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Chapter 2
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
F. Scott Fitzgerald
In The Great Gatsby
Set in 1925, this is a novel of the Jazz Age; of ambition, of the careless rich, of wild parties and flappers and bootleg booze; and the eff…
2-04 Volume 2, Chapter 4
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Jane Austen
In Emma (version 4)
Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. As in her other novels, Austen explores the c…
Konrad I., 912 - 917, to Otto I., the Great. 936 - 973
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Charlotte Mary Yonge
In Young Folks' History of Germany
An entertaining history for "young folks", covering the history of Germany from the ancient tribes of pre-Roman times to Wilhelm I…
How King Alfred Learned to Read
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
H.E. Marshall and Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
In Our Island Story, Part 1
Our Island Story was first published in 1905 and became an instant classic. Beginning with the Romans and following the triumphs and foibles…
02 - The White Persian
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
E. Nesbit
In Pussy and Doggy Tales
Charming Tales about cats and dogs. (Summary by Elli)
Chapter 3
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Sir John Carr
In The Golden Days of Good Queen Bess
LibriVox volunteers bring you 8 recordings of Parody on "The Golden Days of good Queen Bess" by Sir John Carr. This was the Fortni…
And Last
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Robert Louis Stevenson
In Treasure Island (version 5)
Treasure Island is an adventure novel narrating a tale of "buccaneers and buried gold". Traditionally considered a coming-of-age s…
Slant Book, The
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Peter Newell
In Kayray's Storytime
A collection of my favorite short children's stories and rhymes. Each book can be found online at Gutenberg.org if you wish to look at the w…
Chapter 2
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
cooper_jf and James Fenimore Cooper
In The Spy
James Fenimore Cooper's second novel, The Spy (1821), is based on Sir Walter Scott's Waverly series, and tells an adventure tale about the A…
Jumble
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Richmal Crompton
In Just William (version 2)
Just William is the first book of hilarious short stories about 11-year-old William Brown -- eternally scruffy and frowning. William's famil…
The Reform of William
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Richmal Crompton
In More William
The second of Crompton's series of 39 books about William Brown, our cheeky 11 year-old protagonist. A hero to some, a dastardly villain to …
Introduction
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Wayne Whipple
In The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln
This is a careful and fascinating collection of interviews with people who knew Lincoln as a boy and young man. A glimpse into the type of p…
Essay on Anglo-Saxon Literature
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Robert Sharp
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 02
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…
Chapters 25-27
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
P. G. Wodehouse
In Psmith in the City
Mike’s dream of studying and playing cricket at Cambridge are thwarted as his father runs into financial difficulties. Instead, Mike takes o…
Wynken, Blynken and Nod
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Olive Beaupre Miller, Walter de la Mare, Variousandolive Beaupre Miller and Various And Olive Beaupre Miller
In In the Nursery of My Bookhouse
Full of delightful nursery rhymes, charming poems and engaging stories, folk and fairy tales, this is the first volume of the "My Bookh…
Tom Thumb
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
L. Leslie Brooke
In The Golden Goose Book
A charming little book full of the most gorgeous illustrations which can be viewed along with the Gutenberg text at http://www.gutenberg.org…
Chapter XII, Part 1
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Thomas Babington Macaulay
In The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 3, Chapter 12)
Much of this chapter is taken up with the affairs of Ireland during the reign of James II. The Protestants and Catholics are having their us…
Chapter XIII, Part 2
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Thomas Babington Macaulay
In The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 3, Chapter 13)
This chapter traces the history of the Glorious Revolution in Scotland, including the reaction of the country's religious parties, the insta…
To My Cat - Read by KS
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Rosamund Marriott Watson
In To My Cat
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 different recordings of To My Cat by Rosamund Marriott Wilson. This was the weekly poetry project for the w…
Version 4
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
William Blake
In The Voice of the Ancient Bard
LibriVox volunteers bring you six different readings of The Voice of the Ancient Bard, by William Blake. This is a weekly poetry project. (…