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Ch. 11: Charles Martel
Read by Pamela Nagami
John Howard Bertram Masterman
In The Dawn of Mediaeval Europe: 476-918
This volume by the British historian J.H.B. Masterman (1867-1933) is a short survey of the first four centuries after the fall of Rome. The …
Section 2
Read by CJ Plogue
Ahikar
In The Story of Ahikar
The Story of Ahikar is a fictional work. It is a colorful story but considered to be a work containing great wisdom. The story of Ahikar …
Epistle to the Reader
Read by InTheDesert
John Flavel
In Preparations for Sufferings
That sufferings, both bodily and mental, are the lot of humanity, the testimony of scripture and reason abundantly confirm. But whatever may…
Dialogue XXIV. Diogenes demands of Mausolus, the Karian Satrap, the reason of his arrogance and pride, and ridicules the vanity of his grandeur and power on Earth, and, in particular, the uselessness to him of his magnificent tomb at Halikarnassus. He concludes his diatribe with contrasting his own complete ignorance and indifference in regaud even to the manner, or place, of his own sepulture.
Read by ToddHW
Lucian of Samosata and Lucian Of Samosata
In Lucian's Dialogues Volume 3: The Dialogues of the Dead
Dialogues of the Dead are 30 miniature dialogues mocking the Homeric conception of the Greek gods, originally written in Attic Greek by Syri…
CHAPTER VI: CONCERNING PETERHOFF
Read by jenno
Magaretta Eagar
In Six Years at the Russian Court
From 1898 to 1904, Irish born Margaretta Eagar was the nanny to Olga (Ольга), Tatiana (Татьяна), Maria (Мария) and Anastasia (Анастасия) Nik…
Chapter I: The World as Known to the Ancients
Read by Paul Mazumdar
Joseph Jacobs
In The Story of Geographical Discovery: How the World Became Known, Version 2
From the time of the Ancients to expeditions to the North Pole, Jacobs tells the adventure story of the discovery of the different lands and…
Philomela
Read by Algy Pug
Sir Philip Sidney (1554-1586) and Sir Philip Sidney
In Short Poetry Collection 094
This is a collection of poems recorded by LibriVox volunteers for the month of January 2011.
Chapter XXXVII
Read by Andy Sames
Frederick Marryat
In The Phantom Ship
A saga retelling of the fable of the Ancient Mariner/Flying Dutchman.Set in the mid-17th century we follow the exploits of Philip Vanderdeck…
Sonnet 19
Read by Algy Pug
Sir Philip Sidney
In Astrophil and Stella (Version 2)
Astrophil and Stella is a sequence of sonnets and songs written by Sir Philip Sidney, the Elizabethan poet, courtier and soldier. It details…
The Mameluke
Read by czandra
Madison Cawein
In The Poems of Madison Cawein Vol. 1: Lyrics and Old World Idylls
A collection of poems by Madison Cawein. It has been said that his vocation to poetry was irresistible. - Summary by Michele Eaton
The Reading Man
Read by Sonia
Thomas Frederick Young
In Canada and Other Poems
From the author's preface:I wished to do something for my country, and chose this method of doing it. The literature of this country is in i…
The Potlatch
Read by czandra
E. Pauline Johnson
In The Shagganappi
Tales of adventure in the context of white and first nations peoples interacting in North America, told by Tekahionwake, Haudenosaunee of Si…
Chapter 15
Read by czandra
Elizabeth Von Arnim
In The Caravaners
From the excellent and creative mind of Elizabeth von Arnim comes this humorous travelogue of parts of Great Britain and, if that were not e…
Paul in Rome
Read by czandra
George Purves
In Christianity in the Apostolic Age
The purpose of this volume, A history of Christianity in the Apostolic Age, is strictly historical. At the same time brief accounts of the N…
Chapter 8: Masistius’ Message to Zopyrus
Read by Christine Rottger
Clare Winger Harris
In Persephone of Eleusis
A romance of Ancient Greece featuring the hero's journey and evil plotting. Will either succeed? - Summary by Christine Rottger
The Masher
Read by Greg Giordano
Charles Godfrey Leland
In Songs of the Sea and Lays of the Land
This is a volume of poetry by Charles Godfrey Leland. The first half of this volume is taken up by the Songs of the Sea, with rather romanti…
On Reading some Imagist Verses
Read by Bruce Kachuk
Amy Redpath Roddick
In Short Poetry Collection 255
This is a collection of 38 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during August 2024.
To the Reader
Read by InTheDesert
John Owen
In Eshcol
This little book was published in 1647, soon after Owen had formed a church on the principles of Independency at Coggeshall, in Essex. It is…
How to read with interest and effect
Read by Kymberli Welch
Noah Porter
In Books and Reading
[The author] hopes that the effect of these discussions may lead to more comprehensive and elevated estimates of authors and of literature o…
The Mariner - Read by IK
Read by Ian King
E. Pauline Johnson
In The Mariner
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Mariner by E. Pauline Johnson.This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 7, 2024. …