Culture & Heritage
Stories of the Scottish Border
Read by Jhiu
William Platt
Nothing seems to be known about Mr and Mrs William Platt, the writers of Stories of the Scottish Border. What they produced is an eccentric …
La Main enchantée
Read by Christiane Jehanne
Gérard de Nerval and Gérard De Nerval
La Main enchantée ou "La Main de gloire".Edition 1901. Préface de Jules de Marthold très intéressante.…
On an Irish Jaunting-Car through Donegal and Connemara
Read by Frank Lennon
Samuel Gamble Bayne
This book gives a brief glimpse into the social history of Ireland in the early part of the 20th Century. During his 1902 tour through the n…
The Whys of Cooking
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Janet McKenzie Hill
An entertaining yet informative look at the history of Crisco, its place in the "modern" kitchen, basic recipes and how to set up …
Two Sides To Every Question: From A South Australian Standpoint
Read by Kirsty Leishman
Maud Jean Franc
'Two Sides to Every Question’: From a South Australian Standpoint is a meditation on poverty, wealth, and social aspiration set in the free …
Memorias de un vagón de ferrocarril
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Eduardo Zamacois y Quintana and Eduardo Zamacois Y Quintana
Este vagón personificado nos cuenta en primera persona su vida y las historias de los pasajeros aventureros que montan en él. …
Born Again
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Alfred Lawson
"I doubt that anyone who reads [Born Again] will ever forget it: it is quite singularly bad, with long indigestible rants against the e…
Les Natchez
Read by Christiane Jehanne
François-René de Chateaubriand
Voyage en Amérique de Chateaubriand, peuples indiens. Drame « cornélien », un très beau roman : amour, amit…
The Golem: A legend of old Prague
Read by Adrian Praetzellis
Rudolf Lothar
Rabbi Loeb creates a clay man to house a perfect soul that he hopes will not be blighted by human prejudices. The plan does not go as he hop…
The Town Traveller
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George Gissing
The town traveller is himself a British salesman, living in a lower class part of London in the Victorian era. The story depicts his interac…
Christmastide
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William Sandys
Christmastide: Its History, Festivities and Carols, With Their Music is a collection of essays detailing the early traditions of Christmas i…
The Prairie Wife
Read by Jennifer Perree
Arthur Stringer
GeeGee has fallen, in love that is. Witty, funny, intelligent. Gee Gee's Letters to her friend tell the unscripted story of the adventures i…
The Martian
Read by Paul Harvey
Alec Rowley Hilliard
The water was evaporated by the ever-shining sun until there was none left for the thirsty plants. Every year more workers died in misery. A…
Mémoires, lettres et pièces authentiques touchant la vie et la mort de S.A.R. M…
Read by Christiane Jehanne
François-René de Chateaubriand
Le duc de Berry ( Versailles, 1778_ Paris, 1820) est le neveu de Louis XVIII, et le fils du Comte d’Artois, futur Charles X.Il sert dans l’a…
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…
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…
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…
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…