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The Defendant

Read by Ray Clare


G. K. Chesterton


A collection of reprinted articles on a wide-range of subjects, all in the unique style of G. K. Chesterton. Using wit, paradox, and good hu…

The Emancipation Proclamation

Read by John Greenman


Abraham Lincoln


After having written and released an initial draft of this proclamation in September of 1862, minor changes were made and Lincoln signed it …

Areopagitica

Read by Moira Fogarty


John Milton


A prose tract or polemic by John Milton, published November 23, 1644, at the height of the English Civil War... Milton, though a supporter o…

The Letters of Mark Twain, Complete

Read by James K. White


Mark Twain


These letters were arranged in two volumes by Albert Bigelow Paine, Samuel L. Clemens's literary executor, as a supplement to Mark Twain, A …

Essays book 2

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Michel Eyquem De Montaigne


Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary …

Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion

Read by John Greenman


Mark Twain


Written for the Atlantic magazine in 1877, this is a collection of stories about a trip Mark Twain made with some friends to Bermuda. (Summa…

Three Essays on Religion

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John Stuart Mill


The Three Essays on Religion were written at different times during Mill's life, and only published after his death. The first two, 'Nature'…

George Bernard Shaw

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G. K. Chesterton


Chesterton and Shaw were famous friends and enjoyed their arguments and discussions. Although rarely in agreement, they both maintained good…

Short Story Collection Vol. 001

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Various


LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 001: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.

Southern Horrors: Lynch Law In All Its Phases

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Ida B. Wells-Barnett


Thoroughly appalled and sickened by the rising numbers of white-on-black murders in the South since the beginning of Reconstruction, and by …

The Gentleman and Lady's Book of Politeness and Propriety of Deportment

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Élisabeth Celnart


A mid-nineteenth century book of etiquette. (Summary by Libby Gohn)

Lectures on Landscape

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John Ruskin


A series of lectures on landscape painting delivered at Oxford in 1871, by artist, critic, and social commentator, John Ruskin.

Coffee Break Collection 005 - Love and Relationships

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Various


This is a collection of 20 short works (between 3 and 15 minutes long) that are great for work/study breaks, commutes, workouts, or any time…

Lectures of Col. R.G. Ingersoll, Volume 1

Read by Ted Delorme


Robert G. Ingersoll


Colonel Robert Green Ingersoll was a Civil War veteran, American political leader and orator during the Golden Age of Freethought, noted for…

A Miscellany of Men

Read by Ray Clare


G. K. Chesterton


Gilbert Keith Chesterton was among the world's most prolific writers who incorporated relentless logic, wonderful humor, and a clear view of…

朝花夕拾 (Chao Hua Si She)

Read by Jing Li


Xun Lu


这个集子收录了鲁迅早年“从记忆中抄出来的“记录自己童年往事的散文。这些文章于1926年陆续发表在《莽原》杂志，1927年经鲁迅重新编订，加上小引和后记，于1928年在广州以《朝花夕拾》为名结集出版。这十篇散文长短不一，秉承鲁迅一贯隽永辛辣的文风，于生动刻画民俗众生的同时针砭时事，…

The Art of Fiction

Read by Julie VW


Henry James


A lecture on the art of fiction, given by the English critic Walter Besant on April 25, 1884, and an answer to the lecture by American write…

The Wound Dresser

Read by R. S. Steinberg


Walt Whitman


The Wound Dresser is a series of letters written from the hospitals in Washington by Walt Whitman during the War of the Rebellion to The New…

Short Story Collection Vol. 005

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Various


LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 005: a collection of 20 works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.

Stickeen

Read by Sue Anderson


John Muir


A great dog story, a well told tale--the naturalist and adventurer John Muir recounts how he and his companion, a dog named Stickeen, each, …

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