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Growing Old

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Matthew Arnold


LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Growing Old by Matthew Arnold. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for April 17, 2011.Mat…

The Catalog of Testimonies

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Jakob Andreae


This appendix to the 1580 edition of the Book of Concord is a compilation of Scripture passages together with citations from the fathers of …

Canyon de Chelly; The Story of its Ruins and People

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Zorro A. Bradley


A 1973 U.S. government publication describing the history and physical characteristics of this Arizona national monument within the boundari…

Bee Hunting

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John Ready Lockard


Many books on sports of various kinds have been written, but outside of an occasional article in periodicals devoted to bee literature, but …

My Father As I Recall Him

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Mamie Dickens


"If, in these pages, written in remembrance of my father, I should tell you, my dear friends, nothing new of him, I can, at least, prom…

The Life of the Fly, With Which are Interspersed Some Chapters of Autobiography

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Jean-Henri Fabre


The title tells all, along with other observations on insect life from the famed accidental entomologist of 19th Century France.. - Summary …

Safe in their Alabaster Chambers

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Emily Dickinson


LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Safe in their Alabaster Chambers by Emily Dickinson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for M…

1903 Collection

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Various


This is what people were reading in 1903, short stories, poetry, and non-fiction articles. (Summary by BellonaTimes)

Three Essays by James Freeman Clarke

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James Freeman Clarke


Three diverse essays on souls in animals, a comparison of Buddhism and Christianity, and individualism in religion. Born in Hanover, New Ham…

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 03

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Charles F. Horne


A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narrati…

In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World by Elizabeth Bisland

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Elizabeth Bisland


In November 1889, the New York World announced that it was sending its reporter Nellie Bly around the world, in a bid to beat Phileas Fogg's…

Bringing up the Boy

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Carl Werner


''Bringing up the Boy'' is, according to its subtitle, ''A Message to Fathers and Mothers from a Boy of Yesterday concerning the Men of To-m…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 4, Chapter 17)

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Thomas Babington Macaulay


This is volume 4 chapter 17 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 049

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Various


Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include science and natural history--carniv…

Simple Gifts

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Joseph Brackett


LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Simple Gifts by Anonymous. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for May 17th, 2010.Several…

A Text-book of Assaying

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Cornelius Beringer and Cornelius Beringerandjohn Jacob Beringer


This is a formal but relaxed text covering assaying techniques for most of the substances which are mined. As the authors say: "At firs…

Dying Speech of an Old Philosopher

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Walter Savage Landor


LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of Dying Speech of an Old Philosopher by Walter Savage Landor. This was the Weekly Poetry projec…

The Gray Mills of Farley

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Sarah Orne Jewett


As contemporary today as it was over a century ago, this relatively unsentimental tale of labor relations still packs a punch. (Summary by B…

The Life and Adventures of Jonathan Jefferson Whitlaw

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Frances Milton Trollope


The novel begins with the arrival of a family staking a claim in the black delta of the Deep South. Whitlaw is a brutish sort who bullies hi…

Report of the Inquiry into the Role and Oversight of Private Security Contracto…

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United States Senate Committee on Armed Services


The Inquiry into the Role and Oversight of Private Security Contractors in Afghanistan, which reported in September 2010, was precipitated b…

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