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CLASSIFICATION Part 2
Read by Gillian Hendrie
Henry Mayhew
In London Labour and the London Poor Volume IV
Subtitled A Cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work.This vo…
preface part 1
Read by KevinS
Bankim Chandra Chatterjee
In Kopal-Kundala
A story of love and innocence, by one of India's most loved novelist/ poets of the 20th century, the mentor of Rabindrath Tagore. (Summary b…
Two Ways of Putting It
Read by jlenardon
Various
In Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 01, Nov. 4, 1879
Harper's Young People upon its first publication in 1879 was an illustrated weekly publication containing delightful serialized stories, sho…
Preface
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade
In Our Little Jewish Cousin
In whatever direction you may travel,—north, south, east, or west,—you will doubtless meet some of your little black-eyed Jewish cousins. Th…
Preface
Read by Larry Wilson
Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr.
In 1000 Things Worth Knowing
Part almanac, part encyclopedia, part dictionary, Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr. gives us his idea of important, but sometimes obscure, facts that…
Chapter 36 - Tom Tringle gets an answer
Read by tabithat
Anthony Trollope
In Ayala's Angel
Lucy and Ayala Dormer are left penniless by the death of their parents. Ayala is taken in by their rich aunt Lady Tringle and Lucy by their …
Preface
Read by Tadhg
Thomas Hardy
In A Pair of Blue Eyes
The book describes the love triangle between a young woman, Elfride Swancourt, and her two suitors from very different backgrounds. Stephen …
Remarkable Remarks
Read by MaryAnn
Various
In The Reader's Digest, Volume 1, Issue 2
Twenty one articles each month from leading magazines - Each article of enduring value and interest, in condensed and compact form.A most co…
16 I Try Literature
Read by Grant Hurlock
Grant Allen
In The Type-Writer Girl
(under the pseudonym Olive Pratt Rayner)"There is no more pathetic figure in our world to-day than the common figure of the poor young …
Preface
Read by Larry Wilson
Various
In Twilight Stories
A collection of broad-ranging, mostly American stories and poems for children by various authors, including Margaret Sidney, Susan Coolidge,…
Part II - Chapter IX
Read by susanjhudson
Wilkie Collins
In My Lady's Money
Lady Lydiard has an uncomfortable bit of business to settle, and intends to do so with a five hundred pound note. But just as she is about t…
Book 2, Chapter 5
Read by Debra
Robert Grant
In Unleavened Bread
A businessman's selfish wife forces her way into upper society. (Summary by Wikipedia)
The Art of Fiction
Read by Julie VW
Henry James
A lecture on the art of fiction, given by the English critic Walter Besant on April 25, 1884, and an answer to the lecture by American write…
Preface
Read by Serin
Louisa May Alcott
In An Old-Fashioned Girl (version 2)
Country-girl Polly Milton visits her fashionable cousins in the city, who make fun of her old-fashioned values. Will Polly adapt to city lif…
Short Science Fiction Collection 105
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Various
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…
Preface
Read by Patrick Randall
William Langland
In The Vision of Piers the Plowman (Warren translation)
William Langland’s Vision of Piers the Plowman is one of the Early English poems that may well appeal to many other readers than the profess…
Chapters 1 through 6
Read by Tom Weiss
W. Somerset Maugham
In Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage, published in 1915, is considered to be W. Somerset Maugham’s best work. Many believe the novel to be one of the world’s li…
Selected excerpts by Jonathan Edwards
Read by MaryAnn
Various
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 13
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…
Short Science Fiction Collection 065
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
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 Science Fiction Collection 067
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
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…