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How to Tell a Story, and Other Essays

Read by Claudia Salto


Mark Twain


In his inimitable way, Mark Twain gives sound advice about how to tell a story, then lets us in on some curious incidents he experienced, an…

Backfischchen's Leiden und Freuden

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Clementine Helm


Dieses Buch der im 19. Jahrhundert sehr erfolgreichen Jugendschriftstellerin Clementine Helm erzählt auf liebevolle Weise die Geschicht…

Our Little German Cousin

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Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade


This book is part of the "Our Little Cousin" series, written for North American children to tell them about their 'cousins' from o…

John Gutenberg, First Master Printer: His Acts and Most Remarkable Discourses a…

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Franz Von Dingelstedt


This is a brief sketch of the last years of the life of Johannes (John) Gutenberg, the man who invented the movable letter press. We join hi…

The Conscientious Deacon - Read by CS

In The Conscientious Deacon

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Vachel Lindsay


LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of The Conscientious Deacon by Vachel Lindsay. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 5th, 2…

The Sonnet - read by CCS

In The Sonnet

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Richard Watson Gilder


LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 readings of The Sonnet by Richard Watson Gilder. This was the weekly poetry project for October 5, 2014.

Autumn Days (translated by A.I. du P. Coleman)

In Coffee Break Collection 009 - Autumn

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Robert Louis Stevenson, Henry David Thoreau and Emanuel Geibel


This is the ninth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in leng…

How to Make a Man of Consequence - Read by CCS

In How to Make a Man of Consequence

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Mark Lemon


Mark Lemon had a natural talent for journalism and the stage, and, at twenty-six, retired from less congenial business to devote himself to …

Chapter VII

In The Moorland Cottage

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Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell


"Maggie Brown is torn between her mother who constantly tells her to live for her selfish brother (to whom she gives all her love) to h…

Introduction

In Heroes Every Child Should Know

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Hamilton Wright Mabie


The endeavour has been made in this volume to bring together the heroic men of different races, periods and types; and in the selection of m…

Die Handarbeit

In Die Frauen und ihr Beruf

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Luise Büchner


Luise Büchner war eine deutsche Schriftstellerin und Frauenrechtlerin. In ihrem Buch "Die Frauen und ihr Beruf", erstmals ers…

A Christmas Duet - Read by CCS

In A Christmas Duet

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Joseph Ashby-Sterry


Joseph Ashby-Sterry was an English poet and novelist. He works include Boudoir Ballads, a collection of poetry, now out of print. This poem …

The Old Year - Read by CCS

In The Old Year

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John Clare


John Clare was an English poet, the son of a farm labourer, who came to be known for his celebratory representations of the English country…

Harisaman

In Young Folks' Treasury, Volume 2

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Hamilton Wright Mabie


This is the second book in a twelve volume series, and highlights myths and legendary heroes from around the world, from Ancient Greece to S…

The Taxi - Read by CCS

In The Taxi

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Amy Lowell


LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Taxi by Amy Lowell. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 13, 2013. (Summary by …

A Tale of the Northland Kingdom, Chapter I

In The Green Forest Fairy Book

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Loretta Ellen Brady


This is a volume of original fairy tales by Loretta Ellen Brady. - Summary by Carolin