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A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great, Vol II - John Bagnell BURY
A History of Greece to the Death of Alexander the Great, Vol II - John Bagnell BURY
- Author: John Bagnell BURY
- Genre: Antiquity
J.B. Bury wrote his “History of Greece” before World War I, but it is such a good overview of classical Greek history that the third edition was still being used as a college textbook in the late 1960′s. In the newer editions, a co-author rewrote...
The Mounties in the News - The NEW YORK TIMES
The Mounties in the News - The NEW YORK TIMES
- Author: The NEW YORK TIMES
- Genre: Modern (19th C)
A newspaper account of the activities in the Western Canada during the Riel Rebellion and some of the aftermath , articles dating from August 1880 to January 1895. (Summary by David Lawrence)Readers for this project are David Lawrence and Esther....
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 - Lucy Maud Montgomery
Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1902 to 1903 - Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Author: Lucy Maud Montgomery
- Genre: General Fiction / Nautical & Marine Fiction / Romance
Lucy Maud Montgomery was born at Clifton (now New London), Prince Edward Island, Canada, on November 30, 1874. She achieved international fame in her lifetime, putting Prince Edward Island and Canada on the world literary map. Best known for her...
Miss Pim's Camouflage - Dorothy TENNANT
Miss Pim's Camouflage - Dorothy TENNANT
- Author: Dorothy TENNANT
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Suspense / Espionage / Political & Thrillers / War & Military Fiction
Mid-WWI, staid Englishwoman Miss Perdita Pim suffers a sunstroke gardening & gains the power of invisibility. She becomes a super-secret agent, going behind German lines, sometimes visible, sometimes not, witnessing atrocities & gleaning...
Day and NIght - Rupert Brooke
Day and NIght - Rupert Brooke
- Author: Rupert Brooke
- Genre: Romance / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Rupert Brooke was both fair to see and winning in his ways. There was at the first contact both bloom and charm; and most of all there was life. To use the word his friends describe him by, he was "vivid". This vitality, though manifold in...
30 Ghost Stories - Various
30 Ghost Stories - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
17 short stories from the book twenty-Five Ghost Stories and 13 shorts from the book Indian Ghost Stories - Summary by Kirk Ziegler...
The Children's Tabernacle; Or, Hand Work and Heart Work - Charlotte Maria Tucker
The Children's Tabernacle; Or, Hand Work and Heart Work - Charlotte Maria Tucker
- Author: Charlotte Maria Tucker
- Genre: Religious Fiction
Bored with whittling, embroidery and other amusements, five children and their mother set out to build a model of the tabernacle. As the pillars are fashioned and the curtains sewn, the children learn the importance of types in the Old Testament....
The Science of Being Great - Wallace D. WATTLES
The Science of Being Great - Wallace D. WATTLES
- Author: Wallace D. WATTLES
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Self-Help
The Science of Being Great is the second book of Wattles' triology. In this volume he argues that the power of thought and positive self-esteem is the only true measure of a person's greatness. (Summary by Diana Majlinger) The Science of Getting Rich...
Short Poetry Collection 089 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 089 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of July 2010....
Simple Gifts - Joseph BRACKETT
Simple Gifts - Joseph BRACKETT
- Author: Joseph BRACKETT
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Simple Gifts by Anonymous. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for May 17th, 2010. Several Shaker manuscripts indicate that this is a "Dancing Song" or a "Quick Dance." The references to "turning"...
Love Thee ? - Thomas Moore
Love Thee ? - Thomas Moore
- Author: Thomas Moore
- Genre: Poetry
This is the Weekly Poem for the week of November 29th, 2015. Another romantic love poem by the irish poet Thomas Moore. - Summary by Stav Nisser....
Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education - John Dewey
Democracy and Education: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Education - John Dewey
- Author: John Dewey
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Philosophy
An important, controversial, and often cited work on public education. Dewey discusses the role of public education in a democracy and the different methods for achieving quality in education. After its initial publication, this book began a...
Cottage Economy - William COBBETT
Cottage Economy - William COBBETT
- Author: William COBBETT
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Self-Help
How can you tell when your pig is fat enough? Why should you never buy mustard? What's wrong with eating potatoes? Which is better, beer or tea? And what type of straw makes the best bonnets? William Cobbett is the man to ask. Here is his book of...
Light on the Path - Mabel COLLINS
Light on the Path - Mabel COLLINS
- Author: Mabel COLLINS
- Genre: Religion
When Light on the Path was first published in 1885, it became an important work for Theosophists and has remained so ever since. It offers advice for those who wish to follow a spiritual way of living, set out point by point in short sections for...
