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Great Disasters and Horrors in the World's History - Allen H. Godbey
Great Disasters and Horrors in the World's History - Allen H. Godbey
- Author: Allen H. Godbey
- Genre: *Non-fiction
"Mankind is constantly astonished by reports of mishaps and disasters of manifold character, when there is seldom room for astonishment. A large proportion of the calamities reported from day to day are directly due to the haste, greed, and...
Old Hampshire Vignettes - Mary Elizabeth Hawker
Old Hampshire Vignettes - Mary Elizabeth Hawker
- Author: Mary Elizabeth Hawker
- Genre: Anthologies
Lanoe Falconer is the pseudonym of the English writer, Marie Elizabeth Hawker (1848 - 1908). Her works, though few, were well received. She lived most of her life in the Hampshire Valley, the source of these verbal sketches. Never married, her...
The Talking Thrush And Other Tales From India - W. H. D. Rouse
The Talking Thrush And Other Tales From India - W. H. D. Rouse
- Author: W. H. D. Rouse
- Genre: Animals & Nature / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
This is the second collection by this author of charming folk tales from India. The first collection is entitled The Giant Crab (Librivox audio here ). Parents or those in loco parentis should be aware that as in all folk literature, in addition to...
September - Michael Field
September - Michael Field
- Author: Michael Field
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Michael Field was a pseudonym used for the poetry and verse drama of Katharine Harris Bradley (27 October 1846 – 26 September 1914) and her niece and ward Edith Emma Cooper (12 January 1862 – 13 December 1913). As Field they wrote around 40 works...
The Art of Kissing - Will Rossiter
The Art of Kissing - Will Rossiter
- Author: Will Rossiter
- Genre: Family & Relationships
The Art of Kissing is both a history of and a manual for the probably most widely practised enjoyment on the planet. (Summary by Availle )...
The Emancipation of South America - Bartolomé Mitre
The Emancipation of South America - Bartolomé Mitre
- Author: Bartolomé Mitre
- Genre: War & Military / Modern (19th C)
THREE great names stand forth conspicuous in the annals of America, those of Washington, Bolívar, San Martin. Of Washington, the great leader of the Democracy of the North; of Bolívar and of San Martin, who were the emancipators of the southern half...
The World’s Story Volume VIII: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and the Search for the Poles - Eva March Tappan
The World’s Story Volume VIII: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland and the Search for the Poles - Eva March Tappan
- Author: Eva March Tappan
- Genre: Sagas / History
This is the eighth 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...
Jimbo - Algernon Blackwood
Jimbo - Algernon Blackwood
- Author: Algernon Blackwood
- Genre: Fantastic Fiction / General Fiction
Fantasy novel about the mystical adventures of a lonely English boy, Jimbo. It’s really quite beautiful and can be enjoyed by both older kids and adults, though parts may be too scary for younger children (who'd probably be bored anyway). (Summary...
Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic - Benedetto Croce
Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic - Benedetto Croce
- Author: Benedetto Croce
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Art / Design & Architecture
One of the earliest works of this Italian philosopher and literary critic, Aesthetic as Science of Expression and General Linguistic marks the beginning of Croce's elaboration of his highly influential ideas of aesthetics. Croce defines art in terms...
What I Saw in America - G. K. Chesterton
What I Saw in America - G. K. Chesterton
- Author: G. K. Chesterton
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Travel & Geography
“Let me begin my American impressions with two impressions I had before I went to America. One was an incident and the other an idea; and when taken together they illustrate the attitude I mean. The first principle is that nobody should be ashamed...
Revolution and Counter-Revolution, or: Germany in 1848 - Friedrich Engels
Revolution and Counter-Revolution, or: Germany in 1848 - Friedrich Engels
- Author: Friedrich Engels
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Modern (19th C)
Revolution and Counter-Revolution is an account of what happened in Prussia, Austria and other German states during 1848, describing the impact on both middle-class and working-class aspirations and on the idea of German unification. Events in...
Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know - Hamilton Wright Mabie
Fairy Tales Every Child Should Know - Hamilton Wright Mabie
- Author: Hamilton Wright Mabie
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
This is a collection of well known fairy tales by various authors, including the Brothers Grimm, Charles Perrault and many others. (Summary by Elli)...
Alexander's Bridge - Willa Sibert Cather
Alexander's Bridge - Willa Sibert Cather
- Author: Willa Sibert Cather
- Genre: Romance
Bartley Alexander is a construction engineer and world-renowned builder of bridges going through what's known today (but not in 1912) as a mid-life crisis. Although married to his wife Winifred, Bartley resumes his acquaintance with a former lover,...
