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18 - Haig, part 2
Read by Stephanie Lee
J. Walker McSpadden
In Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers
These 12 stories give a personal portrait of twelve famous soldiers from the past two centuries. Each story explores the early life of the s…
Chapter 6 THE KÖNIGSMARKS.
Read by Cavaet
Dr. John Doran and John Doran
In Lives of the Queens of England of the House of Hanover, Volume 1
The first of a two volume work looking at the lives of English queens in the Hanoverian period (1714-1901). This volume includes Sophia Doro…
Section 2
Read by Kirsten Wever
Dorothy Parker
In Men I'm Not Married To (Stories)
Dorothy Parker was a poet, writer and satirist of the foibles of the early 20th century (not least, of Prohibition), and a founding member o…
Roundel
Read by VO Gal
Dorothy Parker
In Enough Rope
A collection of poems by Dorothy Parker that previously appeared in Life, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and The New York World. Included here…
Chapter VI - Her Story
Read by Peter John Keeble
Wilkie Collins
In The Two Destinies
Mary Dermody is destined to be together with George Germaine one day, or so at least her grandmother prophesies. Destiny at first doesn't se…
5 - Puff, Wrinkle and Squint
Read by Maria Therese
Father John Koenig
In Stories for God's Little Ones
A charming collection of nine short stories for children with a moral weaved in each. These were originally published as separate booklets, …
The Reporter - Read by LAH
Read by Lee Ann Howlett
Ivan Turgenev
In The Reporter
LibriVox volunteers bring you 22 recordings of The Reporter by Ivan Turgenev. Translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett This was the …
The Miniature - Read by EBL
Read by Erin B. Lillis
George Pope Morris
In The Miniature
George Pope Morris was an American editor, poet, and songwriter. In addition to his publishing and editorial work, Morris was popular as a p…
Short Quips
Read by De Anna Lee
W. H. Fawcett
In Captain Billy's Whiz Bang, Vol. 2, No. 18, March, 1921
"Captain Billy's Whiz Bang" was an iconic magazine of wit and humor launched by W.H. Fawcett in 1919. Each 64-page issue was packe…
Chapter IX
Read by Jan Moorehouse
Kate Sanborn
In The Wit of Women
It is refreshing to find an unworked field all ready for harvesting.While the wit of men, as a subject for admiration and discussion, is now…
Her Mouth
Read by ChadH94
Rainer Maria Rilke
In Short Poetry Collection 196
This is a collection of 54 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2019.
Courtesy
Read by Erin Stone
Hilaire Belloc
In Verses
A collection of poetry by Hilaire Belloc ranging from religious verses to drinking songs. - Summary by Larry Wilson
Ken
Read by MichaelMaggs
Charlotte Mew
In The Farmer's Bride (Version 2)
A powerful collection of short poems published in 1921 by the English poet Charlotte Mew (1869–1928). Lauded during her lifetime by luminari…
Pictures
Read by Stephanie Kydd
Katherine Mansfield
In Movies and Hollywood Short Story Collection, Volume 1
Fiction about (or involving) motion pictures started appearing in the late nineteenth-century, when writers first became aware of early kine…
Work
Read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
E. Nesbit
In The Rainbow and the Rose
A collection of poetry in the whimsical style of Edith Nesbit, author of "The Five Children and It" and "The Railway Children…
"Katherine Spelled with a K"
Read by TriciaG
Pansy
In What They Couldn't: A Home Story
The Cameron family tries to keep up in society despite their more limited finances, by "making a dollar look to [their] friends as thou…
Chapter XV
Read by KimberlyB
Katherine Keene Galt
In The Girl Scouts Rally
The continuation of the story of Rosanna, a spirited young girl, and her friends who are determined to help a less fortunate girl in need of…
Chapter 27 – A Lemon
Read by Kirsten Wever
P. G. Wodehouse
In The Prince and Betty (version 2)
The story moves from a royal palace in Europe to a squalid tenement in New York. The European action centers on the efforts of an uncouth mi…
Chapter LIV
Read by Nancy Gorgen
Anna Katharine Green
In The Step on the Stair
Green's last published detective novel, The Step on the Stair is typical of her earlier mysteries. Quenton is in love with Orpha, and thinks…
Part 2
Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
Anna Katharine Green
In The Thief
At a dinner party, a valuable coin is lost while being passed around among the guests to look at. One of the gentlemen insists to empty his …