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Persian Self-Taught (in Roman Characters) with English Phonetic Pronunciation
Read by Nicholas James Bridgewater
Shaykh Hasan
“This volume is primarily intended to supply a working and practical knowledge of the Persian language, for the benefit of those who have no…
Best Way to Read a Book
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Edgar A. Guest
LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of Best Way to Read a Book by Edgar A. Guest. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Septem…
The Jade Flute
Read by Frédéric Surget
Various
A collection of mindful ancient Chinese poetry by Li Po, Wan Ts’u, Mei Chang and other masters set in English prose by anonymous translators…
The Return of Dr. Fu-Manchu
Read by laineyben
Sax Rohmer
Burmese Commisioner Nayland Smith and his faithful friend Dr Petrie continue their fight against the evil genius of Dr Fu-Manchu when they s…
Write it Right
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Ambrose Bierce
Witty, opinionated alphabetical examples of what Bierce considered poor (American) English and advice on alternatives - entertaining, though…
Little Minnie, and Other Stories
Read by TriciaG
Pansy
This is a little book of very short stories or vignettes, about children and intended for children. Many of the stories reference the includ…
China and the Chinese
Read by Holly
Edmund Plauchut
Edmund Plauchut spent many years in China and gives an account of his observations of the places, people, and culture as he experienced them…
Religions of Ancient China
Read by MaryAnn
Herbert Allen Giles
An overview of the religions of China, beginning with Fu Hsi, B.C. 2953-2838, and continuing through the 19th Century.
Gems of Chinese Verse
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Juyi Bai 白居易, Shen Cen 岑參, Zi'ang Chen 陈子昂, Fu Du 杜甫, Bai Li 李白, Haoran Meng 孟浩然, Wei Qui 邱為, Quanqi Shen 沈佺期, Shu Sikong 司空曙, Changling Wang 王昌齡, Wei Wang 王維, Tingyun Wen 溫庭筠, Jiuling Zhang 張九齡, Ji Zhang 張籍 and Various, Translated Byw. J. B. Fletcher
Translations of various Chinese poets' work. - Summary by KevinS
The Literary Sense
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E. Nesbit
A collection of short stories written by the author of other literary greats such as The Railway Children, Five Children and It and The Phoe…
An Interpretation
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Ambrose Bierce
LibriVox volunteers bring you 8 recordings of An Interpretation by Ambrose Bierce. This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 22, 2013…
The Inner Chapters, Volume 1
Read by Thomas Gideon
Thomas Gideon
The Inner Chapters journal my own quest to improve in the craft of programming. Each chapter reflects on a specific practice or principle t…
The History of Britain
Read by Thomas A. Copeland
John Milton
A reader of this history, encountering the frequent references to “my author,” meaning the current source, will be reminded of DON QUIXOTE a…
Joan and Peter
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H. G. Wells
This is satirical look at the English educational system and society in the early twentieth century and the effect of World War I on them by…
Favourite Chapters Collection 003
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Various
A collection of LibriVox volunteers’ favourite chapters. Some were chosen for being the key chapter in a great novel, others for the wonderf…
Liao -Fan's Four Lessons
Ranjith Daluwatta
Liao-Fan Yuan originally wrote Liao-Fan’s Four Lessons in the sixteenth century in China. The book was intended to teach his son, Tian-Chi Y…
Books and Reading
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Noah Porter
[The author] hopes that the effect of these discussions may lead to more comprehensive and elevated estimates of authors and of literature o…
The Witches of New York
Read by Guero
Q. K. Philander Doesticks
A humorous account of visits to various fortune tellers, card readers, seers, and other "witches" of New York. Written by Q.K. Phi…
Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection, Volume 005
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Various
LibriVox readers bring you 10 full-cast productions: from stories and fables for children, to a comical, self-satirizing play; from short my…
The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book
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Various
A fourth grade English textbook published by the Minister of Education for Ontario in 1909. This reader features various pieces of Poetry a…