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The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki - United States Army Corps of Engineers
The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki - United States Army Corps of Engineers
- Author: United States Army Corps of Engineers
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Science
This is the official report, published nearly 11 months after the first and only atomic bombings in history (to date), of a group of military physicians and engineers who accompanied the initial contingent of U.S. soldiers into the destroyed cities...
Emma (version 5) - Jane Austen
Emma (version 5) - Jane Austen
- Author: Jane Austen
- Genre: General Fiction / Romance
A cautionary tale about the evils of interference, matchmaking and good intentions turned awry, Emma is the study of a young woman raised without sufficient discipline or occupation. Handsome, clever and rich, Emma is the epitome of what a young...
Diary of an Old Soul - George MacDonald
Diary of an Old Soul - George MacDonald
- Author: George MacDonald
- Genre: Poetry / Christianity - Other
George MacDonald, a Scottish pastor, wrote these short poems, one for each day of the year, to help him with the severer misfortune he was experiencing. The poems are filled with hope and promises of Christ, yet, he also writes about his doubts....
The Death of Ivan Ilyitch - Leo Tolstoy
The Death of Ivan Ilyitch - Leo Tolstoy
- Author: Leo Tolstoy
- Genre: Literary Fiction
The Death of Ivan Ilyitch is the story of a socially ambitious middle-aged judge who contracts an unexplained and untreatable illness. As Ivan Ilyitch is forced to face the death he fears, he asks himself whether the life he thought was so correct...
The Flowers of Evil - Charles Baudelaire
The Flowers of Evil - Charles Baudelaire
- Author: Charles Baudelaire
- Genre: Single author
This is a collection of French poems by Charles Baudelaire, originally titled "Les Fleurs du mal." It was popular in the symbolist and modernist movements of the 19th century, and the poems are about decadence and eroticism. (Summary by Assaf Koss)...
Fifty Years a Detective: 35 Real Detective Stories - Thomas Furlong
Fifty Years a Detective: 35 Real Detective Stories - Thomas Furlong
- Author: Thomas Furlong
- Genre: True Crime
Hitherto unpublished facts connected with some of Mr. Furlong's greatest cases—Other interesting incidents of his long and strenuous career which really began on September 14, 1862, when he was detailed from his company, (Co. G., 1st Pennsylvania...
The Altar of the Dead - Henry James
The Altar of the Dead - Henry James
- Author: Henry James
- Genre: General Fiction / Romance
A fable of literally life and death significance, the story explores how the protagonist tries to keep the remembrance of his dead friends, to save them from being forgotten entirely in the rush of everyday events. He meets a woman who shares his...
In Kent with Charles Dickens - Thomas Frost
In Kent with Charles Dickens - Thomas Frost
- Author: Thomas Frost
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography / Travel & Geography
By his own admission, Thomas Frost found it hard to make a living from his writing, and no doubt he used the name of Dickens in the title of this book to boost sales. Frost tells a good tale, and the book is not only of interest to enthusiasts of...
Her Mother's Secret - E.D.E.N. Southworth
Her Mother's Secret - E.D.E.N. Southworth
- Author: E.D.E.N. Southworth
- Genre: Romance / Published 1900 onward
What kind of secret could a mother be keeping that would keep long time lovers apart, and force her eldest daughter into a hasty marriage? Young Odalite and her cousin Leonidas have lived the past three years apart, with Leonidas at sea, and were...
A Rebel's Recollections - George Eggleston
A Rebel's Recollections - George Eggleston
- Author: George Eggleston
- Genre: War & Military
George Cary Eggleston's Civil War memoir begins with a separate essay on the living conditions and political opinions of Virginia’s citizenry before secession. The body of the work contains vivid descriptions and accounts of the men and women of the...
Never: A Handbook For The Uninitiated And Inexperienced Aspirants To Refined Society's Giddy Heights And Glittering Attainments - Nathan Dane Urner
Never: A Handbook For The Uninitiated And Inexperienced Aspirants To Refined Society's Giddy Heights And Glittering Attainments - Nathan Dane Urner
- Author: Nathan Dane Urner
- Genre: Humor
An 1883 tongue-in-cheek spoof of manners and mannerisms of “society”. ‘the “Open Sesame” to that jealously-guarded realm,—good society,—in which you aspire to circulate freely and shine with becoming luster…. And I, the author of this code of...
Edmond Dantès - Edmund Flagg
Edmond Dantès - Edmund Flagg
- Author: Edmund Flagg
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
"Edmond Dantès" the Sequel to Alexander Dumas' masterpiece, "The Count of Monte-Cristo," is a novel that will delight, entertain and instruct all who read it. It has wonderful fascination, absorbing interest and rare merit, combined with remarkable...
