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How President Jackson Won His Wife
Read by Michele Fry
Myrtle Reed
In Threads of Grey and Gold
This is a collection of short stories and poems by Myrtle Reed. Many of the stories are short romances, and they share the unique, nostalgic…
In Defence of the Bush
Read by Arrowhead Aussie
Andrew Barton Paterson and Banjo Paterson
In The Man From Snowy River and Other Verses (version 2)
The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses (1895) is the first collection of poems by Australian poet Banjo Paterson. It was released in hard…
The Case of Lady Sannox
Read by Betsie Bush
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In Tales of Terror and Mystery
Though Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is best known for his detective stories, he also wrote other short stories which are masterpieces of mystery a…
The Story of Miss Moppet
Read by Betsie Bush
Beatrix Potter
In The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter
Born in Victorian London on July 28th, 1866, Beatrix Potter created some of the best-loved children’s stories of all time. Starting with Pet…
Under a Syringa-Bush
Read by Claire Schreuder
Susan Coolidge
In Just Sixteen
A collection of short stories from the author of the What Katy Did series, for an audience ranging from younger to older children - and enjo…
Betsey and I Are Out
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Will Carleton
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Betsey and I Are Out by Will Carleton. This was the fortnightly poetry project for March 22nd…
The Street of Our Lady of the Fields – Parts 3 & 4
Read by Betsie Bush
Robert W. Chambers
In The King in Yellow (part 2)
Robert W. Chambers (1865-1933) studied art in Paris in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Shortly after returning to America, he became popular a…
09 - The Hen in Politics; Dreyfus and Embalmed Beef; The Deadly Pistol Pocket
Read by Arnold
George W. Peck and George Wilbur Peck
In Sunbeams
George W. Peck was at times a writer, newspaper publisher and politician. Many of the Sunbeam essays had been published in Peck's paper, &qu…
Shepherd's Bush
Read by Bruce Kachuk
T. W. H. Crosland
In Sonnets
This inspiring collection of sonnets from British author T.W.H. Crosland displays the creativity, keen powers of observation and the unsurpa…
The Short Line War
Read by Betsie Bush
Samuel Merwin and Samuel Merwin, Sr.
"The Short Line War is a story that will appeal more particularly to the sterner sex, and we take it that the hyphenated name, Merwin-W…
The Iconoclastic Rustic and the Apropos Acorn
Read by Betsie Bush
Guy Wetmore Carryl
In Fables for the Frivolous
One of the earliest works by the American parodist, Guy Wetmore Carryl, these fables are adapted from Jean de La Fontaine’s original writing…
Tale of Brownie Beaver
Read by Betsie Bush
Arthur Scott Bailey
Arthur Scott Bailey was the author of more than forty children's books, centered all his plots in the animal, bird and insect worlds, weavin…
Human Toll
Read by Kirsty Leishman
Barbara Baynton
Ursula (Ursie) Ewart, orphaned as a young child, is sent away from her home in the Australian bush. While Ursie was previously doted on by s…
Legend of the Bleeding-heart
Read by Betsie Bush
Annie Fellows Johnston
In Short Story Collection Vol. 004
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 004: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.
Bush Children
Read by Beeswaxcandle
Thomas Bracken
In Not Understood and Other Poems
A posthumous collection of the more famous poems by the author of the New Zealand National Anthem. - Summary by Beeswaxcandle
The Bushman
Read by Nemo
Alexander Wilmot
In The Poetry of South Africa
Alexander Wilmot was a Cape Town politician and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He is the author of the History of the Zulu War 1…
The Bet
Read by David Wales
Anton Chekhov
In The Bet and Other Stories
Thirteen short stories by the master. Summary by david wales
The Magic Cow
Read by Betsie Bush
Cecil Henry Bompas, Unknowntranslated Bycecil Henry Bompas and Unknowntranslated By Cecil Henry Bompas
In Folklore of the Santal Parganas, Vol. 1
This is an intriguing collection of folklore from the Santal Parganas, a district in India located about 150 miles from Calcutta. As its pre…
How Betsey and I Made Up
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Will Carleton
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of How Betsey and I Made Up by Will Carleton. This was the fortnightly poetry project for May 3r…
Music in the Bush
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Robert Service and Robert W. Service
In Ottawa Folk Festival Robert Service Collection (from The Spell of the Yukon)
On August 13-15, 2010, A hearty band of Librivox volunteers, led by Bob Ledrew and Sean McGaughey, recorded selections from the Spell of the…