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Silas Strong - Irving Bacheller
Silas Strong - Irving Bacheller
- Author: Irving Bacheller
- Genre: Fictional Biographies & Memoirs / Published 1900 onward
Per the author: "The book has one high ambition. It has tried to tell the sad story of the wilderness itself—to show, from the woodsman's view-point, the play of great forces which have been tearing down his home and turning it into the flesh and...
Folk Tales Every Child Should Know - Hamilton Wright Mabie
Folk Tales Every Child Should Know - Hamilton Wright Mabie
- Author: Hamilton Wright Mabie
- Genre: Children's Fiction / General
We have always loved stories. people have always entertained each other by telling tales around the campfire; traveling storytellers were huge crowd-pullers. Many of these stories were passed down through the generations, largely unchanged. "The...
The Elements of Botany - William Ruschenberger
The Elements of Botany - William Ruschenberger
- Author: William Ruschenberger
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Nature / Science
The Elements of Botany is one of seven in a Series of First Books of Natural History Prepared for the Use of Schools and Colleges. It is a succinct little textbook that presents a solid introduction to plant science. (Summary by A.Gramour)...
The Thirteen Travelers - Hugh Walpole
The Thirteen Travelers - Hugh Walpole
- Author: Hugh Walpole
- Genre: Published 1900 onward / Single Author Collections
The year is 1919 and peace has sprung upon the world after the unspeakable carnage of World War I. The place is Hortons, a building of expensive flats on Duke Street just off Piccadilly, London. Social structures are disintegrating, expectations are...
Bonaventure, A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana - George Washington CABLE
Bonaventure, A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana - George Washington CABLE
- Author: George Washington CABLE
- Genre: Historical Fiction
This is a gentle, delightful story of life and love on the bayoux of Acadian Louisiana during the latter half of the 19th century. Bonaventure is a Creole raised among the Acadians. He loves learning, and through his calling as a teacher, and his...
The House with the Green Shutters - George Douglas BROWN
The House with the Green Shutters - George Douglas BROWN
- Author: George Douglas BROWN
- Genre: General Fiction / Historical Fiction / Satire
The House with the Green Shutters is a novel by the Scottish writer George Douglas Brown, first published in 1901 by John MacQueen. Set in mid-19th century Ayrshire, in the fictitious town of Barbie which is based on his native Ochiltree, it...
The Power-House - John Buchan
The Power-House - John Buchan
- Author: John Buchan
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Suspense / Espionage / Political & Thrillers / War & Military Fiction
The Power-House is a novel by John Buchan, a thriller set in London, England. It was written in 1913, when it was serialised in Blackwood's Magazine, and it was published in book form in 1916. The narrator is the barrister and Tory MP Edward...
The Sea Lady - H. G. Wells
The Sea Lady - H. G. Wells
- Author: H. G. Wells
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
The Sea Lady is a novel written by H. G. Wells. It was serialized from July to December 1901 in Pearson's Magazine before being published by D. Appleton and Co. in 1902. The story involves a mermaid who comes ashore in Edwardian England. Based on...
Short Poetry Collection 121 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 121 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for June 2013....
Epistle to Mrs. Tyler - Christopher SMART
Epistle to Mrs. Tyler - Christopher SMART
- Author: Christopher SMART
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Epistle to Mrs. Tyler by Christopher Smart. This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 25, 2012. Christopher Smart (11 April 1722 – 21 May 1771), also known as "Kit Smart", "Kitty Smart", and "Jack...
Beric the Briton: a Story of the Roman Invasion - G. A. Henty
Beric the Briton: a Story of the Roman Invasion - G. A. Henty
- Author: G. A. Henty
- Genre: Historical Fiction
My series of stories dealing with the wars of England would be altogether incomplete did it not include the period when the Romans were the masters of the country. The valour with which the natives of this island defended themselves was acknowledged...
Absolute Surrender and Other Addresses - Andrew Murray
Absolute Surrender and Other Addresses - Andrew Murray
- Author: Andrew Murray
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Religion
This is a series of short messages written by the South African minister, Andrew Murray. They deal with the necessity and joy of surrendering our lives completely to God.(Summary written by Joy Chan)...
The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century - Jane C. LOUDON
The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century - Jane C. LOUDON
- Author: Jane C. LOUDON
- Genre: Science Fiction
The Mummy!: Or a Tale of the Twenty-Second Century is about a wise Egyptian mummy who is reanimated far in the future. With a different take on what lies ahead for civilization inspired from the exciting developments of the era, it is a strange,...