A Gift - Amy Lowell
A Gift - Amy Lowell
- Author: Amy Lowell
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
Amy Lawrence Lowell was an American poet of the imagist school from Brookline, Massachusetts, who posthumously won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1926. Though she sometimes wrote sonnets, Lowell was an early adherent to the "free verse" method of...
Plain Living - Rolf BOLDREWOOD
Plain Living - Rolf BOLDREWOOD
- Author: Rolf BOLDREWOOD
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Family Life
Seemingly down-on-his-luck Australian sheep rancher and orchard grower kindly teaches his loving family the value of money through 'plain living'. Fellow fans of Jon Cleary's "The Sundowners", set a generation later, may enjoy this. - Summary by...
Short Science Fiction Collection 062 - Various
Short Science Fiction Collection 062 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Science Fiction / Short Stories / Fantasy Fiction
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...
The Story of My Life - Helen KELLER
The Story of My Life - Helen KELLER
- Author: Helen KELLER
- Genre: Biography & Autobiography
The Story of My Life is a personal account of Helen Keller's life, from her early days to those as an adult. It includes how she came to meet her teacher Ann Sullivan, and learnt to communicate using the manual alphabet. It then goes on to chronicle...
Bible (KJV) NT 09: Galatians - King James Version
Bible (KJV) NT 09: Galatians - King James Version
- Author: King James Version
- Genre: King James Version
Paul wrote this letter to the Galatians to warn them of how they were changing their belief of the gospel. They were subtly starting to believe that they must finish in the flesh what was begun in the Spirit. They had forgotten the simplicity of the...
Prodigal Daughters - Joseph HOCKING
Prodigal Daughters - Joseph HOCKING
- Author: Joseph HOCKING
- Genre: Literary Fiction
A frank look at the revolt of the younger generation following World War I, the book follows the Trelawney family. The father looks eagerly forward to his return home after serving an important but harrowing stint in the army. What he finds at home...
Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia - Samuel Johnson
Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia - Samuel Johnson
- Author: Samuel Johnson
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Fantasy Fiction
In this enchanting fable (subtitled The Choice of Life), Rasselas and his retinue burrow their way out of the totalitarian paradise of the Happy Valley in search of that triad of eighteenth-century aspiration - life, liberty and happiness. According...
Understood Betsy - Dorothy Canfield Fisher
Understood Betsy - Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- Author: Dorothy Canfield Fisher
- Genre: Children's Fiction
Understood Betsy is a 1916 novel for children by Dorothy Canfield Fisher. The story tells of Elizabeth Ann, a 9-year-old orphan who goes from a sheltered existence with her father's aunt Harriet and cousin Frances in the city, to living on a Vermont...
A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories - Bill Nye
A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories - Bill Nye
- Author: Bill Nye
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
Bill Nye was a respected journalist who also became known as a humorist. His short pieces range from a description of a visit to a friend residing in Ludlow prison, to “advice” to a son, to a wry commentary on his visits to Oakland, California. From...
This Country of Ours, Part 5 - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
This Country of Ours, Part 5 - Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Author: Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
- Genre: Reference / Early Modern
Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall's book of stories from the history of the United States begins with accounts of exploration and settlement, and ends with the presidency of Woodrow Wilson. This is Part 5: Stories...
Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi - William C. EVERHART
Vicksburg National Military Park, Mississippi - William C. EVERHART
- Author: William C. EVERHART
- Genre: War & Military
In the American Civil War, the Vicksburg campaign (December 1862-July 1863) was a pivotal victory for the Union under the generalship of Ulysses S. Grant, who as a result was promoted by President Lincoln to command of all the North’s military...
Dead Souls - Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
Dead Souls - Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
- Author: Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
- Genre: Historical Fiction
Dead Souls (Russian: Мёртвые души) by Nikolai Gogol, Russian writer, was first published in 1842, and is one of the most prominent works of 19th-century Russian literature. Gogol himself saw it as an "epic poem in prose", and within the book as a...
The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1660 - Samuel PEPYS
The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1660 - Samuel PEPYS
- Author: Samuel PEPYS
- Genre: Memoirs
Samuel Pepys was the first Secretary to the Admiralty during the reign of Charles II, instrumental in developing the Royal Navy and witness to some of the most significant events of the Restoration period, including the Great Fire of London. His...
The Eyes Of The World - Harold Bell WRIGHT
The Eyes Of The World - Harold Bell WRIGHT
- Author: Harold Bell WRIGHT
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
The Eyes of the World was the Best Selling Book for 1914 according to Publisher's Weekly. The novel explores what Harold Bell Wright views as the false world of artists, writers, critics, and their wealthy patrons. Two of the main characters are the...
