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Early Years
Read by Delmar H Dolbier
George Dewey
In The Autobiography of George Dewey
Admiral George Dewey, United States Navy, is best remembered for his victory over the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay during the S…
An Act of Mademoiselle Stangerson
Read by Ted Nugent
Gaston Leroux
In The Mystery of the Yellow Room
This crime novel was possibly the first to involve a 'locked room mystery', in which an attempted murder takes place, but with no obvious wa…
The End of a Vacation
Read by Tom Merritt
Theodore Dreiser
In Coffee Break Collection 034 - Vacations
This is the 34th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read Public Domain stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction p…
Ted
Read by Damla Ozdemir
J. Earl Clauson
In A Dog's Book of Verse
It is not surprising that dogs, beloved by so many, have received many poetic tributes throughout history. Here the author has gathered tog…
Best Way to Read a Book
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Edgar A. Guest
LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of Best Way to Read a Book by Edgar A. Guest. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Septem…
Pratt offers a Hand
Read by Kevin Green
J. S. Fletcher
In The Talleyrand Maxim
John Mallathorpe, a wealthy Yorkshire industrialist and land owner dies in an accident, apparently without making a will. His estate goes t…
Chapter 10
Read by Karen Savage
Lester del Rey and Lester Del Rey
In The Sky Is Falling
After dying in a terrible accident at a building site, Dave Hanson finds himself being brought back to life in a world where magic is real, …
Esme
Read by Graham Redman
Saki
In The Chronicles of Clovis
This is the third collection of short stories by Saki, following on from “Reginald” and “Reginald in Russia”. Although some of the stories h…
05 -- Ch 3, Parts 1-3
Read by Delmar H Dolbier
H. G. Wells
In The War in the Air
War in the Air was written during a prolific time in H. G. Wells's writing career. Having withdrawn from British politics to spend more time…
CHAPTER VI—A PROWLER IN THE DARK
Read by Drew Johnson
Elmer Russell Gregor
In Running Fox
Having reached the age of sixteen winters, Running Fox, the son of Black Panther, a famous Delaware war-chief, determined to establish his r…
The Corpus Delicti, part 1
Read by Sheri Elston
Julian Hawthorne, ed. and Melville Davisson Post
In Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Volume 1
In the six volumes of the Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories, Julian Hawthorne presents us thrilling and mysterious s…
The Mysterious Message
Read by Phil Chenevert
Ruth Plumly Thompson
In The Lost King of Oz
"Princess Ozma has ruled so wisely and happily in the wonderful Land of Oz for so long that most of us have forgotten the strange story…
The Mad Sphinx
Read by Newgatenovelist
Theodore Wratislaw
In Some Verses
Theodore Wratislaw was a fin de siècle poet and a less famous Decadent author than some of his contemporaries.This short collection o…
The Deluge
Read by joegrimer
G. K. Chesterton
In Short Poetry Collection 212
This is a collection of 56 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for January 2021.
Chapt 3, Part I
Read by Ted Lienhart
John Hanning Speke
In What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile
This volume by British explorer Captain John Hanning Speke contains accounts of his first two expeditions into East Africa in the 1850s. Vol…
Bill, the Lokil Editor
Read by Deon Gines
Eugene Field
In A Little Book of Profitable Tales
An anthology of charming short stories, written by the poet for his only daughter Mary. The style is simple and conversational, sometimes de…
14 - Three Open Letters
Read by Don W. Jenkins
Bill Nye
In A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories
Bill Nye was a respected journalist who also became known as a humorist. His short pieces range from a description of a visit to a friend re…
Winter at Delphi
Read by Alan Mapstone
Willa Sibert Cather and Willa Cather
In April Twilights and Other Poems
A selection of thirty-six poems by American writer Willa Cather. (summary by mleigh)
Tedric
Read by Phil Chenevert
E. E. “Doc” Smith
This is a wonderful combination of far future science fiction with Conan like sword and sorcery; lots of blood, gore, honor and evil. The…