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A Doll's House - Henrik Ibsen
A Doll's House - Henrik Ibsen
- Author: Henrik Ibsen
- Genre: Tragedy
Published in 1879, this play was a bombshell, exposing the tragic hypocrisy of Victorian like middle class marriage. The play is significant for the way it deals with the fate of a married woman, who at the time in Norway lacked reasonable...
William Lloyd Garrison, the Abolitionist - Archibald Grimké
William Lloyd Garrison, the Abolitionist - Archibald Grimké
- Author: Archibald Grimké
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / History
"THE author of this volume desires . . . to say . . . that it is his earnest hope that this record of a hero may be an aid to brave and true living in the Republic, so that the problems knocking at its door for solution may find the heads, the...
Fragment: To The Mind Of Man - Percy Bysshe Shelley
Fragment: To The Mind Of Man - Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Author: Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Fragment: To The Mind Of Man by Percy Bysshe Shelley. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 28, 2021. ------ Percy Bysshe Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets. This poem is...
The Beginning of the Middle Ages - Richard William CHURCH
The Beginning of the Middle Ages - Richard William CHURCH
- Author: Richard William CHURCH
- Genre: War & Military / Middle Ages/Middle History / Christianity - Other
In 395 A.D. Theodosius, the last ruler of the undivided Roman Empire died. To his young and incompetent son, Honorius, he left the government of its western half. Honorius depended upon the great general, Stilicho, to withstand the Visigoths under...
The Female American - Unca Eliza Winkfield
The Female American - Unca Eliza Winkfield
- Author: Unca Eliza Winkfield
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Published before 1800
“The Female American; Or The Adventures of Unca Eliza Winkfield, Written by Herself in Two Volumes” was anonymously published under the pseudonym Unca Eliza Winkfield in 1767. Unca Eliza, a half-Native American and half-English woman, is shipwrecked...
The American Bee Journal, Vol. VI. No. 5, Nov 1870 - Various
The American Bee Journal, Vol. VI. No. 5, Nov 1870 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Animals / Life Sciences
The American Bee Journal is the “oldest 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 Proprietor” In this issue are...
The Anti-Coup - Gene Sharp
The Anti-Coup - Gene Sharp
- Author: Gene Sharp
- Genre: Political Science
Supporters of political democracy, human rights, and social justice have good reasons to be alarmed about coups d'état. These abrupt seizures of the state apparatus have occurred with great frequency in recent decades. Coups have overthrown...
Workhouse Characters - Margaret Nevinson
Workhouse Characters - Margaret Nevinson
- Author: Margaret Nevinson
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Short Stories
In 1904, Margaret Nevinson, a respectable lady and active suffragette, joined the board of guardians in Hampstead Heath. The guardians had responsibility over the parish workhouse. In the UK, before the 1930s, one could not receive welfare...
The Rover Vol. 01 No. 07 - Seba Smith
The Rover Vol. 01 No. 07 - Seba Smith
- Author: Seba Smith
- Genre: Literary Fiction / Poetry / Short Stories
"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith and Lawrence Labree. The editors aimed at a high quality standard in their selection of short stories and poetry....
Among the Great Masters of the Drama - Walter Rowlands
Among the Great Masters of the Drama - Walter Rowlands
- Author: Walter Rowlands
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
In "Among the great masters of the drama; scenes in the lives of famous actors; thirty-two reproductions of famous pictures with text", Walter Rowlands introduces us to the most famous playwrights and actors that might be seen on the London stages...
With Swag and Billy: A Guide to Walking Trips in Tourist Districts of New South Wales - Henry J. Tompkins
With Swag and Billy: A Guide to Walking Trips in Tourist Districts of New South Wales - Henry J. Tompkins
- Author: Henry J. Tompkins
- Genre: Sports & Recreation
A guide to hikes around Sydney, Australia, from the early years of the twentieth century. In 1895, Henry J. Tompkins and William Mogford Hamlet, two friends with literary inclinations and a taste for romantic scenery, formed the Warragamba Walking...
The Portrait of Mr. W. H. - Oscar Wilde
The Portrait of Mr. W. H. - Oscar Wilde
- Author: Oscar Wilde
- Genre: Literary Fiction
Wilde's short story about an attempt to uncover the identity of Mr. W. H., the dedicatee of Shakespeare's sonnets, was first published in Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine in 1889. He intended to publish an expanded version of the story as a separate...
Jean Craig In New York - Kay Lyttleton
Jean Craig In New York - Kay Lyttleton
- Author: Kay Lyttleton
- Genre: Children's Fiction / School
Jean is a talented teenage girl devoted to her family. Living with her parents and sisters in the countryside, she is given the opportunity to go back to New York and continue her art studies. The joy for her new life in New York will get to...
