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Railhead
Read by Newgatenovelist
Perceval Landon
In Two Supernatural Stories
Perceval Landon was a journalist and short story author, and in these two tales he explored the supernatural. In ‘Railhead’, a man receives …
The Elk
Read by Justin Brett
Saki
In Beasts and Super-Beasts
Saki (December 18, 1870 – November 14, 1916) was the pen name of British author Hector Hugh Munro. Saki's world contrasts the effete convent…
The County Regiment
Read by Epistomolus
Dudley Landon Vaill
A sketch of the second regiment of Connecticut volunteer heavy artillery, originally the Nineteenth Volunteer Infantry, in the Civil War.
The Aurora of Guido
Read by Larry Wilson
Henry David Thoreau
In Poems of Nature
The fifty poems here brought together under the title ‘Poems of Nature’ are perhaps two-thirds of those which Thoreau preserved. Many of the…
The Female Convict by Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Read by Gaby
Letitia Elizabeth Landon
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3: Sorrow and Consolation (Part 1)
The third of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection includes a range of famous poe…
Vaunting Oak
Read by Christopher Fried
John Crowe Ransom
In Chills and Fever
This is the second poetry collection of the poet-critic John Crowe Ransom, who was a member of the Fugitives and the Agrarians.
The Crucifixion of Gavins - Marcus Tullius Cicero
Read by Gloria Loughry
Various
In The World's Best Orations, Volume 3
Who does not delight in oratory? How we gather to hear even an ordinary speaker! How often is a jury swayed and controlled by the appeals of…
The Power of Words
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Letitia Elizabeth Landon was an English poet and novelist, better known by her initials L. E. L.
THE GUARDIAN OF THE ACCOLADE
Read by Scott Foster
O. Henry
In Roads of Destiny
This is another collection of O. Henry short stories. - Summary by Sid
XII. My Rococo Watch
Read by Michele Fry
Louisa May Alcott
In Silver Pitchers: and Independence, A Centennial Love Story
Here are 9 engaging short stories from Louisa May Alcott (of Little Women fame), all period pieces, some of them somewhat autobiographical, …
In the North Woods of Maine
Read by KevinS
Elmer Erwin Thomas
Two fifteen-year-old boys---the younger of whom may have been fourteen---decide to hunt and trap away from home in the north woods of Maine.…
Excerpt from 'The American Ornithological Biography'
Read by Matthew Reece
John James Audubon
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…
The Adventures of Alexander Selkirk
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Olive Beaupre Miller, Variousandolive Beaupre Miller and Various And Olive Beaupre Miller
In The Treasure Chest of My Bookhouse
Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the fourth volume of the "My Bookhouse" series for li…
Chapter XIX
Read by Sibella Denton
Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and Meriwether Lewis
In The Journal of Lewis and Clarke (1840)
"The expedition of Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, for exploring the river Missouri, and the best communication from that to the Pacific Ocea…
Lesson 23
Read by InTheDesert
Philip Doddridge
In The Principles of the Christian Religion Expressed in Plain and Easy Verse
The little verses now before the reader were written at the desire of my most worthy and honoured friend, the Reverend Mr. Clark of St. Alba…
Sap’s A-bilin’
Read by Phil Schempf
Walter Seymour Percy
In Muse and Mint
Born in Ontario, Canada, Walter Percy entered the ministry and pastored churches in New England and Pennsylvania, often speaking on behalf o…
The Pioneer Lairds
Read by SweetHome
Clara Dillingham Pierson
In Plow Stories
This book tells of the important role of the plow, starting from its humble beginnings and how the plow has changed over time. This is achi…
The Story of Cincinnatus
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…
In Memoriam: Francis Archibald Douglas
Read by Shreya Sethi
Lord Alfred Douglas
In The Collected Poems of Lord Alfred Douglas
This is a chronologically arranged collection of poems compiled by the author in his late 40s, after he had discarded the Uranian themes of …
Wilderness - read by AT
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Carl Sandburg
In Wilderness
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Wilderness by Carl Sandburg.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 11, 2021. ----…