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The Metamorphosis (version 5) - Franz Kafka
The Metamorphosis (version 5) - Franz Kafka
- Author: Franz Kafka
- Genre: Literary Fiction
Inexplicably, young Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning having turned into a large bug. The story follows how him and his family deal with the absurdity of such a situation, leading the reader on a bizarre, dreamlike exploration of family, alienation,...
Short Science Fiction Collection 083 - Various
Short Science Fiction Collection 083 - 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...
Highways in Hiding - George O. Smith
Highways in Hiding - George O. Smith
- Author: George O. Smith
- Genre: Science Fiction
Mechanical engineer Steve Cornell lives in a world where ESP and telepathy are normal, and a spreading plague called Mekstrom’s Disease turns its victims into supermen. In the search for his missing fiancée, Steve must discover who controls the...
The Thing in the Woods - Margery WILLIAMS
The Thing in the Woods - Margery WILLIAMS
- Author: Margery WILLIAMS
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
Dr. Haverill is asked to fill in as local physician for the skittish Dr. Lennox in a small Pennsylvania town. The locals seem to be a superstitious bunch, prone to fearing traveling in the woods at night and with good reason. It seems a series of...
The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island - St. George Henry Rathborne
The Boy Scouts on Sturgeon Island - St. George Henry Rathborne
- Author: St. George Henry Rathborne
- Genre: Action & Adventure
The Silver Fox Patrol is out on Lake Superior for another great trip! Dr. Hobbs has been called away, yet again, on an emergency. That leaves Thad in charge of our boys once again! Many adventures await the scouts out on Sturgeon Island! Herbert...
The Last Lords of Gardonal - William Gilbert
The Last Lords of Gardonal - William Gilbert
- Author: William Gilbert
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Published 1800 -1900
Two brothers, born into money and power, are as cruel as the feudal age in which they live. But when the oppressed villagers seek help from a sorcerer, the wicked barons just may have met their match… This tale features a relatively early example in...
The Queen of Appalachia - Joe H. Borders
The Queen of Appalachia - Joe H. Borders
- Author: Joe H. Borders
- Genre: Science Fiction
A Lost Race novel set unusually in the eastern USA, where a civilization made up of descendants of early American pioneers has established an arcadian, monarchical Utopia supported by advanced Technology....
The Pothunters - P. G. Wodehouse
The Pothunters - P. G. Wodehouse
- Author: P. G. Wodehouse
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
The Pothunters was popular British humorist P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse's first published book. It tells the first of what would become a number of tales set in a fictitious English public school, and already shows the author's masterful,...
Godfrey Morgan: a Californian Mystery - Jules Verne
Godfrey Morgan: a Californian Mystery - Jules Verne
- Author: Jules Verne
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Nautical & Marine Fiction
This Verne adventure is indeed a mystery and also a satire on the Crusoe genre. Our characters are larger than life, as well they should be - Verne expects Americans to perform epics. Young Godfrey goes to sea for adventure before settling down with...
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 13 - Various
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 13 - 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)...
The Mark of Zorro - Johnston McCulley
The Mark of Zorro - Johnston McCulley
- Author: Johnston McCulley
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Culture & Heritage Fiction / Westerns
In Spanish California, a troubling pattern had developed. The natives were reduced to peasants, the Franciscan friars that ministered to them were derided, and the only people who mattered were the caballeros – who styled themselves as knights of...
Two Godly and Learned Sermons - John Calvin
Two Godly and Learned Sermons - John Calvin
- Author: John Calvin
- Genre: Christianity - Other
Two godly and learned sermons, made by that famous and worthy instrument in God's church, John Calvin. Which sermons were long since translated out of Latin into English, by Robert Horne late Bishop of Winchester, at what time he suffered exile from...
Rainbows - Olive Custance
Rainbows - Olive Custance
- Author: Olive Custance
- Genre: Single author
At age 16, London blueblood Olive Custance already figured in literary circles shared by Oscar Wilde and John Gray. She later wrote for the "Yellow Book", a notorious British quarterly of the late 1890's, featuring poems, essays, short stories and...
The Chemistry of Cookery - W. Mattieu Williams
The Chemistry of Cookery - W. Mattieu Williams
- Author: W. Mattieu Williams
- Genre: Science / Cooking
This book, written in the late 1800s, is a book of chemistry that explains the whys and hows of cooking to trained chefs and laymen alike. The book deals with some compounds of common foodstuffs, like albumen or gluten, and illustrates what happens...
