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Read by jenno
Stephen Norris Fellows and Isaac Watts
In Improvement of the Mind
"No man is obliged to learn and know everything; this can neither be sought nor required, for it is utterly impossible; yet all persons…
Part I
Read by Newgatenovelist
Novalis
In Hymns to the Night, version 2
Written after a bereavement, ‘Hymns to the Night’ considers hope, faith and spirituality in the face of loss. This recording is of George Ma…
Chap. 1-11 – Joseph
Read by Stephen Escalera
Louis Ginzberg
In The Legends of the Jews, Volume 2
Rabbi Louis Ginzberg was one of the outstanding Talmudists of the twentieth century. He was born on November 28, 1873, in Kovno, Lithuania; …
ESMÉ
Read by Hilary Hew
Saki
In The Chronicles of Clovis
This is the third collection of short stories by Saki, following on from “Reginald” and “Reginald in Russia”. Although some of the stories h…
Chapter 3
Read by SCvocals
James Creelman
In Why We Love Lincoln
Brought to us by notable reporter and writer, James Creelman, this story of Abraham Lincoln is a more personal and simple portrait of the m…
25 Ad Astra
Read by Steven Seitel
Stephen Graham
In In Quest of El Dorado
Lively (and often unsparing) descriptions of the people, places, and customs that the author encounters as he attempts to retrace the steps …
Chapter XIII: Timothy Gives Them a Clue
Read by Winnifred Assmann
Marion St. John Webb
In Knock Three Times!
“Jack and Molly were twins, and this was their ninth birthday. Such a happy, exciting day it had been; it felt like a birthday all day long,…
Mr. Cavor Makes Some Suggestions
Read by Cliff Stone
H. G. Wells
In The First Men in the Moon (Version 2)
The novel tells the story of a journey to the Moon undertaken by the two protagonists: a businessman narrator, Mr. Bedford; and an eccentric…
Dialogue
Read by Michael MacTaggert
Countee Cullen
In Color
Countee Cullen’s poetry in Color contemplates Black Americans’ fractured sense of self—at once spiritually tied to homelands where their anc…
The Novelette Reader
Read by Newgatenovelist
Tom Maguire
In Machine-Room Chants
Tom Maguire was a trade union organiser from Yorkshire of Irish descent whose poetry reflects his socialist beliefs. This volume was publish…
Ulysses
Read by Alan Mapstone
James Hebblethwaite
In The Poems of James Hebblethwaite
James Hebblethwaite (22 September 1857 – 13 September 1921) was an English-born Australian poet, teacher and clergyman. Hebblethwaite was a …
Esme
Read by Graham Redman
Saki
In The Chronicles of Clovis
This is the third collection of short stories by Saki, following on from “Reginald” and “Reginald in Russia”. Although some of the stories h…
Chapter 8
Read by Steven Seitel
Rose Wilder Lane
In Peaks of Shala
This book was published in 1923. From the author's own Introduction: "I would not have this book considered too seriously. It is not an…
NEXT TO READING MATTER
Read by Scott Foster
O. Henry
In Roads of Destiny
This is another collection of O. Henry short stories. - Summary by Sid
Explanation …
Read by Eva Davis (d. 2025)
Wallace Stevens
In Harmonium
This is the first edition of Stevens's first book, with poetry written between 1914 and 1923. A later edition was printed with the inclusion…
I. Book 1, Chapters 1, 2
Read by Michele Fry
James Stephens
In Deirdre
Beautiful, playful young Deirdre, caught in the crosshairs of Ireland's wily, chauvinistic King Conachur, who desires to marry her after his…
Concerning the Fate of Essido and His Evil Companions
Read by JT
Elphinstone Dayrell
In Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa
A collection of folk stories and fairy tales from Southern Nigeria gathered by Elphinstone Dayrell, deputy commissioner of the region when t…
Discovery
Read by Sonia
Madison Cawein
In The Poems of Madison Cawein Vol. 3
This is Volume 3: Nature Poems of the collected works of Madison Julius Cawein, an American poet from Kentucky. It's arranged in four sectio…
Rachael
Read by Jennifer Escalante
Matthew Arnold
In Short Poetry Collection 223
This is a collection of 38 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for December 2021.
Epilogue - Meyer reappears
Read by Alan Mapstone
Alfredo D'Escragnolle Taunay
In Innocencia: a story of the prairie regions of Brazil
The story of Innocencia, an 18-year-old girl who lives in the prairies of Brazil, is a twist on the traditional love triangle. The plot has …