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The Christmas Reindeer - Thornton W. Burgess
The Christmas Reindeer - Thornton W. Burgess
- Author: Thornton W. Burgess
- Genre: Animals & Nature / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Tuktu and her brother, Aklak, are Eskimo children who live happily with their beloved reindeer in the Northland. When Tuktu is lost in a fog, she meets Santa Claus or the Good Spirit as she knows him. This generous little girl wants to share her...
The Natural History Volume 5 - Pliny the Elder
The Natural History Volume 5 - Pliny the Elder
- Author: Pliny the Elder
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / Medical / Nature
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman empire to the modern day and purports to cover the entire field of...
The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss - George Prentiss
The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss - George Prentiss
- Author: George Prentiss
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
This memoir was undertaken at the request of many of Mrs. Prentiss' old and most trusted friends, who felt that the story of her life should be given to the public. Much of it is in the nature of an autobiography. Her letters, which with extracts...
My Book of Favourite Fairy Tales (Version 3) - Edric Vredenberg
My Book of Favourite Fairy Tales (Version 3) - Edric Vredenberg
- Author: Edric Vredenberg
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Here they are again, the old, old stories, the very best; dear Cinderella, wicked old Bluebeard, tiny Thumbling, beautiful Beauty and the ugly Beast, and a host of others. But the old stories, I may tell you, are always new, and always must be so,...
The Devil's Disciple - George Bernard Shaw
The Devil's Disciple - George Bernard Shaw
- Author: George Bernard Shaw
- Genre: Plays
Set during the American Revolution. Richard Dudgeon, put off by the dour religious ferocity of his mother and many of his neighbors, declares himself to be the devil's disciple, befriends the town's disreputable characters, repulses minister Anthony...
The Wishing-Stone Stories - Thornton W. Burgess
The Wishing-Stone Stories - Thornton W. Burgess
- Author: Thornton W. Burgess
- Genre: Animals & Nature
“Tommy scuffed his bare, brown feet in the grass … A scowl, a deep, dark, heavy scowl, had chased all merriment from his round, freckled face. It seemed as if the very freckles were trying to hide from it. Tommy didn’t care. He said so. He said so...
The Junior Classics Volume 10, part 2: Poems Old and New - William PATTEN
The Junior Classics Volume 10, part 2: Poems Old and New - William PATTEN
- Author: William PATTEN
- Genre: Poetry
The order of the poems have been arranged according to age from first through eight grade. Grades I – IV are contained in part 1. This collection of poems in part 2 begins with Grade V and Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray. Grade...
Virginia's Adventure Club - Grace May North
Virginia's Adventure Club - Grace May North
- Author: Grace May North
- Genre: General
Following the adventures of a girls school as they form their adventure club. - Summary by Michele Eaton...
Lines in Latin, inscribed with a pin upon her prison wall. - Lady Jane Grey
Lines in Latin, inscribed with a pin upon her prison wall. - Lady Jane Grey
- Author: Lady Jane Grey
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Lines in Latin, inscribed with a pin upon her prison wall by Lady Jane Grey. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 8, 2021. ------ Lady Jane Grey, later known as Lady Jane Dudley (after her...
American Leaders and Heroes - Wilbur F. Gordy
American Leaders and Heroes - Wilbur F. Gordy
- Author: Wilbur F. Gordy
- Genre: History
Historian Wilbur F. Gordy presents short chapters on well-known American figures from the viewpoint of the early twentieth century, including explorers, political leaders, military figures and inventors. - Summary by Larry Wilson...
Short Science Fiction Collection 071 - Various
Short Science Fiction Collection 071 - 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 author’s creation where anything is possible. The only rules are those set forth by the author. The speculative nature of the genre inspires...
G.K. Chesterton in The Open Road - G. K. Chesterton
G.K. Chesterton in The Open Road - G. K. Chesterton
- Author: G. K. Chesterton
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
A collection of 2 book reviews written by G.K. Chesterton in "The Open Road", both from 1911. (Summary by Maria Therese)...
The Life and Works of Joseph Wright - William Bemrose
The Life and Works of Joseph Wright - William Bemrose
- Author: William Bemrose
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Joseph Wright, commonly called "Wright of Derby", was an English landscape and portrait painter. In this book, something of an academic study of Joseph Wright, the author is trying to restore his name's fame. We catch glimpses from the painter's...
The Political History of France, 1789-1910 - Muriel O. Davis
The Political History of France, 1789-1910 - Muriel O. Davis
- Author: Muriel O. Davis
- Genre: War & Military / Political Science / Modern (19th C)
This little book opens on the eve of the French Revolution. The government is crippled by financial mismanagement, ruled by a King who, in the author's words, is "devoid of both ability and energy," and resented by a tax-oppressed peasantry and a...