Edward the First (Version 2) - Thomas Frederick TOUT
Edward the First (Version 2) - Thomas Frederick TOUT
- Author: Thomas Frederick TOUT
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Part of the Twelve English Statesmen series of books. Edward I, was one of the greatest of the medieval monarchs, driven either by a deep commitment to the well being of his people, or a fierce determination to enhance his own power, depending on...
Ante-Nicene Christian Library: Translations of the Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325, Volume 2 - Alexander Roberts
Ante-Nicene Christian Library: Translations of the Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325, Volume 2 - Alexander Roberts
- Author: Alexander Roberts
- Genre: Christianity - Other
This LibriVox collection is the second volume in a series of New Testament Apocrypha. - Summary by KevinS...
Hay Fever - Noël Coward
Hay Fever - Noël Coward
- Author: Noël Coward
- Genre: Comedy
In this delightful farce/comedy of manners, the eccentric and theatrical Bliss family invites four hapless guests to their English country house for the weekend. Hijinks ensue. - Summary by WendyKatzHiller Cast List: Judith Bliss: WendyKatzHiller...
The Cliff-Dwellers - Henry Blake FULLER
The Cliff-Dwellers - Henry Blake FULLER
- Author: Henry Blake FULLER
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Historical Fiction
Between the former site of old Fort Dearborn and the present site of our newest Board of Trade there lies a restricted yet tumultuous territory through which, during the course of the last fifty years, the rushing streams of commerce have worn many...
Syria: the Desert and the Sown - Gertrude Bell
Syria: the Desert and the Sown - Gertrude Bell
- Author: Gertrude Bell
- Genre: Modern (20th C) / Exploration
Gertrude Bell's Syria: The Desert and the Sown describes her travels in the Levant (also called Greater Syria) during the first years of the 20th century. In this vivid and painstakingly documented narrative, Bell recounts her visits to Damascus,...
Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm - Alice B. EMERSON
Betty Gordon at Bramble Farm - Alice B. EMERSON
- Author: Alice B. EMERSON
- Genre: Children's Fiction
Betty Gordon found herself an orphan at age twelve. She became the ward of her uncle, Richard Gordon. She immediately came to love her uncle dearly. Unfortunately, his job took him on travels regularly. Therefore, he decided to send Betty to spend...
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 051 - Various
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 051 - 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 sound of a monstrous howl, and the occasional touch of wonder....
William the Conqueror - Edward Freeman
William the Conqueror - Edward Freeman
- Author: Edward Freeman
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
A brief history of the rise and reign of Duke William of Normandy, King of England. Also known as William the Bastard, and William the Great, but perhaps best known in English history as William the Conqueror. Written by Edward Freeman, originally...
The End Of The Tether - Joseph Conrad
The End Of The Tether - Joseph Conrad
- Author: Joseph Conrad
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
At an age when he should, by rights, be embarking on a well-deserved and comfortable retirement, Captain Whalley, a sailor of the old school — and even, in a small way, a pioneer of the eastern maritime trade — finds himself forced by circumstance...
Prayers and Meditations - Samuel Johnson
Prayers and Meditations - Samuel Johnson
- Author: Samuel Johnson
- Genre: Literary Collections / Memoirs / Christianity - Other
The prayers and meditations of Samuel Johnson, published posthumously by George Strahan to whom Johnson had entrusted the manuscripts. Johnson had been writing these down for over forty years. They often show him at his most repentant, melancholy...
Characters of Shakespeare's Plays - William Hazlitt
Characters of Shakespeare's Plays - William Hazlitt
- Author: William Hazlitt
- Genre: Literary Criticism / Essays
This famous Shakespearean exploration illuminates its plays through the frame of character, while also weighing theme, mood, structure and poetics. In it, 19th-century critic William Hazlitt unveils Shakespeare's genius in creating and infusing...
Theft - Jack London
Theft - Jack London
- Author: Jack London
- Genre: Suspense / Espionage / Political & Thrillers / Drama
This is a political play which is set in Washington DC. Howard Knox is a congressman and believes that there are corrupt practices going on at the firm of a very wealthy industrialist. Knox is being helped by the industrialists daughter who is...
The Spring Song - Forrest Reid
The Spring Song - Forrest Reid
- Author: Forrest Reid
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
A deceptive tale, The Spring Song seems at first glance to be standard Edwardian adventure. Grif - A boy on holiday with his siblings - must set out through the English countryside to rescue their beloved dog. Slowly, however, a subtle and not...
Christian Science - Mark Twain
Christian Science - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Modern / Christianity - Other
Christian Science is a 1907 collection of essays Mark Twain wrote about Christian Science, beginning with an article that was published in Cosmopolitan in 1899. Although Twain was interested in mental healing and the ideas behind Christian Science,...