Songs of Love and Life - Zora Cross
Songs of Love and Life - Zora Cross
- Author: Zora Cross
- Genre: Erotica / Single author
Songs of Love and Life by Zora Cross was a phenomenon in the author's native Australia in 1917. The original privately-published edition quickly sold out, and an expanded edition was produced a month later. Its erotic content, a rejection of old...
A Journey Round My Room - Xavier de Maistre
A Journey Round My Room - Xavier de Maistre
- Author: Xavier de Maistre
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Memoirs
Sentenced to house arrest for forty-two days owing to his participation in a duel, Xavier de Maistre was inspired to write a travel memoir about the greatest journey a man can take. It is a journey which costs nothing, one which is equally...
Hawaiian Hilltop - Genevieve Taggard
Hawaiian Hilltop - Genevieve Taggard
- Author: Genevieve Taggard
- Genre: Single author
Genevieve Taggard was an American poet, teacher and socialist. This collection was first published in 1923 and deals with topics such as personal relationships, nature, and mythology. - Summary by Newgatenovelist...
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 09 - 10. October 1898 - National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 09 - 10. October 1898 - National Geographic Society
- Author: National Geographic Society
- Genre: Travel & Geography
The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol IX, October 1898. It includes the following articles: Lake Chelan, by Henky Gannett Frederic W. Putnam, by John Hydic Mesa Verde, by F. H. Newell The Geospheres, by W J McGee Miscellanea...
The Show Off - George Kelly
The Show Off - George Kelly
- Author: George Kelly
- Genre: Plays
Amy Fisher's parents can't understand what their daughter sees in Aubrey Piper, a loudmouth and braggart who pretends to be more than the lowly clerk he is. She marries Aubrey even though he can't seem to stop insulting others or interfering with...
Tom and Some Other Girls: A Public School Story - Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
Tom and Some Other Girls: A Public School Story - Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
- Author: Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
- Genre: Family Life / School
Impetuous, self-centered Rhoda goes to boarding school and learns hard lessons. This is a story of recklessness and forgiveness. (Summary by JudiMason)...
Kéramos : and other poems - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Kéramos : and other poems - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 51 poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. which include many sonnets, plus 7 translations of poems by Virgil, Ovid, Michael Angelo and others. The signature 20 minute poem, Kéramos, whisks us on an imaginary magic cloak around...
The Black Cat Vol. 02 No. 03 December 1896 - Various
The Black Cat Vol. 02 No. 03 December 1896 - 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...
Virgin Soil Volume 1 - Ivan Turgenev
Virgin Soil Volume 1 - Ivan Turgenev
- Author: Ivan Turgenev
- Genre: Historical Fiction
Turgenev's last and longest novel presents the story of a group of young people in late nineteenth century Russia, who because of disillusionment with the country's entrenched traditional hierarchies and power relationships, seek to foment...
Up from Slavery: An Autobiography (version 3) - Booker T. Washington
Up from Slavery: An Autobiography (version 3) - Booker T. Washington
- Author: Booker T. Washington
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Up from Slavery is the autobiography of American educator Booker T. Washington, describing his personal path up from the position of a slave child during the Civil War to his work at founding schools to help children from black or other...
The Bubonic Plague - Rai Bahadur A. Mitra
The Bubonic Plague - Rai Bahadur A. Mitra
- Author: Rai Bahadur A. Mitra
- Genre: Medical / Life Sciences
Dr. Rai Bahadur A. Mitra who was the Chief Medical Officer in Kashmir presents a short treatise on the bubonic plague. The book ranges from a short history of the bubonic plague, including an account of the great 1665 plague in London, through...
The King in Yellow (Version 2) - Robert W. Chambers
The King in Yellow (Version 2) - Robert W. Chambers
- Author: Robert W. Chambers
- Genre: Single Author Collections
A collection of stories that inspired the works of many writers such as HP Lovecraft, "The King in Yellow" revolves around the play that the main characters read a part of, and those two acts of the play drive them all into madness. - Summary by Eva...
Urania - Camille FLAMMARION
Urania - Camille FLAMMARION
- Author: Camille FLAMMARION
- Genre: Science Fiction / Fantasy Fiction
Urania is a work of science fiction from the fine mind of French astronomer Camille Flammarion. Named for Urania, the muse of astronomy, this book in three parts delves into philosophy, astronomy, interplanetary travel, romance, Mars, and the nature...
The Life of God in the Soul of Man (Version 2) - Henry Scougal
The Life of God in the Soul of Man (Version 2) - Henry Scougal
- Author: Henry Scougal
- Genre: Christianity - Other
“In many ways we are still living in the spiritual momentum that was created during the Great Awakening…and in the midst of the Great Awakening there was one man that was most singularly used by God…that man was the great evangelist, George...