The Admirable Bashville - George Bernard Shaw
The Admirable Bashville - George Bernard Shaw
- Author: George Bernard Shaw
- Genre: Comedy
The Admirable Bashville is a product of the British law of copyright. As that law stands at present, the first person who patches up a stage version of a novel, however worthless and absurd that version may be, and has it read by himself and a few...
Advice: A Book of Poems - Maxwell Bodenheim
Advice: A Book of Poems - Maxwell Bodenheim
- Author: Maxwell Bodenheim
- Genre: Single author
41 brief poems covering an assortment of subjects. - Summary by adr6090...
Cyrano de Bergerac - Edmond Rostand
Cyrano de Bergerac - Edmond Rostand
- Author: Edmond Rostand
- Genre: Romance
One of the most beloved French plays of all time, Cyrano de Bergerac is a clever and tragic tale of truth concealed and love denied. Its titular character is a proud, daring swordsman and genius poet who has one terrible flaw: an abnormally large...
History of the United States, Vol. III - Charles Austin Beard
History of the United States, Vol. III - Charles Austin Beard
- Author: Charles Austin Beard
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
Charles Beard was the most influential American historian of the early 20th century. He published hundreds of monographs, textbooks and interpretive studies in both history and political science. He graduated from DePauw University in 1898, where he...
The Love of Monsieur - George Gibbs
The Love of Monsieur - George Gibbs
- Author: George Gibbs
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Romance
A charming rogue, a stolen birthright, unrequited love, mutiny on the high seas, with a backdrop of 17th century England and the Spanish Main, make for another historical romance from George Gibbs. - Summary by Donald Cummings...
Pariah Planet - Murray Leinster
Pariah Planet - Murray Leinster
- Author: Murray Leinster
- Genre: Science Fiction
When the blue plague appeared on the planet of Dara, fear struck nearby worlds. The fear led to a hate that threatened the lives of millions and endangered the Galactic peace. But the Med Service ship Aesculapius 20 with Calhoun and Murgatroyd the...
Youth, a Narrative - Joseph Conrad
Youth, a Narrative - Joseph Conrad
- Author: Joseph Conrad
- Genre: General Fiction
An autobiographical short story written in 1898 and included as the first story in the 1902 volume Youth, a Narrative, and Two Other Stories. This volume also includes Heart of Darkness and The End of the Tether, which are concerned with maturity...
A Valentine - Lewis Carroll
A Valentine - Lewis Carroll
- Author: Lewis Carroll
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
This poem is taken from Phantasmagoria and Other Poems by Lewis Carroll. (Summary by David Lawrence)...
The Jumble Book - David Cory
The Jumble Book - David Cory
- Author: David Cory
- Genre: Short Stories
This is a lovely collection of short stories and poems some well known others not so well known. Something to appeal to everyone. (Summary by Michele Eaton )...
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant - Ulysses S. Grant
A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant - Ulysses S. Grant
- Author: Ulysses S. Grant
- Genre: Literary Collections
The Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents is an eleven-volume series of tomes comprising of proclamations, special messages, and inaugurations from several presidents throughout United States history. This work is from Volume...
Seven Against Thebes - Aeschylus
Seven Against Thebes - Aeschylus
- Author: Aeschylus
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / Plays
In this, the only extant tragedy from Aeschylus' trilogy about the House of Oedipus, Thebes is under siege from Polynices, a former prince of Thebes. After King Oedipus left his city and cursed the princes, Polynices and his brother, Eteocles,...
Sea Garden - Hilda Doolittle
Sea Garden - Hilda Doolittle
- Author: Hilda Doolittle
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems by Hilda Doolittle about topics relating to the ocean, nature, or both. It contains vivid and descriptive language to convey a wide range of emotions. - Summary by Campbell Schelp...
The Violet Fairy Book - Andrew Lang
The Violet Fairy Book - Andrew Lang
- Author: Andrew Lang
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Andrew Lang’s Violet Fairy Book (1901) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This was one of many other collections of fairy tales, collectively known as Andrew Lang’s Fairy Books. (Summary by...
The Suppressed Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson - Alfred, Lord Tennyson
The Suppressed Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson - Alfred, Lord Tennyson
- Author: Alfred Lord Tennyson
- Genre: Single author
To those unacquainted with Tennyson's conscientious methods, it may seem strange that a volume of 160 pages is necessary to contain those poems written and published by him during his active literary career, and ultimately rejected as...
