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The Confessions of al-Ghazali - Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazālī


The Confessions of al-Ghazali - Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazālī
- Author: Abū Ḥāmid Muḥammad ibn Muḥammad al-Ghazālī
- Genre: Other religions
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali was born in 1058 AD in the city of Tus in modern day Iran. He was a reputed scholar, philosopher and Shafi'i jurist who was a professor of theology at the Nizamiyya College of Baghdad. At the peak of his fame, he was gripped by...
Selected Essays of Samuel Johnson - Samuel Johnson


Selected Essays of Samuel Johnson - Samuel Johnson
- Author: Samuel Johnson
- Genre: Essays & Short Works
This is a volume of selected essays by "the great master of reason" Samuel Johnson. The most famous exerpts from The Rambler, The Adventurer and The Idler are included, covering a vast range of topics. - Summary by Carolin...
To The Duchesse of Newcastle, On Her New Blazing-World - William Cavendish


To The Duchesse of Newcastle, On Her New Blazing-World - William Cavendish
- Author: William Cavendish
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of To The Duchesse of Newcastle, On Her New Blazing-World by William Cavendish. This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 11, 2018. ------ Margaret Cavendish's book, "Blazing World" (in the LV...
Advent Days and Poems of Remembrance - Kate Seymour MacLean


Advent Days and Poems of Remembrance - Kate Seymour MacLean
- Author: Kate Seymour MacLean
- Genre: Poetry
This is a very short volume of poems by Canadian poet Kate Seymour MacLean, containing only twenty poems. - Summary by Carolin...
A Guide to Health - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi


A Guide to Health - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- Author: Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- Genre: Health & Fitness / Medical / Self-Help
Mahatma Gandhi, known today as a fascinating political leader and pacifist, also considered himself "something of an authority on matters of Health and Disease as well. Very few of us perhaps are aware that he is the author of quite an original...
The Analysis of Mind - Bertrand Russell


The Analysis of Mind - Bertrand Russell
- Author: Bertrand Russell
- Genre: Modern
A neat work on philosophy of mind by the 20th century analytic philosopher Bertrand Russell. (Summary by sidhu177)...
The Captain of the Nine - William Heyliger


The Captain of the Nine - William Heyliger
- Author: William Heyliger
- Genre: Sports Fiction / School
When the veteran captain of the St. Mary's baseball team is forced to resign at the beginning of the season, the choice for his replacement falls quickly upon the star pitcher. But can the new captain manage to rally the team, cope with detractors,...
Little Eyolf (Mencken Translation) - Henrik Ibsen


Little Eyolf (Mencken Translation) - Henrik Ibsen
- Author: Henrik Ibsen
- Genre: Drama
One of the four profound plays of Ibsen’s late period (along with “The Master Builder,” “John Gabriel Borkman,” and “When We Dead Awaken”), “Little Eyolf” tells the story of Albert Allmers, a writer who has yearned to leave behind a literary or...
Penelope's English Experiences - Kate Douglas Wiggin


Penelope's English Experiences - Kate Douglas Wiggin
- Author: Kate Douglas Wiggin
- Genre: Epistolary Fiction / Travel Fiction / General Fiction
Penelope's English Experiences is a fictional travelogue, which documents the experiences of three American ladies on a visit to England. Included are scenes in London and the village of Belvern, containing fanciful sketches of a West-end ball,...
What The Pine Trees Said - Edith M. Thomas


What The Pine Trees Said - Edith M. Thomas
- Author: Edith M. Thomas
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Edith Matilda Thomas was an American poet who "was one of the first poets to capture successfully the excitement of the modern city. (Wikipedia)...
The House with the Twisting Passage (Version 2) - Marion St. John Webb


The House with the Twisting Passage (Version 2) - Marion St. John Webb
- Author: Marion St. John Webb
- Genre: Children's Fiction
When her parents go to India for two years, 9 year old Jenny is cared for by her aunts. Aunt Abby is caretaker in a large many-roomed house, where Jenny meets and hears the stories of many interesting occupants. The owner of the house is remote in...
Short Science Fiction Collection 013 - Various


Short Science Fiction Collection 013 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Science Fiction / Anthologies
Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological and technical speculations based on current or future science or technology. This is a reader-selected...
Tommy Smith's Animals - Edmund Selous


Tommy Smith's Animals - Edmund Selous
- Author: Edmund Selous
- Genre: Animals & Nature
Tommy Smith is a wicked little boy, who would harm animals for sport. He would catch them if he could, throw stones if he could not, and generally disturb all animals around him. He became such a nuissance to everyone at last that the animals hold a...
Henry V - William Shakespeare


Henry V - William Shakespeare
- Author: William Shakespeare
- Genre: Plays
After the turmoil and uncertainty of Henry IV a new era appears to dawn for England with the accession of the eponymous Henry V. In this sunny pageant Chorus guides us along Henry's glittering carpet ride of success as the new king completes his...
Alcestis - Euripides


Alcestis - Euripides
- Author: Euripides
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / Tragedy
Alcestis is the earliest surviving play by Euripides. Alcestis, the devoted wife of King Admetus, has agreed to die in his place, and at the beginning of the play she is close to death. In the first scene, Apollo argues with Thanatos (Death), asking...
Swiss Family Robinson in Words of One Syllable - Lucy Aikin


Swiss Family Robinson in Words of One Syllable - Lucy Aikin
- Author: Lucy Aikin
- Genre: Nautical & Marine Fiction / Action & Adventure
All the excitement, danger, heartbreaks and triumphs of this well known story, but without the big words. Lucy Aikin, an accomplished writer and writing as Mary Godolphin, accomplishes this with apparent ease in this little book. The story of a...
Mary: A Fiction (version 2) - Mary Wollstonecraft


Mary: A Fiction (version 2) - Mary Wollstonecraft
- Author: Mary Wollstonecraft
- Genre: Published before 1800
Mary: A Fiction, published in 1788, is a tragic story that decries marriages not based on love. It can be considered an example of feminist fiction. Mary's parents are in a loveless marriage. As the second-born, female child, she is neglected; her...
Miss Dee Dunmore Bryant - Pansy


Miss Dee Dunmore Bryant - Pansy
- Author: Pansy
- Genre: Family Life / Christian Fiction
The Bryant family - widowed Mrs. Bryant and her children Benjamin, Caroline ("Line" for short), and little Daisy - is on the thin edge of poverty due to debt incurred when Mr. Bryant was alive. We follow the family, especially Ben and Daisy, as they...
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders - Daniel Defoe


The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders - Daniel Defoe
- Author: Daniel Defoe
- Genre: Romance
Defoe wrote this novel after his work as a journalist and pamphleteer. By 1722, Defoe had become recognized as a novelist, with the success of Robinson Crusoe in 1719. His political work was tapering off at this point, due to the fall of both Whig...
Ann Veronica - H. G. Wells


Ann Veronica - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: Historical Fiction / Romance
Ann Veronica was a controversial book detailing the development of a naive school girl into a "New Woman". When it was published, the Spectator described it as a "poisonous book ... capable of poisoning the minds of those who read it." Although it...