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Orthodoxy

Read by Phil Chenevert


G. K. Chesterton



Orthodoxy is a book that has become a classic of Christian apologetics. In the book's preface Chesterton states the purpose is to "atte…

Journal of A Residence On A Georgian Plantation

Read by James K. White


Frances Anne Kemble and Frances Anne "Fanny" Kemble



Fanny Kemble was a British actress who married mega-plantation owner, Pierce Butler of Georgia. During her marriage she kept journals of eve…

Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus

Read by Thomas A. Copeland


Mary Shelley



A mentally unstable genius, Victor Frankenstein, inspired by the dreams of ancient alchemists and empowered by modern science, creates a hum…

Timaeus

Read by LibriVox Volunteers


Plato



"Our intention is, that Timaeus, who is the most of an astronomer amongst us, and has made the nature of the universe his special study…

Opening a Chestnut Burr

Read by LikeManyWaters


Edward P. Roe



Walter Gregory is a gentleman whose health is broken down by the stress of Wall Street and the consequences of his fast lifestyle. Disillusi…

Little Miss Grasshopper

Read by Devorah Allen


Johanna Spyri



The Feland family go on a holiday in Switzerland. While there, their impulsive younger daughter gets into a scrape that teaches the whole fa…

Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children

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Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall



The brave warrior, Beowulf, comes to the aid of King Hrothgar when he hears that Grendel, a horrible monster, is terrorizing the inhabitants…

My Life and Work

Read by Adam Marcetich


Henry Ford



Henry Ford profiles the events that shaped his personal philosophy, and the challenges he overcame on the road to founding the Ford Motor Co…

Notes on Nursing

Read by Cori Samuel


Florence Nightingale



Notes on Nursing was published in 1859 and is a fascinating view into the theories underpinning the early development of modern nursing and …

Essays

Read by Bob Neufeld


Ralph Waldo Emerson



Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, philosopher, and poet, best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid 1…

The Secret of the Caves

Read by James R. Hedrick


Franklin W. Dixon



The Hardy boys were sons of a celebrated American detective and from their father learned the particulars of a number of unusual crimes. The…

Meister Eckhart's Sermons

Read by Eric Metzler


Meister Eckhart



"If a piece of wood became as aware of the nearness of God as an archangel is, the piece of wood would be as happy as an archangel.&quo…

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels - St. Luke

Read by MaryAnn


J. C. Ryle



“Expository Thoughts” divides the Gospels into sections of about twelve verses each, from which J. C. Ryle selects two or three prominent po…

The Adventures of Pinocchio

Read by Mark F. Smith


Carlo Collodi



Do today's children still learn what a "marionette" is? The beloved story of Pinocchio may represent a last lingering picture of a…

Sir Francis Drake

Read by Pamela Nagami


Julian Corbett



In this short book, the British Naval historian, Julian Stafford Corbett, chronicles the adventurous career of Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596)…

Neighbors

Read by Anne Fletcher


Florence Morse Kingsley



The final story featuring the inhabitants of the growing township of Innisfield: Mrs Philura Pettibone’s story reaches its long-awaited conc…

Interrupted

Read by TriciaG


Pansy



Alternately titled Out in the World. Claire Benedict is a capable, responsible, solid young Christian woman. Everyone leans on her for suppo…

The Boys Life of Mark Twain

Read by John Greenman


Albert Bigelow Paine



Albert Bigelow Paine was Samuel Langhorne Clemens' (Mark Twain's) biographer. He lived with Twain, collecting ideas and material for a biogr…

Sally on the Rocks

Read by Anne Fletcher


Winifred Boggs



Sally Lunton has led a bohemian lifestyle in Paris, but now at 31 she returns to Little Crampton disillusioned, no job, no money and no hope…

Stickeen

Read by Sue Anderson


John Muir



A great dog story, a well told tale--the naturalist and adventurer John Muir recounts how he and his companion, a dog named Stickeen, each, …

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