Life Sciences
Generation of Animals
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Aristotle
Generation of Animals (or On the Generation of Animals; Greek: Περὶ ζῴων γενέσεως (Peri Zoion Geneseos); Latin: De Generatione Animalium) Bo…
Infection and Immunity
Read by J. M. Smallheer
George M. Sternberg
Infection and Immunity with Special Reference to the Prevention of Infectious Diseases presents a subject that is as relevant today as it wa…
A Short Discourse Concerning Pestilential Contagion, and the Methods to Be Used…
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Richard Mead
This is a work written about the plague in France and how to prevent its spread. It is considered an important historical work for the unde…
Man and His Ancestor: A Study in Evolution
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Charles Morris
An examination of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and subsequent texts, written for the general public at the turn of the twentieth cen…
The Book of Love
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Paolo Mantegazza
Translated from Italian, it delves into the physiology of love from a scientific standpoint, in beautiful writing.
Beknopte uiteenzetting van de theorie van Darwin over het ontstaan der plant- e…
Read by Edith van der Have-Raats
Julius Dub
Populair-wetenschappelijke, verkorte weergave van Charles Darwins baanbrekende boek "Het ontstaan der soorten", ca. 10 jaar na de …
Dragons of the Air
Read by Jeffery
Harry Seeley
Sir Richard Owen coined the term "dinosaur" ("Terrible Reptile" or "Fearfully Great Reptile") in the 19th cent…
The psychic life of micro-organisms : a study in experimental psychology
Read by Leon Harvey
Alfred Binet
Described by Binet as a branch of psychology little known, he endeavoured in the following essay upon Micro-organisms, to show that psycholo…
Wildwood Ways
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Winthrop Packard
American naturalist, Winthrop Packard, takes us on a journey among the wild woods and ponds alerting us to their many inhabitants. He points…
Little Masterpieces of Science - The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
George Iles
Another in the series of Little Masterpieces in Science, The Naturalist as Interpreter and Seer includes essays and excerpts from the works …
Notes of An East Coast Naturalist
Read by TND
Arthur Henry Patterson
Arthur Henry Patterson was a self-taught naturalist with an immeasurable knowledge and perspicacity of the Broadland region’s flora and faun…
Man and Nature on the Broads
Read by TND
Arthur Henry Patterson
From its man-made origins as a consequence of medieval peat excavations, the Broads of Norfolk and Suffolk have evolved into a natural ecosy…
Amphibians and Reptiles in Captivity
Read by Amy Gramour
Robert N Bader, Donald J Coxwell and Thomas R. Johnson
In recent years the number of people interested in keeping amphibians and reptiles in captivity has grown rapidly. All too often, these same…
Wood Wanderings
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Winthrop Packard
American naturalist, Winthrop Packard, takes us on a wandering journey into the woods alerting us to the many inhabitants and their habitat.…
Botany, The Story of Plant Life
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Julia Mcnair Wright
Botany, The Story of Plant Life, is a charming book explaining plant life. The author chose the format of a chapter for each month to discus…
Malaria in Greek History
Read by Leon Harvey
William Henry Samuel Jones
This book is an attempt to correct and develop the theory proposed tentatively in the little work Malaria. Put briefly, this theory is as fo…
The Brain and the Voice in Speech and Song
Read by Marya James
Frederick Walker Mott
From the Preface: "The contents of this little book formed the subject of three lectures delivered at the Royal Institution "On th…
Stray Feathers From a Bird Man's Desk
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Austin L. Rand
Canadian zoologist, Austin L. Rand, takes a divergence from his scholarly works on ornithology to give us 60 entertaining sketches of bird l…
Civilization and Climate
Read by Leon Harvey
Ellsworth Huntington
This book presents the science of geography one step further than just the physical features of the earth's surface. The relationship betwee…
Our Feathered Friends
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Elizabeth Grinnell
This volume displays the romance of birds in beautiful prose and dialog in simple language for children and adults alike. Written by a moth…