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A Sharper's Downfall; Or, Into the Net
Read by Paul Hampton
Nicholas Carter
Bigamy, blackmail, damsels in distress, gambling and kidnapping--this story has it all, plus Nick Carter and his crew in hot pursuit of the …
A Chapter on Birds
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Richard Bowdler Sharpe
A short book about birds that are rare in England, but may visit from time to time.
The Importance of Being Earnest (Version 4)
Read by Phil Chenevert
Oscar Wilde
This is a solo recording of the play, meaning that all parts including stage directions are performed by one person. LibriVox has three exc…
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…
The Curious Quest
Read by Adrian Praetzellis
E. Phillips Oppenheim
A sweet, simple tale of how friendship and honesty triumph over money. The protagonist’s pun of a name—Ernest Bliss—foreshadows the plot in …
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…
Discoveries: Essays in Literary Criticism
Read by Jim Locke
John Middleton Murry
Introductory Note: I have called these essays and lectures by a title that some people may think presumptuous: first, because it is the titl…
The Ear In The Wall
Read by Howard Skyman
Arthur B. Reeve
Craig Kennedy is a man who thinks outside the box. A skilled detective using the cutting edge technology of his time, he uses his skills to …
Fame and Fortune
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Horatio Alger, Jr.
Richard Hunter, formerly Ragged Dick, continues to advance in the world through luck and excellent morals. He, along with his friend Henry, …
Chicago May: Her Story
Read by Jim Locke
May Churchill Sharpe
This is a cold-blooded recital of fact, a plain, unvarnished statement from a client to a lawyer. It is the history of the life of a notorio…
Famous Potatoes
Read by Joe Cottonwood
Joe Cottonwood
"An engaging picaresque novel of a young man on the run. A warm, well-told story of a likable character with a knack for being in the w…
A Gentleman of Leisure
Read by Mark Nelson
P. G. Wodehouse
A wealthy, love-sick bachelor, crooks, and card-sharps ensconced in an English castle make for a classic Wodehousian comedy of star-crossed …
Ragged Dick
Read by Alys AtteWater
Horatio Alger, Jr.
Horatio Alger, Jr. was well known for his best-selling series of books highlighting “the American Dream” of poor boys making good and becomi…
Remarks
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Bill Nye
"The range of subjects treated in this book is wonderful, even to me. It is a library of universal knowledge, and the facts contained i…
An Eye for an Eye
Read by Anthony Ogus
Anthony Trollope
A short but typical Trollope romance in which a young nobleman is torn between love for an impoverished Irish girl and the expectations of h…
The Pickwick Papers (Version 2)
Read by Debra Lynn
Charles Dickens
A sportsman who doesn't hunt; a poet who doesn't write; a lover with no one to love; all three are devoted to their cheerful and benevolent …
An Amiable Charlatan
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E. Phillips Oppenheim
An Englishman is enjoying his dinner at Stephano's, at which he is a regular diner. A man enters quickly, sits at his table, starts eating h…
The Gleam in the North
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D. K. Broster
Six years have passed since the failed Jacobite rising of 1745. Ewen Cameron's quiet life on his Scottish Highland estate is threatened when…