History
Lucretia Borgia
Read by Emily Maynard
Ferdinand Gregorovius
According to Original Documents and Correspondence of Her Day. Lucretia Borgia is the most unfortunate woman in modern history. Is this beca…
A Brief History of Influenza in U. S. America, Europe, Hawaii
Read by Grace Buchanan
A. Mouritz
PREFACEThis Booklet has been written and compiled for the use of any student or layman who seeks concise and clear information on the histor…
Arizona Sketches
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Joseph Munk
An introduction to Arizona from approximately a century ago. (Summary by BellonaTimes)
Canada's Hundred Days
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John Frederick Bligh Livesay
This is Part Two of Four of the incredible story of the actions of the men and women of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canada's contribut…
Sixteenth-century Bristol
Read by Elaine Webb
John Latimer
Plague, piracy and payments to members of Parliament! The town of Bristol, England in the Sixteenth Century was a fascinating place, and Joh…
The Democracy of the Constitution
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Henry Cabot Lodge was a popular American Senator from Massachusetts. He did not only make a name for himself as a politician, but also as an…
The Confession of a Child of the Century
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Alfred De Musset
In this autobiographic novel, an aging man reflects on his past. We are witness to the relationships he has along the way, his mistakes, and…
The Confessions of Nat Turner
Read by Joel Kindrick
Thomas R. Gray
This is a detailed description of the massacre that took place on August 21-23, 1831 that became known as Nat Turner's Rebellion. Nat Turner…
London Labour and the London Poor
Read by Gillian Hendrie
Henry Mayhew
Subtitled, "A Cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work.&…
The Story of Peterloo
Read by Phil Benson
Francis Archibald Bruton
On 16th August 1819 around 60,000 people gathered at St. Peter’s Fields, Manchester, to rally for parliamentary reform. Shortly after the me…
The Present Picture of New South Wales
Read by Phil Benson
David Dickinson Mann
Convicted of forgery at the age of 23, David Dickenson Mann narrowly escaped hanging and was transported instead to New South Wales, where h…
The Political History of France
Read by Pamela Nagami
Muriel O. Davis
This little book opens on the eve of the French Revolution. The government is crippled by financial mismanagement, ruled by a King who, in t…
Die Gesetzgebung des Lykurgus und Solon
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Friedrich Schiller
Der Charakter eines ganzen Volks ist der treueste Abdruck seiner Gesetze und also auch der sicherste Richter ihres Werths oder Unwerths.(aus…
Up The Line
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Will Carleton
LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of Up The Line by Will Carleton. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for February 7th, 2010.
Canada's Hundred Days
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John Frederick Bligh Livesay
This is Part Four of the incredible story of the actions of the men and women of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, Canada's contribution to …
Bushido: The Soul of Japan
Read by Gloria Loughry
Inazō Nitobe
Bushido: The Soul of Japan is a study of the way of the samurai. A best-seller in its day, it was read by many influential foreigners, among…
A History Of England
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Charles William Chadwick Oman
A one-volume survey of the history of England from Celtic and Roman times through the end of the nineteenth century. Muscular prose makes an…
Extracts from 'The New and Complete Newgate Calendar'
Read by Roy Schreiber
William Jackson
Volume One of the New and Complete Newgate Calendar, covering the years 1700 through 1723, relates stories of British trials, the persons ac…
The Precipice
Read by Mary Schneider
Elia Wilkinson Peattie
Elia Peattie was an outspoken journalist and social activist who gave her attention to such areas as orphanages, charity hospitals, the Woun…
Royal Romances of Today
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Kellogg Durland
"In the year 1907, the Woman’s Home Companion commissioned me to go to Russia to write the story of the early days, courtship and marri…