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Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 008 - Various
Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 008 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Anthologies
This is the eighth Librivox Mystery and Suspense Collection, and the first in eight years. Similar to our Short Story Collections, this anthology focuses on stories that will keep you on the edge of your seat. From The Bloodstained Parasol to the...
Achilleid - Publius Papinius Statius
Achilleid - Publius Papinius Statius
- Author: Publius Papinius Statius
- Genre: Epics
The Achilleid is the third and unfinished work by the Roman poet Publius Papinius Statius. In its introduction, it promises to present the life of the hero Achilles from his youth as a pupil under the centaur Chiron to his death at Troy. The author...
Tom Cobb; or Fortune's Toy - W. S. Gilbert
Tom Cobb; or Fortune's Toy - W. S. Gilbert
- Author: W. S. Gilbert
- Genre: Comedy
Tom Cobb: "Why, there's a squalid old pauper idiot, a patient of his, who's got no name of his own, and Whipple [Doctor] christened him "Tom Cobb", because he says he's the ugliest old lunatic he ever saw and reminds him of me. And all the boys in...
The Border Riflemen - Albert W. Aiken
The Border Riflemen - Albert W. Aiken
- Author: Albert W. Aiken
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Westerns
In this dime novel set on the American frontier, we meet a beautiful young girl, Sadie, who is fending off advances from the rough woodsman, known as Black Will. Luckily, Cooney Joe comes to her rescue while her father is out hunting. Life is hard...
Virginia - Ellen Glasgow
Virginia - Ellen Glasgow
- Author: Ellen Glasgow
- Genre: Family Life
Virginia does everything right: she attends a finishing school, marries the first man who proposes, and devotes her life to her husband and children. But what happens when each one of them has a life outside the home in which she has no room? -...
The Count's Chauffeur - William Le Queux
The Count's Chauffeur - William Le Queux
- Author: William Le Queux
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction / Detective Fiction
When car-crazy George Ewart accepts employment as chauffeur to Count Bindo di Ferraris, an Italian aristocrat, he has no idea what he has just let himself in for. The opportunity to drive the powerful six-cylinder, 40 horsepower Napier open touring...
In Quest of El Dorado - Stephen Graham
In Quest of El Dorado - Stephen Graham
- Author: Stephen Graham
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Travel & Geography
Lively (and often unsparing) descriptions of the people, places, and customs that the author encounters as he attempts to retrace the steps of the early Spanish conquistadores in the Americas: Columbus, Cortez, Pizarro, Balboa, Coronado. (Summary by...
The French Revolution - Robert Matteson JOHNSTON
The French Revolution - Robert Matteson JOHNSTON
- Author: Robert Matteson JOHNSTON
- Genre: War & Military
A companion volume to his previous "lightning biography" of Napoleon, this book is an outline of the overall shape and impact of the French Revolution, with references given for deeper study. It is a deliberately short and approachable work,...
The Nigger of the "Narcissus" (Version 2) - Joseph Conrad
The Nigger of the "Narcissus" (Version 2) - Joseph Conrad
- Author: Joseph Conrad
- Genre: Literary Fiction
Today, we're likely to react to the title of this novella, on whose 'sincerity of expression' Conrad was willing to stake his artisitic reputation, with visceral disgust. There is a sad irony in this, for Conrad's title originally alluded to a...
Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem - Sutton Griggs
Imperium in Imperio: A Study of the Negro Race Problem - Sutton Griggs
- Author: Sutton Griggs
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Historical Fiction
Imperium in Imperio is a historical fiction novel by Sutton Griggs, published in 1899. The novel covers the life of Belton Piedmont, an educated and disciplined black man in the Jim Crow south and his role in a shadow government of black men...
A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas (version 12) - Charles Dickens
A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas (version 12) - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: Literary Fiction
Marley was dead, to begin with...until his ghost visits his miserly business partner, Ebenezer Scrooge, with a dire warning. Will Scrooge be able to change his ways, or is it already too late for him? - Summary by Geoffrey Venin...
Christmas Greens - George A. Jr. BAKER
Christmas Greens - George A. Jr. BAKER
- Author: George A. Jr. BAKER
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of Christmas Greens by George A. Baker Jr.. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for November 29, 2020. ------ A cold winter's night, two damsels vying for the affections of the pastor. - Summary by...
Life Among the Butterflies - Vance Randolph
Life Among the Butterflies - Vance Randolph
- Author: Vance Randolph
- Genre: Animals / Nature
Vance Rudolph's informative work about butterflies includes a summary of current (for publication) butterfly literature, butterfly body structure, life cycle, and egg laying process, as well as their classification and survival strategies. - Summary...
