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Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans Vol. 4

Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)


Lucius Mestrius Plutarchus


Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral …

Mice & Other Poems

Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)


Gerald Bullett


Gerald William Bullett was a British man of letters. He was known as a novelist, essayist, short story writer, critic and poet. He wrote bot…

Part 1, Chapter 6 - Retribution

In Men, Women and Guns

Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)


H. C. McNeile and Sapper


World War I stories, as told through the eyes of someone who was there, but leavened with humour and an eye for the ridiculous side of human…

The Art of Dying

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 044

Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)


August Strindberg


Nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include wives, widows, and women scorned--…

Impatient Julia

In The Keepsake (version 2)

Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)


Anonymous


This is a cute little volume of poems for children. Listeners may wish to refer to the text to see the pretty illustrations. - Summary by Ca…

The Retired Cat - Read by JDB

In The Retired Cat

Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)


William Cowper


William Cowper was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century na…

Sherwood Anderson - Windy McPherson's Son

In 1916: First Chapters Collection

Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)


Sherwood Anderson


These are first chapters to books first published in 1916. Readers, following is a tentative list culled from Wikipedia's article on the yea…

The Woman In Green

In Short Ghost and Horror Collection 028

Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)


Songling Pu


A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up …

Coriolanus - Coriolanus - 'My name is Caius Martius'

In Shakespeare Monologues Collection vol. 12 (Multilingual)

Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)


William Shakespeare


This is the 12th edition of the Shakespeare Monologues Collection, in which librivox volunteers bring you their favourite characters' monolo…

Greville Fane

In Short Story Collection Vol. 062

Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)


Henry James


LibriVox readers bring you 20 short works of fiction in the public domain. This collection includes stories by a variety of authors, includi…

Stamp Advertisements, part 4

In Stamp Collecting as a Pastime

Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)


Edward J. Nankivell


Edward J. Nankivell was an early stamp collector in England. In this book he describes the hobby of stamp collecting. He was the editor of t…

King John - Bastard - 'Mad world, mad kings, mad composition'

In Shakespeare Monologues Collection vol. 11 (Multilingual)

Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)


William Shakespeare


This is the eleventh collection of monologues from Shakespeare's various plays. Various characters will speak on various topics, some of the…

Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth - Read by JDB

In Say Not the Struggle Naught Availeth

Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)


Arthur Hugh Clough


Arthur Hugh Clough (kluf) was an English poet, an educationalist, and the devoted assistant to ground-breaking nurse Florence Nightingale. H…

Hsiang-Ju's Misfortunes

In Strange Stories From a Chinese Studio, volume 1

Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)


Songling Pu


"Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio" (or "Strange Tales of Liaozhai") is a collection of nearly five hundred mostly sup…