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Letters of Oscar Wilde, Volume 1 (1868-1890) - Oscar Wilde
Letters of Oscar Wilde, Volume 1 (1868-1890) - Oscar Wilde
- Author: Oscar Wilde
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Literary Collections
This first collection of the correspondence of Oscar Wilde begins with the Irish playwright's earliest extant letter, thanking his mother for the hamper she had sent to him at school. It includes letters about his travels in Italy, his American...
From Bangkok to Bombay (Siam, French Indo-China, Burma and Hindustan) - Frank G. Carpenter
From Bangkok to Bombay (Siam, French Indo-China, Burma and Hindustan) - Frank G. Carpenter
- Author: Frank G. Carpenter
- Genre: Travel & Geography
Another entry in Carpenter's geographical reader series with information on the peoples, cultures, and everyday life of this Asian area. - Summary by BettyB...
The Cloak (Version 2) - Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
The Cloak (Version 2) - Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
- Author: Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900 / Single Author Collections
The Cloak or the Overcoat as in some translations, is a story by Ukrainian-born Russian author Nikolai Gogol, published in 1842. The story and its author have had great influence on Russian literature, as expressed in a quote attributed to Fyodor...
A Gentleman of Leisure - P. G. Wodehouse
A Gentleman of Leisure - P. G. Wodehouse
- Author: P. G. Wodehouse
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
A wealthy, love-sick bachelor, crooks, and card-sharps ensconced in an English castle make for a classic Wodehousian comedy of star-crossed lovers, imposters and stolen jewels. It all gets a bit thick, what? - Summary by Mark Nelson...
XVIII - Rabindranath Tagore
XVIII - Rabindranath Tagore
- Author: Rabindranath Tagore
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Eighteen by Rabindranath Tagore. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 13, 2022. ----- Rabindranath Tagore was a Bengali poet, writer, playwright, composer, philosopher, social reformer and...
Ingersoll on ABRAHAM LINCOLN, from the Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 3, Lecture 3 - Robert G. Ingersoll
Ingersoll on ABRAHAM LINCOLN, from the Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 3, Lecture 3 - Robert G. Ingersoll
- Author: Robert G. Ingersoll
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Literary Collections
Col. Ingersoll begins his popular lecture series on famous persons as follows: "It is hard to overstate the debt we owe to the men and women of genius. Take from our world what they have given, and all the niches would be empty, all the walls...
Why is the Negro Lynched? - Frederick DOUGLASS
Why is the Negro Lynched? - Frederick DOUGLASS
- Author: Frederick DOUGLASS
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
We have felt that the most fitting tribute that we, of the Anti-Caste movement, can pay to the memory of this noble and faithful life is to issue broadcast—as far as the means entrusted to us will allow—his last great appeal for justice (uttered...
The Secret Play - Ralph Henry Barbour
The Secret Play - Ralph Henry Barbour
- Author: Ralph Henry Barbour
- Genre: Sports Fiction / School
Clearfield High School football team has no coach. Its players will have to search for a new one, and get ready for the next football season and its decisive game against Springfield, its most important adversary. (Summary by Ares)...
Beau Brocade - Baroness Orczy
Beau Brocade - Baroness Orczy
- Author: Baroness Orczy
- Genre: Historical Fiction / Romance
Beau Brocade is a historical fiction set in England in the early 1700's. The hero Beau is a wanted highwayman, who takes from the rich to help the poor. - Summary by Deon Gines...
Chants for Socialists - William Morris
Chants for Socialists - William Morris
- Author: William Morris
- Genre: Single author
As well as being influential in the Arts and Crafts Movement and writing numerous poems and novels, William Morris was deeply involved in political reform. These poems, the earliest of which were first collected in 1885, reflect his socialist...
In Darkest England and the Way Out - William Booth
In Darkest England and the Way Out - William Booth
- Author: William Booth
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)
William Booth (1829 – 1912) was the founding General of the Salvation Army in late nineteenth century England. Finding his salvation as a teenager, he went on to become one of the most controversial and, ultimately, well-loved and respected social...
Diggers in the Earth - Eva March Tappan
Diggers in the Earth - Eva March Tappan
- Author: Eva March Tappan
- Genre: Children's Non-fiction
This book of 11 knowledgeable chapters is a good read for teaching children just how important their thoughts can be. Eva March Tappan has decided to inform her readers by showing them just how that can happen. - Summary by Adr...
Commentary on the Gospel of Luke, Sermons 81-95 - Cyril of Alexandria
Commentary on the Gospel of Luke, Sermons 81-95 - Cyril of Alexandria
- Author: Cyril of Alexandria
- Genre: Christianity - Commentary
Sermons 81 through 95 cover the Gospel According to Luke 11:19 to 12:59. (Summary by the reader)...