English Literature for Boys and Girls - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
English Literature for Boys and Girls - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Author: Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Genre: General
"Has there ever been a time when no stories were told? Has there ever been a people who did not care to listen? I think not." Thus begins a journey through the history of English literature, from the early middle ages to the Victorian era. The young...
Mary Anerley - Richard Doddridge Blackmore
Mary Anerley - Richard Doddridge Blackmore
- Author: Richard Doddridge Blackmore
- Genre: Romance
It is 1801, in the wild and rugged country that is northern England. A local Squire has died but his manor, Scargate Hall, is left to two sisters, Philippa and Eliza, while the squire's son is disinherited. The family lawyer has discovered a problem...
The Purgatory of St. Patrick - Pedro Calderón de la Barca
The Purgatory of St. Patrick - Pedro Calderón de la Barca
- Author: Pedro Calderón de la Barca
- Genre: Drama
This is a "mystical drama founded on the lives of Saints. Mr. Ticknor prefers it to the more celebrated 'Devotion of the Cross,' and says that it 'is commonly ranked among the best religious plays of the Spanish theatre in the seventeenth century.'...
Song of Myself, section 51 - Walt Whitman
Song of Myself, section 51 - Walt Whitman
- Author: Walt Whitman
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Song of Myself, Section 51 by Walt Whitman. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 20, 2022. ------ The final form of Song of Myself contains 52 sections, the work remains among the most...
The Horla - Guy de Maupassant
The Horla - Guy de Maupassant
- Author: Guy de Maupassant
- Genre: Fantastic Fiction
"The Horla" (French title "Le Horla") is among the most famous short stories by the French writer Guy de Maupassant. This version, published in 1887, is an expanded version of that previously published in the Paris literary periodical, Le Gil Blas,...
G.K. Chesterton's Newspaper Columns: The New Witness - 1922 - G. K. Chesterton
G.K. Chesterton's Newspaper Columns: The New Witness - 1922 - G. K. Chesterton
- Author: G. K. Chesterton
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
A collection of the newspaper columns/essays written by G.K. Chesterton for "The New Witness", under the heading "At the Sign of the World's End". This project compiles articles from 1922. (Summary by Maria Therese)...
More Tuck-Me-In Stories - Enos Benjamin Comstock
More Tuck-Me-In Stories - Enos Benjamin Comstock
- Author: Enos Benjamin Comstock
- Genre: Animals & Nature
This charming book is full of short stories about the adventures and troubles animals find themselves in. Each tale contains an important lesson that these animals, and perhaps the children reading about them, should take to heart. - Summary by Jenn...
The Birth of Tragedy - Friedrich Nietzsche
The Birth of Tragedy - Friedrich Nietzsche
- Author: Friedrich Nietzsche
- Genre: Literary Criticism / Philosophy / Early Modern
In this famous early work of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, he investigates the artistic characteristics of Apollonian (reason) and Dionysian (passion) characteristics in Greek art, specifically in Greek tragedy as it evolved. Then he...
The Time Machine (version 5) - H. G. Wells
The Time Machine (version 5) - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: Science Fiction
Our dystopian future is revealed by H.G.Wells. In this famous story, an unnamed scientist of the 1800s invents a machine to travel through time. Going into the far future he discovers the human race has evolved into two distinct branches that are...
Later Treatises of Saint Athanasius, Archbishop of Alexandria - Athanasius of Alexandria
Later Treatises of Saint Athanasius, Archbishop of Alexandria - Athanasius of Alexandria
- Author: Athanasius of Alexandria
- Genre: Christianity - Other
The times, for which God raised up Saint Athanasius, have, in many respects, a counterpart in our own. There is, now too, earnest, ever-enlarging, adherence to the faith, in those who hold it. But there is also a wide-spread dislike of definite...
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 09 - 12. December 1898 - National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 09 - 12. December 1898 - National Geographic Society
- Author: National Geographic Society
- Genre: Travel & Geography
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol IX, December 1898. It includes the following articles: The Five Civilized Tribes and the Survey of Indian Territory, by C. H. Fitch Cloud Scenery of the High Plains, by Willard D. Johnson...
The £1,000,000 Bank-Note & other new Stories - Mark Twain
The £1,000,000 Bank-Note & other new Stories - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: General Fiction / Single Author Collections
Collection contains: -The £1,000,000 Bank-Note -Mental Telegraphy -A Cure for the Blues -The Enemy Conquered; or, Love Triumphant -About all Kinds of Ships -Playing Courier -The German Chicago -A Petition to the Queen of England -A Majestic Literary...
