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Introductory Note
Read by Rob Marland
Katherine Mansfield
In The Doves' Nest and Other Stories
The Doves' Nest and Other Stories is a collection of complete stories and fragments by the writer Katherine Mansfield. The book was publishe…
Co-Stars
Read by J. Carl Brown
Charles McMurdy
In Movies and Hollywood Short Story Collection, Volume 1
Fiction about (or involving) motion pictures started appearing in the late nineteenth-century, when writers first became aware of early kine…
Charon
Read by Steven Collins
Lord Dunsany
In Short Story Collection Vol. 007
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 007: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.
The Schoolboy's Story
Read by David Wales
Charles Dickens
In Christmas Stories From 'Household Words' And 'All The Year Round'
Twenty stories originally published in the Christmas editions of the magazines “Household Words” and “All The Year Round”. Some of the stori…
Spring
Read by Nemo
Francis Ledwidge
In The Complete Poems of Francis Ledwidge
Francis Ledwidge, Irish poet, served in an Irish battalion ("The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers") of the British Army during World W…
A Character Sketch
Read by B.H.F. Russell
Marie Hedderwick Browne
In A Spray of Lilac, and Other Poems and Songs
Marie Hedderwick-Browne was born in Ireland, but spent her formative years in Glasgow, Scotland, where her father, John Hedderwick, was a pr…
Introductory Note
Read by Rob Marland
Katherine Mansfield
In Something Childish and Other Stories
This posthumous collection of stories and sketches by the New Zealand modernist author was published the year after her death from tuberculo…
The Lad and the Fox
Read by Dale Grothmann
Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith
In Tales of Laughter
Time to exercise your funny bone. This fun collection of stories from around the world will make children of all ages smile and chuckle. …
A Fatal Message
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Nicholas Carter
Nick Carter is a fictional detective who first appeared in 1886 in dime store novels. Over the years, different authors, all taking the nom …
Reading: An Essay
Read by David Wales
Hugh Walpole
A famous English author's thoughts on the power of reading. - Summary by David Wales
Columns
Read by Alan Mapstone
Rudyard Kipling
In The Five Nations Vol II
Rudyard Kipling was the first English recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature and the youngest at the time to be so rewarded. His childre…
Macquarie's Mate
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Henry Lawson
In Dramatic Selections from Henry Lawson's Short Stories
01. That Pretty Girl in the ArmyThe Salvation Army is having a hard time of things in the rough Outback town of Bourke. That is, until…
Simon Rand
Read by J. A. Taylor
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…
To the Reader
Read by MaryAnn
Charlotte Elliott
In Hours of Sorrow
Poems from the author of the beloved hymn, "Just as I Am", chiefly adapted to seasons of sickness, depression and bereavement. Ell…
The Magi
Read by Bruce Kachuk
Lewis V. F. Randolph
In Survivals
The unique poetry of Lewis V.F. Randolph is brilliantly brought to life in this wide-ranging collection of some of his best work. A business…
Tokens
Read by Stacey Malcolm
Emily Shaw Forman
In Wild-flower Sonnets
A delightful calendar of sonnets celebrating wildflowers. A charming and fanciful collection of poems for every month of the year. - Summar…
Introduction
Read by Bruce Kachuk
Wallace Irwin
In The Love Sonnets of a Car Conductor
The comic genius of Wallace Irwin is boldly evident in this saga of the daily life and romantic aspirations of a humble but fervent New York…
A Boy’s Choice
Read by Ellies
James W. Foley
In Boys and Girls
A collection of charming poems by James W. Foley, Poet Laureate of North Dakota where he was also city editor of the Bismarck Tribune. Each…
The Biggest Blackberry Picker
Read by Scotty Smith
Various
In Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 38, July 20, 1880
Harper's Young People is an illustrated weekly publication for children that includes short stories, tales from history, natural history, po…
Design
Read by Kerry Adams
Walter Seymour Percy
In Muse and Mint
Born in Ontario, Canada, Walter Percy entered the ministry and pastored churches in New England and Pennsylvania, often speaking on behalf o…