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Mrs. Dalloway | Virginia Woolf

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Clarissa Dalloway is having a party. Join her and a web of connections in exploring London, their memories and their innermost thoughts and feelings. ...

Animals & Nature | The Story My Doggie Told to Me | Ralph Henry Barbour

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The author of this book, Ralph Henry Barbour, was a prolific writer of scholastic and college sports and adventure fiction for boys. Here is a departu...

Action & Adventure Fiction | The Brethren | H. Rider Haggard

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A tale of love, romance and chivalry set amongst the backdrop of the climactic months before the opening of the Kings' Crusade. Two English knights ar...

Religion | Stories of the Saints by Candle-Light | Vera Charlesworth Barclay

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Once upon a time there were fifteen Cubs who spent nine wonderful days in camp. They were London Cubs, and the camp was on a beautiful little green is...

Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 12

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends, heroes, m...

Medical | Infection and Immunity | George M. Sternberg

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Infection and Immunity with Special Reference to the Prevention of Infectious Diseases presents a subject that is as relevant today as it was in 1903....

Short Stories | The Rover Vol. 01 No. 24

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith and Lawrence Labree...

Poetry | In Remembrance | Arthur Macy

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A tribute to friends both past and present, this poem is taken from Poems by Arthur Macy (1905)  Genre(s): Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly ...

Poetry | Lines Written While Sailing In A Boat At Evening | William Wordsworth

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This title is scarcely correct. It was during a solitary walk on the banks of the Cam that I was first struck with this appearance, and applied it to ...

Business & Economics | Money and Trade Considered | John Law

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Money and Trade Considered, With a Proposal for Supplying the Nation with Money was so much more than a mere proposal for a note-issuing bank. It was ...

Romance | Thyrza | George Gissing

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Thyrza is a working class woman. Three men are in love with her. Even though she is engaged to a man of her class, who is very kind, she falls in love...

Grandma's Recipes for Mother and Daughter

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Published by the American Molasses Company, this collection of recipes features molasses for all types of cooking including meats, vegetables, cakes, ...

Science Fiction | Short Science Fiction Collection 083

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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....

Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales | Fearsome Creatures of the Lumberwoods | William T. Cox

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A limbless reptilian monster that propels itself through the swamps with a propellor-tipped tail? A creature so ashamed of its monstrous appearance th...

Historical Fiction | Self-Control: A Novel | Mary Brunton

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Montreville is a well-born and religious girl, brought up in Scotland by her widowed father. She is pursued by Colonel Hargrave, a libertine, wh...

Antiquity | Stonehenge, a Temple Restor'd to the British Druids | William Stukeley

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Stonehenge in Wiltshire, England never fails to amaze and fascinate; and has been the subject of speculation, research and investigation for centuries...

General Fiction | Footsteps of Fate | Louis Couperus

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A short but intense novel, Footsteps of Fate tells of the friendship of two young Dutchmen in London, Frank and Bertie. Arriving destitute at Frank's ...

Christianity | The Creeds of Christendom

22 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is based on Philip Schaff's Creeds of Christendom taking only the creeds that he selected, using the translations he supplied where possible but ...

The American Bee Journal, Vol. VI. No. 5, Nov 1870

20 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The American Bee Journal is the “oldest bee paper in America established in 1861 devoted to scientific bee-culture and the production and sale of pu...

Piano Tuning: A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs | Jerry Cree Fischer | Music

20 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is a primer for anyone wishing to learn how to tune and maintain their own piano or to become a piano tuner. Written in 1907, it was targeted at ...

Science | Lasers | Hal Hellman

19 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Among great technologic developments of the twentieth century has to be that of laser light with its myriad of applications in industry, communication...

Taken at the Flood | Mary Elizabeth Braddon

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Brought up by a parish schoolmaster with a hidden past, Sylvia Carew dreams of a future devoid of poverty. Will she be faithful to the man she adores ...

Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales | Captain Salt in Oz | Ruth Plumly Thompson

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A voyage on the famous Nonestic Ocean! What could be more thrilling than that? We—many of us—have taken trips on the prosaic Atlantic or even Paci...

Comedy | A Night Off; or A Page From Balzac | Augustin Daly and Franz von

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Augustin Daly (1838 - 1899) and Franz von Schönthan (1849 - 1913) There are a number of subplots going on in this play. The Professor has unearthed ...

Horror & Supernatural Fiction | The Lost Valley | Algernon Blackwood

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A set of twin brothers have spent every waking moment of their lives together and are terrified of separating. However, when both men set their desire...

