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Little Eyolf - Henrik Ibsen
Little Eyolf - Henrik Ibsen
- Author: Henrik Ibsen
- Genre: Tragedy
Henrik Ibsen's 1894 play Little Eyolf tells the story of the Allmers family: the father, Alfred, his wife Rita, their crippled nine-year-old son Eyolf, and Alfred's sister Asta. As the play begins, Alfred has just gotten back from a trip to the...
The Gambler - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
The Gambler - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Author: Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Genre: General Fiction
The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. The novella reflects Dostoevsky's own addiction to roulette, which was in more ways than one the inspiration for the book:...
Happy Days - A. A. MILNE
Happy Days - A. A. MILNE
- Author: A. A. MILNE
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
Although best known for his Winnie the Pooh stories, A.A. Milne spent years as an editor at the English humor magazine Punch. These sprightly essays were chosen from the hundreds he wrote during that period. As usual, they are funny, wry, and poke...
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 - Havelock ELLIS
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 - Havelock ELLIS
- Author: Havelock ELLIS
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Psychology / Self-Help
The first of six volumes, this volume covers in extensive detail the topics of "The Evolution of Modesty", "The Phenomena of Sexual Periodicity", and "Auto-Eroticism". Written as an anthropological and psychological study from the point of view of...
Tell Us Another! Stories That Never Grow Old - Winfrid HERBST
Tell Us Another! Stories That Never Grow Old - Winfrid HERBST
- Author: Winfrid HERBST
- Genre: Religion / Short works
A collection of 65 little stories for the Catholic child (and adult), designed to captivatingly teach the truths and morals of the faith. This is the companion volume to "Just Stories" by the same author. (Summary by Maria Therese)...
Chrysomela - Robert Herrick
Chrysomela - Robert Herrick
- Author: Robert Herrick
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poetry by Robert Herrick. The volume "Chrysomela" was arranged by Francis Turner Palgrave. The 17th century English poet is continuing to inspire readers of his poetry. - Summary by Carolin...
Short Science Fiction Collection 039 - Various
Short Science Fiction Collection 039 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Science Fiction / Anthologies
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and scientific method, but are not facts of the author’s contemporary world. The stories often represent...
What Men Live By and Other Tales - Leo Tolstoy
What Men Live By and Other Tales - Leo Tolstoy
- Author: Leo Tolstoy
- Genre: Short Stories
Although Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a wealthy landowner, in his later life he had what was considered a “religious awakening.” This experience went on to inform his writing and his lifestyle in profound ways. His views transcended the specifics of...
Sleeping Fires - Gertrude Atherton
Sleeping Fires - Gertrude Atherton
- Author: Gertrude Atherton
- Genre: Romance / Published 1900 onward
The story of a love so strong that neither the rigid rules of Society in California in the 1800s nor the very bowels of hell could keep a young woman from the love she had found. A story rich in fashion ad feminism showing how determination and love...
Concerning the Spiritual in Art - Wassily KANDINSKY
Concerning the Spiritual in Art - Wassily KANDINSKY
- Author: Wassily KANDINSKY
- Genre: Art / Design & Architecture
Published in 1911, Kandinsky's book compares the spiritual life of humanity to a pyramid -- the artist has a mission to lead others to the pinnacle with his work. The point of the pyramid is those few, great artists. It is a spiritual pyramid,...
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge FAA-H-8083-25A - Federal Aviation Administration
Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge FAA-H-8083-25A - Federal Aviation Administration
- Author: Federal Aviation Administration
- Genre: Education / Technology & Engineering
"The Pilot’s Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge provides basic knowledge that is essential for pilots. This handbook introduces pilots to the broad spectrum of knowledge that will be needed as they progress in their pilot training. Except for the...
Hide and Seek - Wilkie Collins
Hide and Seek - Wilkie Collins
- Author: Wilkie Collins
- Genre: Literary Fiction
The artist Valentine Blyth has a very generous heart. He lovingly cares for his invalid wife, rescues a deaf orphan girl from maltreatment in a traveling circus and adopts her, and mentors a young man who gets in trouble with his tyrannical father....
Revelations of a Wife - Adele GARRISON
Revelations of a Wife - Adele GARRISON
- Author: Adele GARRISON
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Romance
Adele Garrison was the nom de plume of Nana Springer White, an American writer. Her career included time as a schoolteacher in Milwaukee. She later worked as an editor for the Milwaukee Sentinel and then a reporter and writer for the Chicago...
Canyon de Chelly; The Story of its Ruins and People - Zorro A. BRADLEY
Canyon de Chelly; The Story of its Ruins and People - Zorro A. BRADLEY
- Author: Zorro A. BRADLEY
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
A 1973 U.S. government publication describing the history and physical characteristics of this Arizona national monument within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation. - Summary by david wales...
