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The Epistle to the Reader
Read by InTheDesert
John Flavel
In The Righteous Man's Refuge
A Treatise Upon the Attributes of God, As They are Opened in His Promises and Providences for the Security of His People in the Storms of Pu…
David’s Work and Character
Read by laurencetrask
George Frederick Maclear
In A Class-Book of Old Testament History
This is classic book by scholar, educator, theologian and preacher George Frederick Maclear, headmaster of King's College School, London, an…
The Pedlar
Read by MichaelMaggs
Charlotte Mew
In The Farmer's Bride (Version 2)
A powerful collection of short poems published in 1921 by the English poet Charlotte Mew (1869–1928). Lauded during her lifetime by luminari…
Canto 1
Read by czandra
George Gordon, Lord Byron
In The Prophecy of Dante
Byron wrote this tribute to the great 14th-century Italian poet Dante Alighieri after visiting his tomb in Ravenna in 1819. It envisages Dan…
Mangan
Read by ekzemplaro
Dazai Osamu and Osamu Dazai
In Librivox Multilingual Short Works Collection 003
This is a collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages. All chosen and recorded by L…
Karácsonkor
Read by Diana Majlinger
Petofi Sandor and Sándor Petőfi
In Christmas Short Works Collection 2009
Librivox volunteers from around the world bring you Christmas stories, carols and poems in English, German, Hungarian, Latin, Portuguese, Ru…
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 …
Notes et réflexions, par Paul Bourget
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Various
In La Lecture, tome 5
La Lecture était une revue littéraire bi-mensuelle française de la fin du 19e siècle, publiant surtout des nouve…
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…
Jonas
Read by lorda
Christoph Von Schmid
In Biblische Geschichten des alten und neuen Bundes für die Jugend
Christoph von Schmid war katholischer Pfarrer und geistlicher Schriftsteller. Aus Überzeugung und pädagogischer Berufung schrieb e…
CHAPTER VI: CONCERNING PETERHOFF
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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…
Eine Mauserungszeit (Jura und Kreide) - Teil 2
Read by lorda
Willy Pastor
In Lebensgeschichte der Erde
Willy Pastor versteht die Umwelt (Erde, Sonnensystem, Universum) als eigenständigen Organismus. Am Beispiel der Erde grenzt er sich von…
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…