Mystery | Billy Whiskers at the Circus | Frances Trego Montgomery

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What better place for a little goat to find adventures and mischief than a circus? What is an elephant's trunk anyway? But the circus can also be a pl...

Science | Popular Lectures on Scientific Subjects - 2 | Hermann von Helmholtz

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This presents a summary of many of Hemholtz's areas of research. He investigated the workings of the brain in its appreciation of art and music, and a...

Detective Fiction | The Man with the Black Cord | Auguste Groner

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A baffling disappearance. A bedroom door locked from the inside. A housekeeper with something to hide. Will retired policeman turned private detecti...

Forty Thousand Miles Over Land and Water | Ethel Gwendoline Vincent | Travel & Geography

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Subtitled "The Journal of a Tour through the British Empire and America," this book is a record of the author's travels with her husband through the B...

The Rainbow | Poetry | Richard le Gallienne

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

These are the 20 recordings of The Rainbow by Richard Le Gallienne. In 2016 an exhibition on the life and works of Richard Le Gallienne was held at t...

Money-Saving Main Dishes | Cooking

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is Home and Garden Bulletin No. 43 from the Human Nutrition Research Division and Consumer and Food Economics Research Division Agricultural Rese...

Six Years with the Texas Rangers, 1875 to 1881 | War & Military Fiction | Biography & Autobiography | James B. Gillett

15 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

James Gillet recounts his adventures with the Texas Rangers 1856-1937. In a very entertaining style he recounts personal stories of wars, feuds, battl...

The Children Of The Abbey | Regina Maria Roche | Culture & Heritage Fiction, Family Life, Literary Fiction

14 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Published in 1796, this novel tells the trials and tribulations of Amanda and Oscar FitzAlan, brother and sister who have to navigate the world with n...

The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake | Laura Lee Hope | Action & Adventure

14 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"The Outdoor Girls at Rainbow Lake; Or Stirring Cruise of the Motor Boat Gem" is the second volume is a series of adventure books for girls. In this b...

How They Succeeded | Orison Swett Marden | Biography & Autobiography

13 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Success! Alluring, fascinating, informative. Why are some people successful while others languish on the scrap heap of life? Hard work? Luck? Nepotism...

Observations and Reflections | Augustus M. Toplady | Christianity

13 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

These considerations by Mr. Toplady, and the extracts, are arranged under their respective heads. Diamonds never appear so splendid, as when set in a ...

The Sins of Silvertip the Fox | John Breck | Animals & Nature

13 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Silvertip the Fox isn't the only one up to mischief! There are the plots of the bad little owls and even Tommy who almost loses his temper. But learn ...

Arthur Conan Doyle’s Memories and Adventures | Memoirs

13 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Arthur Conan Doyle first published his memories of his many various adventures around the world and his relationships with such famous figures of the ...

Exploration | The Great White North | Helen S. Wright

13 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Helen S. Wright (1874 - ) Sketches of those who braved the 'Great White North' in exploration and adventure.  Genre(s): Modern (19th C), Explora...

Humorous Fiction | The Curious Quest | E. Phillips Oppenheim

13 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A sweet, simple tale of how friendship and honesty triumph over money. The protagonist’s pun of a name—Ernest Bliss—foreshadows the plot in whi...

The Wind in the Willows | Kenneth Grahame (1859 - 1932) | Action & Adventure, Animals & Nature, Family

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Wind in the Willows is a classic children's book--enjoyed by all ages!--by British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. Begun as let...

Oliver's Bride | Family Life, Romance | Margaret O. Oliphant

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Betrothed to one woman but married to another whose heart will be broken.  Genre(s): Family Life, Romance Language: English Margaret O. Oliphant ...

''Mr Rowl'' | Action & Adventure Fiction

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Raoul des Sablières, a French parole prisoner in England during the Napoleonic Wars, becomes enmeshed in a complicated tangle where his honour confli...

Silas Marner | Literary Fiction

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Silas Marner is a hermit-style weaver who keeps to himself and is eyed with suspicion by those in the nearby town of Raveloe. Dispelled from his relig...

Marie Antoinette and Her Son | Historical Fiction

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Marie Antoinette lives a happy life in a glittering court as Queen of France, but that soon changes as the revolution begins. Her son is Louis Charles...

Action & Adventure Fiction | The War Trail

10 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas Mayne Reid (1818 - 1883) "Land of the nopal and maguey—home of Moctezuma and Malinché!—I cannot wring thy memories from my heart! Years m...

