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The Iconoclastic Rustic and the Apropos Acorn
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…
Legend of the Bleeding-heart
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.
Priscilla, from The Courtship of Miles Standish
In Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Collection Vol. 001
A collection to celebrate Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 200th birthday, on 27th February, 2007.
The Shadows on the Wall
In Ghost Story Collection 001
A collection of ten pieces, read by various readers, about the unreal edges of this world in legend and story; tales of love, death and beyo…
The Street of Our Lady of the Fields – Parts 3 & 4
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…
In Defence of the Bush
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 Bet
In Best Russian Short Stories
In this collection of Russian stories, editor and compiler Thomas Seltzer selects from a range of the best examples of 19th and early 20th c…
Under a Syringa-Bush
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…
A Cunning Dodge
In Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose and Picture
Also known for his "Brownies" books, Canadian humorist Palmer Cox give us a delightful collection of humorous verse and short pros…
English Walnuts
In Insomnia Collection Vol. 001
The Insomnia Collection offers a unique anthology of essays and short works designed to soothe the restless mind. Curated from a variety of …
The Bushman
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 Case of Lady Sannox
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…
Letter 5 The Election
In The Borough
English village life and villagers in the east of England in the late 1700’s and early 1800s—is the subject of The Borough. George Crabbe …
09 - The Hen in Politics; Dreyfus and Embalmed Beef; The Deadly Pistol Pocket
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…
John Tyler, December 7, 1841 - Part 1
In State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1837 - 1844)
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…
To the Readers of Harper's Young People; A Liberal Offer for 1880 Only
In Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 07, Dec. 16, 1879
Harper's Young People upon its first publication in 1879 was an illustrated weekly publication containing delightful serialized stories, sho…
James Buchanan, December 19, 1859, part 2
In State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1857 - 1860)
Hear James Buchanan’s State of the Union addresses: presidential reports to Congress on the condition of the nation and the priorities of hi…
A Conservative by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 9: Tragedy and Humor (Part 2)
The ninth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…
O Futuro Presidente
In Ancia Eterna
Júlia Lopes de Almeida é uma das intelectuais mais importantes das letras brasileiras do final do século XIX, iní…
Speech against the Attainder of Strafford, 1641
In United Kingdom House of Commons Speeches Collection, volume 1
This collection comprises recordings of 17 historic speeches given to the UK House of Commons between 1628 and 1956. Readings are of speeche…