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Triumphs of a Taxidermist
In The Stolen Bacillus and other stories
A collection of 15 humorous short stories by the original master of speculative fiction: H. G. Wells. This was the first collection of short…
A Voyage
In Songs of the Road
Although best known for the creation of the detective Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle did not only write works of mystery and of adventu…
Lines
In Fugitive Pieces
Alexander Pope was an English poet, playwright and literary critic best known for his satires like The Dunciad and The Rape of the Lock. Thi…
Time Enough At Last
In Short Science Fiction Collection 038
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…
Abel Melveny
In Spoon River Anthology
This is a collection of poems, in the form of an entire community speaking from beyond the grave about their lives, and, in some cases, goss…
Edwin
In Æsop in Rhyme, with Some Originals
Jefferys Taylor was born in 1792 in Suffolk, England. He became apprenticed to his father who was an engraver and invented a special ruling …
The Piedbill Grebe
In Birds, Vol. I, No 4, April 1897
Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems…
A Visitor
In A Wine of Wizardry
A Wine of Wizardry is a captivating collection of poems by George Sterling that delves into the darker aspects of nature and the human exper…
The Question
In Poems
A short collection of poems by the Oxford-born poet and playwright Stephen Phillips including his two major works Marpessa and Christ In Had…
Star, Bright
In Short Science Fiction Collection 075
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
Thomas Jefferson Brown
In Short Story Collection Vol. 035
A collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain chosen and read by a group of LibriVox members.
The Melancholist and the Sharper Part 2
In The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (Arabian Nights) Volume 12
This is a collection of stories collected over thousands of years by various authors, translators and scholars. They are an amalgam of mytho…
This Place
In Selected Poems (Hayes)
Donald Jeffery Hayes was a poet who was born in North Carolina. These poems were published between 1927 and 1929. - Summary by Newgatenoveli…
Sam's Boy
In Light Freights
A collection of weird and humorous short stories known for their good twists featuring a trio attempting some get-rich-quick schemes, the go…
Number Seven, by Livingstone B. Morse
In The Black Cat Vol. 02 No. 12 September 1897
The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Man…
The Story of the Late Mr. Elvesham
In Short Science Fiction Collection 084
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
Chapter 10 - The Greedy Red Fox
In Among the Night People
Among the Night People invites listeners into a captivating world where the night comes alive with enchanting characters and curious creatur…
Saul
In Hebrew Melodies
Byron wrote the Hebrew Melodies to accompany music by the composer Isaac Nathan which he claimed derived from Synagogue tunes used at the ti…
The Ant
In Lucasta
"Lucasta" is of Latin origin meaning "Pure Light". Besides the dedication of the first poem to his wife, Anne Lovelace, …
The Marriage of Lit - Lit
In The Faith of Men
The Faith of Men is a compelling collection of short stories by Jack London that explores the rugged lives of men and women in the unforgivi…