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A Mathematician's Holiday
Read by Thomas Woolley and William Binzi
Thomas Woolley and William Binzi
University of Oxford Podcasts
Binker
Read by Winnifred Assmann
A. A. Milne
In Now We Are Six
Milne's second book of children's poetry: “We have been nearly three years writing this book. We began it when we were very young ... and no…
Bill Bailey
Read by David Wales
John Hay Beith
In The Times' Red Cross Story Book By Famous Novelists Serving In His Majesty's Forces
These eighteen stories were published in 1915, in the midst of World War I. "Published For The Times' Fund For The Sick And Wounded&qu…
Life
Read by Woolly Bee
Edgar A. Guest
In All That Matters
A collection of poems about life. Written in an easy and interesting style this book includes poems about many parts of family life, motherh…
Reading: An Essay
Read by David Wales
Hugh Walpole
A famous English author's thoughts on the power of reading. - Summary by David Wales
Abraham Cowley
Read by Rita Boutros
Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 10
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…
Bramley Maying
Read by Anne Fletcher
Mary Russell Mitford
In Our Village, Volume 1
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…
The Adventure Of The Foundling
Read by David Wales
William John Locke
In The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol
This 1912 collection of short stories is of lighthearted adventures of an irresponsible -- and irrepressible -- Frenchman in England and Par…
THE LOSS OF THE "BIRKENHEAD." SIR FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE
Read by czandra
Various
In Successful Recitations
A compilation of poetry designed for performance. This compilation focuses on the art of recitation, highlighting the importance of clarity,…
The Fall of Edward Barnard, part 2
Read by Bellona Times
W. Somerset Maugham
In Short Story Collection Vol. 060
LibriVox readers bring you 20 short stories in various genres by authors including Edna Ferber, Charlotte Brontë, Stephan Crane, W. Som…
Chapter XV
Read by Sibella Denton
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and Meriwether Lewis
In The Journal of Lewis and Clarke (1840)
"The expedition of Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, for exploring the river Missouri, and the best communication from that to the Pacific Ocea…
Little Britain
Read by Greg Giordano
Washington Irving
In Washington Irving in London
Washington Irving's name is synonymous with such classics as "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." He est…
2 - Part 2
Read by Phil Chenevert
Washington Irving
In The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (version 3)
Everyone knows the story of the Headless Horseman but perhaps you, like me, did not remember what a marvelous story teller Washington Irving…
Lizzie Leigh 2
Read by Phil Benson
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
In Short Stories (Household Words 1850-53)
Elizabeth Gaskell was a regular contributor to Charles Dickens's weekly magazine, Household Words, from 1850 through to 1853 In addition to …
I: Glastonbury
Read by Ellies
Geoffrey Bache Smith
In A Spring Harvest
G.B. Smith is best known for his close friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien, who would go on to write the fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings. He w…
The Two Questions
Read by Sonia
Alice Meynell
In A Father of Women and Other Poems
Alice Meynell was an English essayist, critic, and poet who was also a leading suffragist, serving as vice-president of the Women Writers' S…
Author's Preface
Read by mleigh
Harry Graham
In Verse and Worse
A collection of dark and humorous verse from "Col D. Streamer". This collection includes poems from The Baby's Baedeker, Perverted…
26 - Little Britain
Read by David Wales
Washington Irving
In The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.
Apart from "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" - the pieces which made both Irving and The Sketch Book fa…
Preface
Read by Alan Mapstone
George Gordon, Lord Byron
In English Bards and Scotch Reviewers
English Bards and Scotch Reviewers was first published anonymously in 1809 with Byron only identified as the author in the 2nd edition. Byro…
Near Hastings
Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
Toru Dutt
In Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan
Toru Dutt was an Indian poet, writing in English. Born in 1856, she travelled to England and France, and being a polyglot became fluent in F…