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Mr. Downey Sits Down
Read by Jacquerie
L. H. Robbins
In O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
In 1918 the Society of Arts and Sciences established the O. Henry Memorial Awards to reward the very best short stories published during the…
Laura
Read by Justin Brett
Saki
In Beasts and Super-Beasts
Saki (December 18, 1870 – November 14, 1916) was the pen name of British author Hector Hugh Munro. Saki's world contrasts the effete convent…
06 - Brown of Calavares
Read by Sibella Denton
Bret Harte
In Selected Stories of Bret Harte
Bret Harte (August 25, 1836 – May 6, 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in Californi…
The Christmas Gift That Came To Rupert
Read by Nick Bulka
Bret Harte
In Mrs. Skagg's Husbands and Other Stories
A collection of short stories set in the American West at the end of the 19th century. (Summary by Nick Bulka)
Brown of Calaveras
Read by Don W. Jenkins
Bret Harte
In Short Story Collection Vol. 046
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 046: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Mattens
Read by Angela Ortiz
George Herbert
In The Temple
George Herbert was one of the so-called Metaphysical Poets, along with John Donne and Andrew Marvel, and The Temple: Sacred Poems and Privat…
Ye Mariners of England
Read by Steve C
Various
In The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book
A fourth grade English textbook published by the Minister of Education for Ontario in 1909. This reader features various pieces of Poetry a…
Tom Goes Down the Well
Read by nighthawks
Jane Eayre Fryer
In The Mary Frances Story Book
The Mary Frances Story Book is different from the other Mary Frances Books. They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about…
Downie Pt 2
Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
Selma Lagerlöf
In Invisible Links
Selma Lagerlöf was born in Vaermland, Sweden, in 1858 and enjoyed a long and very successful career as a writer, receiving the Nobel-Pr…
Brown of Calaveras
Read by Mike Manolakes
Bret Harte
In Short Story Collection Vol. 095
A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. In this, the 95th volume of Short Stories, we delve …
06 Brown Of Calaveras
Read by David Wales
Bret Harte
In The Luck Of Roaring Camp And Other Sketches
Bret Harte (1836 – 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in California.... He moved to …
05 - A Christmas Letter
Read by TriciaG
Stephen Leacock
In Literary Lapses
Short sketches relating the humourous side of life in 1910. "Professor Leacock has made more people laugh with the written word than an…
Dalyrimple Goes Wrong
Read by mb
F. Scott Fitzgerald
In Flappers and Philosophers
Flappers and Philosophers was the first collection of short stories written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1920. It includes eight sto…
A Picture
Read by Bruce Kachuk
Victor Daley
In At Dawn And Dusk
Victor Daley, then a happy, wondering Irish lad, drifted out to Australia. His head was full of old tunes and fragments of poetry; his pocke…
Divots
Read by KirksVoice
P. G. Wodehouse
Divots is a humorous tale of young golfer Jack Carson’s trials and triumphs on his journey through the rugged world of competitive golf.Join…
The Tryst
Read by Tomas Peter
Victor Daley
In Wine and Roses
"Victor Daley, then a happy, wondering Irish lad, drifted out to Australia. His head was full of old tunes and fragments of poetry; his…
Edwin
Read by NoelBadrian
Jefferys Taylor
In Æsop in Rhyme, with Some Originals
Jefferys Taylor was born in 1792 in Suffolk, England. He became apprenticed to his father who was an engraver and invented a special ruling …
Tom of the Raiders
Read by Brett W. Downey
Austin Bishop and William Henry Bishop
Young Adult historical fiction of a young man joining the Union Army and taking part in the Great Locomotive Chase. (Summary by Brett Downey…
A Cunning Dodge
Read by Jared Shaw
Palmer Cox
In Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose and Picture
Also known for his "Brownies" books, Canadian humorist Palmer Cox give us a delightful collection of humorous verse and short pros…
''Le Bretagne'', by W. A. Fraser
Read by Gillian Hendrie
Various
In The Black Cat Vol. 02 No. 05 February 1897
The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Man…