More Selected Classics of Washington Irving - Washington Irving
More Selected Classics of Washington Irving - Washington Irving
- Author: Washington Irving
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Travel Fiction
Washington Irving is, arguably, one of America's greatest writers. He spent many years in Europe and kept records of his observations, which formed the basis of such classics as "Old Christmas," "Bracebridge Hall" and "Tales of a Traveler." This...
The Bridal of Triermain - Sir Walter Scott
The Bridal of Triermain - Sir Walter Scott
- Author: Sir Walter Scott
- Genre: Narratives
Scott's The Bridal of Triermain is a rhymed, romantic, narrative poem which weaves together elements of popular English legend using dramatic themes. This beautiful poem celebrates the exploits of a knight errant - Sir Roland De Vaux - as he seeks...
Èmile - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Èmile - Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Author: Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Genre: Culture & Heritage Fiction / Literary Fiction
Emile, or On Education or Émile, or Treatise on Education (French: Émile, ou De l’éducation) was published in 1762 in French and German and in 1763 in English. The significance of Rousseau in education as well as in politics must be found in his...
Conquest Over Time - Michael SHAARA
Conquest Over Time - Michael SHAARA
- Author: Michael SHAARA
- Genre: Science Fiction
Pat Travis, a spacer renowned for his luck, is suddenly quite out of it. His job is to beat his competitors to sign newly-Contacted human races to commercial contracts...But what can he do when he finds he's on a planet that consults astrology for...
As a Man Thinketh (version 2) - James Allen
As a Man Thinketh (version 2) - James Allen
- Author: James Allen
- Genre: Self-Help
As a Man Thinketh is a literary essay of James Allen, published in 1902. The title is influenced by a verse in the Bible from the Book of Proverbs chapter 23 verse 7, “As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.” The main concepts of this book as as...
War and Peace, Book 01: 1805 - Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace, Book 01: 1805 - Leo Tolstoy
- Author: Leo Tolstoy
- Genre: Historical Fiction
War and Peace (Russian: Война и мир, Voyna i mir; in original orthography: Война и миръ, Voyna i mir") 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...
The Disagreeable Man - W. S. Gilbert
The Disagreeable Man - W. S. Gilbert
- Author: W. S. Gilbert
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 26 recordings of The Disagreeable Man by Sir W. S. Gilbert. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for June 10, 2012. The Bab Ballads are a collection of light verse by W. S. Gilbert, illustrated with his own comic...
Aunt Judy's Tales - Margaret GATTY
Aunt Judy's Tales - Margaret GATTY
- Author: Margaret GATTY
- Genre: Short works
This is a collection of six short stories by Margaret Gatty, writing as Mrs. Alfred Gatty. All told by 'an elder girl' in a large family to the 8 little ones gathered around. "There is not a more charming sight in the domestic world, than that of an...
My Travels, A Family Story - Maria HACKETT
My Travels, A Family Story - Maria HACKETT
- Author: Maria HACKETT
- Genre: Travel & Geography
This is not a family history. Family histories are invariably dull and of interest to only a few who have a belief in, and are proud of, their pedigree. It is the story of the mother of a family who led a very eventful life and traveled many...
Aequanimitas and Other Addresses - Sir William OSLER
Aequanimitas and Other Addresses - Sir William OSLER
- Author: Sir William OSLER
- Genre: Medical / Contemporary
This book is a compilation of twenty-two addresses given by Sir William Osler in various settings. He spoke on the philosophical and moral foundations of medical science, giving instruction to the student the teacher, the physician and the nurse. In...
Pandora's Box - Frank WEDEKIND
Pandora's Box - Frank WEDEKIND
- Author: Frank WEDEKIND
- Genre: Plays
Pandora's Box (1904) (Die Büchse der Pandora) is a play by the German dramatist Frank Wedekind. It forms the second part of his pairing of 'Lulu' plays (the first is Earth Spirit [1895]), both of which depict a society "riven by the demands of lust...
Emma - Jane Austen
Emma - Jane Austen
- Author: Jane Austen
- Genre: Humorous Fiction / Romance
Sherry reads Jane Austen’s sparkling comedy of manners with wit and vivacity, and brings the characters to life. Mr. Woodhouse worries and frets, Miss Bates chatters on, and Emma blithely manipulates and misunderstands her friends and family until...
Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars - Howard R. Garis
Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars - Howard R. Garis
- Author: Howard R. Garis
- Genre: Sports Fiction / Action & Adventure
"Baseball Joe" Matson has recently moved to Riverside with his family, in this opening volume of Baseball Joe series. Joe is a wide-awake country boy who enjoys playing baseball. We follow his career in the series, and his adventures, as he joins...
