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A Lincoln Conscript - Homer Greene
A Lincoln Conscript - Homer Greene
- Author: Homer Greene
- Genre: Historical
A heartwarming novel which visits the last two years of the American Civil War. The center of the story is the conflict of emotions and deeds between a father and son who hold opposing views of the conflict and the surprising role that President...
Birds, Vol. III, No 3, March 1898 - Various
Birds, Vol. III, No 3, March 1898 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Nature & Animal Fiction / 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...
Marietta: A Maid of Venice - Francis Marion Crawford
Marietta: A Maid of Venice - Francis Marion Crawford
- Author: Francis Marion Crawford
- Genre: Historical Fiction / Romance
This swash-buckling, romantic story of Zorzi Ballarin and Angelo Beroviero, master glass-blowers of Murano, Italy in the 1500's, is not entirely fiction. Many of the works of these artizans are preserved in the Museum of Murano, including their...
Birds, Vol. I, No 4, April 1897 - Various
Birds, Vol. I, No 4, April 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...
Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 27, May 4, 1880 - Various
Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 27, May 4, 1880 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Children's Non-fiction / Short Stories
Harper's Young People is an illustrated weekly publication for children that includes short stories, tales from history, natural history, poetry, puzzles, and other fun. This 27th issue of the serial was published on May 4th, 1880. In this issue,...
A Short History of Russia - Lucy Cazalet
A Short History of Russia - Lucy Cazalet
- Author: Lucy Cazalet
- Genre: History
A Short History of Russia by Lucy Cazalet is a helpful introduction to the people, places, and events that shaped Russia, the largest country in the world. While covering the bullet points of Russian history, the author expands to greater detail...
Poems of Schiller - 2nd Period - Friedrich Schiller
Poems of Schiller - 2nd Period - Friedrich Schiller
- Author: Friedrich Schiller
- Genre: Single author
Poems by Friedrich Schiller in his second period 1785 onwards. - Summary by Alan Mapstone...
The Mystery of the Fires (version 2) - Edith LAVELL
The Mystery of the Fires (version 2) - Edith LAVELL
- Author: Edith LAVELL
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Detective Fiction / Action & Adventure
Mary Louise Gay decided to spend the summer holiday in her family's cottage at Shady Nook. But an unknown arsonist has been setting the cottages on fire and it's up to Mary Lou, her best friend Jane, and their loyal pup Silky, to find out who the...
The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers (Book 1) - PALLADIUS
The Paradise, or Garden of the Holy Fathers (Book 1) - 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...
Great Ghost Stories - Thomas Hardy
Great Ghost Stories - Thomas Hardy
- Author: Thomas Hardy
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Anthologies
A great collection of 12 classic stories about ghosts and the supernatural. Included are stories by Thomas Hardy, Fitz-James O'Brien, and Margaret Oliphant. Recommended for fans of classic ghost stories of yesteryear. - Summary by Phyllis Vincelli...
United States Senate Election, Expulsion, and Censure Cases, 1793-1990 - Anne M. Butler
United States Senate Election, Expulsion, and Censure Cases, 1793-1990 - Anne M. Butler
- Author: Anne M. Butler
- Genre: Political Science
Article I, section 5, of the United States Constitution gives each house of Congress power to judge the elections, returns, and qualifications of its members, and to punish members for "disorderly behavior." Between 1793 and 1990, more than 200...
Roast Beef - Gertrude Stein
Roast Beef - Gertrude Stein
- Author: Gertrude Stein
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Roast Beef by Gertrude Stein. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 19, 2020. ------ The last stanza of the prose poem Roastbeef, part of 'Food', taken from Stein's book Tender Buttons (1914),...
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 11 - Various
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 11 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends, heroes, myths, and ancient lore from many different cultures. (Summary by Lynette Caulkins)...
Mildred's Married Life - Martha Finley
Mildred's Married Life - Martha Finley
- Author: Martha Finley
- Genre: Family / Christian Fiction
Mildred and Charlie Landreth begin married life together and enjoy many simple home pleasures. Together with Mildred's younger sister, they journey South to visit friends and relatives. - Summary by Amy...
