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The Outcast
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For many nineteenth-century Christians, the new biological and geological discoveries of that era brought on severe crises of faith. Winwood…
Monologues
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Richard Middleton
This is a collection of 32 highly diverting essays of English author Richard Middleton. Although Middleton is now best remembered for his gh…
Anything Once
Read by Roger Melin
Isabel Ostrander
An unlikely pair of wanderers they were; the orphan girl Lou and her travelling partner Jim Botts. Jim appeared in need of following some ap…
In the Wilderness (Version 2)
Read by Jessica Zdanowicz
Charles Dudley Warner
Warner’s main theme is how small and often-ridiculous the human being is when exploring in the wilderness. Warner’s love of nature and his c…
Poor Miss Finch
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Wilkie Collins
“Poor Miss Finch.” That is what everyone calls the courageous protagonist of this book. In other words, “poor thing, she’s blind, isn’t it a…
The Wonderful Visit
Read by Mary Bard
H. G. Wells
An other-worldly creature visits a small English village, and H. G. Wells uses humour and satire to convey some of the imperfections of Vict…
The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel
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Thornton W. Burgess
Chatterer the Red Squirrel finds himself in trouble again and is forced to abandon his old home. As the search for a new home begins, Chatte…
The Story of a Whim
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Grace Livingston Hill
A group of girls send gifts and letters to one whom they think to be a young woman like them. "Christie" is really a poor young ba…
Sympathy
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Paul Laurence Dunbar
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 different recordings of Sympathy, by Paul Laurence Dunbar in honor of Martin Luther King Day. Listeners wil…
Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
A collection of Twain short stories including:The Loves Of Alonzo FitzClarence And Rosannah EtheltonOn The Decay Of The Art Of LyingAbout Ma…
Woodland Paths
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Winthrop Packard
American naturalist, Winthrop Packard, takes us on a wandering journey into the woods, alerting us to the many inhabitants and their habitat…
Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection, Volume 002
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Various
Librivox readers present a collection of their favorite chapters and short stories, with the original author’s words all brought to life wit…
The Whale
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Ellis Parker Butler
His career spanned more than forty years, and his stories, poems, and articles were published in more than 225 magazines. His work appeared …
Literary Pilgrimages of a Naturalist
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Winthrop Packard
Noted American Naturalist, Winthrop Packard, who gave us such titles as “Woodland Pastures,” “Wood Wanderings,” and “Wildwood Ways,” now tak…
The Tale of Jolly Robin
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Arthur Scott Bailey
Arthur Scott Bailey, a native of the state of Vermont, wrote over forty children's books using a variety of animals, birds and even insects …
Companionable Books
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Henry van Dyke
Many books are dry and dusty, there is no juice in them; and many are soon exhausted, you would no more go back to them than to a squeezed o…
Captain Ted
Read by Maria Therese
Mary T. Waggaman
When tragedy hits his family, in the form of a sudden illness to his father, young Teddy Thornton is forced to leave school and find work to…
The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel (Dramatic Reading)
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Thornton W. Burgess
Author and editor of numerous children's books, Thornton W. Burgess was also a noted conservationist. In writing for youngsters he combined …
My First Book
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Various
This is not a children's book, as may be supposed from the title, but a collection of essays first published in The Idler magazine, in which…