Against Celsus Book 5 - Origen of Alexandria
Against Celsus Book 5 - Origen of Alexandria
- Author: Origen of Alexandria
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Against Celsus, preserved entirely in Greek, is a major apologetics work by the Church Father Origen of Alexandria, written in around 248 AD, countering the writings of Celsus, a pagan philosopher and controversialist who had written a scathing...
Grace Harlowe with the American Army on the Rhine - Jessie Graham Flower
Grace Harlowe with the American Army on the Rhine - Jessie Graham Flower
- Author: Jessie Graham Flower
- Genre: Children's Fiction / War & Military Fiction
Although the war has ended, Grace still faces many trials as she continues her journey to the Rhine, when she discovers Germans still plotting against the American army. - Summary by ashleighjane...
The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax - Harriet Parr
The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax - Harriet Parr
- Author: Harriet Parr
- Genre: Romance / Published 1800 -1900
This is the coming of age story of Bessie Fairfax. A story about a girl who learns to see the world is it is and navigate in it. This is a vivid and charming story by Harriet Parr, who wrote under the pseudonym of Holm Lee. She was a best selling...
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 074 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 074 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction
Twenty-one short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "We must learn to dignify common labor." Booker T. Washington spoke plain truth at an 1898 Lincoln Day commemoration. Recorded during months of pandemic virus lockdown, unemployment, and mass...
The Freaks: An Idyll of Suburbia - Arthur Wing Pinero
The Freaks: An Idyll of Suburbia - Arthur Wing Pinero
- Author: Arthur Wing Pinero
- Genre: Comedy
When Mrs. Herrick's brother Charlie dies, he leaves his money in trust for members of the circus he used to own under the name of "Segantini's World Renowned Mammoth International Hippodrome and Museum of Living Marvels". When five of the...
A Magician Among the Spirits - Harry Houdini
A Magician Among the Spirits - Harry Houdini
- Author: Harry Houdini
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Psychology
Houdini, an escape artist and illusionist, became interested later in his life in debunking spiritualists, disbelieving anyone who claimed to have supernatural powers. This was during an era where paranormal phenomena, especially seances, were...
Tad Coon's Tricks - John Breck
Tad Coon's Tricks - John Breck
- Author: John Breck
- Genre: Action & Adventure
Tad Coon is always in trouble with all his tricks. Follow his adventures with Nibble the Rabbit, Stripe the Skunk, Doctor Muskrat, and his other friends. What is going on in the hen house? This is one of the Told at Twilight Stories by John Breck. -...
An Earthman On Venus (Version 2) - Ralph Milne Farley
An Earthman On Venus (Version 2) - Ralph Milne Farley
- Author: Ralph Milne Farley
- Genre: Science Fiction
"An Earthman On Venus" was first published as a serial under the title "The Radio Man" in 1924. It is the first book in a science fiction series imaginatively written in the vein of Edgar Rice Burroughs. The main character is Myles Cabot, an...
One Hundred Proofs That the Earth Is Not a Globe - William Carpenter
One Hundred Proofs That the Earth Is Not a Globe - William Carpenter
- Author: William Carpenter
- Genre: Astronomy / Physics & Mechanics
A bit of pseudo-science that will baffle, confuse, and amaze! Until the Space Age, there was little every-day, self-evident proof that the earth was a globe, and plenty of people believed in a flat Earth. (Even today, some are still of this...
The Able McLaughlins - Margaret Wilson
The Able McLaughlins - Margaret Wilson
- Author: Margaret Wilson
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Historical Fiction
The Able McLaughlins won the Pulitzer Prize for a novel in 1924 in Margaret Wilson's debut work. Aptly described as "Little House on the Prairie - but for adults" the novel follows a group of Scottish families who pioneer the Iowa prairie in the...
Eunuchus: The Eunuch - TERENCE
Eunuchus: The Eunuch - TERENCE
- Author: TERENCE
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / Plays
Another of the plays by Terence translated from the Latin by Riley. "A certain citizen of Athens had a daughter named Pamphila, and a son called Chremes. The former was stolen while an infant, and sold to a Rhodian merchant, who having made a...
Sowing and Reaping - Frances E. W. HARPER
Sowing and Reaping - Frances E. W. HARPER
- Author: Frances E. W. HARPER
- Genre: Family Life / Religious Fiction / Romance
This novel is subtitled A Temperance Story, which identifies explicitly the focus of the work. Frances Harper is a Christian moralist and uses her writings for didactic purposes. Here she contrast two couples, one, Belle and Paul, who do not drink...
The Rainbow Book: Tales of Fun and Fancy - Mabel Henrietta Spielmann
The Rainbow Book: Tales of Fun and Fancy - Mabel Henrietta Spielmann
- Author: Mabel Henrietta Spielmann
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
The Rainbow Book: Tales of Fun & Fancy is a book of children's stories from British author Mabel Henrietta Spielmann. Some are well known like "The Sleeping Beauty", and some were invented for the book and are a product of their time. Some tell...
