Stephen Leacock
Short Ghost and Horror Collection 006
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A collection of fifteen stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up…
Short Story Collection Vol. 006
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Various
LibriVox's Short Story Collection 006: a collection of 20 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox member…
Short Humor Collection 001
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P. G. Wodehouse
This is a collection of short humorous works first published before 1923. (Summary by BellonaTimes)
Chronicles of Canada Volume 01 - The Dawn of Canadian History: A Chronicle of A…
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Stephen Leacock
This book describes Canada from the beginning of existence to its first European discoverers and includes a brief history of the aboriginal …
Soaked In Seaweed and 7 other nonsense novels
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Stephen Leacock
8 great spoofs of 'types' of fiction by the premier Canadian humorist Leacock, taken from his book Nonsense Novels. The title of each parody…
Christmas Short Works Collection 2007
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LibriVox’s 2007 Christmas Short Works Collection containing public domain short stories, essays, poems, and scripture passages recorded by a…
Chronicles of Canada Volume 02 - Mariner of St. Malo: A Chronicle of the Voyage…
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Stephen Leacock
Jacques Cartier grew up as a sailor, married well and became an agent of exploration for King Francis I of France. In April, 1534, he sailed…
Short Story Collection Vol. 039
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 039: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Chronicles of Canada Volume 20 - Adventurers of the Far North
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Stephen Leacock
This is volume 20 of The Chronicles of Canada series. This volume describes the explorers who braved the Canadian Arctic in search of the No…
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice
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Stephen Leacock
This lengthy political essay by noted Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock was written while he was professor of political economy at McGill U…
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town
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Stephen Leacock
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. It is generally considered to be on…
Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels
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Stephen Leacock
Eight silly stories by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by Tricia G)
Frenzied Fiction
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Stephen Leacock
From the cave man to Santa Claus; spies, know-it-alls, and journalists: all are fair game for Leacock’s special brand of humor. He touches o…
Essays and Literary Studies
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Stephen Leacock
A collection of wry looks at literature, education, and other social phenomena by Canadian humourist and economics professor, Stephen Leacoc…
Short Story Collection Vol. 013
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 013: a collection of 11 short fictional works in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.
Modern Essays
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Christopher Morley
Thirty three essays by more or less well-known authors of Britain, the United States, and Canada, each fronted by an introductory paragraph.…
Short Story Collection Vol. 012
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Librivox’s Short Story Collection 012: a collection of 11 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox member…
Short Story Collection Vol. 021
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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection Vol.021: A collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox memb…
Nonsense Novels
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Stephen Leacock
Ten silly stories by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by Tricia G)
Literary Lapses
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Stephen Leacock
Short sketches relating the humourous side of life in 1910. "Professor Leacock has made more people laugh with the written word than an…
Further Foolishness
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Stephen Leacock
Seventeen goofy stories and essays by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. "Professor Leacock has made more people laugh with the writte…
Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich
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Stephen Leacock
"Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich" is a work of humorous fiction by Stephen Leacock first published in 1914. It is the follo…
Short Story Collection Vol. 033
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Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 033: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
My Discovery of England
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Stephen Leacock
"In the course of time a very considerable public feeling was aroused in the United States and Canada over this state of affairs. The l…
Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy
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Stephen Leacock
Humorous, ironic, and sometimes cynical observations of life in 1915 from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by TriciaG)
Short Story Collection Vol. 100
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A milestone in Librivox short story collection history! It is edition 100 and to celebrate, we have some wonderful stories. Old favorites, s…
Coffee Break Collection 020 - Old Age
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The Librivox Coffee Break Collections are themed anthologies, selected and read by Librivox readers. Each short piece is fifteen minutes lon…
Short Story Collection Vol. 086
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A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. Old favorites, such as Oscar Wilde, Lord Dunsany, St…
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (version 2)
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Stephen Leacock
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town is a sequence of stories by Stephen Leacock, first published in 1912. It is generally considered to be on…
Short Story Collection Vol. 099
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A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. This time, we delve into the works of Ernest Hemingw…
Behind the Beyond
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Stephen Leacock
A collection containing a parody on Problem Plays, as well as humorous anecdotes from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by Tricia…
Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town (version 3)
Read by Dick Bourgeois-Doyle
Stephen Leacock
Widely considered a classic of Canadian humorous literature, Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town tells stories set in the fictional town of M…
Christmas Short Works Collection 2020
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Presenting the Christmas 2020 collection with many surprises and a few old favorites. Amongst other stories Santa is kidnapped, a basket of …
The Hohenzollerns in America With the Bolsheviks in Berlin and Other Impossibil…
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Stephen Leacock
More stories by Canadian Stephen Leacock. Some of these stories carry over characters introduced in Further Foolishness. Some stories are hu…
Short Story Collection Vol. 094
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Phyllis Brown
Here we give you Librivox Short Story Collection 94. Readers have chosen their own texts and, once again, we have a wide range of topics, fr…
A Christmas Miscellany
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Various
A selection of eight short works, chapters, or poems about Christmas. - Summary by david wales
First World War Centenary Prose Collection Vol. I
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This collection of non-fiction and fiction, with its companion poetry collection, commemorates the outbreak of the First World War on 28th J…
LibriVox 5th Anniversary Collection Vol. 1
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What do you do for a fifth anniversary? We decided to have a collection of short works with a difference. We challenged our readers to find …
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 062
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Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Volume 62 features several introspective essays: b…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 066
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Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Why Women Should Vote" (Jane Addams, 1910) is one of several selections devo…
Christmas Short Works Collection 2006
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LibriVox's 2006 Christmas Collection containing public domain short stories, essays, poems, and scripture passages recorded by a variety of …
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 065
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Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. A review of William Carlos Williams' "Kora in Hell" by Robert McAlmon is one …
The Garden Of Folly
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Stephen Leacock
A 1924 collection of essays by the celebrated Canadian humorist, popular in the first half of the twentieth century throughout the English s…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 060
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Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain independently chosen by the readers. Volume 60 features excerpts from two German philoso…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 083
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“Oh, mother, I would like to know everything.” “You can never know everything, my child, but you can learn many things from books.” Accordin…
Short Story Collection Vol. 105
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This collection is for any short story in the English Language in the public domain, selected and read by Librivox volunteers. This collecti…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 086
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"The democracy of the future will sicken of a chronic and mortal boredom," was Aldous Huxley's prophecy for the United States in 1…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 100
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Volume 100 of the Short Nonfiction Collection celebrates 16 years (2007-2023) of volunteer readings which reflect the wide range of nonficti…
Winnowed Wisdom
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Stephen Leacock
This 1926 volume comprises thirty-five essays by the masterful Canadian humorist. - Summary by david wales
Short Story Collection 112
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Here we present the 112th edition of the Librivox Short Story Collections. In this group of stories, we visit an obscure Welsh publication f…
Short Story Collection 111
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Here is our 111th Short Story Collection. Once again, our readers have selected a range of stories, touching on a variety of emotions. Sit b…
Essays Collection, Vol. 01
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Here are 20 essays by various authors, covering all kinds of subjects. Some are famous, others are gems ferreted out from chapters or passag…
Christmas Short Works Collection 2016
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This year's Christmas collection of short stories, poems and non-fiction features readings in English , French, Italian and Maori.Summary by…
Short Story Collection Vol. 110
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For our 110th Short Story Collection, we have a feast for fans of O. Henry, with several of his stories included. We also have stories from …
A Christmas Miscellany 2023
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Various
Eleven short works or book chapters about Christmas or around that time period. - Summary by David Wales
Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich, Version 2
Read by Winnifred Assmann
Stephen Leacock
A collection of humorous fiction by renowned Canadian writer, Stephen Leacock. Unlike the lighter Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town that pr…
Follies in Fiction
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Stephen Leacock
A pamphlet from the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto, containing selections from Further Foolishness and Frenzie…
One-Act Play Collection 020
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Here, in our 20th collection, are 10 One Act Plays for your enjoyment. They range from pure fantasy, historical, farces, and dramas. All sho…
Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection, Volume 005
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LibriVox readers bring you 10 full-cast productions: from stories and fables for children, to a comical, self-satirizing play; from short my…
Christmas Short Works Collection 2023
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Enjoy the 2023 Christmas collection, with selections chosen by many volunteers. This year's readings include a combination of sacred and sec…
LibriVox 17th Anniversary Collection
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"LibriVox is a hope, an experiment, and a question: can the net harness a bunch of volunteers to bring books in the public domain to li…