The Luck of the Dudley Grahams - Alice Calhoun Haines
The Luck of the Dudley Grahams - Alice Calhoun Haines
- Author: Alice Calhoun Haines
- Genre: Family Life / General
The Luck of the Dudley Grahams is the story of the four Graham children and their recently widowed mother, trying to make ends meet by taking boarders into their somewhat eccentric home, as told by 17-year-old Elizabeth to her diary. She chronicles...
Twilight Land - Howard Pyle
Twilight Land - Howard Pyle
- Author: Howard Pyle
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
The room was all full of twilight; but there they sat, every one of them. I did not count them, but there were ever so many: Aladdin, and Ali Baba, and Fortunatis, and Jack-the-Giant-Killer, and Doctor Faustus, and Bidpai, and Cinderella, and...
King Alfred of England - Jacob Abbott
King Alfred of England - Jacob Abbott
- Author: Jacob Abbott
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Middle Ages/Middle History
The life and accomplishments of England's sole title holder of "The Great." King Alfred defended England from Viking invasions and ushered in an era of learning and progress for the British Isles. Summary by Ryan Cherrick....
The Adventures of Captain Hatteras, Part 1: The English at the North Pole - Jules Verne
The Adventures of Captain Hatteras, Part 1: The English at the North Pole - Jules Verne
- Author: Jules Verne
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Nautical & Marine Fiction
The novel, set in 1861, describes adventures of British expedition led by Captain John Hatteras to the North Pole. Hatteras is convinced that the sea around the pole is not frozen and his obsession is to reach the place no matter what. Mutiny by the...
South! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917 - Ernest Shackleton
South! The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition 1914-1917 - Ernest Shackleton
- Author: Ernest Shackleton
- Genre: Memoirs / Exploration
Shackleton's most famous expedition was planned to be an attempt to cross Antarctica from the Weddell Sea south of the Atlantic, to the Ross Sea south of the Pacific, by way of the Pole. It set out from London on 1 August 1914, and reached the...
The Bridge Builders - Rudyard Kipling
The Bridge Builders - Rudyard Kipling
- Author: Rudyard Kipling
- Genre: Literary Fiction
A tale of the revenge of the earth, in this case, specifically, Mother Gunga, Goddess of the River Ganga, against the men who confine her power, The Bridge Builders is also a tale of the death of the Gods as their place in the earth is taken by the...
Bible (KJV) 19: Psalms (version 2) - King James Version
Bible (KJV) 19: Psalms (version 2) - King James Version
- Author: King James Version
- Genre: King James Version
The book of Psalms is a collection of the works of at least six authors. The book of Psalms has been a source of inspiration to all those believers who seek guidance. Apart from this they have provided comfort to those who struggle with all kinds of...
Nets to Catch the Wind - Elinor Wylie
Nets to Catch the Wind - Elinor Wylie
- Author: Elinor Wylie
- Genre: Poetry
This is the first volume of Poems by American poet and novelist Elinor Wylie, published in 1921. - Summary by Carolin...
Dave Dashaway, the Young Aviator - Roy Rockwood
Dave Dashaway, the Young Aviator - Roy Rockwood
- Author: Roy Rockwood
- Genre: Action & Adventure
Never was there a more clever young aviator than Dave Dashaway, and all up-to-date lads will surely wish to make his acquaintance. This initial volume tells how the hero ran away from his miserly guardian, fell in with a successful airman, and...
Herrmann's Book of Magic - Alexander Herrmann
Herrmann's Book of Magic - Alexander Herrmann
- Author: Alexander Herrmann
- Genre: Crafts & Hobbies / Performing Arts
Black Art Fully Exposed.A complete and practical guide to drawing-room and stage magic for professionals and amateurs, including a complete exposure of the black art. (Summary by Prof. Herrmann)...
Gruach - Gordon Bottomley
Gruach - Gordon Bottomley
- Author: Gordon Bottomley
- Genre: Plays
Gordon Bottomley's verse drama in two scenes is a prequel to Shakespeare's Macbeth. He provides Lady Macbeth with a name - Gruach - and imagines her family life and how she meets Macbeth. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast Domhnal: Algy Pug Morag:...
Bartleby, the Scrivener (version 2) - Herman Melville
Bartleby, the Scrivener (version 2) - Herman Melville
- Author: Herman Melville
- Genre: General Fiction / Short Stories
Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street is a novella by the American novelist Herman Melville (1819–1891). It first appeared anonymously in two parts in the November and December 1853 editions of Putnam's Magazine, and was reprinted with...
One of the 28th - a Tale of Waterloo - G. A. Henty
One of the 28th - a Tale of Waterloo - G. A. Henty
- Author: G. A. Henty
- Genre: General Fiction / Historical Fiction / War & Military Fiction
A tale of Victorian-style romance, maritime battles and even the penultimate Napoleonic battle - Waterloo. (Introduction by Mike Harris)...
