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Hector Berlioz; A Romantic Tragedy
Read by David Wales
Herbert Francis Peyser
How much more futile is it to attempt on the minuscule scale of the following tiny, if rambling, pamphlet to touch upon even a thousandth of…
The Chapter Ends
Read by Phil Chenevert
Poul William Anderson
Far, far in the future the Earth is still spinning around the Sun, on the edge of the galaxy, dozing in obscurity, forgotten by it's trillio…
Rudder Grange
Read by Sibella Denton
Frank R. Stockton
This book presents a number of short, comedic sketches of a country life in middle America in the late 1800s. The hilarious twists and turns…
Dr. Hackensaw's Secrets
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Clement Fezandié
A series of short stories following Doctor Hackensaw's inventions. Joined by his companions Silas Rockett, Pep Perkins and Tintangeles Smit…
The Arizona Callahan
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Henry James O'Brien Bedford-Jones and H. Bedford-Jones
The same distinguished writer who gave you such thrilling stories of far places as “The Brazen Peacock” and “Lou-Lou” knows the odd corners …
Thomas Carlyle
Read by David Wales
G. K. Chesterton
A short biography (1902) of a famous writer (Carlyle) by another famous writer (Chesterton). The first half exhibits Chesterton’s sly wit a…
Bill Nye's Cordwood
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Bill Nye
From Galileo to Grover Cleveland, from wasps to cattle, from dinosaurs to the railroad, Bill Nye's wide ranging wit pokes gentle fun at ever…
Love Letter Collection 2008
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Various
LibriVox readers have cast their nets wide to create this small collection of letters and poems, from fiction and from life, from heart to h…
Sanctuary
Read by Jacquerie
Edith Wharton
Kate Orme, shocked by the discovery of her fiance's complicity in a tragedy, and by society's willingness to overlook such transgressions, n…
Short Story Collection Vol. 090
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Various
Here we present the 90th Collection of Short Stories selected and read by Librivox volunteers. For your enjoyment, we bring gems by Hemingwa…
Der Waldteufel
Read by Dirk Weber
Robert Kraft
Der Waldteufel erschien 1898 im Rahmen der 5 Hefte umfassenden Serie „Aus allen Welttheilen“, wobei jedes Heft eine abgeschlossene Geschicht…
Status Quo
Read by Peter Eastman
Dallas Mccord Reynolds and Mack Reynolds
Larry Woolford is a government agent, tasked with investigating subversive activity. He does everything an ambitious young man should do if…
Idle Ideas in 1905
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Jerome K. Jerome
Back in 1905 Jerome K. Jerome shared his thoughts on a variety of subjects, including "Should Women Be Beautiful?", "Should S…
Orlando, A Biography
Read by Cori Samuel
Virginia Woolf
A fictional biography following the adventures of Orlando: initially a gentleman, later a lady — always a poet — who romps through British h…
Essays and Literary Studies
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Stephen Leacock
A collection of wry looks at literature, education, and other social phenomena by Canadian humourist and economics professor, Stephen Leacoc…
Pee-Wee Harris (Version 2)
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Percy Keese Fitzhugh
Last summer I went down to where my uncle lives and spent vacation there and I had a peach of a time and all the things I did are told in th…
Orientations
Read by OCTL7
W. Somerset Maugham
This is a collection showing W. Somerset Maugham's early attempt in the short story genre, which he comes to master as one of 20th century's…
Captain Salt in Oz
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Ruth Plumly Thompson
A voyage on the famous Nonestic Ocean! What could be more thrilling than that? We—many of us—have taken trips on the prosaic Atlantic or eve…