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London
Read by Steve C
Various
In The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book
A fourth grade English textbook published by the Minister of Education for Ontario in 1909. This reader features various pieces of Poetry a…
Introduction
Read by Kangaroo
Eugene Field
In A Little Book of Profitable Tales
An anthology of charming short stories, written by the poet for his only daughter Mary. The style is simple and conversational, sometimes de…
Preface
Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)
Kenneth Grahame
In The Cambridge Book of Poetry for Children
A collection of poems, many well-known or by famous writers for children, celebrating the joys of life for children and avoiding the all-too…
Work
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Norman Macleod
In Good Words: 1870
Good Words was an English monthly magazine directed at evangelicals and nonconformists, particularly of the lower middle classes. It contain…
Preface
Read by Larry Wilson
Various
In Twilight Stories
A collection of broad-ranging, mostly American stories and poems for children by various authors, including Margaret Sidney, Susan Coolidge,…
The Cousins
Read by Foon
Unknown
In Something New for my Little Friends
This is a collection of stories in verse for children. Published in 1866 by an author only known by the initials F.F., these poems teach chi…
A Selection of Australian Poetry and Prose
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
A collection of Australian writing from the public domain.
A Question of Grammar
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Richmal Crompton
In Just William (version 2)
Just William is the first book of hilarious short stories about 11-year-old William Brown -- eternally scruffy and frowning. William's famil…
Preface
Read by Shriya
Various
In A Christmas Hamper: Full of Pictures and Tales
This book contains stories, tales, and pictures from Christmas for little folks! - Summary by Shriya (spatel2)
Preface, by George Sterling
Read by Amy Gramour
Clark Ashton Smith
In Odes and Sonnets
Clark Ashton Smith, nicknamed one of the "big three" of Weird Tales (the famous pulp fiction magazine), was also a romantic-style …
September
Read by FraserP
Various
In Birds and Nature, Vol. VIII, No 2, September 1900
"Birds and Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and brief …
Section 2
Read by Gillian Hendrie
Various
In A Little Garland of Christmas Verse
A collection of Christmas carols and poems. (Summary by Gillian Hendrie)
Preface
Read by Christine Rottger
John Aikin, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Jane Marcet and Jane Taylor
In Eyes and No Eyes and Other Stories
Whatever will stimulate the observing tendencies of the young cannot but be of value to them. "Eyes and No Eyes" does this in a de…
A Query by Morse
Read by Stefan Von Blon
Various
In Prison Poetry
A collection of poetry written in the late 1800's by inmates of the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio. - Summary by mleigh
Typewriter from the Future
Read by Ben Tucker
Rog Phillips
In The Mind-Bending World of Rog Phillips, Volume 1
Welcome to the maddeningly strange and inventive mind of prolific pulp genre author Rog Phillips (real name Roger Phillip Graham)! Having wr…
Editorial
Read by drandall
Various
In The History Teacher's Magazine, Vol. I, No. 5, January 1910
"The History Teacher’s Magazine is devoted to the interests of teachers of History, Civics, and related subjects in the fields of Geogr…
01 - Ch 1: Introduction
Read by LivelyHive
L. L. Langstroth
In Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee: A Bee Keeper's Manual
Langstroth revolutionized the beekeeping industry by using bee space in his top opened hive. In the summer of 1851 he found that, by leaving…
Part 2
Read by Rainer
Mark Twain
In The Awful German Language
If you’ve ever studied German (and maybe even if you haven’t), you’re likely to find this short essay to be hilarious. Published as Appendix…
