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Short Science Fiction Collection 029

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Various


Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…

The Outline of Science, Vol 1 (Version 2)

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J. Arthur Thomson


The Outline of Science, Volume 1 was written specifically with theman-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Coveringscientific subje…

Tremendous Trifles

Read by Ray Clare


G. K. Chesterton


“None of us think enough of these things on which the eye rests. But don't let us let the eye rest. Why should the eye be so lazy? Let us ex…

An American Tragedy, Volume 2

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Theodore Dreiser


The saga of Clyde, Roberta, and Sondra continues in volume 2 of 2. Social-climbing Clyde Griffiths wants nothing more than to marry the weal…

Figures of Several Centuries

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Arthur Symons


Arthur Symons talks through the histories and works of poets, playwrights, scholars and scribes. He provides both personal experience and cr…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 042

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Various


Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include biographies of astronomer Fiammett…

The Clevedon Case

Read by Steven Seitel


Nancy Oakley, John Oakley and Nancy Oakleyandjohn Oakley


Quoting from a "teaser" on the flyleaf:The well-known authority on criminology, Dennis Holt, inherited a house in a remote village…

The Gentle Grafter

Read by Leslie Walden


O. Henry


If Jefferson "Parleyvoo" Pickens had appeared in print just a few years later, he might have been the "Gentle Grifter" i…

Favourite Chapters Collection 003

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A collection of LibriVox volunteers’ favourite chapters. Some were chosen for being the key chapter in a great novel, others for the wonderf…

Astounding Stories 04, April 1930

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Ray Cummings


The fourth issue of Astounding Stories continues Ray Cummings serial "Brigands of the Moon", along with pulp sci-fi stories by Cap…

My First Book

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Various


This is not a children's book, as may be supposed from the title, but a collection of essays first published in The Idler magazine, in which…

Books Fatal to Their Authors

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Peter Hempson Ditchfield


This is a collection of stories of authors who have lost their fortunes and sometimes their lives after writing a book. The liberty of a per…

Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories

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Mark Twain


A collection of Twain short stories including:The Loves Of Alonzo FitzClarence And Rosannah EtheltonOn The Decay Of The Art Of LyingAbout Ma…

International Short Stories Volume 1: American Stories

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Variousandwilliam Patten


The first volume of a 3 volume anthology, this work focuses on American short stories and draws from Nathaniel Hawthorne, Anna Katherine Gre…

The Spinster Book

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Myrtle Reed


A cross between guidebook and social commentary, The Spinster Book gives clever and humorous insights on topics such as courting, handling m…

Light Science for Leisure Hours

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Richard A. Proctor


In preparing these Essays, my chief object has been to present scientific truths in a light and readable form—clearly and simply, but with a…

Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection, Volume 005

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Various


LibriVox readers bring you 10 full-cast productions: from stories and fables for children, to a comical, self-satirizing play; from short my…

The Fire People

Read by Tony Oliva


Ray Cummings


In effect Professor Newland declared that the curious astronomical phenomena of the previous November--the new "stars" observed, t…

The Finding of Haldgren

Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)


Charles Willard Diffin


Chet Ballard answers the pinpoint of light that from the craggy desolation of the moon stabs out man's old call for help. (Summary by Charle…

The Adventures of a Man of Science

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Clifford Halifax and L. T. Meade


"We have taken down these stories from time to time as our friend. Paul Gilchrist, has related them to us. He is a man whose life study…

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