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Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No 3, October 1899 - Various
Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No 3, October 1899 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Nature
"Birds and All Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and brief descriptions of birds, animals and other natural subjects with accompanying color plates. The magazine was...
The Visits of Elizabeth - Elinor Glyn
The Visits of Elizabeth - Elinor Glyn
- Author: Elinor Glyn
- Genre: Romance
Elizabeth is a young and naive debutante who is travelling around England and France fom one house party to the next, visiting friends and family, in search of a suitable husband. She is a rather good correspondent, sending her mother letters from...
Buddhist Writings - Various
Buddhist Writings - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Other religions
An anthology of Buddhist scriptures, appropriate as an introduction to its vast literature, or as a sampler for those who want to better understand Buddhism. The selections in this anthology are primarily from the Theravada school of Buddhism....
Poems - John Clare
Poems - John Clare
- Author: John Clare
- Genre: Poetry
John Clare was a working-class English poet, best known for his poetic descriptions of the English Countryside. He is also one of the few popular poets of the 19th century, who, after being largely forgotten for years after their deaths, is being...
War and Peace, Book 13: 1812 - Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace, Book 13: 1812 - Leo Tolstoy
- Author: Leo Tolstoy
- Genre: Historical Fiction
War and Peace (Russian: ΠΠΎΠΉΠ½Π° ΠΈ ΠΌΠΈΡ, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: ΠΠΎΠΉΠ½Π° ΠΈ ΠΌΠΈΡΡ, Voyna i mirβ) is an epic novel by Leo Tolstoy, first published from 1865 to 1869 in Russki Vestnik, which tells the story of Russian society during the...
Lotus Buds - Amy Wilson Carmichael
Lotus Buds - Amy Wilson Carmichael
- Author: Amy Wilson Carmichael
- Genre: Christianity - Biographies
Amy Carmichael tells the story of work among the girls of India, who she calls "Lotus Buds". - Summary by Adele de Pignerolles...
With Christ in the School of Prayer - Andrew Murray
With Christ in the School of Prayer - Andrew Murray
- Author: Andrew Murray
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Religion / Self-Help
It is under a deep impression that the place and power of prayer in the Christian life is too little understood, that this book has been written. I feel sure that as long as we look on prayer chiefly as the means of maintaining our own Christian...
Short Poetry Collection 027 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 027 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
LibriVoxβs Short Poetry Collection 027: a collection of 20 public-domain poems....
Short Story Collection Vol. 048 - Various
Short Story Collection Vol. 048 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Short Stories
LibriVoxβs Short Story Collection 048: a collection of 19 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members....
The History of the Caliph Vathek - William Beckford
The History of the Caliph Vathek - William Beckford
- Author: William Beckford
- Genre: General Fiction / Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Detective Fiction
This is one of the earliest Gothic novels. The Caliph Vathek is one of the wealthiest and most powerful men who ever lived. But this is not enough for him. He seeks also forbidden knowledge, and doesn't care who he has to hurt to get it. Aided by...
In the Morning of Life - Thomas Moore
In the Morning of Life - Thomas Moore
- Author: Thomas Moore
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you eight recordings of In the Morning of Life by Thomas Moore. This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 13th, 2009....
Diary Written in the Provincial Lunatic Asylum - Mary Huestis Pengilly
Diary Written in the Provincial Lunatic Asylum - Mary Huestis Pengilly
- Author: Mary Huestis Pengilly
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
Mary Pengilly was taken to a Lunatic Asylum by her sons where she kept a diary, which this book is taken from. Mary records the harsh conditions and treatments received at the hands of the nurses during her stay. Once Mary is released she takes it...
Pride and Prejudice (version 2) - Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice (version 2) - Jane Austen
- Author: Jane Austen
- Genre: Romance
Jane Austenβs classic novel chronicles the events in the lives of the Bennet family. Take a family with five unmarried daughters and a lack of wealth, throw in a new wealthy neighbor or two, plus a whole regiment of soldiers in town, and add a...
The Crevice - William J. Burns
The Crevice - William J. Burns
- Author: William J. Burns
- Genre: Detective Fiction
The sudden death of wealthy and prominent financier, Pennington Lawton from an apparent heart attack, followed by the shocking revelation of his impending bankruptcy, leaves his sole heir and only daughter, Anita, distraught and nearly penniless....
