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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 …

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