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The Annals of Ann - Kate Trimble Sharber
The Annals of Ann - Kate Trimble Sharber
- Author: Kate Trimble Sharber
- Genre: General
As the only “surviving” child of her parents, Ann is considered by close friends and family to be an overly indulged child. Some say she is incorrigible but most find her to be pleasant and fun-loving in spite of her precocious nature. Inspired by...
Beyond These Voices - Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Beyond These Voices - Mary Elizabeth Braddon
- Author: Mary Elizabeth Braddon
- Genre: Published 1800 -1900
This novel tells the fictional life story of Veera Davis. The daughter of a poet and a poor noble woman, who is left in the care of her grandmother to a lonely and monotonous childhood, she has to make her way up in the world. But everything has a...
Le Morte d'Arthur - Vol. 2 - Sir Thomas Malory
Le Morte d'Arthur - Vol. 2 - Sir Thomas Malory
- Author: Sir Thomas Malory
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Le Morte d’Arthur (spelled Le Morte Darthur in the first printing and also in some modern editions, Middle French for la mort d’Arthur, “the death of Arthur”) is Sir Thomas Malory’s compilation of some French and English Arthurian romances. The book...
The Vocation of the Scholar - Johann Gottlieb Fichte
The Vocation of the Scholar - Johann Gottlieb Fichte
- Author: Johann Gottlieb Fichte
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Modern
Johann Gottlieb Fichte (German: [ˈjoːhan ˈɡɔtliːp ˈfɪçtə]; May 19, 1762 – January 27, 1814) was a German philosopher. He was one of the founding figures of the philosophical movement known as German idealism, which developed from the theoretical and...
On an Irish Jaunting-Car through Donegal and Connemara - Samuel Gamble Bayne
On an Irish Jaunting-Car through Donegal and Connemara - Samuel Gamble Bayne
- Author: Samuel Gamble Bayne
- Genre: Social Science (Culture & Anthropology) / Travel & Geography / Memoirs
This book gives a brief glimpse into the social history of Ireland in the early part of the 20th Century. During his 1902 tour through the north, west and south of Ireland the author provides entertaining insights into how those parts of Ireland...
Anatomy of the Human Body, Part 1 (Gray's Anatomy) - Henry Gray
Anatomy of the Human Body, Part 1 (Gray's Anatomy) - Henry Gray
- Author: Henry Gray
- Genre: Medical
Henry Gray's classic anatomy textbook was first published in 1858 and has been in continuous publication ever since, revised and expanded through many successive editions. This recording is of the public-domain 1918 US edition (some information may...
Almayer's Folly - Joseph Conrad
Almayer's Folly - Joseph Conrad
- Author: Joseph Conrad
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / General Fiction
A European businessman and his Malayan wife have a daughter, Nina. A Malayan prince comes to do trade with the businessman and falls in love with the daughter. Conflict arises when other influences cause distrust in the business partnership and the...
Old Man Rain - Madison Cawein
Old Man Rain - Madison Cawein
- Author: Madison Cawein
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Madison Julius Cawein was born in Louisville, the fifth child of William and Christiana (Stelsly) Cawein. His father made patent medicines from herbs. Thus as a child, Cawein became acquainted with and developed a love for local nature.His output...
Bible (ASV) 20: Proverbs - American Standard Version
Bible (ASV) 20: Proverbs - American Standard Version
- Author: American Standard Version
- Genre: Bibles
Proverbs, a book of the Old Testament, is a collection of pithy Biblical sayings. It is wisdom literature by multiple authors, including Solomon. Throughout the book, Lady Wisdom and Lady Folly struggle to get the attention of the simple, leading...
Marcia Schuyler - Grace Livingston Hill
Marcia Schuyler - Grace Livingston Hill
- Author: Grace Livingston Hill
- Genre: Family Life / General Fiction / Romance
A compelling love triangle. Marcia is young & sweet. Her older sister Kate is vain & selfish. Marcia deeply admires the man that Kate is to marry: handsome & respected David Spafford. But on the eve of the wedding, Kate elopes with...
Trifles - Susan Glaspell
Trifles - Susan Glaspell
- Author: Susan Glaspell
- Genre: Drama
On the surface, this short play is a slice-of-life story about a murder investigation in the rural United States. However, it is also a story about the relationships between men and women, husbands and wives, and the often-overlooked "trifles" which...
