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A Midnight Adventure
Read by Peter Tucker
Théophile Gautier
In Captain Fracasse
The story, set in the 17th Century during the reign of Louis XIII in France, concerns the progress of an impoverished nobleman as he venture…
Rumplestiltskin
Read by KristyM
Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
In Children's Short Works, Vol. 039
Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 039: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
Homesick
Read by Dale Grothmann
Lyn Venable and Lynn Venable
In Short Science Fiction Collection 058
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
BEARSKIN
Read by Christine Rottger
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm and Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm
In Grimm's Fairy Stories
Fairies, Evil Step Mothers, Enchanted Forests, Golden Geese, Poor Little Children, Fairy Godmothers, Magic wells, and oh, so many many more …
THE HIRED SQUIRREL. A RUSSIAN FABLE
Read by Vincent Spring
Various
In Successful Recitations
A compilation of poetry designed for performance. This compilation focuses on the art of recitation, highlighting the importance of clarity,…
To Christopher North
Read by Foon
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
In The Suppressed Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson
To those unacquainted with Tennyson's conscientious methods, it may seem strange that a volume of 160 pages is necessary to contain those po…
Rats!
Read by Ceridwen Davies
E. Nesbit
In Coffee Break Collection 029 - Dogs
This is the 29th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…
To the Vesper Bird
Read by BettyB
Various
In Birds and Nature, Vol. VIII, No 2, September 1900
"Birds and Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and brief …
Verdun and Its Sequel
Read by Ted Lienhart
Frederick Palmer
In With the New Army on the Somme: My Second Year of the War
Frederick Palmer was already an experienced war correspondent when World War I began in 1914, as he had previously covered six wars, beginni…
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Read by Craig Franklin
Beatrix Potter
In Children's Short Works, Vol. 049
Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 049: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
The Philosophers’ Stone
Read by Dale Grothmann
Various
In Short Story Collection Vol. 113
Here we present the 113th edition of the Librivox Short Story Collection. Once again, readers selected their own texts, and, as always, have…
Rumpelstiltskin
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
In Children's Short Works, Vol. 020
LibriVox's Children's Short Works Collection 020: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
A warning to the curious
Read by Peter Yearsley
M. R. James
In A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (Version 2)
The fourth collection of ghost stories made by the author, including one written for Queen Victoria (The haunted doll's house). - Summary b…
Gregory and the Scuttle
Read by Mike Pelton
Charles Haskins Townsend
In Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories; Second Series
This book is composed of 24 short stories, published in 1918 by the Atlantic Monthly Press, and is the second collection of "modern sho…
Dorothy Fox, Chapter 2: “Like the Prince and Princess in the Fairy Tales”
Read by Elsie Selwyn
Norman Macleod
In Good Words: 1870
Good Words was an English monthly magazine directed at evangelicals and nonconformists, particularly of the lower middle classes. It contain…
Verre Definite
Read by Nicholette Bryant
Wallace Bruce Amsbary
In The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 06
The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the sixth volume, 55 short stories and poems have been gathered from 42 authors…
XIII to Note
Read by Kyle James Maclean
William Butler Yeats
In J. M. Synge and the Ireland of His Time
William Butler Yeats recounts his experiences with friend and colleague, John Millington Synge. - Summary by Kyle James Maclean
An Unlucky Morning
Read by Geoff Blanchard
Nicholas Carter
In A Broken Bond (Version 2)
Two partners in a mining interest in South America sell up for a cool million dollars. But why is one trying to kill the other after being …
Part 2
Read by David Wales
Coningsby Dawson
In Christmas Outside Of Eden
A delightful Christmas fantasy told with inimitable charm and delicate humor. It is "the story the robins tell as they huddle beneath t…
Veni Creator Spiritus by Saint Gregory
Read by Tomas Peter
Various
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 4: The Higher Life (Part 1)
The fourth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, incl…