Fiction | The Black Cat Vol. 02 No. 06 March 1897

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

he Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Many writers w...

Music | The Art of Music - Volume 01: The Pre-Classic Periods

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Volume 1 in the "The Art of Music" series, published by the National Society of Music. This first volume covers the "Pre-Classic periods", from early ...

Poetry | Clouds of the Autumn Night

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A tribute to the Autumnal Equinox this week, taken from Myth and Romance Being a Book of verses by MADISON CAWEIN.  Genre(s): Multi-version (Week...

Fiction | Ideala

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is a new woman novel by the author of the Heavenly Twins, describing the restrictions forced upon 19th century women in unhappy marriages. Genre(...

Psychology | Clever Hans (The Horse of Mr. Von Osten)

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Oskar Pfungst book is a detailed piece of investigative journalism looking into Clever Hans, an Orlov Trotter horse that was claimed to have performe...

Gardening | Dissertation on Oriental Gardening

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A little essay on the Chinese style of gardening, as opposed to the continental style, which the author finds too formal with too many straight lines,...

Children's Fiction | Whispering Tongues

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Parmenter and Lee are good friends who attend Concord College. But a hazing incident tears the friendship apart, and affects the lives of both the haz...

David Copperfield

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

David Copperfield, like all of Dickens' novels, is filled with many memorable characters (because they are hyperbolic representations of character typ...

The American Bee Journal, Vol. VI. No. 3, Sept 1870

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The American Bee Journal is the “oldest bee paper in America established in 1861 devoted to scientific bee-culture and the production and sale of pu...

The Mystical City of God, Volume 4

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The Mystical City of God is a book written in the 17th-century by the Franciscan nun, Venerable Mary of Jesus of Ágreda. According to María de Ágr...

A Mummer's Wife

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Kate is a dress maker in the north of England who always did what was decided for her: serving those who come her way, marrying a man who is considere...

Some American Storytellers

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Frederic Taber Cooper, who was an editor and author, provides a superb insight into the works of some of the most popular authors of the turn of the c...

A Description of Millenium Hall and the Country Adjacent

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Utopian novel by Sarah Scott, published in 1762 describes women living in complete harmony. Genre(s): Science Fiction, Published before 1800 Sarah Sco...

The Rover Vol. 01 No. 20

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith and Lawrence Labree...

If I May

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A. A. Milne, best known as the creator of Winnie the Pooh, was a prolific author of books, plays, essays and articles. He also spent a number of years...

Ion

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This drama, set in Ancient Greece, was written by a Victorian lawyer who was a close friend of Charles Dickens. When collected into book format, “Th...

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 10 - 03. March 1899

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

National Geographic Society The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol X, March 1899. It includes the following articles: The Or...

Countess Erika's Apprenticeship

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The baron is busy building ventures which are doomed to fail. He thinks the next one would be better, and mourns the absence of his wife who went to ...

Wind Of The Sea

08 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

16 recordings of Wind Of The Sea by James Whitcomb Riley. James Whitcomb Riley was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lif...

Edward the First

07 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Part of the Twelve English Statesmen series of books. Edward I, was one of the greatest of the medieval monarchs, driven either by a deep commitment t...

Essays in Idleness

07 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Agnes Repplier was a popular and highly regarded essayist of the late 19th and early 20th century, who was also well known on the lecture circuit. Her...

The Reformation Collection Volume 3

07 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This volume of the Reformation collection, begins with John Calvin's summary of the contents for the Bible from the preface to the Geneva Bible. Cathe...

The Rover Vol. 01 No. 19

07 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith and Lawrence Labree...

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 086

07 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"The democracy of the future will sicken of a chronic and mortal boredom," was Aldous Huxley's prophecy for the United States in 1923. You won't be bo...

The French Revolution: A History. Volume 3: The Guillotine

07 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Of this third, and final, phase of the French Revolution, including that period known as The Terror, Carlyle comments "It is unfortunate, though very ...

It Pays To Advertise

07 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

An early screwball comedy, the plot revolves around a Soap Manufacturing Mogul's attempt to get his idle-rich son to make something of himself. This i...

Death in Venice

07 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas Mann, author of Death in Venice (German: Der Tod in Venedig) was a winner of the Nobel Prize for literature. The main character in this novell...

Condiments, Spices and Flavors

07 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this pamphlet no attempt has been made to give specific directions as to the uses of spices and condiments. It must be borne in mind that their usa...

