Insomnia Collection Vol. 007


Read by LibriVox Volunteers

Soporific dullness is in the ear of the listener, and what's tedium incarnate to one person will be another person's passion and delight. However, it is hoped that at least one from the range of topics here presented will lull the busy mind to a state of sweet sleep.
Introduction by Cori Samuel.

The introduction in Excerpt from "A Genealogical-Historical Visitation of Andover, Mass., in the Year 1863" is taken from HERE. (16 hr 26 min)

Chapters

Section F of Baltimore City Birth Index 1914-1922 32:41 Read by Julie Anne Thompson
The Blue Book of Chess (Excerpt) 50:43 Read by lightcrystal
Catechism of Familiar Things, Chapter 18 Excerpt 33:05 Read by Louise J. Belle
Census Statistics of the Negro: A Paper 34:59 Read by Donald Warren
"Worcester" from Chats on English China 33:13 Read by John Biebel
Conic Sections Treated Geometrically (Excerpt) 32:58 Read by lightcrystal
Council Proceedings for the City of Ann Arbor, May 15, 1905 49:48 Read by Mark Dykshoorn
Croquet as Played by the Newport Croquet Club 1:03:09 Read by lightcrystal
Excerpt from "A Genealogical-Historical Visitation of Andover, Mass., in the Ye… 39:08 Read by Colleen McMahon
Handbook of Summer Athletic Sports (Excerpt) 1:04:22 Read by TriciaG
H. P. Lovecraft: A Bibliography 30:01 Read by Ben Tucker
Guide To Native Woody Plants of Dallas County (Excerpt) 1:00:10 Read by wschmidt
The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Book 3 Chapter 2, "A Bird's Eye View of Paris" 1:04:06 Read by Kaitlyn Vanadestine
The Nut Culturist, Chapter 5, The Chestnut (Section 1) 53:19 Read by John Biebel
The Nut Culturist, Chapter 5, The Chestnut (Section 2) 51:18 Read by John Biebel
"Popular Medicines" from Scammell's Cyclopedia of Valuable Receipts 1:08:40 Read by werdna
Railway Accounts and Finance, Introduction & Part 1 40:45 Read by MaryAnn
Railway Accounts and Finance, Part 2 39:27 Read by MaryAnn
"Shifting Block Puzzles," from Mathematical Puzzles and Other Brain Twisters 41:38 Read by Sue Anderson
Appendix I: Synoptical Key to the Orders, from Manual of the New Zealand Flora 1:03:31 Read by Beeswaxcandle
The Waterloo Roll Call (Excerpts) 39:09 Read by Kenneth the Teller