Culture & Heritage
The Golem: A legend of old Prague
Read by Adrian Praetzellis
Rudolf Lothar
Rabbi Loeb creates a clay man to house a perfect soul that he hopes will not be blighted by human prejudices. The plan does not go as he hop…
The Prairie Wife
Read by Jennifer Perree
Arthur Stringer
GeeGee has fallen, in love that is. Witty, funny, intelligent. Gee Gee's Letters to her friend tell the unscripted story of the adventures i…
Born Again
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Alfred Lawson
"I doubt that anyone who reads [Born Again] will ever forget it: it is quite singularly bad, with long indigestible rants against the e…
Christmastide
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William Sandys
Christmastide: Its History, Festivities and Carols, With Their Music is a collection of essays detailing the early traditions of Christmas i…
The Martian
Read by Paul Harvey
Alec Rowley Hilliard
The water was evaporated by the ever-shining sun until there was none left for the thirsty plants. Every year more workers died in misery. A…
Trial and Triumph
Read by Jim Locke
Frances E. W. Harper
This novel, like two other novels that Harper serialized in The Christian Recorder, sets forth the principles which make for a meaningful, m…
Auld Lang Syne
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Robert Burns
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns. This was the weekly poetry project in honor of Gung Haggis Fa…
Old New Zealand: Being Incidents of Native Customs and Character in the Old Tim…
Read by Gnomesb
Frederick Edward Maning
Introduction to Old New ZealandPhilip SteerVictoria University February 2004Frederick Edward Maning is best known as an author, but he was a…
Maria Chapdelaine (version 2)
Read by Bruce Pirie
Louis Hémon
The novel Maria Chapdelaine portrays life in rural Quebec at the beginning of the 20th century. Published first in French in 1913, it is a f…
Cedric the Forester
Read by Lynette Caulkins
Bernard Gay Marshall
A rollicking juvenile adventure tale, this historical fiction book received the Newbery Honor award in 1922. Set in England during the early…
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Weston Translation Version 2)
Read by Thomas A. Copeland
Jessie Laidlay Weston, Translated Byjessie Laidlay Weston, The Gawain Poettranslated Byjessie Laidlay Weston and The Gawain Poettranslated By Jessie Laidlay Weston
This poem celebrates Christmas by exploring the mystery of Christ's mission on earth: his death, resurrection, and second coming as judge of…
United Nations Agreements
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United Nations
The Charter of the United Nations signed at San Francisco on 26 June 1945 is the constituent treaty of the United Nations. It is as well one…
The Columbian Orator
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Caleb Bingham
The Columbian Orator, a collection of political essays, poems, and dialogues first published in 1797, was widely used in American schoolroom…
Shadowings
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Lafcadio Hearn
This is another of the popular books that Lafcadio Hearn wrote on various Japanese subjects. The first part "Stories From Strange Books…
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 04
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Various
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 06
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Various
You get to choose what you want to read! (All recordings in English]) So long as the source is Public Domain for you, any short story or cha…
Toilers of the Sea (Version 2)
Read by John Greenman
Victor Hugo
The book is dedicated to the island of Guernsey, where Victor Hugo spent 15 years in exile. Hugo uses the setting of a small island communit…
With the Judæans in the Palestine Campaign
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John Henry Patterson
From the Preface: The formation of a Battalion of Jews for service in the British Army is an event without precedent in our annals, and the …
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 12
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Various
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…
Tales from Jókai
Read by Availle
Mór Jókai
Móric Jókay de Ásva, known as Mór Jókai or Maurus Jokai, was a Hungarian dramatist and novelist. He was a…