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The Lost Stradivarius - John Meade FALKNER
The Lost Stradivarius - John Meade FALKNER
- Author: John Meade FALKNER
- Genre: Horror & Supernatural Fiction / Detective Fiction
The Lost Stradivarius (1895), by J. Meade Falkner, is a short novel of ghosts and the evil that can be invested in an object, in this case an extremely fine Stradivarius violin. After finding the violin of the title in a hidden compartment in his...
The Tale of Bobby Bobolink - Arthur Scott Bailey
The Tale of Bobby Bobolink - Arthur Scott Bailey
- Author: Arthur Scott Bailey
- Genre: Animals & Nature
Arthur Scott Bailey, a native of the state of Vermont, wrote over forty children's books using a variety of animals, birds and even insects to entertain. The Tale of Bobby Bobolink is one of 16 stories of his Tuck-Me-In Tales series. - Summary by...
The Coming Race - Edward BULWER-LYTTON
The Coming Race - Edward BULWER-LYTTON
- Author: Edward BULWER-LYTTON
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Fantastic Fiction / Science Fiction
Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton (1803-1873) was an English novelist, poet, playright, and politician. Lord Lytton was a florid, popular writer of his day, who coined such phrases as "the great unwashed", "pursuit of the...
Summer in a Garden and Calvin, A Study of Character - Charles Dudley WARNER
Summer in a Garden and Calvin, A Study of Character - Charles Dudley WARNER
- Author: Charles Dudley WARNER
- Genre: Animals / Gardening
This is Warner's contemplative and humorous account of the wondrous and mysterious workings of a garden he tended for 19 weeks. After this is a essay of remembrance for Warner's beloved cat, Calvin. (Summary by Mark Penfold)...
Wodehouse in the Strand - Short Story Collection - P. G. Wodehouse
Wodehouse in the Strand - Short Story Collection - P. G. Wodehouse
- Author: P. G. Wodehouse
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
This is a collection of P.G. Wodehouse's short stories published in The Strand from 1918 to 1922. (kirk202) Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE (15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975) was an English humorist, whose body of work includes novels, short...
Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays - Bertrand Russell
Mysticism and Logic and Other Essays - Bertrand Russell
- Author: Bertrand Russell
- Genre: Philosophy / Modern
This anthology collects a number of fascinating strands of Bertrand Russell's thought. "Mathematics and the Metaphysicians" details the impact of the 1900 World Congress of Philosophers on Russell's development and the hope that new methods in...
Bible (ASV) 13: 1 Chronicles - American Standard Version
Bible (ASV) 13: 1 Chronicles - American Standard Version
- Author: American Standard Version
- Genre: Bibles
The Books of Chronicles (Hebrew Divrei Hayyamim, דברי הימים, Greek Paralipomenon, Παραλειπομένων) are part of the Hebrew Bible (Jewish Tanakh and Christian Old Testament). In the Masoretic Text, it appears as the first or last book of the Ketuvim...
O Southland! - James Weldon Johnson
O Southland! - James Weldon Johnson
- Author: James Weldon Johnson
- Genre: Poetry
In celebration of Juneteenth, LibriVox volunteers bring you five different versions of O Southland!, by James Weldon Johnson. This was the weekly poetry project for 18 June 2006. (Summary by Annie Coleman)...
Sister Simon's Murder Case - Margaret Ann HUBBARD
Sister Simon's Murder Case - Margaret Ann HUBBARD
- Author: Margaret Ann HUBBARD
- Genre: General Fiction
Set in the picturesque wilds of a Midwestern resort town at the height of the tourist season, Sister Simon’s Murder case begins with the murder of a terrified elderly lady, Dannie Grear. But what was she so afraid of? And who is the killer who keeps...
Bible (ASV) NT 04: John - American Standard Version
Bible (ASV) NT 04: John - American Standard Version
- Author: American Standard Version
- Genre: Bibles
The Gospel of John, (literally, According to John; Greek, Κατά Ιωαννην, Kata Iōannēn) is the fourth gospel in the canon of the New Testament, traditionally ascribed to John the Evangelist. Like the three synoptic gospels, it contains an account of...
Andersen's Fairy Tales - Hans Christian Andersen
Andersen's Fairy Tales - Hans Christian Andersen
- Author: Hans Christian Andersen
- Genre: Myths / Legends & Fairy Tales
A collection of eighteen fairy tales - some popular, some lesser known - by famous Danish author H.C. Andersen.(Summary by Gesine)...
The Mysteries of London Vol. I part 2 - George W. M. REYNOLDS
The Mysteries of London Vol. I part 2 - George W. M. REYNOLDS
- Author: George W. M. REYNOLDS
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
The Mysteries of London was a best-selling novel in mid-Victorian England. The first series was published in weekly instalments from 1844-46, priced at a penny each. Serialised novels sold in this way were known as Penny Dreadfuls … without any...
