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Departure and Death of Nelson
Read by Lyre
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…
The Twenty-eighth Chapter
Read by Mark Nelson
Wilhelm Meinhold
In Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch
Wilhelm Meinhold, a Pomeranian priest working on the Island of Usedom, relates the story of Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch. The author ass…
Julius Nelson
Read by Kevin Waters
Various
In Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interview…
These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…
Book 1, Chapter 1, Part 1
Read by Mark Nelson
Catherine Carswell
In Open The Door
This award-winning book tells the coming of age story of Joanna Bannerman. Considered largely autobiographical, it shows Joanna with all her…
Forward and Introduction
Read by Jim Locke
Alice Dunbar Nelson
In The Dunbar Speaker and Entertainer
Ms. Pinckney says in her "Forward" to this book the following: "It is against this background of the world need that Mrs. Ali…
Part 1
Read by David Derida
Franz Kafka
In The Metamorphosis (version 5)
Inexplicably, young Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning having turned into a large bug. The story follows how him and his family deal with the…
Judas Iscariot
Read by Michael MacTaggert
Countee Cullen
In Color
Countee Cullen’s poetry in Color contemplates Black Americans’ fractured sense of self—at once spiritually tied to homelands where their anc…
2 B R 0 2 B
Read by Mark Nelson
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
In Short Story Collection Vol. 016
Librivox’s Short Story Collection 016: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.
Chapter 06
Read by Mark Nelson
Andre Norton
In The Defiant Agents (Version 2)
Operation Cochise: a carefully planned Western move to colonize a planet ahead of the Reds. Travis Fox had been an eager volunteer, but the …
'Karazah' to 'Karl'
Read by Newgatenovelist
Adah Isaacs Menken
In Infelicia
Adah Isaacs Menken's short life was full and eventful. Probably born in the American South, she travelled, wrote journalism, became famous a…
Chapter 8
Read by Mark Nelson
P. G. Wodehouse
In Piccadilly Jim (version 2)
Jimmy "Piccadilly Jim" Crocker returns to New York to repair his reputation and pursue his love-interest, Ann Chester. All he has …
Section 02
Read by James E. Carson
Leo Tolstoy
In Father Sergius
Prince Stepan Kasatsky experiences a disappointment with his fiancé and decides to become a monk! There is a story line, but beneath …
Three Questions
Read by David Barnes
Leo Tolstoy
In What Men Live By and Other Tales
Although Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a wealthy landowner, in his later life he had what was considered a “religious awakening.” This experie…
Germany
Read by Alan Mapstone
Harry Graham
In Verse and Worse
A collection of dark and humorous verse from "Col D. Streamer". This collection includes poems from The Baby's Baedeker, Perverted…
CHAPTER XI: A VOICE FROM THE GALLERY
Read by Mark Nelson
Clarence Edward Mulford
In The Orphan
Many men swore that The Orphan was bad, and many swore profanely and with wonderful command of epithets because he was bad, but for obvious …
Preface
Read by Mozartjr
Edward Healy Thompson
In The Life and Glories of St. Joseph
A wonderful work on the life of St. Joseph, the true husband of the Virgin Mary, and foster-father of Jesus Christ. - Summary by Mozartjr
The Third M
Read by tovarisch
Leonard Merrick
In The Man who Understood Women, and Other Stories
This is a collection of 20 short stories by English novelist and playwright Leonard Merrick. The stories concern varied topics, and succeed …
The Last Book
Read by tovarisch
Alphonse Daudet
In Monday Tales
This is a collection of short stories by Alphonse Daudet. The stories paint an incredibly vivid picture of life in continental Europe before…
Lachesis
Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Victor Daley
In At Dawn And Dusk
Victor Daley, then a happy, wondering Irish lad, drifted out to Australia. His head was full of old tunes and fragments of poetry; his pocke…