Prince Silverwings and Other Fairy Tales - Edith Ogden Harrison
Prince Silverwings and Other Fairy Tales - Edith Ogden Harrison
- Author: Edith Ogden Harrison
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Edith Ogden Harrison's first published work, Prince Silverwings, is a collection of seven fairy tales for young readers. It is perhaps best known as the source of an unsuccessful stage collaboration with L. Frank Baum, ultimately providing...
Ingersoll on THE GREAT INFIDELS, from the Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 3, Lectures - Robert G. Ingersoll
Ingersoll on THE GREAT INFIDELS, from the Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 3, Lectures - Robert G. Ingersoll
- Author: Robert G. Ingersoll
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Col. Ingersoll begins his lectures on famous people as follows: "It is hard to overstate the debt we owe to the men and women of genius. Take from our world what they have given, and all the niches would be empty, all the walls naked—meaning and...
On Lying - Saint Augustine of Hippo
On Lying - Saint Augustine of Hippo
- Author: Saint Augustine of Hippo
- Genre: Christianity - Other
I have also written a Book on Lying, which though it takes some pains to understand, contains much that is useful for the exercise of the mind, and more that is profitable to morals, in inculcating the love of speaking the truth. This also I was...
The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 04 - Anonymous
The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 04 - Anonymous
- Author: Anonymous
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
The fourth and final volume of Middle Eastern tales, originally written in Arabic. Scheherazade tries to prolong her husband's interest in her - and therefore her life - by telling her tales in installments. - Summary by Gillian Hendrie...
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Version 6 dramatic reading) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Version 6 dramatic reading) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Dramatic Readings
A collection of short Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Dedicated to Beth Thomas. Summary by kathrinee. Cast List: Cast Sherlock Holmes: Peter Yearsley Dr. John Watson: johnnyenglish, and Tomas Peter Various other roles read by:...
The Airship Boys in the Great War - De Lysle Ferrée Cass
The Airship Boys in the Great War - De Lysle Ferrée Cass
- Author: De Lysle Ferrée Cass
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
Little did Alan, Ned and Buck suspect what they were getting themselves in for when they approached the editor of The Herald with their plan to re-employ the Ocean Flyer, flying it back across the Atlantic Ocean to rescue their friend and the...
Character - Samuel Smiles
Character - Samuel Smiles
- Author: Samuel Smiles
- Genre: Self-Help
Samuel Smiles is known even today as an author that promoted the improvement of society through the improvement of individuals and their character. This book describes some of the traits that make up truly great men and women, peppering it with...
Rational Theology and Christian Philosophy volume 2 - John Tulloch
Rational Theology and Christian Philosophy volume 2 - John Tulloch
- Author: John Tulloch
- Genre: Early Modern / Christianity - Biographies
In this second volume of his work on English rational theology in the seventeenth century, Tulloch describes the lives and works of the group of theologians known as the Cambridge Platonists. - Summary by Barry Ganong...
Lady Huntworth's Experiment - R. C. Carton
Lady Huntworth's Experiment - R. C. Carton
- Author: R. C. Carton
- Genre: Family Life / Plays / Romance
Lady Huntworth is in disguise and under cover as a cook. She entertains a number of men and the comedy ensues.- Summary by Michele Eaton Stage Directions: wib66 Captain Dorvastan: adrianstephens Reverend Audley Pillenger: toddhw Reverend Thorsby:...
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 10 - 01. January 1899 - National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 10 - 01. January 1899 - National Geographic Society
- Author: National Geographic Society
- Genre: Travel & Geography
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol X, January 1899. It includes the following articles: The Stikine River in 1898, by Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore The U. S. Board on Geographic Names and its Foreign Critics The West Indian...
A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridion - EPICTETUS
A Selection from the Discourses of Epictetus with the Encheiridion - EPICTETUS
- Author: EPICTETUS
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / Ancient
Selection of text from the four-volume work by Epictetus commonly referred to as the Discourses. The sections are mostly quite short but packed with wisdom and hard earned experience. Also included is the Encheiridion ("Manual"), a summary of...
Æsop in Rhyme, with Some Originals - Jefferys Taylor
Æsop in Rhyme, with Some Originals - Jefferys Taylor
- Author: Jefferys Taylor
- Genre: Single author
Jefferys Taylor was born in 1792 in Suffolk, England. He became apprenticed to his father who was an engraver and invented a special ruling machine for engravers but went on to emulate his mother who was a children's writer. His books include...
Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 22, March 30, 1880 - Various
Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 22, March 30, 1880 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Children's Non-fiction / Short Stories
Harper's Young People, an illustrated weekly publication for children, includes serialized and one-off short stories, tales from history, poetry, puzzles, and other fun. This 22nd issue of the serial, published on March 30th, 1880, and just in time...