Old and New Masters - Robert Lynd
Old and New Masters - Robert Lynd
- Author: Robert Lynd
- Genre: Literary Criticism
Jane Austen, WB Yeats, Chesterton, Shaw... these are personal and intelligent short essays on a selection of great (and great-ish) writers: some well known, and some a bit more obscure to the average reader today. Robert Lynd (1879 – 1949) is best...
The Treasure Chest of My Bookhouse - Various
The Treasure Chest of My Bookhouse - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales / General Fiction
Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the fourth volume of the "My Bookhouse" series for little ones. Originally published in the 1920's as a six volume set, these books, edited by Olive Beaupre Miller,...
The Excursion - William Wordsworth
The Excursion - William Wordsworth
- Author: William Wordsworth
- Genre: Poetry
The Excursion: Being a portion of The Recluse, a Poem is a long poem by Romantic poet William Wordsworth and was first published in 1814. It was intended to be the second part of The Recluse, an unfinished larger work that was also meant to include...
A Knight of the White Cross - G. A. Henty
A Knight of the White Cross - G. A. Henty
- Author: G. A. Henty
- Genre: Historical Fiction
Adventure, pirates, a young orphan finds a place with a legendary order of knights. Fighting on sea and land to defend his people from barbaric slavers. Summary by Peter Strahm...
Summa Theologica - 13 Tertia Pars, The Saviour: His Incarnation and His Salvific Acts - Saint Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica - 13 Tertia Pars, The Saviour: His Incarnation and His Salvific Acts - Saint Thomas Aquinas
- Author: Saint Thomas Aquinas
- Genre: Early Modern / Christianity - Other
The Summa Theologica (or the Summa Theologiae or simply the Summa, written 1265–1274) is the most famous work of Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225–1274) although it was never finished. It was intended as a manual for beginners and a compilation of all of the...
Young Folks' History of Germany - Charlotte Mary Yonge
Young Folks' History of Germany - Charlotte Mary Yonge
- Author: Charlotte Mary Yonge
- Genre: General
An entertaining history for "young folks", covering the history of Germany from the ancient tribes of pre-Roman times to Wilhelm I (1870-1877). - Summary by Kara...
The Case of the Golden Bullet - Grace Isabel Colbron
The Case of the Golden Bullet - Grace Isabel Colbron
- Author: Grace Isabel Colbron
- Genre: Detective Fiction
Joseph Muller, quiet mannered detective, tries to solve the mystery of a man who died in his study, by a bullet hole in the chest. But all windows and doors were locked, from the inside. (summary by Dawn Larsen)...
An Itinerant House, and Other Stories - Emma Frances DAWSON
An Itinerant House, and Other Stories - Emma Frances DAWSON
- Author: Emma Frances DAWSON
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
This is a volume of short stories of supernatural fiction by American author Emma Frances Dawson. Not all of the tales depend on ghosts, most of them are much more subtle than that. The author skillfully creates undercurrents, adding a distinct...
Aunt Crete's Emancipation - Grace Livingston Hill
Aunt Crete's Emancipation - Grace Livingston Hill
- Author: Grace Livingston Hill
- Genre: Family Life
Aunt Lucretia — 'Crete' to her family — is a sweet, patient older woman, who lives with her narrow-minded sister and spoilt niece, acting as their unpaid and unappreciated domestic servant. When they leave town in order to avoid the unexpected visit...
A Boy's Song - James HOGG
A Boy's Song - James HOGG
- Author: James HOGG
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of A Boy's Song by James Hogg. This was the weekly poetry project for April 26th, 2009....
The House that Jack Built - Unknown
The House that Jack Built - Unknown
- Author: Unknown
- Genre: General
"The House that Jack Built" is a standard of juvenile literature that delights children and adults alike with the increasingly lengthy sentences, stretched to the breaking point, that make up its narrative. Through a chain of events, beginning with...
The Calendar and Other Verses - Irving Sydney Dix
The Calendar and Other Verses - Irving Sydney Dix
- Author: Irving Sydney Dix
- Genre: Single author
Written by poet Irving Sydney Dix in 1913 for "evidence of my love for and interest in the greatest of all the arts," this little collection of poems includes "The Calendar," "Fairies of the Frost," and "The Sinking of the Titanic." (Summary by...
Curly - Roger POCOCK
Curly - Roger POCOCK
- Author: Roger POCOCK
- Genre: Westerns
This Arizona-set western at the turn of the 20th century features an Irish lord named Balshannon, his American helper Chalkeye, and a cattle-rustler's son named Curly. (Summary by Matt Pierard)...
