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The Life of the Fly
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Jean-Henri Fabre
The title tells all, along with other observations on insect life from the famed accidental entomologist of 19th Century France.. - Summary …
Bringing up the Boy
Read by Donald Cummings
Carl Werner
''Bringing up the Boy'' is, according to its subtitle, ''A Message to Fathers and Mothers from a Boy of Yesterday concerning the Men of To-m…
The Inner Chapters
Read by Thomas Gideon
Thomas Gideon
The Inner Chapters journal my own quest to improve in the craft of programming. Each chapter reflects on a specific practice or principle t…
The Consolation
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Anne Brontë
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of The Consolation by Anne Brontë. This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 14th, 2010.
The History of England, from the Accession of James II
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
This is volume 3 chapter 16 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…
The Catalog of Testimonies
Read by Jonathan Lange
Jakob Andreae
This appendix to the 1580 edition of the Book of Concord is a compilation of Scripture passages together with citations from the fathers of …
Revolted Woman
Read by Bev J Stevens
Charles George Harper
One man's opinion of woman in 1894. Charles Harper believes in the superiority of the male sex and the subordination of the female. He pai…
Adventskalender
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Various
Diese Sammlung ist ein Adventskalender und enthält für jeden Tag vom 1.-24. Dezember einen Text oder ein Gedicht. Viele haben eine…
The Gladstone Colony
Read by Timothy Ferguson
James Francis Hogan
This is an early history of the failed attempt to found the colony of North Australia at Gladstone, in what is now Central Queensland. (Summ…
Canyon de Chelly
Read by David Wales
Zorro A. Bradley
A 1973 U.S. government publication describing the history and physical characteristics of this Arizona national monument within the boundari…
Growing Old
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Matthew Arnold
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Growing Old by Matthew Arnold. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for April 17, 2011.Mat…
Collection
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Various
This is what people were reading in 1903, short stories, poetry, and non-fiction articles. (Summary by BellonaTimes)
My Father As I Recall Him
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Mamie Dickens
"If, in these pages, written in remembrance of my father, I should tell you, my dear friends, nothing new of him, I can, at least, prom…
Regulations for the order and discipline of the troops of the United States
Read by David Olson
Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron Von Steuben
More commonly know as "The Blue Book" written by "Baron von Steuben" this publication was key to organizing the young Am…
A Flying Trip Around the World
Read by Holly Jenson
Elizabeth Bisland
In November 1889, the New York World announced that it was sending its reporter Nellie Bly around the world, in a bid to beat Phileas Fogg's…
Three Essays
Read by David Wales
James Freeman Clarke
Three diverse essays on souls in animals, a comparison of Buddhism and Christianity, and individualism in religion. Born in Hanover, New Ham…
A Text-book of Assaying
Read by Peter Yearsley
Cornelius Beringer, Cornelius Beringerandjohn Jacob Beringer and Cornelius Beringer And John Jacob Beringer
This is a formal but relaxed text covering assaying techniques for most of the substances which are mined. As the authors say: "At firs…
Safe in their Alabaster Chambers
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Emily Dickinson
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Safe in their Alabaster Chambers by Emily Dickinson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for M…
The History of England, from the Accession of James II
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
This is volume 4 chapter 17 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…
Short Nonfiction Collection
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Various
Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include science and natural history--carniv…