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Chapter 1

In The Coming of the Fairies

Read by Lucretia B.


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


After a number of deaths in his close family, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle turned to spiritualism in hope of finding proof of the afterlife. Being…

If

In Short Poetry Collection 248

Read by B. Talbot


Rudyard Kipling


This is a collection of 52 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during January 2024.

31 - Gulliver Escapes From The Eagle

In The Junior Classics Volume 5: Stories That Never Grow Old

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William Patten and Variousandwilliam Patten


A selection of famous tales selected and re-worked for a junior audience. Stories are taken from Arabian Nights, Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver's…

The Boulevard of Rogues

In Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories; Second Series

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Meredith Nicholson


This book is composed of 24 short stories, published in 1918 by the Atlantic Monthly Press, and is the second collection of "modern sho…

19 - THAT TO STUDY PHILOSOPY IS TO LEARN TO DIE

In Essays book 1

Read by Lorraine B


Michel de Montaigne and Michel Eyquem De Montaigne


Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary …

09 Chapter VII

In Herndon's Lincoln

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William H. Herndon and Jesse William Weik and William H. Herndon


A biography of Abraham Lincoln by his long-time law partner, William Herndon and Herndon's collaborator, Jesse Weik. The book is notable for…

Seventeenth Letter

In The Sign of the Cross in the Nineteenth Century

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Jean-Joseph Gaume


A book that examines the sign of the Cross made by Christians since the primitive church up until the 19th century. It looks at stories of m…

Chapter XVIII - Popocatepetl. Amecameca. Tlamacas. Las Cruz. The Pico del Frail…

In The Boy Travellers in Mexico

Read by Lucretia B.


Thomas Wallace Knox


An engaging travelogue published in 1890, written conversationally among two youths and their guide and mentor. From the preface: "a bo…

Part 1. Chapter 5: The Disagreeable Man

In Ships That Pass in the Night

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Beatrice Harraden


This short novel by Beatrice Harraden, who was known for her work as a suffragist, was a bestseller in its time. In it, teacher and activis…

00 - Instructions

In Mince Pie

Read by Lucretia B.


Christopher Morley


Mince Pie is a compilation of humorous sketches, poetry, and essays written by Christopher Morley. Morley sets the tone in the preface: &quo…

Appendix

In Oracles of Nostradamus

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Charles A. Ward


Charles A. Ward was considered one of the most knowledgeable in his studies of the prophecies of Nostradamus. Ward viewed the prophecies of …

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