LibriVox Audio Books
Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847
John Rae
After the bizarre death of Thomas Simpson, Dr. John Rae was chosen to complete the survey of the Northwest Passage, linking the work of Simp…
On Virginity (De Virginitate)
Saint Ambrose
One favorite topic of his was the excellence of virginity, and so successful was he in persuading maidens to adopt the religious profession …
Wayside and Woodland Trees: Pocket guide to the British Sylva
Edward Step
"The purpose of this volume is not the addition of one more to the numerous treatises upon sylviculture or forestry, but to afford a st…
Children's Short Works, Vol. 025
Various
Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 025: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
Cabinet Minister
Arthur Wing Pinero
Mr. Pinero holds that farce should treat of probable people placed in possible circumstances, but regarded from a point of view which exagge…
Life of Ludwig Van Beethoven, Vol. 1
Alexander Wheelock Thayer
The first of three volumes of the first scholarly biography of Ludwig van Beethoven. Covers the years 1770-1802. - Summary by Zain Solinski
Rock Frog
Harriet Anna Cheever
The story of Ker-Chunk, the frog, and his friends on the Long Pond. How he became known as the Rock-Frog and was called Judge Ker-Chunk, du…
Birds and Nature, Vol. IX, No 5, May 1901
Various
"Birds and Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and brief …
Autumn's Gold
George MacDonald
George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the…
Subjection Of Isabel Carnaby
Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler
This is a sequel to "Concerning Isabel Carnaby". Isabel and Paul Seaton are now happily married. This book tells about their trial…
Challenge
Louis Untermeyer
Louis Untermeyer introduced may students to poetry through his many collections that he edited. His own poetry ranges from inspirational to…
Choice Cookery
Catherine Owen
Choice cookery is not intended for households that have to study economy, except where economy is a relative term; where, perhaps, the house…
From the Easy Chair Vol. 2
George William Curtis
The second volume of essays and observations From the Easy Chair of William Curtis, editor of Harper's Weekly and one of the founders of the…
Clergymen Of The Church Of England
Anthony Trollope
This 1866 book was published in a time of great change in the Church of England. Trollope began as a High Church adherent and then worked h…
Silver Bullet
Fergus Hume
Dr. Jim Herrick and his friend Robin are on a walking tour in the English countryside when they come across a large house where all the ligh…
Polity of the Athenians and the Lacedaemonians (Spartans)
Xenophon
The Polity of the Lacedaemonians talks about the laws and institutions created by Lycurgus, which train and develop Spartan citizens from bi…
Love is the Best Doctor
Molière
Four most fashionable doctors are called in by Sganarelle to cure his daughter, but instead they argue about everything and Sganarelle is dr…
Origin and Development of Psychoanalysis
Sigmund Freud
A series of lectures given in the USA by Freud in German, later translated into English - Summary by Peter Tucker
Arthur Wing Pinero, Playwright - A Study
Hamilton Fyfe
A discussion about the life and works of the playwright Arthur Wing Pinero. The perfect accompaniment to the plays by Pinero available here …
Running the Blockade
Thomas E. Taylor
The first-person experiences and adventures of blockade runner during the American civil war. - Summary by Delmar H. Dolbier