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Read by James K. White


Guy de Maupassant


In The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3: The Viaticum and Other Stories

This is volume is a collection of 50 of de Maupassant's short stories. Summary by James K. White.

The Abbreviated Fox and His Sceptical Comrades

Read by Joyce Nussbaum


Guy Wetmore Carryl


In Fables for the Frivolous

One of the earliest works by the American parodist, Guy Wetmore Carryl, these fables are adapted from Jean de La Fontaine’s original writing…

CHAPTER XXII THE YOUNG CHIEF MAKES A TIMELY DISCOVERY

Read by John


Kirk Munroe


In Through Swamp and Glade: A Tale of the Seminole War

The principal incidents in the story of Coacoochee, as related in the following pages, are historically true. The Seminole War, the most pro…

Version 14

Read by Sean McKinley


Percy Bysshe Shelley


In Ozymandias of Egypt

LibriVox volunteers bring you sixteen different recordings of Ozymandias of Egypt, by Percy Bysshe Shelley. This was the weekly poetry proje…

Who goes amid the green wood

Read by Sean McKinley


James Joyce


In Short Poetry Collection 024

LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 024: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Nothing Too Good for the Irish - Read by APS

Read by Adrian Stephens


William Mackay MacKeracher


In Nothing Too Good for the Irish

LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of Nothing Too Good for the Irish by William M. MacKeracher.This was the Fortnightly Poetry proj…

Dark Donegal

Read by Kerry Adams


Charles Edward De La Poer Beresford


In A Happy New Year and Other Verses

This is a collection of 27 poems, some seasonal to New Years and Christmas, but others on themes of religion, nature and home. (Summary by L…

Dog or Demon ?

Read by Ben Tucker


Theo Gift


In Not for the Night-Time

Dorothy Boulger (1847-1923), who wrote under the pen-name Theo Gift, assembled four original short stories of supernatural and unsettling ha…

Vol 01, Ch. 07

Read by Sean O'Hara


Ann Radcliffe


In The Mysteries of Udolpho

Considered a change agent in early Gothic romance; oft-referenced in later literary works or paid homage to by such authors as Jane Austen (…

At Comanche Ford

Read by Nathalie J.


Andy Adams


In Cattle Brands

Cattle Brands is a collection of 14 entertaining short stories depicting not only the life of cowboys in the wild, wild West, but also the h…

Part 3

Read by Ben Tucker


Henry Farrell


In Toffee Haunts a Ghost

Having Toffee the "dream-girl" around was bad enough for Marc, but a ghost named George was just too much. - Summary by Fantastic …

My Late Senatorial Secretaryship

Read by Ben Tucker


Mark Twain


In A Curious Dream and Other Sketches

Celebrated American humorist Mark Twain delivers a delightful collection of the witty stories for which he is so well known. From the stran…

Haven't the Change

Read by Sean Randall


T. S. Arthur


In Coffee Break Collection 005 - Love and Relationships

This is a collection of 20 short works (between 3 and 15 minutes long) that are great for work/study breaks, commutes, workouts, or any time…

God's Answer

Read by mleigh


Roderic Quinn


In Poems

Roderic Quinn, the seventh child of Irish immigrants, was variously a teacher, public servant and newspaper editor before turning to the wri…

In Examination

Read by Graham Redman


Rupert Brooke


In The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke

Rupert Chawner Brooke was an English poet known for his idealistic War Sonnets written during the First World War (especially The Soldier), …

Ma and the Ouija Board

Read by Kerry Adams


Edgar A. Guest


In When Day is Done

Edgar A. Guest is sometimes known as the "people's poet," noted for his homespun verses of everyday American life and traditional …

Christopher Columbus

Read by Bruce Kachuk


Wilbur D. Nesbit


In An Alphabet of History (Version 2)

These witty, engaging and amusing poetic descriptions of the lives of prominent people are not only a joy to read, but are a quick and easy …

The Irish Schoolmaster

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson


Thomas Hood


In The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood

This is a collection of Thomas Hood's poems. Hood was an eminent British poet, regarded in particular for his humorous poetry, as well as hi…

Chapter 13

Read by phineas2000


Christopher Morley


In Where the Blue Begins

In his collection Plum Pudding, Christopher Morley included two pieces about an unprepossessing mutt named “Haphazard Gissing I” with a gift…

Preface

Read by Kerry Adams


Thomas Frederick Young


In Canada and Other Poems

From the author's preface:I wished to do something for my country, and chose this method of doing it. The literature of this country is in i…

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