The Measure Of A Man; A Tale Of The Big Woods - Norman Duncan
The Measure Of A Man; A Tale Of The Big Woods - Norman Duncan
- Author: Norman Duncan
- Genre: Published 1900 onward
A tale of a singular man at work among lumber-jacks. Duncan's droll style and tongue-in-cheek viewpoint keep the reader and listener much entertained. - Summary by Book preface and david wales...
Werwolves - Elliott O'DONNELL
Werwolves - Elliott O'DONNELL
- Author: Elliott O'DONNELL
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction
Written in 1912 by a famous ghost hunter who was also an occult fantasy writer, this interesting book collects together folktales and traditions from across Europe, starting in the British Isles, through Spain, France, Belgium and Norway to Russia....
Messengers of Evil - Marcel ALLAIN
Messengers of Evil - Marcel ALLAIN
- Author: Marcel ALLAIN
- Genre: Detective Fiction
Fantômas was introduced a few years after Arsène Lupin, another well-known thief. But whereas Lupin draws the line at murder, Fantômas has no such qualms and is shown as a sociopath who enjoys killing in a sadistic fashion.He is totally ruthless,...
The Green Rust (Version 2) - Edgar Wallace
The Green Rust (Version 2) - Edgar Wallace
- Author: Edgar Wallace
- Genre: General Fiction / Detective Fiction
Edgar Wallace, perhaps best known for creating King Kong, wrote dozens of novels. The Green Rust, his twelfth crime novel, is one of three books he published in 1919. It begins at the English home of the severely ill American millionaire, John...
Christmas at Thompson Hall - Anthony Trollope
Christmas at Thompson Hall - Anthony Trollope
- Author: Anthony Trollope
- Genre: Historical Fiction
"A Mid-Victorian Christmas Tale"; tells of a night time encounter between relatives who had never before met, resulting in minor injuries, embarassment, and Trollope's usual 'nice' social interactions. (Summary by Arnold Banner)...
Of Peace of Mind - Lucius Annaeus SENECA
Of Peace of Mind - Lucius Annaeus SENECA
- Author: Lucius Annaeus SENECA
- Genre: Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity) / *Non-fiction / Self-Help
How to maintain a tranquil mind amongst social upheaval and turmoil, addressed to Serenus. (Introduction by Jonathan Hockey)...
Madame Butterfly - John Luther LONG
Madame Butterfly - John Luther LONG
- Author: John Luther LONG
- Genre: General Fiction / Romance
Madame Butterfly is the story of the young Japanese girl Cho-Cho San, who marries a flighty American naval officer, and is thenceforth outcast from her relatives. Anxiously she awaits the return of her beloved husband, but when he finally anchors in...
Famous American Statesmen - Sarah Knowles Bolton
Famous American Statesmen - Sarah Knowles Bolton
- Author: Sarah Knowles Bolton
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / History
A sketch of the lives of some of America's early Statesmen: George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Andrew Jackson, Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, Charles Sumner, Ulysses S. Grant, and James A. Garfield. (Summary by...
The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding - Annie Fellows Johnston
The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding - Annie Fellows Johnston
- Author: Annie Fellows Johnston
- Genre: Family
In the previous book in this series, Lloyd was the maid of honor, but now it will be the Little Colonel's turn to be the bride. But who will be the groom? Will it be one of our old friends from previous books such as Malcolm MacIntyre, Rob Moore,...
Love is enough - William Morris
Love is enough - William Morris
- Author: William Morris
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Love is enough by William Morris. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 17, 2013. William Morris was an English textile designer, artist, writer, and libertarian socialist associated with the...
Memoirs of a Revolutionist, Vol. 2 - Peter KROPOTKIN
Memoirs of a Revolutionist, Vol. 2 - Peter KROPOTKIN
- Author: Peter KROPOTKIN
- Genre: *Non-fiction / Biography & Autobiography / History
Peter Kropotkin was a Russian anarcho-communist and scientist. This is his autobiography, and he writes not only about his own life, but also about 19th century Russian society and politics. He was born into the nobility and had a military...
The Scarlet Pimpernel (version 3 dramatic reading) - Baroness Orczy
The Scarlet Pimpernel (version 3 dramatic reading) - Baroness Orczy
- Author: Baroness Orczy
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Dramatic Readings / Suspense / Espionage / Political & Thrillers
Baroness Emma ("Emmuska") Orczy (September 23, 1865 – November 12, 1947) was a British novelist, playwright and artist of Hungarian origin. She was most notable for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel. Some of her paintings were...
