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Strange Stories from the Lodge of Leisure
Read by Edmund Bloxam
Songling Pu
25 tales of ghosts, spirits, fate, horror, murder, doomed love, manipulation and other mysterious happenings. - Summary by Edmund Bloxam
The Black Cat Vol. 05 No. 01 October 1899
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Various
The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Man…
The Duke in the Suburbs
Read by Lyndon Ashworth
Edgar Wallace
"The Duke in the Suburbs" by Edgar Wallace is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story follows the characters of the D…
The Shame of Motley
Read by KiwiReader24
Rafael Sabatini
This is a swashbuckler romance set in Italy in 1400s. The hero, Lazzaro Biancamonte is of noble birth but became a court jester under threa…
Books and Reading
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Noah Porter
[The author] hopes that the effect of these discussions may lead to more comprehensive and elevated estimates of authors and of literature o…
L'Assommoir, Book Seven of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
Read by Mark Leder
Émile Zola
Gervaise Macquart runs away to Paris with Lantier, to work as a washerwoman. Lantier abandons her and their two sons. She then marries the…
Saxby: a tale of old and new England
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Emma Leslie
Set in the 17th Century, this book tells of the backdrop to the settlement of New England in the American Colonies: the struggles of the Chu…
The Adventures of Billy Topsail
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Norman Duncan
The first book in a trilogy about Billy Topsail and his dog skipper as they experience a series of adventures that will challenge Billy's co…
To Ireland
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Percy Bysshe Shelley
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of To Ireland by Percy Bysshe Shelley.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for May 12, 2025. …
Town And Country
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Helen Leah Reed
LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Town And Country by Helen Leah Reed.This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 18, 2025. …
Susanna
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Georg Friedrich Händel
Susanna is an English Oratorio composed by Georg Friedrich Händel. The libretto has been variously attributed to Newburgh Hamilton or M…
The Comet Doom
Read by Ben Tucker
Edmond Hamilton
DESTINY. We know, now. Destiny, from the first. Out in the depths of space the colossal conspiracy came into being. Across the miles and …
First Chapter Collection 013
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Various
The first chapter of a book is often the hook to draw a reader in. It could make you eager for more or realise it isn't for you. Here we off…
A Second Home
Read by Bruce Pirie
Honoré de Balzac
This novella was first published in French in 1830, with the title “La femme vertueuse” (“The virtuous woman”). In an 1842 edition, the titl…
Love at a Venture
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Susanna Centlivre
Belair is chasing several ladies at the same time: "Thus different Women give us different Joys. Beauty in one; in t'other Wit we find;…
The Claims of the Bible and of Science
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Frederick Denison Maurice
This book consists of thirteen letters from the Rev. F.D. Maurice in response to a layman's questions. When these letters were written, the …
Critic And Poet
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Emma Lazarus
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of Critic And Poet by Emma Lazarus.This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 12, 2025. ------E…
Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice
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Victor Appleton
Tom Swift & friends journey to the Arctic in his custom airship to seek for the legendary Valley of Gold. When his map is stolen by his …
A Rip Van Winkle of the Kalahari, and Other Tales of South-West Africa
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Frederick Cornell
A collection of stories set in South-West Africa, several of which are set in the desert. (Summary by ShrimpPhish)
The Dark Mother
Read by Jim Locke
Waldo Frank
"The Dark Mother" by Waldo David Frank is an early 20th century novel. It dives into human emotions, nature, and introspection thr…