Culture & Heritage

Trial and Triumph

Read by Jim Locke


Frances E. W. Harper



This novel, like two other novels that Harper serialized in The Christian Recorder, sets forth the principles which make for a meaningful, m…

Auld Lang Syne

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Robert Burns



LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns. This was the weekly poetry project in honor of Gung Haggis Fa…

Old New Zealand: Being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Tim…

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Frederick Edward Maning



Introduction to Old New ZealandPhilip SteerVictoria University February 2004Frederick Edward Maning is best known as an author, but he was a…

Maria Chapdelaine (version 2)

Read by Bruce Pirie


Louis Hémon



The novel Maria Chapdelaine portrays life in rural Quebec at the beginning of the 20th century. Published first in French in 1913, it is a f…

Cedric the Forester

Read by Lynette Caulkins


Bernard Gay Marshall



A rollicking juvenile adventure tale, this historical fiction book received the Newbery Honor award in 1922. Set in England during the early…

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Weston Translation Version 2)

Read by Thomas A. Copeland


Jessie Laidlay Weston, Translated Byjessie Laidlay Weston, The Gawain Poettranslated Byjessie Laidlay Weston and The Gawain Poettranslated By Jessie Laidlay Weston



This poem celebrates Christmas by exploring the mystery of Christ's mission on earth: his death, resurrection, and second coming as judge of…

United Nations Agreements

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United Nations



The Charter of the United Nations signed at San Francisco on 26 June 1945 is the constituent treaty of the United Nations. It is as well one…

Shadowings

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Lafcadio Hearn



This is another of the popular books that Lafcadio Hearn wrote on various Japanese subjects. The first part "Stories From Strange Books…

Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 06

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Various



You get to choose what you want to read! (All recordings in English]) So long as the source is Public Domain for you, any short story or cha…

The Columbian Orator

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Caleb Bingham



The Columbian Orator, a collection of political essays, poems, and dialogues first published in 1797, was widely used in American schoolroom…

Toilers of the Sea (Version 2)

Read by John Greenman


Victor Hugo



The book is dedicated to the island of Guernsey, where Victor Hugo spent 15 years in exile. Hugo uses the setting of a small island communit…

Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 04

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Various



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

With the Judæans in the Palestine Campaign

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John Henry Patterson



From the Preface: The formation of a Battalion of Jews for service in the British Army is an event without precedent in our annals, and the …

Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 12

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Various



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

Tales from Jókai

Read by Availle


Mór Jókai



Móric Jókay de Ásva, known as Mór Jókai or Maurus Jokai, was a Hungarian dramatist and novelist. He was a…

The Real Latin Quarter

Read by Bill Boerst


Frank Berkeley Smith



"Cocher, drive to the rue Falguière"--this in my best restaurant French.The man with the varnished hat shrugged his shoulde…

The Golden Maiden and Other Folk Tales and Fairy Stories Told in Armenia

Read by NoelBadrian


A. G. Seklemian



Armenians trace their history back to before the time of the Babylonians and earliest recorded history - in fact, to Togarmah, a grandson of…

The Piazza Tales

Read by John Greenman


Herman Melville



A collection of six short stories by American writer Herman Melville, published in May 1856. Except for the newly written title story, "…

Mary: A Fiction

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Mary Wollstonecraft



Eliza, Mary's mother, is obsessed with novels, rarely considers anyone but herself, and favours Mary's brother. She neglects her daughter, w…

Duizend en één Nacht, Eerste deel

Read by Marcel Coenders


William James Mcglothlin



Koning Schahriar denkt door zijn vrouw bedrogen te zijn. Om herhaling te voorkomen besluit hij voortaan elke avond een nieuwe vrouw te trouw…

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