Grandma's Prayer - Eugene Field
Grandma's Prayer - Eugene Field
- Author: Eugene Field
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Grandma's Prayer by Eugene Field . This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 4, 2011. Eugene Field, Sr. was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays. He first...
A Book of Bargains - Vincent O'Sullivan
A Book of Bargains - Vincent O'Sullivan
- Author: Vincent O'Sullivan
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
This is a volume of short horror stories by American-born short story writer, poet and critic Vincent O'Sullivan. Sometimes considered the last of the decadents, O'Sullivan was a notable literary figure of his time, a friend of Oscar Wilde, and a...
Final Report of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities (Watergate Report), Volume 2 - Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign A
Final Report of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities (Watergate Report), Volume 2 - Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign A
- Author: Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign A
- Genre: Political Science
This report presents the findings and recommendations of the Senate Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities based on its investigation of the Watergate break-in and coverup, illegal and improper campaign practices and financing, and...
Eddie of Jackson's Gang - Brother Ernest Ryan
Eddie of Jackson's Gang - Brother Ernest Ryan
- Author: Brother Ernest Ryan
- Genre: Action & Adventure / Family / Religion
Eddie. That is the only name our young, musically talented hero knew for himself. After being left at a Catholic orphanage as a young child, at the age of nine he is unwittingly adopted into a gang of thieves. Will he be able and maintain his...
The Adventures of Tommy Blake - Brother Ernest Ryan
The Adventures of Tommy Blake - Brother Ernest Ryan
- Author: Brother Ernest Ryan
- Genre: Family / Religion
Child of an atheist father and a devoutly Catholic mother, Tommy has been from childhood the object of a battle of love. Tommyβs courage and unfailing loyalty to his Faith help him to overcome obstacles which threaten his whole future with spiritual...
The Ghosts of Night - Jean McKishnie Blewett
The Ghosts of Night - Jean McKishnie Blewett
- Author: Jean McKishnie Blewett
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Jean McKishnie Blewett was a Canadian journalist, author and poet.Blewett published her first novel, Out of the Depths in 1879. In 1896, she won a $600 prize from the Chicago Times-Herald for her poem "Spring".She was a regular contributor to The...
The Adventures of Buffalo Bill - Col. William F. Cody
The Adventures of Buffalo Bill - Col. William F. Cody
- Author: Col. William F. Cody
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
Buffalo Bill was arguably, the most recognized man in the world when he penned this book. The first four stories are of some of his adventures and the remaining 6 are autobiographical. All of them have been proved to be historically accurate in all...
Second April - Edna St. Vincent Millay
Second April - Edna St. Vincent Millay
- Author: Edna St. Vincent Millay
- Genre: Poetry / Single author
A collection of poems by Edna St. Vincent Millay....
My Experiences in a Lunatic Asylum - Herman Charles Merivale
My Experiences in a Lunatic Asylum - Herman Charles Merivale
- Author: Herman Charles Merivale
- Genre: Memoirs
Fully titled My Experiences in a Lunatic Asylum, by a Sane Patient, this memoir describes its author's, Herman Merivale's, experience in one of England's countryside asylums during the 1860's. The main subject - in this case, the author - is less...
Short Poetry Collection 146 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 146 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for July 2015....
The Two Noble Kinsmen - William Shakespeare
The Two Noble Kinsmen - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Comedy / Tragedy
The Two Noble Kinsmen is a Jacobean tragicomedy co-written by William Shakespeare and John Fletcher, first published in 1634. Set in ancient Greece during a war between Athens and Thebes, the narrative follows the title characters, Palamon and...
When William Came - Saki
When William Came - Saki
- Author: Saki
- Genre: General Fiction / War & Military Fiction
We have had many novels about alternate histories, often of the 'What would have happened if Hitler had won the war' type and this is another - except that this one is set in 1913 and the 'William' of the title is that old bogeyman 'Kaiser Bill'....
