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On the Composition of Elephants' Milk

In Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881

Read by Stacey Malcolm


Various


The Scientific American may be the oldest continuously published periodical in the United States, havinge launched its first publication in …

A Memorable Swim

In Stories in Black and White

Read by Malcolm Fisher


William Clark Russell


This is a collection of short mystery stories, written in very different styles by eight different authors. - Summary by Carolin

Preface

In On Comparative Longevity in Man and the Lower Animals

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E. Ray Lankester


A prize was recently offered in the University of Oxford for an Essay on Longevity, and was awarded to the little treatise now published. In…

Coming Home - Read by SM

In Coming Home

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Ring Lardner


LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Coming Home by Ring Lardner .This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 18, 2024. ----…

Introduction

In The Use of Knowledge in Society

Read by Stacey Malcolm


Friedrich Hayek


An article written from a scholarly point of view in 1945 which critically examines the concept of a planned economy while highlighting the …

De Quincey leads the Simple Life

In The Footpath Way: An Anthology for Walkers

Read by Stacey Malcolm


Hilaire Belloc


This 1911 anthology is a collection of musings on the pleasures, challenges, and experience of walking. It features some famous authors (Tho…

Mother's Way - Read by SM

In Mother's Way

Read by Stacey Malcolm


Abram Joseph Ryan


LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Mother's Way by Abram Joseph Ryan.This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 5, 2024. ---…

The Apology - Read by MF

In The Apology

Read by Malcolm Fisher


Anne Kingsmill Finch


Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea, was an English poet, the third child of Sir William Kingsmill of Sydmonton Court and his wife, Anne Hasl…

Where the Pelican Builds - Read by MF

In Where the Pelican Builds

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Mary Hannay Foott


Mary Hannay Foott was an Australian poet and editor who is best remembered for the poem Where the pelican builds.

V

In The Congressman’s Wife, a Story of American Politics

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John Daniel Barry


A season in the lives of Mr. and Mrs. Briggs highlights a stormy period in American politics and the capriciousness of a woman. - Summary by…

The Presence of Love - Read by MF

In The Presence of Love

Read by Malcolm Fisher


Samuel Taylor Coleridge


Samuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, literary critic and philosopher who, with his friend William Wordsworth, was a founder of the R…

Love in a Cottage - Read by MGW

In Love in a Cottage

Read by Malcolm Walker


Nathaniel Parker Willis


LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Love in a Cottage by Nathaniel Parker Willis. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Oct…

Uninvited Guests

In Zoology: The Science of Animal Life

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Ernest Ingersoll


Scientist and prolific author, Ernest Ingersoll, in this book gives as an overview of animal life. Included here are descriptions of sea li…

Lapps

In Strange Peoples

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Frederick Starr


Starr presents a compendium of descriptions from several peoples (races) around the world as it was in the late XIX century. - Summary by Ma…

Pastry

In The Pudding and Pastry Book

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Elizabeth Douglas


This is a collection of recipes for all types of puddings and pastries including custards, fritters, pancakes, soufflés, tarts, jelli…

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