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The Czar's Spy
A mysterious burgary of the British Consulate at Leghorn, coupled with the even more mysterious visit of an English yacht, leads to a trail …
Chapter 2
In Another Study of Woman
A series of tales -- told by men, of course -- about women. Though the book first appeared in 1842, Balzac later added to it as an addenfum …
The Cobbler's Children
In Anyhow Stories: Moral and otherwise
Anyhow Stories is a delightful collection of tales and poems crafted for children by Lucy Clifford, a notable British novelist and playwrigh…
11 - The Letters. part i
In Tales of Men and Ghosts
Tales of Men and Ghosts was published as a collection in 1910, though the first eight of the stories had earlier appeared in Scribner's and …
THE LOSS OF THE "BIRKENHEAD." SIR FRANCIS HASTINGS DOYLE
In Successful Recitations
A compilation of poetry designed for performance. This compilation focuses on the art of recitation, highlighting the importance of clarity,…
The Reading Man
In Canada and Other Poems
From the author's preface:I wished to do something for my country, and chose this method of doing it. The literature of this country is in i…
Preface
In The Last Galley, Impressions and Tales
From the Preface:I HAVE written "Impressions and Tales" upon the title-page of this volume, because I have included within the sam…
The Ghoul
In Short Ghost and Horror Collection 015
A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up …
Essay on Aristotle
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 Sandy Cat
In Children's Short Works, Vol. 011
Step into a world of imagination with Children's Short Works, a delightful anthology featuring 15 enchanting tales from the renowned brother…
The Greek Interpreter
In Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 013
We are back with the 13th Librivox Short Mystery and Suspense Collection! Curl up with Conan Doyle, Saki, Poe and others. All stories were s…
The Time Professor (1921)
In Short Science Fiction Collection 100
Librivox has officially contributed a whopping 100 of these numbered collections of science fiction short stories! To celebrate, we are doi…
The Lad and the Fox
In Tales of Laughter
Time to exercise your funny bone. This fun collection of stories from around the world will make children of all ages smile and chuckle. …
The Readers' Corner, Part C
In Astounding Stories 15, March 1931
This issue includes "When the Mountain Came to Miramar" by Charles W. Diffin, "Beyond the Vanishing Point" by Ray Cummin…
Some Materials and a Possibility
In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 085
"A regard for decency, even at the cost of success, is but the regard for one's own dignity" was novelist Joseph Conrad's take on …
The Fox
In Blackfoot Lodge Tales: The Story of a Prairie People
This work is a collection of tales told by Elders in a Blackfoot lodge centered around the tribe. In addition to the traditional stories and…
The Baron
In In a German Pension, Version 2
Katherine Mansfield was only 22 years old when these stories were first published in book form. Mansfield was later reluctant to see them re…
Cousin Geoffrey's Chamber, by Hon. Mrs. Henry Clifford. Part II
In Dreamland and Ghostland
This collection of accounts and short stories of a ghostly nature was originally published in 3 volumes. The subtitle of this compilation ni…
From Letters
In A Cabinet of Gems
A Cabinet of Gems, cut and polished by Sir Philip Sidney; now, for the more radiance, presented without their setting by George MacDonald.&q…
The Fiddler
In Very Short Stories And Verses For Children
Very Short Stories And Verses For Children is a children's book by Lucy Clifford compiling stories and poems informing the little ones about…