Short Poetry Collection 220

07 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is a collection of 44 poems read in English for September 2021. Genre(s): Poetry

The Hawaiian Archipelago

06 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Isabella L. Bird (1831 - 1904) Six months among the palm groves, coral reefs, and volcanoes of the Sandwich Islands.  Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Travel...

The Promise of American Life

06 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Herbert Croly (1869 - 1930) The book is said to "offer a manifesto of Progressive beliefs" that "anticipated the transition from competitive to corpo...

The Roman Triumvirates

06 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Charles Merivale (1808 - 1893) In this short volume, the British historian, Charles Merivale, describes the long conflict by which the rule of one ma...

Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 3, No. 28, December, 1921

06 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

W. H. Fawcett (1885 - 1940) "Captain Billy's Whiz Bang" was an iconic magazine of American wit and humor launched by W.H. Fawcett in 1919. Each 64-pa...

Vision

06 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Joyce Kilmer (1886 - 1918) Alfred Joyce Kilmer was an American writer and poet mainly remembered for a short poem titled "Trees" (1913), which was pu...

Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 2

06 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Charles F. Horne (1870 - 1942) A collection of writings about a variety of men and women from history who were some of the most prominent people arou...

The Early Church Collection Volume 2

06 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This collection begins with Augustine's response to the charge that Christians, unlike anyone else in the world, believe in things that cannot be seen...

Insomnia Collection Vol. 005

06 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Soporific dullness is in the ear of the listener, and what's tedium incarnate to one person will be another person's passion and delight. However, it ...

Excerpts from ''A Bibliography of the Work of Mark Twain, Samuel Langhorne Clemens''

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Merle Devore Johnson (1874 - 1935) As printed, this book contains an extensive listing of Mark Twain's work. Rather than repeating that listing, this...

A Short History of France

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After the Roman conquest, the Celtic Gauls adopted Roman culture and speech. The Germanic invasions ultimately transformed France into a Catholic feud...

Darkness and Daylight; or, Lights and Shadows of New York Life

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A Pictorial Record of Personal Experiences by Day and Night in the Great Metropolis, with hundreds of thrilling anecdotes and incidents, sketches of l...

The Indians in Wisconsin's History

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Pre-European arrival history of Wisconsin's Native American tribes, with discussions of their way of life, crafts, clothing, shelter, hunting, fishing...

Carry On, Jeeves

05 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"Leave it to Jeeves" was Bertie's motto, be the question one of a colour of a tie, the style of a hat, the cut of a coat. Jeeves was always right. The...

The Arabian Nights Entertainments, Volume 02

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The second of four volumes of Middle Eastern tales, originally written in Arabic. Scheherazade tries to prolong her husband's interest in her - and th...

Two Essays On Military History, Strategy, and Tactics: Mountain Warfare (1909) And Naval Strategy (1917)

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

One essay (1909) lays out tactics for mountain fighting, focused on British Army experience on the Indian frontier (Afghanistan), penned by a British ...

Short Poetry Collection 221

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is a collection of 48 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for October 2021. Genre(s): Poetry

G.K. Chesterton in The British Review

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Four articles/essays written by G.K. Chesterton for "The British Review". These were published in 1913 and 1914.  Genre(s): Essays & Short Wo...

Antonia

03 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Will love conquer all? An entertaining novel of growth in light of societal pressures of propriety, finance and inheritance of 19th century France. In...

Old Fashioned Fairy Tales

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The title may lead you to think tat these are retellings of old familiar fairy tales. Not so at all. These are completely new stories but written in c...

The Rover Vol. 01 No. 18

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith and Lawrence Labree...

The Rescue

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"The Rescue" is the third of Conrad's novels to feature Captain Tom Lingard, an independent buccaneer operating in the Malayan archipelago. Tom Lingar...

Hester: A Story of Contemporary Life, Volume 2

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Catherine Vernon has a firm hand on her family and on the family business. Her plans for her young protege Edward, whom she loves like a son, are dist...

A Short History of Germany

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mary Platt Parmele brings to life the history of Germany and its rise to prominence in Europe. From scheming nobles to treaties created under the guis...

Short Ghost and Horror Collection 056

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A collection of twelve stories for Halloween. Enjoy some of the classics, like Poe and Lovecraft, but also some of the lesser-known contributors to We...

The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 10 - 05. May 1899

01 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol X, May 1899. It includes the following articles: The Redwood Forest of the Pacific Coa...