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The Life of Buddha and its Lessons

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 042

Read by Peter Yearsley

H. S. Olcott

Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include biographies of astronomer Fiammett…

Section Twenty-Three

In The Book of A Thousand Nights and a Night (Arabian Nights), Volume 01

Read by Peter Yearsley

Translated by Richard Burton and Anonymoustranslated Byrichard Francis Burton

This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. The are an amalgam of mythol…

The Ebony Frame

In Grim Tales

Read by Peter Yearsley

E. Nesbit

A collection of gentle stories that draw us into that hidden world where fear is just around the next corner, and where loving hands can tou…

Kotri, by the River - Read by PY

In Kotri, by the River

Read by Peter Yearsley

Laurence Hope

LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Kotri, by the River by Laurence Hope. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for August 9, 2…

Book 1, Chapter 8

In Arachne

Read by Peter Yearsley

Georg Ebers

Ledscha, living in ancient Egypt, has lost her betrothed and all hope of love. But the gods see otherwise. She now loves a Greek sculptor, w…

02 - Should Women Be Beautiful?

In Idle Ideas in 1905

Read by Peter Yearsley

Jerome K. Jerome

Back in 1905 Jerome K. Jerome shared his thoughts on a variety of subjects, including "Should Women Be Beautiful?", "Should S…

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