Bealby; A Holiday - H. G. Wells
Bealby; A Holiday - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: General Fiction / Humorous Fiction
Bealby is the comical story of the escapade of a thirteen-year-old boy when he rebels against his placement as a steward's-room boy in the great house of an estate named Shonts (his stepfather, Mr. Darling, is a gardener there) and flees—not,...
In the Oregon Country - George Palmer Putnam
In the Oregon Country - George Palmer Putnam
- Author: George Palmer Putnam
- Genre: Travel & Geography
This little book does not undertake to present a comprehensive account of our westernmost States, or even of the Oregon Country. It is intended simply to suggest a few of the many attractions which may be encountered here and there along the...
The Dream Doctor - Arthur B. Reeve
The Dream Doctor - Arthur B. Reeve
- Author: Arthur B. Reeve
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction / Detective Fiction / Published 1900 onward
The Dream Doctor is a compilation of detective stories featuring Professor Craig Kennedy, a Sherlock-like character who uses his scientific acumen to solve mysteries. A newspaper reporter, Walter Jameson, works with him to get to the bottom of...
The World’s Story Volume X: England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales - Eva March Tappan
The World’s Story Volume X: England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales - Eva March Tappan
- Author: Eva March Tappan
- Genre: Poetry / War & Military / History
This is the tenth 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...
The Federalist Papers (version 2) - James MADISON
The Federalist Papers (version 2) - James MADISON
- Author: James MADISON
- Genre: Law / Political Science / Early Modern
“The Federalist Papers” are a collection of 85 linked essays that explain the construction of the U.S. government and why it was built that way. The Papers are regarded as the best pipeline into understanding the U.S. Constitution and the founding...
5 SF stories by Mack Reynolds - Dallas McCord REYNOLDS
5 SF stories by Mack Reynolds - Dallas McCord REYNOLDS
- Author: Dallas McCord REYNOLDS
- Genre: Science Fiction
Five Science Fiction stories from the strange mind of Mack Reynolds. Always innovative and interesting, these were published in the early science fiction and fantasy magazines of the 1940's and 50's. - Summary by phil chenevert...
The Life of Washington, Volume 1 - John James Marshall
The Life of Washington, Volume 1 - John James Marshall
- Author: John James Marshall
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
If it be true that it takes a great man to interpret the life of a great man then Bushrod Washington made no mistake in the selection of a biographer. For Marshall, under the influence of Washington, came to be nearly as great a man as the character...
The Princess and the Ploughman - Florence Morse Kingsley
The Princess and the Ploughman - Florence Morse Kingsley
- Author: Florence Morse Kingsley
- Genre: Romance
On the surface, Mary is the typical literary heroine: Beautiful, animated, and accomplished. She will be rich, too, when she inherits her aunt's large fortune. There is only one problem: Mary is required to marry before her twenty-third birthday or...
Shaggo, The Mighty Buffalo (Version 2) - Richard Barnum
Shaggo, The Mighty Buffalo (Version 2) - Richard Barnum
- Author: Richard Barnum
- Genre: Animals & Nature
One of a series of children's books in the Kneetime Animal Stories series by Richard Barnum, the pen name of a number of authors in the Stratemeyer Syndicate. In this tale we meet Shaggo the Buffalo and his friends as we follow their adventures....
War Flying by a Pilot - Lessel Finer Hutcheon
War Flying by a Pilot - Lessel Finer Hutcheon
- Author: Lessel Finer Hutcheon
- Genre: War & Military / History
Published in 1917, this "little volume of 'Theta’s' letters to his home people" was assembled to provide useful information for young men who might like to become pilots for the Royal Flying Corps. A mixture of conversational letters, poems, and...
The Lost Parchment - Fergus Hume
The Lost Parchment - Fergus Hume
- Author: Fergus Hume
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction
Murder and mayhem turn a quiet English village on its head. Complete with twists and turns that will keep you entertained til the very end. Fergus Hume never fails. (Summary by Sharon Kilmer)...
The Railway Station - Archibald Lampman
The Railway Station - Archibald Lampman
- Author: Archibald Lampman
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 23 recordings of The Railway Station by Archibald Lampman This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 23, 2020. ------ This Weekly poem highlights Lampman's description a train station at night, "The darkness brings...
The Wee Man - A Romance. - Thomas Hood
The Wee Man - A Romance. - Thomas Hood
- Author: Thomas Hood
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Wee Man - A Romance by Thomas Hood. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for March 7, 2021. ------ Thomas Hood was an English poet, author and humorist, best known for poems such as "The Bridge...
A Mountain Station - Andrew Barton Paterson
A Mountain Station - Andrew Barton Paterson
- Author: Andrew Barton Paterson
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of A Mountain Station by Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for April 4, 2021. ------ Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson, CBE was an Australian bush poet, journalist and...