Soren Kierkegaard, Various Readings - Various
Soren Kierkegaard, Various Readings - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Religion / Modern
The writings listed here represent books about Soren Kierkegaard. A fragment of his work, On the Dedication to "That Single Individual", has made it to the public domain. Who was Soren Kierkegaard? He was a Danish philosopher and religious author;...
Quicksand - Nella Larsen
Quicksand - Nella Larsen
- Author: Nella Larsen
- Genre: General Fiction
Quicksand is a 1928 novel by Nella Larsen, a writer of the Harlem Renaissance. It focuses on Helga Crane, a mixed-race woman who is a schoolteacher in the American south. As the novel opens, she suddenly decides to give up her teaching position and...
Pointed Roofs - Dorothy Richardson
Pointed Roofs - Dorothy Richardson
- Author: Dorothy Richardson
- Genre: General Fiction
Miriam Henderson is one of what novelist Dolf Wyllarde (in her great work, The Pathway of the Pioneer) termed "nous autres," i.e., young gentlewomen who must venture forth and earn their living after their fathers have been financially ruined. Also,...
The Old Roller Towel - Bert Leston Taylor
The Old Roller Towel - Bert Leston Taylor
- Author: Bert Leston Taylor
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of The Old Roller Towel by Bert Leston Taylor. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 27, 2011....
The Large Catechism - Martin Luther
The Large Catechism - Martin Luther
- Author: Martin Luther
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Religion
Luther's Large Catechism consisted of works written by Martin Luther and compiled Christian canonical texts, published in April of 1529. This book was addressed particularly to clergymen to aid them in teaching their congregations. Luther's Large...
Short Poetry Collection 177 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 177 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of 23 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2018...
The Spiritual Life - Andrew Murray
The Spiritual Life - Andrew Murray
- Author: Andrew Murray
- Genre: Christianity - Other
In this book, Andrew Murray explores the dynamics of the Christian life as Jesus means it to be lived. He explains how the Holy Spirit is essential to living effectively as a believer. Christians are often all too well aware of the feebleness of...
Short Science Fiction Collection 066 - Various
Short Science Fiction Collection 066 - 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...
Bladys of the Stewponey - Sabine Baring-Gould
Bladys of the Stewponey - Sabine Baring-Gould
- Author: Sabine Baring-Gould
- Genre: General Fiction / Horror & Supernatural Fiction
The setting, geography and history of this story by Rev'd Sabine Baring-Gould, author of Onward Christian Soldiers and a number of other well-known hymns, are all accurate, or at least as accurate as local lore will allow. Kinver has long been a...
On a Cattle Track - Henry Kendall
On a Cattle Track - Henry Kendall
- Author: Henry Kendall
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Henry Kendall was the first Australian poet to draw his inspiration from the life, scenery and traditions of the country. In the beginnings of Australian poetry the names of two other men stand with his—Adam Lindsay Gordon, of English parentage and...
A Golden Day - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
A Golden Day - Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Genre: Poetry
LibriVox volunteers bring you recordings of A Golden Day by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for March 31, 2019. ------ A delightful little poem describing what it feels like to greet a sunny spring day and let the rest...
A Dark Month - Algernon Charles Swinburne
A Dark Month - Algernon Charles Swinburne
- Author: Algernon Charles Swinburne
- Genre: Poetry
This is a sequence of poems by Algernon Charles Swinburne. The poems were written in 1881, during the one month in which his seven year old neighbor, Herbert (Bertie) Mason was away.Swinburne describes in 31 poems his feelings at the loss of his...
The Quest of the Silver Fleece - W. E. B. Du Bois
The Quest of the Silver Fleece - W. E. B. Du Bois
- Author: W. E. B. Du Bois
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / General Fiction / Romance
The Quest of the Silver Fleece is a story of romance, race, economics and politics set around the 1900s. Here, a traditionally educated boy and an unschooled “swamp girl” each begin a journey toward love, ambition and redemption in the “Old South.”...
The Masquerader - Katherine Cecil Thurston
The Masquerader - Katherine Cecil Thurston
- Author: Katherine Cecil Thurston
- Genre: Crime & Mystery Fiction / Romance / Suspense / Espionage / Political & Thrillers
The Masquerader is one of two Katherine Cecil Thurston’s books that appeared on the Publisher’s Weekly best-seekers list in 1905 (The other, The Gambler, is also in the Librivox collection). The Masquerader is part mystery, part romance and part...
Little Prudy's Sister Susy - Rebecca Sophia Clarke
Little Prudy's Sister Susy - Rebecca Sophia Clarke
- Author: Rebecca Sophia Clarke
- Genre: Family
Little Prudy’s Sister Suzy is the second book in the Little Prudy series. It follows three sisters, aged 3 to 8, through the Christmas break and the following months as they get into all kinds of situations. - Summary by TeeLee...