A Cruising Voyage Around the World - Woodes ROGERS
A Cruising Voyage Around the World - Woodes ROGERS
- Author: Woodes ROGERS
- Genre: Memoirs
First to the South-seas, Thence to the East-Indies, and Homewards by the Cape of Good Hope. Begun in 1708, and Finish'd in 1711. Containing a Journal of All the Remarkable Transactions; Particularly, of the Taking of Puna and Guiaquil, of the...
Astrophil and Stella - Sir Philip Sidney
Astrophil and Stella - Sir Philip Sidney
- Author: Sir Philip Sidney
- Genre: Poetry
Astrophil and Stella is a sonnet sequence written by Philip Sidney, an Elizabethan poet and courtier. It details the frustrated love of Astrophil (whose name means "star-lover") for his beloved Stella (whose name means "star"). It is likely that...
Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 8 - Cyril of Alexandria
Commentary on the Gospel of John, Book 8 - Cyril of Alexandria
- Author: Cyril of Alexandria
- Genre: Christianity - Commentary
This recording, of the fragments which are extant of Book 8, of Commentary on St John's Gospel covers John 12:3 - 12:48. (Summary by the reader)...
Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts - Frank R. Stockton
Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts - Frank R. Stockton
- Author: Frank R. Stockton
- Genre: *Non-fiction / History
Buccaneers is non-fiction, a highly readable history of how piracy began and spread throughout the region in response to the plundering of Spanish colonialism. It is written with great flair for the dramatic by the author of The Lady or the Tiger?...
A Dissertation Concerning the Nature of True Virtue - Jonathan EDWARDS
A Dissertation Concerning the Nature of True Virtue - Jonathan EDWARDS
- Author: Jonathan EDWARDS
- Genre: Philosophy
Disproportionately remembered as a hellfire-and-brimstone Puritan preacher on the basis of the excessively-anthologized "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God," Jonathan Edwards was a noted philosopher in the field of Aesthetics, or the metaphysics...
His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
His Last Bow: Some Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Author: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- Genre: Detective Fiction
In this collection of Sherlock Holmes stories, the great detective continues doing what he does best: averting political scandals, tracking down murderers, dragging Dr. Watson into unpleasant situations. As always, it's adventurous fun for the rest...
Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich - Stephen Leacock
Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich - Stephen Leacock
- Author: Stephen Leacock
- Genre: Humorous Fiction
"Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich" is a work of humorous fiction by Stephen Leacock first published in 1914. It is the follow-up to his 1912 classic "Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town." Like that work, it is a sequence of interlocking stories...
Around the World in Eighty Days (version 5 Dramatic Reading) - Jules Verne
Around the World in Eighty Days (version 5 Dramatic Reading) - Jules Verne
- Author: Jules Verne
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction
In London, 1872, a rich English gentlemen named Mr. Phileas Fogg argues with the members in the Reform Club, and takes on a journey around the world in 80 days with his new servant, Passapartout, with accepting a wager. Summary by Jessie Yun Cast...
The Road Builders - Voltairine de Cleyre
The Road Builders - Voltairine de Cleyre
- Author: Voltairine de Cleyre
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 different recordings of The Road Builders, by Voltairine de Cleyre. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of June 29th, 2008....
Ketchup - A. W. BITTING
Ketchup - A. W. BITTING
- Author: A. W. BITTING
- Genre: Cooking
The Bittings have written a number of books on canning and home preparation of food. This short volume includes a brief description of the preparation and production of ketchup, primarily from commercial production view, and then a more scientific...
The Thirty-nine Steps - John Buchan
The Thirty-nine Steps - John Buchan
- Author: John Buchan
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Detective Fiction / Suspense / Espionage / Political & Thrillers
Richard Hannay’s boredom is soon relieved when the resourceful engineer is caught up in a web of secret codes, spies, and murder on the eve of WWI. This exciting action-adventure story was the inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock’s 1939 classic film of...
The Luck Of Roaring Camp And Other Sketches - Bret Harte
The Luck Of Roaring Camp And Other Sketches - Bret Harte
- Author: Bret Harte
- Genre: Westerns / Single Author Collections
Bret Harte (1836 – 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California.... He moved to California in 1853, later working there in a number of capacities, including miner, teacher, messenger, and...
Short Poetry Collection 051 - Various
Short Poetry Collection 051 - Various
- Author: Various
- Genre: Poetry
LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 051: a collection of 20 public-domain poems....
