Travel

Lancashire

Read by Phil Benson


Francis Archibald Bruton



The county of Lancashire in the north-west of England is best known as the engine room of the nineteenth-century Industrial Revolution. Stee…

History of New Brunswick

Read by Roger Melin


Peter Fisher



Originally published in 1825 under the title: Sketches of New Brunswick : containing an account of the first settlement of the province, wit…

Old Hampshire Vignettes

Read by David Wales


Mary Elizabeth Hawker



Lanoe Falconer is the pseudonym of the English writer, Marie Elizabeth Hawker (1848 - 1908). Her works, though few, were well received. She …

In Search Of #6

Read by Damon Timm


Damon Timm



In Search of #6 is the story of the trials and trails of a man, a best friend, two bicycles, three states, four dispersed campsites, five ti…

British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car

Read by Christine Blachford


Thomas Dowler Murphy



In this chronicle of a summer's motoring in Britain I have not attempted a guide-book in any sense, yet the maps, together with the comments…

Ten Days in the Light of Acca

Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater


Julia M. Grundy



This work is the story of a pilgrimage made over a hundred years ago by a group of American pilgrims. They were not headed for Canterbury, R…

Diversions in Sicily

Read by R. S. Steinberg


Henry Festing Jones



Samuel Butler's biographer dedicates his urbane account of the culture and entertainments of rural Sicily to the unborn son of his guide to …

The Itinerary of John Leland in or About the Years 1535-1543

Read by Phil Benson


John Leland



John Leland's 'Itinerary' was the product of several journeys around England and Wales undertaken between 1538 and 1543. The manuscript is m…

Young Americans Abroad

Read by Sibella Denton


John Overton Choules



It’s 1851 and the Crystal Palace Exhibition is on in England. English American the Reverend Dr. Choules leaves Newport, Rhode Island with th…

Canada's Hundred Days: With the Canadian Corps from Amiens to Mons, Aug. 8 - No…

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John Frederick Bligh Livesay



This is Part Two of Four of the incredible story of the actions of the men and women of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canada's contribut…

In Galilee

Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater


Thornton Chase



Thornton Chase is commonly recognized as the first convert to the Bahá'í Faith of Occidental background. During his life he or…

A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea

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Allan Cunningham



LibriVox volunteers bring you 23 recordings of A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea by Allan Cunningham. This was the Weekly Poetry project for Mar…

Tours in the South Coast District

Read by Timothy Ferguson


Queensland Railways



An early booklet, designed to encourage tourism in the northern parts of New South Wales, and the southern parts of Queensland, particularly…

Zorra Boys at Home and Abroad, or, How to Succeed

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William Alexander MacKay



By Zorra, in the following sketches, is meant a little district in Oxford county, Ontario, some ten miles square, composed of part of East a…

Piloting Directions for the Gulf of Finland

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John William Norie



Norie's series of piloting and sailing directions was something of a staple in the chart-room of 19th century British (and other) merchant v…

Adlestrop

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Edward Thomas



LibriVox volunteers bring you 7 recordings of Adlestrop by Edward Thomas. This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 20th, 2009.

Homage to Catalonia


George Orwell, writer of Animal Farm and



Oscar Wilde Discovers America [1882]


Lloyd Lewis



In 1882, Oscar Wilde toured North America from New York to San Francisco and Montreal to New Orleans, lecturing on art and home decoration. …

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…

Canadian Snapshots




”To turn the lens of the radio camera to the wonders and oddities of Canada and bring the vast panorama of the country to the airwaves.” Can…

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