The Homesteader - Oscar Micheaux
The Homesteader - Oscar Micheaux
- Author: Oscar Micheaux
- Genre: Family Life
The Homesteader is a semi-autobiographic novel about Jean Baptiste, an African-American homesteader in the Dakotas. He meets Agnes who he falls in love with, however as Agnes is presumed to be white, he is not allowed to marry her, so instead he...
The Tale of Paddy Muskrat - Arthur Scott Bailey
The Tale of Paddy Muskrat - Arthur Scott Bailey
- Author: Arthur Scott Bailey
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Animals & Nature / Family
Enter Pleasant Valley, the home of the interesting and entertaining creatures and adventures born of American author Arthur Scott Bailey. The Tale of Paddy Muskrat is one of many works penned by Bailey that are part of his Sleep-Time Tales set...
Three More John Silence Stories - Algernon Blackwood
Three More John Silence Stories - Algernon Blackwood
- Author: Algernon Blackwood
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
A trio of supernatural stories by famed author Algernon Blackwood. - Summary by eduardol...
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 036 - Various
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 036 - 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, and the occasional touch of wonder. You may also feel more jumpy tonight...
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Version 3) - Oscar Wilde
The Picture of Dorian Gray (Version 3) - Oscar Wilde
- Author: Oscar Wilde
- Genre: Gothic Fiction
The Picture of Dorian Gray follows the title character as he downspirals due to gaining his wish of eternal youth. - Summary by Isabella Garcia...
The Red Cross Girls with the Italian Army - Margaret Vandercook
The Red Cross Girls with the Italian Army - Margaret Vandercook
- Author: Margaret Vandercook
- Genre: Action & Adventure
The adventures of the Red Cross girls continue! These courageous women of the First World War now visit the Italian Front and face all challenges with determination and goodwill. They discover intrigue and, for at least one of them, love. (Summary...
Putting the Most Into Life - Booker T. Washington
Putting the Most Into Life - Booker T. Washington
- Author: Booker T. Washington
- Genre: Self-Help
The chapters in this little book were originally part of a series of Sunday Evening Talks given by the Principal to the students of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute. They have been recast from the second to the third person, and many...
Pyrrhus - Jacob Abbott
Pyrrhus - Jacob Abbott
- Author: Jacob Abbott
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
This history concerns Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, BC 336-321. Pyrrhus was a world renowned soldier, leader, and conqueror of Macedon and Italy, from whom the term Pyrrhic victory was taken. - Summary by Deon Gines...
The Light Princess (Version 3) - George MacDonald
The Light Princess (Version 3) - George MacDonald
- Author: George MacDonald
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
The Light Princess is a fairytale written by George MacDonald about a young princess who is cursed by her wicked aunt to be without gravity. The only time the princess is not light and able to be normal is when she is in water. She soon grows an...
The Story of Aristotle's Philosophy - Will Durant
The Story of Aristotle's Philosophy - Will Durant
- Author: Will Durant
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Ancient
This little Blue Book No. 39, by Will Durant, deals with Aristotle (384-322 B.C.E.), a Macedonian pupil of Plato, who became the teacher of Prince Alexander. While his pupil went off to conquer the world, Aristotle returned to Athens and founded his...
The Black Cat Vol. 02 No. 05 February 1897 - Various
The Black Cat Vol. 02 No. 05 February 1897 - 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...
Look to the Stars - Willard E. Hawkins
Look to the Stars - Willard E. Hawkins
- Author: Willard E. Hawkins
- Genre: Science Fiction
A space opera and adventure fiction tale from the American fantasy and science fiction magazine "Imagination" (Summary by Ares)...
Riceyman Steps - Arnold Bennett
Riceyman Steps - Arnold Bennett
- Author: Arnold Bennett
- Genre: General Fiction
Arnold Bennet's masterly novel is a gritty tale about a bookseller whose life and love of a woman are afflicted by miserliness. It is set in London's characterful Clerkenwell district shortly after the First World War. - Summary by Anthony Ogus...
From the Forests - Henry Kendall
From the Forests - Henry Kendall
- Author: Henry Kendall
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of From the Forests by Henry Kendall. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for March 29, 2020. ------ Henry Kendall was the first Australian poet to draw his inspiration from the life, scenery and...
Short Science Fiction Collection 070 - Various
Short Science Fiction Collection 070 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Science Fiction / Fantasy Fiction / Anthologies
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is possible. The only rules are those set forth by the author. The speculative nature of the genre inspires...