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Book IV - John Locke
An Essay Concerning Human Understanding Book IV - John Locke
- Author: John Locke
- Genre: Education / Writing & Linguistics / Modern
This is the fourth book of John Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding. His book deals with knowledge and probability. He asks how far knowledge can go, if there are universal propositions, what are judgment and probability and deals with...
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 09 - 01. January 1898 - National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 09 - 01. January 1898 - National Geographic Society
- Author: National Geographic Society
- Genre: Travel & Geography
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol IX, the January Number. It includes the following articles: Three Weeks in Hubbard Bay, West Greenland, by Robert Stein. The Samoan Cocoanut, by A. W. Greely The Modern Mississippi...
The Society Upon The Stanislaus - Bret Harte
The Society Upon The Stanislaus - Bret Harte
- Author: Bret Harte
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of The Society Upon The Stanislaus by Bret Harte. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for January 24, 2021. ------ Taken from Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor, Volume II by Thomas L....
Prayers of the Early Church - J. Manning Potts
Prayers of the Early Church - J. Manning Potts
- Author: J. Manning Potts
- Genre: Christianity - Other
There are prayers of our Lord, the apostles, the martyrs, and the saints covering the period of the Early Church from its beginning through the fifth century. There are some prayers from each of the first five centuries. The treasure house from...
The Janitor's Boy and Other Poems - Nathalia Crane
The Janitor's Boy and Other Poems - Nathalia Crane
- Author: Nathalia Crane
- Genre: Poetry
Known for her whimsical verse and rhythmic, lilting poems Nathalia Crane was a child prodigy who published her first volume of poetry at the age of 10. There was nothing in her poems that indicated her age. Her delightful verse, and her maturity and...
Carmilla (Version 3) - Joseph Sheridan LE FANU
Carmilla (Version 3) - Joseph Sheridan LE FANU
- Author: Joseph Sheridan LE FANU
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Gothic Fiction
Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, originally published as a serial in the London-based literary magazine The Dark Blue. It is one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897)...
Short Science Fiction Collection 076 - Various
Short Science Fiction Collection 076 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Science Fiction / Fantasy Fiction
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the authorβs creation where anything is possible. The only rules are those set forth by the author. The speculative nature of the genre inspires...
The Early Church Collection Volume 1 - Various
The Early Church Collection Volume 1 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Christianity - Other
The collection begins with two short works on the Trinity by Gregory of Nyssa, followed by two works on Christology by Theodoret and Pope Leo I. Victorinus interprets Genesis 1 allegorically to justify certain early church practices and traces the...
How They Succeeded - Orison Swett Marden
How They Succeeded - Orison Swett Marden
- Author: Orison Swett Marden
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Success! Alluring, fascinating, informative. Why are some people successful while others languish on the scrap heap of life? Hard work? Luck? Nepotism? Genius? Here we have the Life Stories of Successful Men (and Women) Told by Themselves. 22 people...
Arrowsmith - Sinclair Lewis
Arrowsmith - Sinclair Lewis
- Author: Sinclair Lewis
- Genre: Literary Fiction / Published 1900 onward
This 1926 Pulitzer Prize winning novel centers on the title character, a promising medical student who, as a doctor and following several intervening ventures, becomes a medical researcher in New York. A widespread killer plague takes him to a...
The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 2. Taboo and the Perils of the Soul - James FRAZER
The Golden Bough. A Study in Magic and Religion. Part 2. Taboo and the Perils of the Soul - James FRAZER
- Author: James FRAZER
- Genre: Religion / Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
The third volume of The Golden Bough. The term Taboo is one of the very few words which the English language has borrowed from the speech of savages. This volume examines the underlying moral code of many societies, both primitive and medieval, and...
The Sick Man's Comfort Book - Phillip Bennett Power
The Sick Man's Comfort Book - Phillip Bennett Power
- Author: Phillip Bennett Power
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Amongst the many wonderful truths which are spoken of God in the Bible, one of the most wonderful and beautiful is that He is a "God of comfort." "Comfort" is such a soothing word in itself, that, the moment we hear of it in connection with God we...
Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa - Joseph H. Alexander
Across the Reef: The Marine Assault of Tarawa - Joseph H. Alexander
- Author: Joseph H. Alexander
- Genre: War & Military
"Tarawa Atoll is 2085 miles southwest of Pearl Harbor and 540 miles southeast of Kwajalein in the Marshalls. Betio is the principal island in the atoll. The Japanese seized Tarawa from the British within the first three days after Pearl Harbor. In...