Songs of Cheer - John Kendrick Bangs
Songs of Cheer - John Kendrick Bangs
- Author: John Kendrick Bangs
- Genre: Poetry
This is a volume of poetry by John Kendrick Bangs. All the poems in this volume share the very positive tone, they discuss happiness, love, and friendship, and can be enjoyed by children as well as adults. - Summary by Carolin...
A History of the Philippines - David Prescott BARROWS
A History of the Philippines - David Prescott BARROWS
- Author: David Prescott BARROWS
- Genre: History
This book is one of the earliest studies of Philippine history by an American scholar. In preparation for this book, the author conducted ethnological studies of indiginous island tribes after the American war in the Philippines. Since this book was...
The Frozen Pirate - William Clark Russell
The Frozen Pirate - William Clark Russell
- Author: William Clark Russell
- Genre: Nautical & Marine Fiction
Sailing adventure with storms, icebergs, shipwrecks, treasure, and the reawakening of a pirate frozen in suspended animation for nearly fifty years (Summary by P. Cunningham)...
Nomads of the North - James Oliver Curwood
Nomads of the North - James Oliver Curwood
- Author: James Oliver Curwood
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Romance
An unlikely pair were Neewa, the black bear cub who had been orphaned at a young age, and Miki, part Mackenzie hound, part Airedale and Spitz who had become separated from his master in the frozen reaches of northern Canada. But the two befriended...
Miss Ingalis - Gertrude HALL
Miss Ingalis - Gertrude HALL
- Author: Gertrude HALL
- Genre: Family
As the story begins, title character Grace Ingalis is a young woman with a middle-class socialite's upbringing who decides to marry a well-off young businessman she met mere weeks before on a winter sail to the West Indies. But intrigue is brewing...
English Stornelli - Augusta WEBSTER
English Stornelli - Augusta WEBSTER
- Author: Augusta WEBSTER
- Genre: Single author / Lyric
In this sequence Augusta Webster experimented with eight-line verses grouped thematically by the seasons of the year. These poems also explore the cyclical stages of life from youth, courtship and parenthood through age and loss. Summary by...
Cats: Their Points and Characteristics, with Curiosities of Cat Life, and a Chapter on Feline Ailments - W. Gordon STABLES
Cats: Their Points and Characteristics, with Curiosities of Cat Life, and a Chapter on Feline Ailments - W. Gordon STABLES
- Author: W. Gordon STABLES
- Genre: Animals
How true is the old saw: "Dogs have families, but cats have staff"? Cats have been favorite domestic pets for thousands of years. This is a study of their history, characteristics and suitability as pets, together with some charming cat tales. A...
If I May - A. A. MILNE
If I May - A. A. MILNE
- Author: A. A. MILNE
- Genre: Essays & Short Works / Humor
A. A. Milne (18 January 1882 – 31 January 1956) was an English author, best known for his books about the teddy bear Winnie-the-Pooh and for various poems. 'If I May' is a collection of short essays on desultory subjects that first appeared in The...
Hidden Treasures - Harry A. LEWIS
Hidden Treasures - Harry A. LEWIS
- Author: Harry A. LEWIS
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
"Some succeed while others fail. This is a recognized fact; yet history tells us that seven-tenths of our most successful men began life poor." A selection of mini-biographies teaches us how some successful men have overcome odds to make their mark...
Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (The Warren Report) - The President's Commission on the Assassination of
Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy (The Warren Report) - The President's Commission on the Assassination of
- Author: The President's Commission on the Assassination of
- Genre: True Crime
The assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy on November 22, 1963, was a cruel and shocking act of violence directed against a man, a family, a nation, and against all mankind. . . . This Commission was created on November 29, 1963, in recognition...
The Ring and the Book - An Interpretation - Francis Bickford HORNBROOKE
The Ring and the Book - An Interpretation - Francis Bickford HORNBROOKE
- Author: Francis Bickford HORNBROOKE
- Genre: Literary Criticism
Francis Bickford Hornbrooke was an American Unitarian minister who in later years was recognized as an expert commentator on literature, in particular the works of Robert Browning. Of all Browning's output, it was his monumental epic, the Ring and...
The Pilgrimage Of Etheria - ETHERIA
The Pilgrimage Of Etheria - ETHERIA
- Author: ETHERIA
- Genre: History / Travel & Geography / Antiquity
This (probably) late fourth century common era (A.D.) narrative of a Christian pilgrimage is the earliest such text which survives to us. It is an important source of information about early Christian practices. This book has an extended...
The Jolly Corner - Henry James
The Jolly Corner - Henry James
- Author: Henry James
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
"The Jolly Corner," published in 1908, is considered by many to be a ghost story ranking second only to "The Turn of the Screw." James’s protagonist, Spencer Brydon, is an American of 56, returned to New York after 33 years in Europe, where he has...
