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Ch. I: General Principles of Expression, Part 2

In The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals

Read by Jack Albert


Charles Darwin


The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals is a book by Charles Darwin, published in 1872, concerning genetically determined aspects …

Part 8

In Lives of Two Cats

Read by Jack Hill


Pierre Loti


An English translation of Pierre Loti's charming 19th century memoir of his cats. - Summary by S Caulkins

Chapter X

In Through the Magic Door

Read by Jack Albert


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


I care not how humble your bookshelf may be, nor how lowly the room which it adorns. Close the door of that room behind you, shut off with i…

Chapter VI, Part 19

In The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 2, Chapter 06)

Read by Jack Sundrud


Thomas Babington Macaulay


This chapter starts from about 1685. James is on the throne and, as ever, there are disputes between crown and Parliament. We see the Habeus…

Finns

In Strange Peoples

Read by Jack Moore


Frederick Starr


Starr presents a compendium of descriptions from several peoples (races) around the world as it was in the late XIX century. - Summary by Ma…

Saturn, the Ringed World

In The Romance of Modern Astronomy

Read by Jack Hill


Hector Macpherson


From the series, The Library of Romance, the reader is introduced in this book to the modern astronomy of 1911. The author discusses our sol…

Unanswered - Read by JL

In Unanswered

Read by Jack Larsen


Laurence Hope


LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of Unanswered by Laurence Hope..This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 18, 2022. --…

Days - Read by JD

In Days

Read by Jack Daniel


Ralph Waldo Emerson


LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Days by Ralph Waldo Emerson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for June 10, 2012.As a lectur…

Chapter 09 - Anne is Kindly Fetched by the Trumpet-Major

In The Trumpet-Major

Read by Jack Farrell


Thomas Hardy


Our heroine, Anne Garland, lives quietly in a rural community deep in the English countryside. However, the arrival of several regiments pr…

The Gum-Gatherer

In Mountain Interval

Read by Jack Albert


Robert Frost


Originally published in 1916 and revised in 1920, Mountain Interval is Robert Frost's third collection of solo poetry. In it, Frost reflects…

The Plays - Ghosts

In The Quintessence of Ibsenism (Version 2)

Read by Jack Daniel


George Bernard Shaw


This is an essay providing an extended analysis of the works of Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen and of Ibsen's critical reception in Engla…

Book 5, Chapter 37: The Journey in Despair

In Adam Bede

Read by Jack Farrell


George Eliot


Adam Bede, the first novel written by George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans), was published in 1859. It was published pseudonymously,…

THE MARKET-PLACE, II, part 1

In Jean-Christophe In Paris

Read by Jack Ausick


Romain Rolland


After fleeing to Paris, Jean-Christophe finds himself in great financial difficulty and takes up music teaching in wealthy families. As for …

Bk III, ch 03: A Paper out of the "Spectator"

In The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., A Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Quee…

Read by Jack Farrell


William Makepeace Thackeray


A classic Victorian novel and a historical novel rolled into one! Read about court and army life during the reign of Queen Anne - a story of…

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