Owen Wingrave - Henry James
Owen Wingrave - Henry James
- Author: Henry James
- Genre: Gothic Fiction
A young man of good family with a long distinguished military tradition indicates that he will not follow his ancestors' path into the army. Dire results ensue. Benjamin Britten in 1970 wrote an opera based on this story. ( Summary by david wales)...
Backwater (Pilgrimage, Vol. 2) - Dorothy Richardson
Backwater (Pilgrimage, Vol. 2) - Dorothy Richardson
- Author: Dorothy Richardson
- Genre: Literary Fiction
"Backwater" is the second volume of "Pilgrimage," a series of thirteen autobiographical novels by Dorothy Richardson considered to have pioneered the "stream of consciousness" technique of writing. In a review of the first volume in the series,...
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (version 2) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (version 2) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Genre: General Fiction / Detective Fiction / Short Stories
Sherlock Holmes, a fictional character of the late 19th and early 20th century created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is a brilliant London-based "consulting detective" famous for his intellectual prowess and renowned for...
At Sunrise - Bliss Carman
At Sunrise - Bliss Carman
- Author: Bliss Carman
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Canada has full right to be proud of her poets, a small body though they are; but not only does Mr. Carman stand high and clear above them all—his place (and time cannot but confirm and justify the assertion) is among those men whose poetry is the...
Some Answered Questions - Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abbás
Some Answered Questions - Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abbás
- Author: Abdu’l-Bahá ‘Abbás
- Genre: Other religions
Some Answered Questions was first published in 1908. It contains questions asked to `Abdu'l-Bahá by Laura Clifford Barney, during several of her visits to Haifa between 1904 and 1906, and `Abdu'l-Bahá's answers to these questions.Prominent...
Makers of Many Things - Eva March Tappan
Makers of Many Things - Eva March Tappan
- Author: Eva March Tappan
- Genre: Reference
How are friction matches made? How do rags and trees become paper? Who makes the dishes on our tables? Published in 1916, this children's book explains the origins of everyday items in an entertaining and informative way. There are plenty of...
Bible (KJV) Apocrypha/Deuterocanon: Additions to Daniel - King James Version
Bible (KJV) Apocrypha/Deuterocanon: Additions to Daniel - King James Version
- Author: King James Version
- Genre: King James Version
The Additions to Daniel comprise three chapters not found in the Hebrew/Aramaic text of Daniel. The text of these chapters is found in the Greek Septuagint and in the earlier Old Greek translation. They are accepted as canonical and translated as...
A Florida Sketch-Book - Bradford TORREY
A Florida Sketch-Book - Bradford TORREY
- Author: Bradford TORREY
- Genre: Nature
This is a series of late-19th Century essays about Florida's flora & fauna written by a Massachusetts-based naturalist. (Summary by BellonaTimes) Note: page 142 was read from Google Books as it was missing from the Gutenberg version....
Bowser the Hound - Thornton W. Burgess
Bowser the Hound - Thornton W. Burgess
- Author: Thornton W. Burgess
- Genre: Children's Fiction
Old Man Coyote craftily leads Bowser the hound away from home, and Bowser gets lost. Will Bowser find his way back to Farmer Brown's? Will Reddy Fox finally catch himself a chicken, now that Bowser is no longer guarding the henhouse? This is one of...
The World's Best Poetry, Volume 2: Love (Part 1) - Various
The World's Best Poetry, Volume 2: Love (Part 1) - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Anthologies
The second of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, includes a range of famous and influential love poems relating to such topics as admiration; love's nature;...
Religions of Ancient China - Herbert Allen GILES
Religions of Ancient China - Herbert Allen GILES
- Author: Herbert Allen GILES
- Genre: Other religions
An overview of the religions of China, beginning with Fu Hsi, B.C. 2953-2838, and continuing through the 19th Century....
The People's Idea of God - Mary Baker Eddy
The People's Idea of God - Mary Baker Eddy
- Author: Mary Baker Eddy
- Genre: Religion
"The improved theory and practice of religion and of medicine are mainly due to the people's improved views of the Supreme Being." (from The People's Idea of God)...
The Sign of the Four (version 2 dramatic reading) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Sign of the Four (version 2 dramatic reading) - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Dramatic Readings
The Sign of the Four, the second of four novels featuring Sherlock Holmes, has a complex plot involving India, a stolen treasure, and a secret pact among four convicts and two corrupt prison guards. Some of Holmes's less savory habits are revealed,...
The School for Wives - Molière
The School for Wives - Molière
- Author: Molière
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Plays / Satire
In 1661 and 1662 Moliere presented the plays The School for Husbands and then The School for Wives (this one). "The central situations of the two have much in common: the arbitrary and jealous lover to whom circumstances have given almost the...