Astounding Stories 12, December 1930 - Undefined
Astounding Stories 12, December 1930 - Undefined
- Author: Undefined
- Genre: Action & Adventure Fiction / Science Fiction
This issue includes "Slaves of the Dust" by Sophie Wenzel Ellis, Part B of "The Pirate Planet" by Charles W. Diffin, "The Sea Terror" by Captain S. P. Meek, "Gray Denim" by Harl Vincent, and "The Ape-Men of Xlotli" by David R. Sparks. - Summary by...
Judith Lee - Pages From Her Life - Richard Marsh
Judith Lee - Pages From Her Life - Richard Marsh
- Author: Richard Marsh
- Genre: Detective Fiction / Single Author Collections
Judith Lee is a young woman with an unusual gift, she can read lips at a distance as well as she can hear the person next to her. Her skill leads her into a number of adventures. Written by Richard Marsh (The Beetle, Joss: the Reversion) and...
Geography and Plays - Gertrude Stein
Geography and Plays - Gertrude Stein
- Author: Gertrude Stein
- Genre: General Fiction / Plays / Poetry
Geography and Plays is a 1922 collection of Gertrude Stein's "word portraits," or stream-of-consciousness writings. These stream-of-consciousness experiments, rhythmical essays or "portraits", were designed to evoke "the excitingness of pure being"...
Tis the Last Rose of Summer - Thomas Moore
Tis the Last Rose of Summer - Thomas Moore
- Author: Thomas Moore
- Genre: Poetry / Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of ’Tis the Last Rose of Summer by Sir Thomas Moore. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for November 15th, 2009....
Dracula (version 4) - Bram Stoker
Dracula (version 4) - Bram Stoker
- Author: Bram Stoker
- Genre: Fantastic Fiction
Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. It introduced Count Dracula, and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. The novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so...
A Handbook of Fish Cookery - Lucy H. YATES
A Handbook of Fish Cookery - Lucy H. YATES
- Author: Lucy H. YATES
- Genre: Cooking
This is a very practical book concerning the cooking of fish. The author does not limit herself simply to recipes, but also adds sound advice on how to recognize a fresh fish, when certain fish are in season, and how to preserve fish, as well as...
Master of Life and Death - Robert Silverberg
Master of Life and Death - Robert Silverberg
- Author: Robert Silverberg
- Genre: Science Fiction
When Roy Walton becomes the new director of the UN division of population control, after the director is assassinated, he becomes the most hated man in the world. Being Director involved him in not only population control, but a terra-forming...
The Miniature - George Pope MORRIS
The Miniature - George Pope MORRIS
- Author: George Pope MORRIS
- Genre: Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
George Pope Morris was an American editor, poet, and songwriter. In addition to his publishing and editorial work, Morris was popular as a poet and songwriter; especially well-known was his poem-turned-song "Woodman, Spare that Tree!" Lines from the...
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 012 - Various
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 012 - 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....
The Magic World - E. Nesbit
The Magic World - E. Nesbit
- Author: E. Nesbit
- Genre: Children's Fiction / Fantastic Fiction / Short Stories
Talking cats, birds, fish and bells, wicked fairies, uglified princesses - adventure, magic, and more magic. A delightful collection of stories for children of all ages. The Magic World is an influential collection of twelve short stories by E....
War the Creator - Frank Gelett BURGESS
War the Creator - Frank Gelett BURGESS
- Author: Frank Gelett BURGESS
- Genre: War & Military
Gelett Burgess, an American writer, penned this gripping account of the profound change that war caused in a young Frenchman he knew. “Because he was my friend, because he was so lovable, because he suffered much, I want to try to tell the story of...
War and Peace, Book 14: 1812 - Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace, Book 14: 1812 - 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...
Outlook Odes - T. W. H. Crosland
Outlook Odes - T. W. H. Crosland
- Author: T. W. H. Crosland
- Genre: Poetry
This is a collection of poems by TWH Crosland. While earning some fame as a writer and poet himself, he is today best remembered for the rather shameful role he played in the trial of Oscar Wilde and in the aftermath of the persecution....
The Last Chronicle of Barset - Anthony Trollope
The Last Chronicle of Barset - Anthony Trollope
- Author: Anthony Trollope
- Genre: General Fiction
Both Trollope and some of his later critics have considered The Last Chronicle to be his greatest novel. Many of its characters are familiar from the earlier Barsetshire novels, including the Rev. Josiah Crawley, the impoverished curate of...
The American Senator - Anthony Trollope
The American Senator - Anthony Trollope
- Author: Anthony Trollope
- Genre: General Fiction
The American Senator is a novel written in 1875 by Anthony Trollope. Although not one of Trollope's better-known works, it is notable for its depictions of rural English life and for its many detailed fox hunting scenes. In its anti-heroine,...
