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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 041
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Various
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include a woman in Alaska, Cuban folklore,…
The Book of Elves and Fairies for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud
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Frances Jenkins Olcott
Lots of stories and poems about elves, faeries and other wonderful wee folk. All read for you by LibriVox people who love them so what more …
The Light Princess and Other Fairy Tales
Read by Clive Catterall
George MacDonald
George MacDonald claimed that he did not write for children, but for the child-like. Some of his longer works are clearly intended for adult…
Study Skills
Read by Sally LePage, Liz Timoney White, Inés Dawson and Luke Ogilvie-Thomson
Sally LePage, Liz Timoney White, Inés Dawson and Luke Ogilvie-Thomson
University of Oxford Podcasts
Three Sunsets and Other Poems
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Lewis Carroll
Lewis Carroll's most enduring works are the Adventures of Alice in Wonderland, but he also wrote some very interesting poetry. The poems in …
Through the Looking-Glass (version 3)
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Lewis Carroll
Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (1871) is a work of children's literature by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson),…
Alice in Wonderland, Retold in Words of One Syllable
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J.C. Gorham
The well known and delightful tale of Alice in Wonderland but retold in simpler language. All the characters are there, even the Cheshire C…
The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book
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Constance Cary Harrison
"And now, mamma, until your tea is ready, we know what you must do," said the children, in a breath. "Tell us a story—a 'real…
Mag and Margaret: A Story for Girls
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Pansy
Little Mag Jessup is an orphan girl who works hard as a servant in Mrs. Perkins' boarding house to earn her keep. She has no education, exce…
Our Village, Volume 1
Read by Anne Fletcher
Mary Russell Mitford
This book is a compilation of short stories originally published in several series in The Lady's Magazine. Volume 1 covers a period of about…
Judgement and Justice: The Life and Diary of William Godwin
Read by Mark Philp, David O’Shaughnessy and Ellen Sandford O'Neill
Mark Philp, David O’Shaughnessy and Ellen Sandford O'Neill
University of Oxford Podcasts
The Fairyland of Science
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Arabella B. Buckley
"I have promised to introduce you today to the fairy-land of science, -- a somewhat bold promise, seeing that most of you probably look…
Letters of a Woman Homesteader
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Elinore Pruitt Stewart
The writer of the following letters is a young woman who lost her husband in a railroad accident and went to Denver to seek support for hers…
The Adopting of Rosa Marie
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Carroll Watson Rankin
In this charming girl's book we meet again the four chums of Dandelion Cottage. Their friendship knit closer than ever by their summer at pl…
Story Hour Readers: Third Year
Read by Sibella Denton
Ida Coe and Ida Coeandalice Christie Dillon
Short and sweet stories for children from the 19th century. The stories were compiled by two New York City teachers and were thought appropr…
A Diary from Dixie
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Mary Chesnut
Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut, a well-educated South Carolina woman who was married to a Confederate general, kept extensive journals during th…
Dandelion Cottage
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Carroll Watson Rankin
Carroll Watson Rankin's best known novel is Dandelion Cottage, published in 1904 by Henry Holt and Company. She first wrote the story serial…
Granny's Wonderful Chair (Dramatic Reading)
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Frances Browne
Her most famous work, Granny's Wonderful Chair, was published in 1856 and it is still in print to this day. It is a richly imaginative book …
The Pearl Fountain, and Other Fairy Tales
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Julia Kavanagh and Bridget Kavanagh
This is a little volume of fairy Tales by Irish novelists Bridget and Julia Kavanagh. The eleven stories are old-fashioned and original. - S…