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The U-boat Hunters

Read by William Tomcho


James Brendan Connolly


The author takes the listener on a tour of various ships used in WW1. He discusses the boats and the seamen who occupy them and their encoun…

The Prairie - A Tale

Read by William Peck


James Fenimore Cooper


The story opens with Ishmael, his family, Ellen and Abiram slowly making their way across the virgin prairies of the Midwest looking for a h…

The Story of Garfield

Read by William Tomcho


William Gunion Rutherford


A short biography of the 20th U.S. President. Garfield was raised in humble circumstances on an Ohio farm by his widowed mother and elder br…

The Chocolate Frog Sailors

Read by William Pawley


William Pawley


Learning to grow-up on the fly a long way from home: With a passion for the navy, young and naive 16 year old Barney joins his first ship di…

The Old Wooden Tub

In Rhymes of Childhood

Read by WillJ


Edgar A. Guest


Not nursery rhymes, but poems about different scenes of childhood. Poems about Grandpa, Grandma, story time, castor oil, “Wait till your pa …

Legends of Norseland

Read by Ryan Williams


Mara L. Pratt


Collection of tales from the Norse legends, from the beginning of the golden kingdom of the Aesir, to it's end within the flames of Ragnarok…

The Schoolmaster and Other Stories

Read by William Tomcho


Anton Chekhov


Anton Chekhov, perhaps better known as a world famous classical playwright for works such as "Uncle Vanya" and "The Cherry Or…

Stories of Ships and the Sea

Read by William Tomcho


Jack London


5 Exciting short stories by one of Americas best story tellers (Summary by William Tomcho)

The Expressman and the Detective

Read by Pete Williams, Pittsburgh, PA


Allan Pinkerton


Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884), a Scotsman by birth and a barrel-maker by trade, settled in Chicago in its infancy and founded the Pinkertons, …

The Captivity

In Charles I

Read by willh


Jacob Abbott


There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels…

The Quest of the Golden Girl

Read by William Allan Jones


Richard Le Gallienne


The main character fears that he will never get married and performs a long pilgrimage whose goal is the perfect companion, the girl God mea…

Part III (Captivity) Sections III-IV

In The Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949

Read by Will Thompson


ICRC, International Commitee of the Red Cross, Marius De Zayas and International Committee Of The Red Cross


"This Convention represents the fourth updated version of the Geneva Convention on the wounded and sick following those adopted in 1864…

Hymns to the Night

Read by Pete Williams, Pittsburgh, PA


Novalis


"Hymns to the Night" is the last published work of Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg (1772-1801), the German philoso…

The Rounding of the Cape

In The Romance of Early Exploration

Read by Will Caffey


Archibald Williams


The Author has been encouraged by the reception given to The Romance of Modern Exploration to write a companion volume on the adventures of …

The Romance of the Road

In Pagan Papers

Read by Will Cooper


Kenneth Grahame


We join our thoughtful author on a dreamy stroll at dusk through the English countryside, and listen to his nonchalant, slightly scattered m…

The Miser in the Bush

In Short Story Collection Vol. 107

Read by willanthonyvoice


Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm


We are back with another diverse short story collection. All stories were selected and read by Librivox readers. This collection includes wo…

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