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At Broad Ripple

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James Whitcomb Riley


LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of At Broad Ripple by James Whitcomb Riley. This was the fortnightly poetry project for September…

Historical Sketches of the Catholic Church in Oregon, During the Past Forty Yea…

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Francis Norbert Blanchet and François Norbert Blanchet


This book is a first-hand account of the experiences of Fr. Norbert Blanchet and his fellow missionaries to Oregon in the 1830’s and 1840’s.…

Paul Carpenter Paintings 2005-2012

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Paul Carpenter


Paul Carpenter is an artist worth looking at. He has shown at influential galleries on both coasts of America. The book contains fascinating…

Thrice Welcome

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Harrison S. Morris and Poor Robin


LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Thrice Welcome from Poor Robin's Almanac. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 11,…

Mettray - Bathmen

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Jacobus Craandijk


Wandeling van Zutphen via het Nederlandse Mettray (een jeugdinrichting die tegenwoordig Rentray heet) naar Joppe en huize Dorth. In Bathmen …

First Chapter Collection 003

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Various


LibriVox First Chapter Collection 003 - a collection of the first chapters of 15 different books, chosen by LibriVox volunteers. This volum…

The Dread Apache: That Early-Day Scourge of the Southwest

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Merrill Pingree Freeman


Excerpt which contains the opinions and biographical accounts from the author: "A short time ago, idling through a collection of early-…

Discoveries: Essays in Literary Criticism

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John Middleton Murry


Introductory Note: I have called these essays and lectures by a title that some people may think presumptuous: first, because it is the titl…

The Third Voyage of James Cook, Volume 1

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James Cook


Only months after his return from his mammoth Second Voyage, the Admiralty ordered Cook back to the Pacific, ostensibly to return Omai, a yo…

Lands of the Andes and the Desert

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Frank G. Carpenter


Another volume in Carpenter's lengthy series of his travels around the world in the early 20th century.This volume covers specific countries…

Epistle to Mrs. Tyler

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Christopher Smart


LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Epistle to Mrs. Tyler by Christopher Smart. This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 25, …

Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 18, Mar. 2, 1880

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Various


Harper's Young People, an illustrated weekly publication for children, includes serialized and one-off short stories, tales from history, po…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 093

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Various


"Flirting is more serious than talking nonsense and not so serious as making love" was journalist Eliza Lynn Linton's take on rela…

Song of the Shingle-Splitters

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Henry Kendall


LibriVox volunteers bring you 7 recordings of Song of the Shingle-Splitters by Henry C. Kendall. This was the weekly poetry project for June…

Sermons Preached on Various Occasions

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John Henry Newman


What language do the human heart and soul speak? Many would say they speak poetry and song. But what if reason and spirituality join heart…

Death-bed Visions

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William Fletcher Barrett


In his book Death-bed Visions, William Barrett was "anxious to prove that even people who have been skeptical all their lives of any su…

Women of the War

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Barbara McLaren and Barbara Mclaren


Unexaggerated accounts of the remarkable work of several British women during WWI. - Summary by TR Love

Ceres’ Runaway & Other Essays

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Alice Meynell


Alice Meynell was an English essayist, critic, and poet who was also a leading suffragist, serving as vice-president of the Women Writers' S…

A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen's Captivity

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Ethan Allen


Ethan Allen's account of his military exploits and subsequent captivity, riven with drama, adventure and humor. - Summary by Steven Warner

Spring (Barber)

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Margaret Fairless Barber


LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of Spring by "Michael Fairless" (pseudonym of Margaret Fairless Barber). This was the F…

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