Sonnets - Cordelia Ray
Sonnets - Cordelia Ray
- Author: Cordelia Ray
- Genre: Single author / Sonnets
Cordelia Ray was a Black author and teacher. This volume contains 12 of her poems and was first published in 1893. - Summary by Newgatenovelist...
Miss Meredith - Amy Levy
Miss Meredith - Amy Levy
- Author: Amy Levy
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
Miss Meredith is not the most talented of her sisters. In fact, she considers herself the typical of them. She has the adventure of a life time when she is offered the post of governess to an ancient noble Italian family. Things become even more...
Short Story Collection Vol. 084 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 084 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
And so we present the 84th Librivox Short Story Collection! Each tale is selected and read by a Librivox volunteer. Once again, we have a wide variety of stories, from the amusing to the perplexing. Zane Grey, Maxim Gorky and H.G. Wells are among...
Daniel Boone, Backwoodsman - C. H. Forbes-Lindsay
Daniel Boone, Backwoodsman - C. H. Forbes-Lindsay
- Author: C. H. Forbes-Lindsay
- Genre: Biography
Daniel Boone is celebrated in history and legend as one of the foremost pioneers who opened up the wilderness of Kentucky. Famed for his skills as a hunter, he was once captured and adopted by the Shawnee tribe from which he ultimately escaped. He...
Little Blue Book 646: The Spirit of Brazilian Literature - Isaac Goldberg
Little Blue Book 646: The Spirit of Brazilian Literature - Isaac Goldberg
- Author: Isaac Goldberg
- Genre: Literary Criticism
One of the many Little Blue Books published to make learning available to all. These were short, informative, and inexpensive books that discussed many topics, including biographies, literature, essays, and more. This volume discusses Brazilian...
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 056 - Various
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 056 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
A collection of twelve stories for Halloween. Enjoy some of the classics, like Poe and Lovecraft, but also some of the lesser-known contributors to Weird Tales. Have a Happy Spooky Halloween!...
Billy Budd - Herman Melville
Billy Budd - Herman Melville
- Author: Herman Melville
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Literary Fiction / Nautical & Marine Fiction
Young naive sailor Billy Budd is impressed into military service with the British navy in the 1790s, framed for conspiracy to mutiny, summarily convicted in a drum-head court martial, and hanged. Billy Budd is the final published work by Herman...
Venus Enslaved - Manly Wade Wellman
Venus Enslaved - Manly Wade Wellman
- Author: Manly Wade Wellman
- Genre: Science Fiction
A rip-snorting, 1940s science fiction adventure from the pen of Manly Wade Wellman. What chance had the castaway Earthman and his crossbow-weaponed Amazons against the mighty Frogmasters of the Veiled Planet? Hmmm? What chance indeed? From his broad...
St. Francis of Assisi (Version 2) - G. K. Chesterton
St. Francis of Assisi (Version 2) - G. K. Chesterton
- Author: G. K. Chesterton
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Saint Francis of Assisi grew up in a wealthy family and his early life was characterized by splendor, riches and a lavish lifestyle. During an illness, he supposedly had a vision, after which he became disillusioned with his lifestyle and began...
Fairy Fingers - Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
Fairy Fingers - Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
- Author: Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
Madelaine is the poor cousin of the aristocratic de Gramont family in France of the 1850’s. She is cherished by the beautiful young Bertha and secretly the beloved of the handsome Maurice, but she is barely tolerated by the haughty old countess....
John Donne's Satires - John Donne
John Donne's Satires - John Donne
- Author: John Donne
- Genre: Poetry / Satire
Donne’s Style In John Donne’s day, a satire was such a poem as a satyr might compose. Satyrs were rough, savage creatures in Greek mythology, human to the waist but goat from there down. That is the reason that Donne’s style in these poems exceeds...
4 SF stories by C. M. Kornbluth - C. M. Kornbluth
4 SF stories by C. M. Kornbluth - C. M. Kornbluth
- Author: C. M. Kornbluth
- Genre: Science Fiction
Four nifty Science Fiction stories by the great C. M. Kornbluth. The Adventurer - The Altar at Midnight - With These Hands and The Marching Morons. All were first published in the 1950s - Summary by philc...
Don Juan, or The Feast with the Statue - Molière
Don Juan, or The Feast with the Statue - Molière
- Author: Molière
- Genre: Satire
Don Juan "contains, perhaps, more severe attacks upon hypocrisy than does even Tartuffe. It depicts the hero as a man who, rich, noble, powerful, and bold, respects neither heaven nor earth, and knows no bounds to the gratification of his desires or...