The Pursuit of the House-Boat - John Kendrick Bangs
The Pursuit of the House-Boat - John Kendrick Bangs
- Author: John Kendrick Bangs
- Genre: Fantastic Fiction / General Fiction
This sequel to Bangs' A House-Boat on the Styx continues the "thought-experiment" of bringing various historical and fictional figures together, detailing the adventures of the ladies of Hades after they are kidnapped by pirates and the attempts of...
The Rise and Fall of Free Speech in America - D. W. Griffith
The Rise and Fall of Free Speech in America - D. W. Griffith
- Author: D. W. Griffith
- Genre: Political Science
The Rise and Fall of Free Speech in America was D.W. Griffith's first response to the attacks made on The Birth of a Nation. In it he played on the 'intolerance' of those who would not permit him freedom of speech in his films. This view on...
United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume 2 - Various
United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume 2 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History / Political Science
This is the second LibriVox collection of speeches given in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. The collection comprises recordings of 14 historic speeches given to the UK House of Commons between 1766 and 1956. Readings are of speeches...
The Runaway Donkey and Other Rhymes for Children - Emilie Poulsson
The Runaway Donkey and Other Rhymes for Children - Emilie Poulsson
- Author: Emilie Poulsson
- Genre: Poetry
This volume contains 21 poems for children by Emilie Poulsson. In her own words, "In the belief that such rhymes as are herein offered gratify and increase in children both the love of animals and the sense of humor, this new volume is sent forth...
Fighting the Flying Circus - Eddie Rickenbacker
Fighting the Flying Circus - Eddie Rickenbacker
- Author: Eddie Rickenbacker
- Genre: *Non-fiction / War & Military / Memoirs
This is the WWI memoirs of Medal of Honor winner, Capt Eddie Rickenbacker. He fought in and eventually became commander of the 94th "Hat-in-the-Ring" Squadron, which ended the war with the highest number of air victories of any American squadron....
Beautiful Soup - Lewis Carroll
Beautiful Soup - Lewis Carroll
- Author: Lewis Carroll
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 different recordings of Beautiful Soup by Lewis Carroll. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of April 1st, 2007....
Bible (ASV) NT 15: 1 Timothy - American Standard Version
Bible (ASV) NT 15: 1 Timothy - American Standard Version
- Author: American Standard Version
- Genre: Bibles
The First Epistle to Timothy is one of the three Pastoral Epistles, written by Saint Paul and part of the New Testament of the Bible. It consists mainly of counsels to Timothy regarding the forms of worship and organization of the Church, and the...
Anne of the Island (version 3) (dramatic reading) - Lucy Maud Montgomery
Anne of the Island (version 3) (dramatic reading) - Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Genre: Dramatic Readings / General Fiction / Romance
Anne of the Island is the third book in the Anne of Green Gables series, written by Lucy Maud Montgomery about Anne Shirley. Anne of the Island was published in 1915, seven years after the bestselling Anne of Green Gables. In the continuing story of...
The Little Angel and Other Stories - Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev
The Little Angel and Other Stories - Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev
- Author: Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev
- Genre: Short Stories
This is a volume of short works by Leonid Andreyev. - Summary by Carolin...
Glinda of Oz - L. Frank Baum
Glinda of Oz - L. Frank Baum
- Author: L. Frank Baum
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Action & Adventure Fiction / Fantastic Fiction
Glinda of Oz is the fourteenth Land of Oz book and is the last one written by the original author L. Frank Baum, although the series was continued after his death by several other authors. Dorothy and Ozma discover that a war is brewing in a distant...
Nine Unlikely Tales - E. Nesbit
Nine Unlikely Tales - E. Nesbit
- Author: E. Nesbit
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
Nine original and, yes, unlikely fairy-tales, which include stories of the arithmetic fairy, the king who became a charming villa-residence and the dreadful automatic nagging machine. All are classic-Nesbit: charming, novel and not afraid to squeeze...
Bible (KJV) 29: Joel - King James Version
Bible (KJV) 29: Joel - King James Version
- Author: King James Version
- Genre: Christianity - Other
The Prophet Joel, the Second Minor Prophet of the Old Testament, entire book is read. (Summary by Susan S.)...
The Rainbow (Version 2) - D. H. Lawrence
The Rainbow (Version 2) - D. H. Lawrence
- Author: D. H. Lawrence
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
Briefly appearing in 1915, then banned and taken out of circulation for its adult treatment of sexuality, Lawrence's visionary novel The Rainbow attempts to situate the lives of three generations of the Brangwen family within the continuous social...
Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No 1, June 1899 - Various
Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No 1, June 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...