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 3 - Charles F. Horne
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 3 - Charles F. Horne
- Author: Charles F. Horne
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Antiquity
A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the most eminent historians. This is volume 3 of 22, covering from 13 to 395 AD. -...
Crypt-City of the Deathless One - Henry Kuttner
Crypt-City of the Deathless One - Henry Kuttner
- Author: Henry Kuttner
- Genre: Science Fiction
Only one man ever returned from Black Forest of Ganymede-- and it ruined him. Now two adventurers with questionable motives have hired Ed Garth to lead them back to the legendary crypt-city within, where he will be forced to confront crimes and...
The Life of Ludwig Van Beethoven, Vol. 1 - Alexander Wheelock Thayer
The Life of Ludwig Van Beethoven, Vol. 1 - Alexander Wheelock Thayer
- Author: Alexander Wheelock Thayer
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Music
The first of three volumes of the first scholarly biography of Ludwig van Beethoven. Covers the years 1770-1802. - Summary by Zain Solinski...
The Sorcerer - W. S. Gilbert
The Sorcerer - W. S. Gilbert
- Author: W. S. Gilbert
- Genre: Comedy
Alexis Pointdextre gets his family sorcerer to brew up a love potion. But what happens when it gets out of control? This two act operetta was a success and convinced Gilbert and Sullivan (sorry - no music in our recording of this) to go ahead and...
Coniston Tales - William Gershom COLLINGWOOD
Coniston Tales - William Gershom COLLINGWOOD
- Author: William Gershom COLLINGWOOD
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Antiquity
A selection of poems and short prose pieces grounded in the landscape, history and legends of Coniston in the English Lake District. W. G. Collingwood gave up a promising academic career as a young Oxford graduate to become John Ruskin's personal...
The Secret Key, And Other Verses - George Essex Evans
The Secret Key, And Other Verses - George Essex Evans
- Author: George Essex Evans
- Genre: Poetry
Born in London of Welsh parents, George Essex Evans was raised and educated by his mother Mary Ann (née Owen) in Pembrokeshire after she was widowed when George was only a few months old. Emigrating to Queensland with his siblings to Australia at...
Another Brownie Book - Palmer Cox
Another Brownie Book - Palmer Cox
- Author: Palmer Cox
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / Poetry
Brownies, like fairies and goblins, are imaginary little sprites, who are supposed to delight in harmless pranks and helpful deeds. They work and sport while weary households sleep, and never allow themselves to be seen by mortal eyes. Summary by...
Mildred at Home: With Something About Her Relatives and Friends - Martha Finley
Mildred at Home: With Something About Her Relatives and Friends - Martha Finley
- Author: Martha Finley
- Genre: Family / Historical
Book 5 of the story of Mildred Keith by Martha Finley. We join Mildred as she settles into home life as wife and mother. We also see the rest of the Keith children begin to make starts of their own - some near to home, and others far away and...
The History Of Sir Richard Calmady - Lucas Malet
The History Of Sir Richard Calmady - Lucas Malet
- Author: Lucas Malet
- Genre: Fictional Biographies & Memoirs
Lucas Malet is the pen name of Mary Kingsley, daughter of Charles Kingsley. She became a hugely successful Victorian novelist, rivalling Rudyard Kipling, Thomas Hardy and Henry James. “The History of Sir Richard Calmady “ topped the best seller’s...
Home Education Series Vol. III: School Education - Charlotte MASON
Home Education Series Vol. III: School Education - Charlotte MASON
- Author: Charlotte MASON
- Genre: Education
This is third volume in the Home Education Series detailing Charlotte Mason's method of education. This volume is subtitled: School Education. The series is used today by many homeschoolers around the globe and is considered a classic reference by...
Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection, Volume 002 - Various
Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection, Volume 002 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Dramatic Readings
Librivox readers present a collection of their favorite chapters and short stories, with the original author’s words all brought to life with different reader voices for each character in our popular Dramatic Reading style. This volume includes...
Villette (version 3) - Charlotte Brontë
Villette (version 3) - Charlotte Brontë
- Author: Charlotte Brontë
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
A quiet, self-reliant, intelligent, 23-year-old woman, Lucy has, as Miss Ginevra Fanshawe asserts, "no attractive accomplishments – no beauty." She seems to have no living relatives. Though usually reserved and emotionally self-controlled, Lucy has...
The Heavenly Twins - Sarah Grand
The Heavenly Twins - Sarah Grand
- Author: Sarah Grand
- Genre: Family Life / Sagas / Published 1800 -1900
First published in 1893, this novel came to question many subjects which were considered taboo. Through a few interconnected plots and sub plots, the story examines the role of women and the different opportunities women and men had. Through the...