Christmas - Susan Coolidge
Christmas - Susan Coolidge
- Author: Susan Coolidge
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of Christmas by Susan Coolidge. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for December 15, 2019. ------ Sarah Chauncey Woolsey was an American children's author who wrote under the pen name Susan Coolidge....
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 10 - Various
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 10 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Anthologies / Literary Collections
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offering "American households a mass of good reading", the editors drew from literature of all times and all kinds...
Children's Short Works, Vol. 034 - Various
Children's Short Works, Vol. 034 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short works
Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 034: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members....
The Tale of a Tank, and Other Yarns - Harold Ashton
The Tale of a Tank, and Other Yarns - Harold Ashton
- Author: Harold Ashton
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
Harold Ashton was the War Correspondent of The Daily News during the First World War and reported extensively on the British armyβs involvement in the conflict. Whether working alongside the British troops that were fighting on the frontline or in...
Engaged - W. S. Gilbert
Engaged - W. S. Gilbert
- Author: W. S. Gilbert
- Genre: Comedy
This comedy is by Gilbert on his own without Sullivan. "Listen to me. You love this girl?" "I love her sir, a'most as weel as I love mysel' !" "Then reflect how you are standing in the way of her prosperity." "Sir, I'm puir on pocket, but I've a...
Children's Short Works, Vol. 042 - Various
Children's Short Works, Vol. 042 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short works
Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 042: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members....
Fluctuations - Anne BrontΓ«
Fluctuations - Anne BrontΓ«
- Author: Anne BrontΓ«
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Fluctuations by Anne BrontΓ«. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 24, 2021. ------ Taken from POEMS by Currer, Ellis, And Acton Bell. - Summary by David Lawrence...
The Loot Of Cities - Arnold Bennett
The Loot Of Cities - Arnold Bennett
- Author: Arnold Bennett
- Genre: Detective Fiction / Single Author Collections
Published in 1917, this is a collection of a novella and seven short stories by one of the cleverest authors of the early twentieth century. βIn Queen's Quorum (1951), a survey of crime fiction, Ellery Queen listed Bennett's The Loot of Cities among...
The Dial: The First Number of the Series - Charles Haslewood Shannon
The Dial: The First Number of the Series - Charles Haslewood Shannon
- Author: Charles Haslewood Shannon
- Genre: Poetry / Literary Collections
The Dial was an art magazine, which ran to five issues between 1889 and 1897. It was edited and published by Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon from The Vale, their shared home in Chelsea, London. Contributors to this first number include the...
The Early Cave-Men - Katharine Elizabeth DOPP
The Early Cave-Men - Katharine Elizabeth DOPP
- Author: Katharine Elizabeth DOPP
- Genre: Animals & Nature
The People Who Wanted To Live in Caves. This little book takes us back to the time when our ancestors lived, or wanted to live, in caves. Unfortunately the caves of that time were mostly used by large animals like the Sabre Toothed Tiger and bears...
Recollections of Abraham Lincoln 1847-1865 - Ward Hill LAMON
Recollections of Abraham Lincoln 1847-1865 - Ward Hill LAMON
- Author: Ward Hill LAMON
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Memoirs / Modern (19th C)
Abraham Lincoln came to the presidency under a heavy shroud of uncertainty, not only about his threatened life but, of course, the very existence of the United States, which was already falling apart. Ward Hill Lamon was, in effect, his first Secret...
The American Bee Journal. Vol. XVII, No. 14, Apr. 6, 1881 - Various
The American Bee Journal. Vol. XVII, No. 14, Apr. 6, 1881 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Animals / Business & Economics
The American Bee Journal is the βoldest bee paper in America established in 1861 devoted to scientific bee-culture and the production and sale of pure honey. Published every Wednesday, by Thomas G. Newman, Editor and Proprietorβ In this volume are...
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 085 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 085 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Essays & Short Works
"A regard for decency, even at the cost of success, is but the regard for one's own dignity" was novelist Joseph Conrad's take on fame, a quote from the preface to his autobiography A Personal Record (1912). Other lives chosen by readers to examine...