The Frog Prince and Other Stories (version 2) - Walter Crane
The Frog Prince and Other Stories (version 2) - Walter Crane
- Author: Walter Crane
- Genre: General
These three stories,The Frog Prince, Princess Belle-Etoile and Alladin, beloved by generations of children, are here retold in a format and style close to their earliest beginnings. Many of the embellishments that have been added to them over the...
The Magi - William Butler Yeats
The Magi - William Butler Yeats
- Author: William Butler Yeats
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 different recordings of The Magi, by William Butler Yeats to celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of January 7th, 2007....
The Thing in the Attic - James B. Blish
The Thing in the Attic - James B. Blish
- Author: James B. Blish
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Fantastic Fiction / General Fiction
Honath the Pursemaker is a heretic. He doesnβt believe the stories in the Book of Laws which claims giants created his tree-dwelling race. He makes his opinion known and is banished with his infidel friends to the floor of the jungle where dangers...
The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain - Charles Dickens
The Haunted Man and the Ghost's Bargain - Charles Dickens
- Author: Charles Dickens
- Genre: General Fiction / Horror & Supernatural Fiction
The Haunted Man and the Ghostβs Bargain, A Fancy for Christmas-Time, (better known as The Haunted Man and the Ghostβs Bargain) is a novella by Charles Dickens first published in 1848. It is the fifth and last of Dickens' Christmas novellas. The...
Fantasy, Faeries and Ghosts - Various
Fantasy, Faeries and Ghosts - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Fantasy Fiction
In this collection three of the original titans in the field of fantasy literature (Edgar Allan Poe, George MacDonald, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu) take you on a magical guided tour of fairyland and adjoining countries and introduce you to whimsical,...
I saw the Sun at Midnight, rising red - Joseph Mary Plunkett
I saw the Sun at Midnight, rising red - Joseph Mary Plunkett
- Author: Joseph Mary Plunkett
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 24 recordings of I saw the Sun at Midnight, rising red by Joseph Mary Plunkett. This was the weekly poetry project for February 8th, 2009....
The Permanent Husband - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Permanent Husband - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Genre: General Fiction
THE PERMANENT HUSBAND, also published as The Eternal Husband, is a psychological novella by the acclaimed Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The plot revolves around the intense and complex relationship between Velchaninov and Trusotsky....
The Ring and the Book - Robert Browning
The Ring and the Book - Robert Browning
- Author: Robert Browning
- Genre: Single author / Narratives
"Better translate--"A Roman murder-case: "Position of the entire criminal cause "Of Guido Franceschini, nobleman, "With certain Four the cutthroats in his pay, "Tried, all five, and found guilty and put to death "By heading or hanging as befitted...
Poems - Nora May French
Poems - Nora May French
- Author: Nora May French
- Genre: Single author
Nora May French was a Californian poet and a member of the bohemian literary circles of the Carmel Arts and Crafts Club, which flourished after the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906. She gained minor recognition, but no financial...
The Adventures of Mabel - Harry Thurston Peck
The Adventures of Mabel - Harry Thurston Peck
- Author: Harry Thurston Peck
- Genre: Children's Fiction
This is a fantasy story about a little girl, 5-years old, who is the given the ability to converse with animals. - Summary by april6090...
Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels - Stephen Leacock
Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels - Stephen Leacock
- Author: Stephen Leacock
- Genre: General Fiction / Humorous Fiction
Eight silly stories by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by Tricia G)...
Amusement Only - Richard Marsh
Amusement Only - Richard Marsh
- Author: Richard Marsh
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Detective Fiction
This is a collection of 12 short stories of mystery and humor, which are, as the title says, for amusement only. (Summary by Carolin)...
Birdseye Views of Far Lands - James T. Nichols
Birdseye Views of Far Lands - James T. Nichols
- Author: James T. Nichols
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Travel & Geography
Birdseye Views of Far Lands is an interesting, wholesome presentation of something that a keen-eyed, alert traveler with the faculty of making contrasts with all classes of people in all sorts of places, in such a sympathetic way as to win their...
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (version 2 Dramatic Reading) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (version 2 Dramatic Reading) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Genre: Dramatic Readings / Detective Fiction
The Return of Sherlock Holmes is set three years after the detective fell to his death in the Reichenbach Falls in his final struggle with Moriarty. Or did he? In the first story of the series Holmes explains to Watson what really happened that day,...
