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Chapter 06
Read by Ray Clare
G. K. Chesterton
In Tremendous Trifles
“None of us think enough of these things on which the eye rests. But don't let us let the eye rest. Why should the eye be so lazy? Let us ex…
Chapter 3: The Mystery of the Rays
Read by Elsie Selwyn
Bernice Kohn Hunt
In The Peaceful Atom
In this children's science book from the early 1960s, the concept of atoms and the science behind them is introduced. The book recounts the …
Introduction
Read by Ray Clare
G. K. Chesterton
In The Defendant
A collection of reprinted articles on a wide-range of subjects, all in the unique style of G. K. Chesterton. Using wit, paradox, and good hu…
Summary and Cast of Characters
Read by Christine Rottger
Ray Cummings
In Beyond the Vanishing Point
When George Randolph first caught sight of Orena, he was astounded by its gleaming perfection. Here were hills and valleys, lakes and stream…
A Scene
Read by David Barnes
John Clare
In Selected Poems of John Clare, Volume 1
John Clare (1793 - 1864) was a farm labourer in the village of Helpstone, Northamptonshire, who became arguably England’s greatest nature po…
2-7 The Conclusion
Read by Laurie Anne Walden
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet, a short novel published in 1887, was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes story. At the beginning of the book…
She Was a Beauty
Read by Ryan DeRamos
Leigh Hunt and Henry Cuyler Bunner
In Short Poetry Collection 080
This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of June 2009.
Tidings From Ireland
Read by Lauren Huff
Mary Shelley
In The Fortunes of Perkin Warbeck
After the brutal and turbulent Wars of the Roses, Henry VII reigned over England and the sons of his rival Edward IV, once held captive in t…
A Ray of Light
Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
Neil Munro
In Doom Castle
Doom Castle is the story of young Count Victor's journey to Scotland after the Jacobite Rebellion, searching for a traitor to the Jacobite c…
Chapter 15
Read by Andy Harrington
Ray Cummings
In Wandl the Invader (version 2)
There were nine major planets in the Solar System and it was within their boundaries that man first set up interplanetary commerce and began…
Raphael
Read by Newgatenovelist
Cordelia Ray
In Sonnets
Cordelia Ray was a Black author and teacher. This volume contains 12 of her poems and was first published in 1893. - Summary by Newgatenovel…
Part 9
Read by Krista Zaleski
Ray Cummings
In The Man on the Meteor
Nemo's first memory is of waking up on a self-contained world on a meteor in the rings of Saturn. Soon he meets Nona, and together they expl…
The Poor Clare Part 3
Read by NoelBadrian
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
In Round the Sofa
Round the Sofa (1859), is a book of stories by the lady that Charles Dickens called his “dear Scheherazade” due to her skill as a story tell…
Clare Seeks Help
Read by Joann Seah
George MacDonald
In A Rough Shaking
Clare was a wanderer. Orphaned by an earthquake when too young to even remember his full name, his childhood was a succession of challenges …
Teaser
Read by Alan Winterrowd
various and Ray Cummings
In Astounding Stories 03, March 1930
This is the third issue of the classic science fiction Astounding Magazine. It contains the opening chapters of a 4 part serialized novel by…
Chapter XXIX
Read by Dawn Sutton
Anna Katharine Green
In The Step on the Stair
Green's last published detective novel, The Step on the Stair is typical of her earlier mysteries. Quenton is in love with Orpha, and thinks…
25 - Chapter 25
Read by Amy Gramour
Ray Cummings
In Brigands of the Moon
Gregg Haljan was aware that there was a certain danger in having the giant spaceship Planetara stop off at the moon to pick up Grantline's s…
1-17 Volume 1, Chapter 17
Read by Laurie Anne Walden
Jane Austen
In Emma (version 4)
Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. As in her other novels, Austen explores the c…
The Readers' Corner Part 1
Read by esheffield
various and Ray Cummings
In Astounding Stories 10, October 1930
Issue no. 10 of the magazine brings you:- Stolen Brains by Captain S.P. MeekThe Invisible Death by Victor Rousseau Prisoners on the Electro…
Chapter XXV. A Certain Lady Again
Read by Ben Tucker
Carroll John Daly
In The Snarl of the Beast
Carroll John Daly, enormously popular in his day but has since faded into obscurity, is often credited with penning the first hard-boiled cr…