Jack and Jill (Version 2 Dramatic Reading) - Louisa May Alcott
Jack and Jill (Version 2 Dramatic Reading) - Louisa May Alcott
- Author: Louisa May Alcott
- Genre: Dramatic Readings / Family
When Jack and Jill tumble off their sled on the first good snow of the season, their injuries cause them to be bedridden for many months, putting an end to their fun and frolics. Their parents and friends fill their days with the joys of Christmas...
The House Opposite - Elizabeth Kent
The House Opposite - Elizabeth Kent
- Author: Elizabeth Kent
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction
While trying to escape the heat, a doctor witnesses some strange behavior of his neighbors. Suddenly, everyone and no one become suspects in the killing of an anonymous victim. With all the twists and turns, you will be guessing until the very end....
Our Little Mexican Cousin - Edward Crompton Butler
Our Little Mexican Cousin - Edward Crompton Butler
- Author: Edward Crompton Butler
- Genre: General / Historical
This book tells about life in Mexico in the early 20th century, through the eyes of a little girl, Juanita. As the story follows her, the reader learns about cultural practices, historical events, and famous landmarks. (Summary by Mike Dunn)...
The Old Ladies - Hugh Walpole
The Old Ladies - Hugh Walpole
- Author: Hugh Walpole
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction / Published 1900 onward
“Quite a number of years ago there was an old rickety building on the rock above Seatown in Polchester, and it was one of a number in an old grass-grown square known as Pontippy Square. In this house at one time or another lived three old ladies,…...
The Voices of the Rivers - Nina Ruth Davis Salaman
The Voices of the Rivers - Nina Ruth Davis Salaman
- Author: Nina Ruth Davis Salaman
- Genre: Single author / Lyric
Nina Salaman was a noted scholar, translator and columnist. As well as translating medieval Hebrew poetry, she was a poet in her own right. This collection, first published in 1910, shows her remarkable grace. ( Newgatenovelist)...
Natural Theology - William Paley
Natural Theology - William Paley
- Author: William Paley
- Genre: Nature / Christianity - Other / Life Sciences
In this early nineteenth-century classic, William Paley assesses how our understanding of nature reflects characteristics of its creator. First published in 1802, the book went through more than twenty editions, remains in print, and is still a...
Selected Lead Articles from "THE DAWN" - Louisa Lawson
Selected Lead Articles from "THE DAWN" - Louisa Lawson
- Author: Louisa Lawson
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
Louisa Lawson, the mother of Australian writer Henry Lawson, was the founder, publisher and editor of an early feminist journal in Sydney named “The Dawn”. From 1888 onwards, it played no small part in the gaining of the vote for Australian women in...
Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part Three (1890-1899) - Mark Twain
Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part Three (1890-1899) - Mark Twain
- Author: Mark Twain
- Genre: Literary Collections
This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included in Part Three of this chronological listing (1890-1899) are some of Twain’s short stories, speeches and...
Greetings from Longfellow - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Greetings from Longfellow - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Genre: Single author
This is a wonderful selection of six of the greatest works from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, unquestionably one of the world's most celebrated poets. Despite its small size, the book covers a wide spectrum of the poet's thoughts and ideas, from those...
The Fortunes of Nigel - Sir Walter Scott
The Fortunes of Nigel - Sir Walter Scott
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Culture & Heritage Fiction / Literary Fiction
During the turbulent moment in English history involving King James 1 and 6, Nigel Olifaunt, a Scottish lord, seeks to protect his family home and holdings, but meets with recalcitrance and treachery, which eventually results in his imprisonment....
The Explanation of the Apocalypse - The Venerable Bede
The Explanation of the Apocalypse - The Venerable Bede
- Author: The Venerable Bede
- Genre: Christianity - Commentary
The Explanation of the Apocalypse by Ven. Beda is the earliest of the many works of our own writers on that Book, and, as such, may well deserve to appear in a form accessible to English readers. The chief characteristics of Beda's method of...
Memoirs of the Distinguished Men of Science of Great Britain Living in the Years 1807-8 - William Walker, Jr.
Memoirs of the Distinguished Men of Science of Great Britain Living in the Years 1807-8 - William Walker, Jr.
- Author: William Walker Jr.
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
The early nineteenth century was a period of great discovery and advancements in science. Here we have a snapshot of some of those whose names have gone down in history, such as Brunel, Congreve, Davy, Telford and Jenner, along with some of those...
