Ellis Parker Butler

Short Mystery Story Collection 006


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LibriVox’s Short Mystery Story Collection 006: a collection of 10 short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of …

Ghost Story Collection 003


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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…

Short Mystery Story Collection 007


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Librivox’s Short Mystery Story Collection 007: a collection of 16 short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of …

Short Science Fiction Collection 010


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Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological an…

Short Science Fiction Collection 031


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Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…

Short Story Collection Vol. 001


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 001: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.

Short Humor Collection 001


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This is a collection of short humorous works first published before 1923. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

Short Science Fiction Collection 026


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Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…

Short Science Fiction Collection 057


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Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…

Short Story Collection Vol. 035


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A collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain chosen and read by a group of LibriVox members.

Short Story Collection Vol. 042


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 042: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Short Story Collection Vol. 034


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 034: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Philo Gubb, Correspondence-School Detective


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Philo Gubb, not being content with his job as wallpaper-hanger, has higher aspirations: to become a detective, just like Sherlock Holmes. To…

Short Science Fiction Collection 072


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Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…

The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 03


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The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the third volume, 45 short stories and poems have been gathered from 33 authors…

That Pup


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A puppy, unannounced and unordered, arrives in a crate at Mr. Murchison's house. Humorous events follow. - Summary by david wales

The Jack-Knife Man


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A lighthearted tale which revolves around old Peter Lane, who lives in a houseboat on the Mississippi River and mostly whiles away his time …

The Adventures of a Suburbanite


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Why is the neighbor so obsessed with his car? Where can we find a good gardener? Should we have a Santa Claus at our Christmas party? Yes, t…

The Confessions of a Daddy


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The wry humor of Ellis Parker Butler, who gave us the classic Pigs Is Pigs, takes us into his own married life where Marthy and Hiram live q…

Ellis Parker Butler Short Story Collection, Vol 1


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Ellis Parker Butler was an American author. He was the author of more than 30 books and more than 2,000 stories and essays. These are eight…

Young Adults Short Works Collection Vol. 001


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LibriVox’s Young Adults Short Story Collection 001: a collection of 9 short works of Young Adult fiction in the public domain read by a grou…

In Pawn


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Inspired by "Lives of the Saints", fat, lazy, good-for-nothing Harvey Redding decides to give up the junk-collecting business, and…

Perkins of Portland


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Amusing tales showing the effectiveness of advertising some rather questionable products. Perkins and the narrator partner in promotions dir…

The Cheerful Smugglers


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Saving for the baby's education: how can a young family be disciplined so as to regularly put money in the pig (bank)? Why, put a tariff on …

Christmas Short Works Collection 2009


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Librivox volunteers from around the world bring you Christmas stories, carols and poems in English, German, Hungarian, Latin, Portuguese, Ru…

Christmas Short Works Collection 2006


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LibriVox's 2006 Christmas Collection containing public domain short stories, essays, poems, and scripture passages recorded by a variety of …

Swatty: A Story of Real Boys


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The fun adventures of Georgie, Swatty, and Bony, as they encounter flooding rivers, emotional girls, burning buildings, rotten stumps, mean …

The Incubator Baby


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Marjorie Fielding is born premature and spends her first months of life in an incubator. Her mother is a modern, broad-minded woman eschewin…

Kilo: Being the Love Story of Eliph' Hewlitt, Book Agent


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Traveling salesman Eliph' Hewlitt finds the love of his life in Kilo, Iowa and decides to settle down there. - Summary by Dale Barkley

The Whale


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His career spanned more than forty years, and his stories, poems, and articles were published in more than 225 magazines. His work appeared …

Short Science Fiction Collection 100


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Librivox has officially contributed a whopping 100 of these numbered collections of science fiction short stories! To celebrate, we are doi…

Short Poetry Collection 148


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This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2015.

Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 016


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We are back with the 16th Librivox Short Mystery and Suspense Collection! Readers are invited to select and submit mystery or suspense stori…

An Exception


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of An Exception by Ellis Parker Butler.This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 19, 2023.…