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David and the Phoenix
Read by Greg Weeks
Edward Ormondroyd
David knew that one should be prepared for anything when one climbs a mountain, but he never dreamed what he would find that June morning on…
Reading: An Essay
Read by David Wales
Hugh Walpole
A famous English author's thoughts on the power of reading. - Summary by David Wales
The Mind's Eye
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Marcus Clarke
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Mind's Eye by Marcus Clarke.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for June 28, 2020. …
Arthur C Clarke The Science And The Fiction
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke: The Science and the Fiction aired on October 5th, 2005, on BBC Radio 4 FM. This program explores the life and influence of…
Micah Clarke
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
This book tells the story of Micah Clarke's adventures. As a boy he follows his rather romantic notions of what it means to be a soldier and…
Acknowledgments
Read by David Lawrence
Various
In The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book
A fourth grade English textbook published by the Minister of Education for Ontario in 1909. This reader features various pieces of Poetry a…
The History of David Grieve
Read by Simon Evers
Mary Augusta Ward
The book follows the life and times of David Grieve, from his childhood on a remote farm in the Peak District to Manchester, Paris and back …
43 Letters
Julia and David work together in the family archives. One day, a mysterious envelope arrives for David, containing letters from 43 women, al…
Second Sight
Read by David Lawrence
Palmer Cox
In Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose and Picture
Also known for his "Brownies" books, Canadian humorist Palmer Cox give us a delightful collection of humorous verse and short pros…
To the Sun
Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
Clark Ashton Smith
In The Star-Treader and Other Poems
The Star-Treader and Other Poems marks the debut collection of Clark Ashton Smith, a pivotal figure in the realm of weird fiction and poetry…
Acknowledgements
Read by David Lawrence
Various and Unknown
In The Ontario Readers: Third Book
The Ontario Readers is a school book first published in 1919, by the Ontario Ministry of Education, containing short excerpts of literary wo…
Pale Neighbour
Read by Cassandra
Shaw Neilson
In Heart of Spring
John Shaw Neilson was born at Penola, South Australia in 1872, the son of a farmer and contractor who removed to Victoria when Neilson was n…
St. David of Wales
Read by Kerry Adams
G. K. Chesterton
In The Queen of the Seven Swords
A collection of poems by G.K. Chesterton, centered around the Blessed Virgin Mary. The title is in reference to the seven sorrows of Mary. “…
To the Reader
Read by MaryAnn
Charlotte Elliott
In Hours of Sorrow
Poems from the author of the beloved hymn, "Just as I Am", chiefly adapted to seasons of sickness, depression and bereavement. Ell…
The Stroke of the Sun
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Artuhr C. Clarke and Arthur C. Clarke
In Short Science Fiction Collection 037
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…
Selected works, by Marcus A. H. Clarke
Read by Rita Boutros
Marcus Clarke
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 09
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…
The Journal of Lewis and Clarke
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Meriwether Lewis
"The expedition of Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, for exploring the river Missouri, and the best communication from that to the Pacific Ocea…
A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore
Read by Tomas Peter
Clement Clarke Moore
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 1: Home and Friendship (Part 1)
The first of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…
07 A Dot And Line Alphabet
Read by David Wales
Edward Everett Hale
In The Man Without A Country And Other Tales
Edward Everett Hale was an American author, historian and Unitarian clergyman. Hale first came to notice as a writer in 1859, when he contri…
Sir Philip Sidney
Read by Laura Caldwell
James Baldwin
In Fifty Famous Stories Retold
Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin is a collection of short stories that give a snapshot into the life of a legendary hero or an e…