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 015 - Various
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 015 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independently selected by the readers, and the topics encompass history, government, military history, science,...
Coffee and Repartee - John Kendrick Bangs
Coffee and Repartee - John Kendrick Bangs
- Author: John Kendrick Bangs
- Genre: General Fiction / Humorous Fiction
First released in 1893, Coffee And Repartee is a collection of breakfast chats at a gentlemans boarding house run by a Mrs. Smithers. Here these fellows repeatedly face questions and proclaimations of an inhabitant they call The Idiot. The...
Fresh Every Hour - John Peter Toohey
Fresh Every Hour - John Peter Toohey
- Author: John Peter Toohey
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
This book is best described by its subtitle: “DETAILING the Adventures, Comic and Pathetic of one Jimmy Martin, Purveyor of Publicity, a Young Gentleman Possessing Sublime Nerve, Whimsical Imagination, Colossal Impudence, and, Withal the Heart of a...
A Brief Grammar of the Portuguese Language - John Casper Branner
A Brief Grammar of the Portuguese Language - John Casper Branner
- Author: John Casper Branner
- Genre: Language learning
Dr. Branner was a recognized authority on the geology of South American republics, especially Brazil, having organized and headed the Stanford Expedition to Brazil in 1911, among others. In 1910 he published this "little book", as the author himself...
The Perfumed Garden - Sheikh Nefzaoui
The Perfumed Garden - Sheikh Nefzaoui
- Author: Sheikh Nefzaoui
- Genre: Erotica / Romance / *Non-fiction
A fifteenth-century Arabic sex manual and work of erotic literature. The book presents opinions on what qualities men and women should have to be attractive, gives advice on sexual technique, warnings about sexual health, and recipes to remedy...
The Sikh Religion: Its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors, Volume 1 - Max Arthur Macauliffe
The Sikh Religion: Its Gurus, Sacred Writings and Authors, Volume 1 - Max Arthur Macauliffe
- Author: Max Arthur Macauliffe
- Genre: Other religions
Michael MacAuliffe (also known as Max Arthur Macauliffe) was a senior British administrator, prolific scholar and author. Macauliffe is renowned for his translation of Sikh scripture and history into English. This is one of the first (and still one...
United States Constitution and Amendments - United States Government
United States Constitution and Amendments - United States Government
- Author: United States Government
- Genre: History / Law / Political Science
The Constitution is the charter of government and the supreme law of the United States of America. It was signed by delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 17, 1787. The first 10 amendments, known as...
With Clive in India - G. A. Henty
With Clive in India - G. A. Henty
- Author: G. A. Henty
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Historical Fiction
With Clive in India gives a vivid picture of the wonderful events of the ten years, which at their commencement saw Madras in the hands of the French--Calcutta at the mercy of the Nabob of Bengal--and English influence apparently at the point of...
Short Poetry Collection 042 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 042 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 042: a collection of 20 public-domain poems....
A Book of Myths - Jean Lang
A Book of Myths - Jean Lang
- Author: Jean Lang
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
This is a collection of myths--mostly Greek with a smattering of others from the east--written in a clear and easy-to-read style. Lang complemented each myth with poetry by other authors who, like her, were inspired by these ancient stories of the...
The Diamond Master - Jacques Futrelle
The Diamond Master - Jacques Futrelle
- Author: Jacques Futrelle
- Genre: Detective Fiction
A perfect diamond worth millions is mailed, in a plain package, to a diamond dealer. Then he finds that identical diamonds were delivered to other diamond dealers. Where did the gems come from? Who sent them? And why? (Introduction by Dawn)...
The Bright Messenger - Algernon Blackwood
The Bright Messenger - Algernon Blackwood
- Author: Algernon Blackwood
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Gothic Fiction / Fantasy Fiction
Julian LeVallon, born and raised alone in the Jura Mountains, is referred to psychiatrist Dr. Edward Fillery for care in London. But is LeVallon merely a schizophrenic with a secondary personality, "N.H." (non-human), or is he really an Elemental...
A Sicilian Romance - Ann Radcliffe
A Sicilian Romance - Ann Radcliffe
- Author: Ann Radcliffe
- Genre: General Fiction
A Sicilian Romance is a Gothic novel by Ann Radcliffe. It was her second published work, and was first published anonymously in 1790. The plot concerns the turbulent history of the fallen aristocrats of the house of Mazzini, on the northern shore of...
The Song of the Olden Time - Thomas Moore
The Song of the Olden Time - Thomas Moore
- Author: Thomas Moore
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
From a relatively early age Moore showed an interest in music and other performing arts. He sometimes appeared in musical plays with his friends, such as The Poor Soldier by John O'Keeffe (music by William Shield), and at one point had ambitions to...
