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In An International Episode
Two men visiting the US from London meet a pair of charming women who return the visit the following year in London. Romantic intrigues, mis…
The Reform of William
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 …
Krinken; Stevenson's Birthday
In Poems Every Child Should Know
This anthology of poetry, published in 1904, contains such favorites as The Raven, My Shadow, and The Village Blacksmith, as well as many lo…
Wynken, Blynken and Nod
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…
The Show
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…
John Gutenberg, First Master Printer
This is a brief sketch of the last years of the life of Johannes (John) Gutenberg, the man who invented the movable letter press. We join hi…
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…
Version 5
In Twas the Night Before Christmas (A Visit From St. Nicholas)
'Twas the Night Before Christmas is a beloved poem that captures the magic and anticipation of Christmas Eve. Written by Clement Clarke Moor…
First Chapters Collection
These are first chapters to books first published in 1916. Readers, following is a tentative list culled from Wikipedia's article on the yea…
Poems
In Humour of the North
Humour of the North is a delightful anthology that showcases the wit and humor of some of Canada's most notable writers. Compiled by Lawrenc…
The Story of the Middle Ages
Intended for a youthful audience, The Story of the Middle Ages, published in 1906, tells the history of the Middle Ages in simple and entert…
How the Alphabet was Made
In Just So Stories (version 2)
The stories, first published in 1902, are fantastic accounts of how various natural phenomena came about. The original editions of Just So S…
Tom Thumb
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…
Karain, A Memory, part 3
In Tales of Unrest (version 2)
A brave Malay chieftain suffers from a surprising vulnerability. After giving birth to a series of unfortunate children, a farmer's wife is …
Frau Fischer
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…
Chapter 15 - Sir Roderick Comes to Lunch
In Wodehouse in the Strand - Short Story Collection
Wodehouse in the Strand is a delightful collection of short stories by the renowned humorist P.G. Wodehouse, originally published in The Str…
Essay on Anglo-Saxon Literature
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…
Tobermory
In Short Story Collection Vol. 043
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 043: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
'Karazah' to 'Karl'
In Infelicia
Adah Isaacs Menken's short life was full and eventful. Probably born in the American South, she travelled, wrote journalism, became famous a…
04 - Karain: A Memory, chapter 4
In Tales of Unrest
Tales of Unrest is Joseph Conrad's first collection of short stories, published in 1898, showcasing his mastery of narrative and psychologic…