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The Jim Crow Car; Or, Denouncement of Injustice Meted Out to the Black Race

Read by Theoden Humphrey


John Clay Coleman


"My opposition to injustice, imposition, discrimination and prejudice, which have for many years existed against the colored people of …

Peeps at People - Being Certain Papers from the Writings of Anne Warrington Wit…

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John Kendrick Bangs


Written by a fictitious first-person narrator, this book puts a humorous spin on encounters with several famous people of the time. "I …

Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection, Volume 003

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Various


Librivox readers present a collection of their favorite chapters and short stories, with the original author’s words all brought to life wit…

Literary Taste: How to Form It

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Arnold Bennett


Arnold Bennett describes a method for enjoying literature, and suggests the contents of a comprehensive library. Chapters 1-10 and 14 descri…

Out of Mulberry Street

Read by Lee Smalley


Jacob A. Riis


These riveting accounts by Jacob A. Riis are from the late 19th century, when lower Manhattan was teeming with struggling, near-starving imm…

Still - William

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Richmal Crompton


More humorous adventures (1925) by the world’s most misunderstood English boy. - Summary by david wales

The Literary Sense

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E. Nesbit


A collection of short stories written by the author of other literary greats such as The Railway Children, Five Children and It and The Phoe…

Get Next!

Read by Laurie Banza


Hugh Mchugh


John Henry has a comedic commentary and opinion on everything that goes on in his life. This time, he tackles the subjects of race tipsters,…

Just William

Read by David Wales


Richmal Crompton


William is a mischievous eleven year old who is puzzled by the adult world, which is no less puzzled by him. The humor is gentle and pleasin…

Modern Essays

Read by David Wales


Christopher Morley


Thirty three essays by more or less well-known authors of Britain, the United States, and Canada, each fronted by an introductory paragraph.…

Stories by English Authors: London

Read by Kirsten Wever


F. Anstey, J. M. Barrie, Marie Corelli, Beatrice Harraden, Arthur Morrison, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch and Israel Zangwill


This book collects seven short stories by some of England's best turn-of-the-(last)-century's writers. The collection begins with the humor …

The Chain of Destiny

Read by Ben Tucker


Bram Stoker


Frank Stanford, strapping young man, heads out to the countryside to visit his old friends Mr. and Mrs. Trevor as the Scarp estate. What beg…

The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers Vol. 1

Read by Margaret Espaillat


Robert Henry Newell


These are a collection of humorous "letters" written by a fictional character to a relation in the north during the Civil War. The…

To The Lighthouse


Virginia Woolf


The Ramsey family, with house guests, visit the Isle of Skye at least twice. The plot is not at all the point though, as this is a book abou…

Hearts of Three

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Jack London


Francis Morgan, a wealthy heir of industrialist and Wall Street maven Richard Henry Morgan, is a jaded young New Yorker. When his father's b…

Bill Nye's Cordwood

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Bill Nye


From Galileo to Grover Cleveland, from wasps to cattle, from dinosaurs to the railroad, Bill Nye's wide ranging wit pokes gentle fun at ever…

The Pupil

Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)


Henry James


Pemberton, a young American with an Oxford education and out of money, takes a job tutoring Morgan Moreen, the 12-year old son of an America…

Behind the Beyond

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Stephen Leacock


A collection containing a parody on Problem Plays, as well as humorous anecdotes from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by Tricia…

The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat (Dramatic Reading)

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Thornton W. Burgess


Join us as we follow Jerry Muskrat and his friends on an adventure to discover what is threatening their homeland, Laughing Brook and Smilin…

Best Way to Read a Book

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Edgar A. Guest


LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of Best Way to Read a Book by Edgar A. Guest. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Septem…

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