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An Old Man's Thought of School

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Walt Whitman



LibriVox volunteers bring you 23 recordings of An Old Man's Thought of School by Walt Whitman. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for F…

Marie Antoinette and the Downfall of Royalty

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Imbert De Saint-Amand



"Paris in 1792 is no longer what it was in 1789. In 1789, the old French society was still brilliant. The past endured beside the prese…

Concise Commentary on the Bible - Book of Matthew

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Matthew Henry



Spiritual and practical lessons are extracted from every verse of the Book of Matthew, as well as detailed explanation of the text. The Book…

Through Glacier Park, Seeing America First with Howard Eaton

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Mary Roberts Rinehart



This is about a three-hundred mile trip across the Rocky Mountains on horseback with Howard Eaton. It is about fishing, and cool nights arou…

The War That Will End War

Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022)


H. G. Wells



.About the First World War, and the author's conclusions. Whether or not you agree with these articles/essays, H G Wells does make many vali…

The Octopus

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Frank Norris



Frank Norris based his 1901 novel The Octopus (A Story of California) on the Mussel Slough Tragedy of 1880, a bloody conflict between ranche…

Bible (ASV) 18: Job

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American Standard Version



The Book of Job (American Standard Version) is presented in forty-two chapters and is one of the Old Testament Wisdom Books. The narrative c…

Bible (ASV) 21: Ecclesiastes

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American Standard Version



Ecclesiastes (or The Preacher) is the twenty-first book of The Bible. The author of this book is unknown but is considered by many biblical …

How to Tell Stories to Children

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Sara Cone Bryant



Sarah Cone Bryant was an educator and storyteller who wrote several books on the importance of oral storytelling to children, and stories to…

A Romance of Two Worlds

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Marie Corelli



The book starts with a young heroine telling her story of coping with a debilitating illness that includes depression and thoughts of suicid…

James Watt

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Andrew Carnegie



This biography of the inventor James Watt covers his early years, successes and failures, and legacy. (Summary by Bill Boerst)

History of Holland

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George Edmundson



The title, "History of Holland," given to this volume is fully justified by the predominant part which the great maritime province…

A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukaw…

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Ukawsaw Gronniosaw



Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, also known as James Albert, (born ca. 1705 - 1775) was a freed slave and autobiographer. His autobiography is considered…

Cats by the Way

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Sarah E. Trueblood



Between these pages you will find only the good, old-fashioned, every-day cat. No Angora or thoroughbred has been entered here, unless it be…

Two Years and Four Months in a Lunatic Asylum

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Hiram Chase



Hiram Chase is a well liked Reverend in a small ministry in Utica. When his mental and physical health deteriorates, he is taken to Utica lu…

The Baby's Songbook

Read by Carol Stripling


Walter Crane



This is a collection of 14 songs chosen from Walter Crane's "The Baby's Opera" and "The Baby's Bouquet" containing class…

Evolution Creatrice

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Henri Bergson



Creative Evolution (French: L'Évolution créatrice) is a 1907 book by French philosopher Henri Bergson. Its English translation…

John Quincy Adams

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John T. Morse



This biography contains three main sections. the first covers Adams's early years and his time as a diplomat--both in America and overseas. …

Mob Rule In New Orleans

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Ida B. Wells-Barnett



Born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862, Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist…

Impariamo l'italiano a Tropea

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Antonio Libertino



Do you love Italy and dream of it every night? Would you like to visit one of the most beautiful Italian sea towns? What if you could refres…

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