Papers” was dedicated to him. As a Member of Parliament, Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd...
Unravelled Knots - Baroness Orczy
Unravelled Knots - Baroness Orczy
- Author: Baroness Orczy
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction
Unravelled Knots is the third and final installment of the Old Man in the Corner stories by Baroness Orczy. After a break of several years, Polly returns to the ABC Tea Shop to find the Old Man at his usual table with his glass of milk and bit of...
Innocencia: a story of the prairie regions of Brazil - Alfredo d'Escragnolle Taunay
Innocencia: a story of the prairie regions of Brazil - Alfredo d'Escragnolle Taunay
- Author: Alfredo d'Escragnolle Taunay
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Romance
The story of Innocencia, an 18-year-old girl who lives in the prairies of Brazil, is a twist on the traditional love triangle. The plot has been compared to the more famous "Paul and Virginie" and "Romeo and Juliet", but it takes place on the...
Birds, Vol. I, No 2, February 1897 - Various
Birds, Vol. I, No 2, February 1897 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry / Nature
Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems, anecdotes and factual descriptions of birds with accompanying color plates. The magazine was published from...
Tales of a Vanishing River - Earl Reed
Tales of a Vanishing River - Earl Reed
- Author: Earl Reed
- Genre: Historical Fiction
The background of this collection of sketches and stories is the country through which flowed one of the most interesting of our western rivers before its destruction as a natural waterway. This book is not a history. It is intended as an...
Lay Down Your Arms: The Autobiography of Martha von Tilling - Bertha von Suttner
Lay Down Your Arms: The Autobiography of Martha von Tilling - Bertha von Suttner
- Author: Bertha von Suttner
- Genre: Fictional Biographies & Memoirs / War & Military Fiction
Die Waffen Nieder, in English: Lay Down Your Arms is a fictional biography, which describes four wars from the perspective of a soldier's wife. The response to the book was worldwide; it became popular, and it can be described as the beginning of...
The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers (Book 4) (The Histories of the Monks Who Lived in the Desert of Egypt, Which Were Compiled by Saint Hieronymus) - PALLADIUS
The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers (Book 4) (The Histories of the Monks Who Lived in the Desert of Egypt, Which Were Compiled by Saint Hieronymus) - 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 Plan of Salvation - Benjamin B. Warfield
The Plan of Salvation - Benjamin B. Warfield
- Author: Benjamin B. Warfield
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Five Lectures Delivered at The Princeton Summer School of Theology, June, 1914. In these lectures, Warfield distinguishes between different conceptions of salvation: naturalistic vs. supernaturalistic, sacerdotal vs. evangelical, universalistic vs....
La Salle, Discovery of The Great West - Francis Parkman, Jr.
La Salle, Discovery of The Great West - Francis Parkman, Jr.
- Author: Francis Parkman Jr.
- Genre: Early Modern
Parkman has been hailed as one of America's first great historians and as a master of narrative history. Numerous translations have spread the books around the world. The American writer and literary critic Edmund Wilson (1895-1972) in his book O...
Psychological Types: Or, the Psychology of Individuation - Carl Gustav Jung
Psychological Types: Or, the Psychology of Individuation - Carl Gustav Jung
- Author: Carl Gustav Jung
- Genre: Psychology
Ever wondered if there is any "theoretical basis" for the well-known Myers–Briggs Type Indicator Personality Test? In this groundbreaking work of typology, Jung proposes three key dichotomies - extraversion/introversion, sensation/intuition, as well...
Beasley's Christmas Party - Booth Tarkington
Beasley's Christmas Party - Booth Tarkington
- Author: Booth Tarkington
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
A melodramatic folksy Christmas story, a little like Dickens - with a Tiny Tim, but also with some romance. Tarkington's writings are very much set in his early 1900s American culture. We are meant to sympathize with the crippled child but not even...
The Life of St. Hilarion - Saint Jerome
The Life of St. Hilarion - Saint Jerome
- Author: Saint Jerome
- Genre: Christianity - Biographies
St. Hilarion (291–371 AD) was an anchorite who lived most of his life in the desert after the example of St. Anthony the Great (251–356 AD). He is considered to be the founder of Palestinian monasticism and venerated as a saint by the Orthodox and...
Lot No. 249 - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Lot No. 249 - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Short Stories
Abercrombie Smith, Edward Bellingham and William Monkhouse Lee are three students at Oxford University, sharing adjacent lodgings. When people against whom Bellingham holds a grudge are attacked, Smith starts to investigate. Is Bellingham innocent?...
Heroines of Service - Mary Rosetta Parkman
Heroines of Service - Mary Rosetta Parkman
- Author: Mary Rosetta Parkman
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
From time immemorial, women have served as wives, mothers and domestic organizers. But in the nineteenth century, the lives of women were changing, allowing those with drive to serve in other capacities. In this volume, we briefly examine the lives...
The Life of Clara Barton - Volume 1 - William E. Barton
The Life of Clara Barton - Volume 1 - William E. Barton
- Author: William E. Barton
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Modern (19th C)
Clarissa Harlowe Barton (December 25, 1821 – April 12, 1912) was a pioneering American nurse who founded the American Red Cross. She was a hospital nurse in the American Civil War, a teacher, and a patent clerk. Since nursing education was not then...
If I May (Version 2) - A. A. MILNE
If I May (Version 2) - A. A. MILNE
- Author: A. A. MILNE
- Genre: Single Author Collections / Essays & Short Works / Humor
A. A. Milne, best known as the creator of Winnie the Pooh, was a prolific author of books, plays, essays and articles. He also spent a number of years editing for Punch Magazine. He even wrote a good detective story -- The Red House Mystery ! In...
Short Poetry Collection 212 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 212 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 56 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for January 2021....
Adaptation - Dallas McCord REYNOLDS
Adaptation - Dallas McCord REYNOLDS
- Author: Dallas McCord REYNOLDS
- Genre: Science Fiction
In 1960 when this was published, the Cold War was at its height. Communism and Free Enterprise (Democracy) were locked in a ferocious struggle to prove that their political ideology was the best form of government for human kind. No holds were...
Madame Pepita - Gregorio Martínez Sierra
Madame Pepita - Gregorio Martínez Sierra
- Author: Gregorio Martínez Sierra
- Genre: Plays
Madame Pepita is a dressmaker in Madrid with an inherited fortune and a secret. So naturally she worries about the motivations of the suitors for her daughter's hand. But perhaps she should pay attention to other concerns as well. This play was made...
International Harvester Refrigerator Recipes - Irma Harding
International Harvester Refrigerator Recipes - Irma Harding
- Author: Irma Harding
- Genre: Cooking
Presented by the Home Economist of the International Harvester Company, here are six dozen recipes for frozen and chilled dishes including frosty beverages, desserts, pies, salads, cookies, rolls, and even casseroles along with general tips for...
Malcolm - George MacDonald
Malcolm - George MacDonald
- Author: George MacDonald
- Genre: Christian Fiction
Malcolm MacPhail has lived, for all of his twenty or so years, in a fishing village on the north coast of Scotland. He lives with his grandfather and, though he has never met his parents, has no curiosity about the details of his birth. However,...