The Kalevala: the Epic Poem of Finland (Crawford Translation) - Elias Lönnrot
The Kalevala: the Epic Poem of Finland (Crawford Translation) - Elias Lönnrot
- Author: Elias Lönnrot
- Genre: Poetry / Sagas
This is the epic of Finland. It is the combined folk tales of the Finnish nation starting with the birth of the world from the egg of a seabird and continuing to the birth of the Kaleva District, the lands of Finland. (Summary by Squid B. Varilekova)...
The Albert Gate Mystery - Louis Tracy
The Albert Gate Mystery - Louis Tracy
- Author: Louis Tracy
- Genre: General Fiction / Detective Fiction
A new case for barrister and hobby detective Reginald Brett: The imperial diamonds were sent by the Sultan to London, to be cut in Albert Gate mansion by experts, all the while under the especial protection of the British government. One morning,...
The Talking Horse And Other Stories - F. Anstey
The Talking Horse And Other Stories - F. Anstey
- Author: F. Anstey
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
A collection of short stories by famed humorist and Punch magazine staff member, F. Anstey, pseudonym for Thomas Anstey Guthrie. They range from humorous and whimsical to haunting and thought-provoking. - Summary by Lynne Thompson...
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories - Algernon Blackwood
The Empty House and Other Ghost Stories - Algernon Blackwood
- Author: Algernon Blackwood
- Genre: Single Author Collections
An anthology of short, chilling stories from Algernon Blackwood. They will make you start at noises in the night and wonder about your neighbors. These stories likely stem from Blackwood's investigations into haunted houses for the Psychical...
Tschaikovsky And His Orchestral Music - Louis Biancolli
Tschaikovsky And His Orchestral Music - Louis Biancolli
- Author: Louis Biancolli
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Music
Included in this little book are analyses and backgrounds of most of Tschaikowsky’s standard concert music. A short sketch of Tschaikowsky’s life precedes the section devoted to the orchestral music. Yet, the personal outlook and moods of Russia’s...
Garcia Moreno, President of Ecuador 1821-1875 - Augustine Berthe
Garcia Moreno, President of Ecuador 1821-1875 - Augustine Berthe
- Author: Augustine Berthe
- Genre: *Non-fiction
Gabriel Gregorio Fernando José María García y Moreno y Morán de Buitrón (1821–1875) was an Ecuadorian politician who twice served as President of Ecuador (1859-1865 and 1869-1875) and was assassinated during his second term, after being elected to a...
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 014 - Various
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 014 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your spine, the stench of human flesh, and the occasional touch of wonder....
His Memory - Ring Lardner
His Memory - Ring Lardner
- Author: Ring Lardner
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of His Memory by Ring Lardner. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 19, 2019. ------ Another poem form Bib Ballads, a collection of poems about the author's son. - Summary by David Lawrence...
Short Poetry Collection 102 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 102 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2011....
Seventeen - Booth Tarkington
Seventeen - Booth Tarkington
- Author: Booth Tarkington
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
Seventeen: A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William is a humorous novel by Booth Tarkington that gently satirizes first love, in the person of a callow 17-year-old, William Sylvanus Baxter. Seventeen takes place in a...
Knickerbocker's History of New York, Vol. 2 - Washington Irving
Knickerbocker's History of New York, Vol. 2 - Washington Irving
- Author: Washington Irving
- Genre: Satire / Early Modern
Washington Irving, an author, biographer, historian, and diplomat, completed his first major work, a satire of contemporary local history and politics entitled A History of New-York from the Beginning of the World to the End of the Dutch Dynasty, by...
Lives of Girls Who Became Famous - Sarah Knowles Bolton
Lives of Girls Who Became Famous - Sarah Knowles Bolton
- Author: Sarah Knowles Bolton
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography
This book is a collection of short biographies of notable women, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Louisa May Alcott, Florence Nightingale, and many others. (Summary by Arielle Lipshaw)...
Short Poetry Collection 122 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 122 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Anthologies
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for July 2013....
Wild Bird Guests - Ernest Baynes
Wild Bird Guests - Ernest Baynes
- Author: Ernest Baynes
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Animals
How to entertain them; with chapters on the destruction of birds, their economic and aesthetic values, suggestions for dealing with their enemies and on the organization and management of bird clubs. - book subtitle. Note: Because of its length and...
