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The Dog and the Clever Rabbit
Read by laurakgibbs
Alphonso Orenzo Stafford
In Animal Fables from the Dark Continent
A. O. Stafford, an African American educator and folklorist, wrote this collection of African and African Diaspora folktales for students in…
Further Foolishness
Read by TriciaG
Stephen Leacock
Seventeen goofy stories and essays by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. "Professor Leacock has made more people laugh with the writte…
"His Excellency, George Washington, 1775," Phyllis Wheatley
Read by Jim Locke
Alice Dunbar Nelson
In The Dunbar Speaker and Entertainer
Ms. Pinckney says in her "Forward" to this book the following: "It is against this background of the world need that Mrs. Ali…
A Word
Read by hearhis
G. K. Chesterton
In Poems
Originally published in 1916, this book of poetry by G.K. Chesterton includes 59 poems on a variety of subjects. Included in this are war po…
21-Jim Lawson's Hogs
Read by Philip Martin
Cal Stewart
In Uncle Josh's Punkin Centre Stories
A collection of comedic short stories from the perspective of an old country man. (Summary by Philip Martin)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Read by George Gao
Beatrix Potter
In Children's Short Works, Vol. 024
Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 024: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
A warning to the curious
Read by Peter Yearsley
M. R. James
In A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (Version 2)
The fourth collection of ghost stories made by the author, including one written for Queen Victoria (The haunted doll's house). - Summary b…
Birds and Beasts
Read by Justin S Barrett
Mody Coggin Boatright
In Tall Tales from Texas
Some tall tales from Texas. Lies? well, just stretching the truth a bit. These 8 stories have lots of good 'ol Texas 'dialect' in them so …
Laffing
Read by Bill Mosley
Josh Billings
In The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 01
The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the first volume, 53 short stories and poems have been gathered from 44 authors…
A Surprise Visit by Mrs. George Archibald
Read by TriciaG
Various
In Three Times Three: A Story for Young People
A temperance story for boys of twelve years. Much of the story centres on Malcolm Courtney and his friend Renwick Marx, who falls under the …
00 - Preface
Read by TriciaG
Stephen Leacock
In Nonsense Novels
Ten silly stories by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by Tricia G)
Letters from the Front
Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Carleton Britton Case
In Stories from the Trenches: Funny Tales the Soldiers Tell
Carleton B. Case is well known for wit and humor, as the title of the book leads one to believe this book will follow suit. - Summary by Apr…
An Interloper
Read by Louis Noyes
George Allan England
In The Air Trust
A morphine-addicted billionaire, Isaac Flint, and his power-hungry partner, "Tiger" Waldron, are not sated with their vast wealth …
Chapter 8: The Professor Explains
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
G. K. Chesterton
In The Man Who Was Thursday, A Nightmare (Version 3, Dramatic Reading)
This is undoubtedly the best of Chesterton's novels, a thriller which follows Gabriel Syme as he tries to find a way to bring the Supreme An…
Reading: An Essay
Read by David Wales
Hugh Walpole
A famous English author's thoughts on the power of reading. - Summary by David Wales
Letters A - Z
Read by David Wales
Oliver Herford
In Cupid's Cyclopedia
This 1910 short work is by the English-born American humorist, satirist, and illustrator Oliver Herford, aided by another caricaturist and i…
To George Sand - A Recognition
Read by Alan Mapstone
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
In The Runaway Slave at Pilgrim's Point and Selected Other Poems
Elizabeth Barrett Browning was born in County Durham, England in 1806. From the age of 15 she suffered a series of debilitating illnesses. H…
Preface and Biographical Sketch
Read by Tomas Peter
John Reade and George Murray
In Poems
George Murray was a British poet, translator and scholar who lived out most of his life in Canada, where he was a classics master at a Montr…
Jim Dudley’s Sermon
Read by Greg Giordano
Palmer Cox
In Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose and Picture
Also known for his "Brownies" books, Canadian humorist Palmer Cox give us a delightful collection of humorous verse and short pros…
The Story of George Washington: Chapter I; Puck and Blossom: Part I
Read by BettyB
Various
In Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 24, April 13, 1880
Harper's Young People, an illustrated weekly publication for children, includes serialized and one-off short stories, tales from history, po…