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Selected excerpts by Jonathan Edwards
Read by MaryAnn
Various
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 13
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…
Section III
Read by Frédéric Surget
Various
In The Jade Flute
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…
Book 2, Chapter 5
Read by Debra
Robert Grant
In Unleavened Bread
A businessman's selfish wife forces her way into upper society. (Summary by Wikipedia)
The Critic
Read by Carolyn Frances
William J. Lampton
In Short Poetry Collection 050
LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 050: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
Selected excerpts by John William Draper
Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Various
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 12
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…
Chapter 15
Read by Brian Keenan
E. M. Forster
In Howards End (version 3)
Considered Forster's masterpiece and one of the best books of the 20th century, Howards End tackles social conventions of the Edwardian era.…
Chapters 5 and 6
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
R. M. Ballantyne
In Freaks on the Fells: Three Months' Rustication, Story 2 (Dramatic Reading)
Join us in a journey of two young men in search of adventure as they discover more than they bargained for. - Summary by Linette Geisel(No…
Prose Fiction: General Introduction, by William Allan Neilson
Read by TR Love
Charles William Eliot
In Lectures on the Harvard Classics
The Lecture Series on the contents of The Harvard Classics ought to do much to open that collection of literary materials to many ambitious …
Introduction
Read by Devorah Allen
Various
In Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the Peasantry of England
This traditional, and, for the most part, unprinted literature,—cherished in remote villages, resisting everywhere the invasion of modern na…
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…
Legends
Read by Martha H. Weller
Katherine Routledge
In The Mystery of Easter Island: the Story of an Expedition
To this day, Easter Island, with its magnificent stone structures, remains an enigma. Katherine Routledge was part of an exhaustive archaeol…
A Farewell - Aelred
Read by tonette2695
Various
In The World's Best Orations, Volume 1
Who does not delight in oratory? How we gather to hear even an ordinary speaker! How often is a jury swayed and controlled by the appeals of…
Preface
Read by Larry Wilson
Frederick Starr
In Readings from Modern Mexican Authors
Starr visited Mexico in 1894 and became acquainted with a wide array of contemporary writers. This work is a compendium of 29 of those write…
Preface
Read by Devorah Allen
George MacDonald and Sir Philip Sidney
In A Cabinet of Gems
A Cabinet of Gems, cut and polished by Sir Philip Sidney; now, for the more radiance, presented without their setting by George MacDonald.&q…
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)
Uneasy Reflections
Read by Sarah Brown
Maxwell Bodenheim
In Introducing Irony (Version 2)
Maxwell Bodenheim was once known as the King of Greenwich Village Bohemians after moving to New York after being one of the founders of the …