Nature

The Natural History of Chocolate

by D. De Quelus, D. De Quelustranslated Byrichard Brookes and D. De Quelustranslated By Richard Brookes Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Natural History of Chocolate being a Distinct and Particular Account of the Cocoa-tree, its Growth and Culture, and the Preparation, Exc…

Treatise on Light

by Christiaan Huygens Read by Availle 4.7
Treatise on Light was published in 1690 and is probably the largest scientific volume on light published before Newton's Opticks. The book e…

Anatomy of the Human Body

by Henry Gray Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
Anatomy of the Human Body by Henry Gray is a foundational text in the field of anatomy, first published in 1858 and continuously updated thr…

First Successful Ascent of Mt. Rainier

by Hazard Stevens Read by Sue Anderson 4.4
Hazard Stevens and P.B. Van Trump, aided by the Indian guide Sluiskin, made the first documented successful ascent of Mt. Rainier on August …

Our Search for a Wilderness

by William Beebe and Blair Niles Read by Sue Anderson 4.4
In 1908-1909, Mary Blair Beebe and her husband, C. William Beebe made two private expeditions to Venezuela and British Guiana, exploring and…

Nature Near Home and Other Papers

by John Burroughs Read by Edith Phern 4.2
Nature Near Home is one of many books on natural history by John Burroughs. It is full of simple observations about rural scenes and charmin…

Isles of Eden

by Laura Lee Davidson Read by KevinS 4.9
A charming and thoughtful view of life in Canada experienced while vacationing on a small island in summer. The author is a women who is ind…

Submerged Forests

by Clement Reid Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Submerged Forests, a volume in the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature series, is a study of the land beneath the coastal areas and …

The Hurricane Hunters

by Ivan Ray Tannehill Read by David Wales 4.6
This 1955 book by an acknowledged authority is an absorbing account of meteorology before the advent of weather satellites. “This is the li…

Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled

by Hudson Stuck Read by Barry Eads 4.9
This volume deals with a series of journeys taken with a dog team over the winter trails in the interior of Alaska. The title might have cla…

The Natural History

by Pliny the Elder Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.5
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the …

In the Wilderness

by Charles Dudley Warner Read by Zach Hoyt 3
These eight essays about Charles Dudley Warner’s visit to the Adirondacks cover a broad range of topics, all with more or less of his dry hu…

Birds

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.5
Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems…

The Romance of Rubber

by United States Rubber Company Read by Judy Bieber 5
This pamphlet was published in the early 20th century by the United States Rubber Company so that "coming generations of our country ..…

The Elements of Herpetology and Ichthyology

by William Ruschenberger Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
This succinct little textbook from 1844 presents an introduction to herpetology and ichthyology. The information, albeit not current, is sti…

Flowers and Ferns in their Haunts

by Mabel Osgood Wright Read by Bellona Times 4.8
Flowers and Ferns in their Haunts invites listeners on a serene exploration of the New England coastal countryside, as seen through the eyes…

The Cruise of the Walrus on the Broads

by Arthur Henry Patterson Read by TND 4
"This is an account of my latest sailing adventures on board a clumsy small sea-boat, on the pleasant waterways of Broadland.I acquired…

Book of Monsters

by David Fairchild and Marian Fairchild Read by Jonathon Kirk 5
“Book of Monsters” by David and Marian Fairchild was published in 1914. Riveting descriptions of spiders and insects, from the perspective o…

Camp and Trail

by Stewart Edward White Read by Ted Lienhart 4.1
Stewart Edward White was a popular and respected novelist who set his stories on the western frontier and in the wilderness. For his novels …

Insect Stories

by Vernon Kellogg Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
These 13 essays explore the fascinating world of insects all around us. Vernon Kellogg, an eminent entomologist and natural story teller, an…

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