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Stories of the Coal Mine

Read by Steve C


Frank Mundell


Men, women and children (who could until 1842 be as young as four years old and from 1900 had to be over thirteen years of age) worked in th…

Stories Of Balloon Adventure

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Frank Mundell


In the following pages will be found brief narratives of some of the more famous incidents and exciting episodes which mark the history of b…

Stories of the Fire Brigade

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Frank Mundell


The stories presented here have been collected from reports of actual incidents responded to by various fire brigades with examples from bot…

Stories of the Royal Humane Society

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Frank Mundell


Established in 1774, the ‘Society for the Recovery of Persons Apparently Drowned’ published information on how to save people from drowning,…

An Idler In The Wilds

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Tickner Edwardes


Although he was well known around the South Downs in West Sussex as 'The Bee-man of Burpham', Tickner Edwardes also had a great affinity for…

The Burston Rebellion

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Thomas George Higdon


The early 20th century in Great Britain saw a seismic shift in political awareness especially amongst the working classes. This led to a sig…

Rough Talks by a Padre

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Geoffrey Studdert Kennedy


Geoffrey Anketell Studdert Kennedy MC was an ordained Anglican priest, who in the early stages of World War I volunteered for duty as a chap…

The Sphere of Transition (TSOT3)

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Steve Simons


At last the wait is over, as Steve Simons brings you the final part of the TSOT series, for FREE. John and crew return home. John and Debb…

Of the Green Children (c. 1189)

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 104

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William of Newburgh


"Grandmother and Stockhausen are of the opinion that Wagner will one day totally disappear. His music, they argue, is too unhealthy.&qu…

The Australaise - Read by SCC

In The Australaise

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C.J. Dennis and C. J. Dennis


LibriVox volunteers bring you 6 recordings of The Austra--laise by C.J.Dennis. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for January 13, 2013.…

Chapter I c: The Stimuli and Sources of Dreams Part 2

In The Interpretation of Dreams

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Sigmund Freud


A neat book on dream analysis by the founding father of psychoanalysis. This book is about the inner theater and the workings of the mind in…

TSOT2-16- Play Your Cards Right

In The Sphere Of Travel (TSOT2)

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Steve Simons


This story is rated 12 as there is a romantic theme and also death, but nothing explicit, it's still a clean story. We find the team of Davi…

TSOT2-16- Play Your Cards Right

In The Sphere Of Travel (TSOT2)

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Steve Simons


This story is rated 12 as there is a romantic theme and also death, but nothing explicit, it's still a clean story. We find the team of Davi…

A Ruined Reversolet - Read by BJS

In A Ruined Reversolet

Read by Bev J Stevens


C.J. Dennis and C. J. Dennis


LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of A Ruined Reversolet by C. J. Dennis. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 28, 2012.…

The Internet Turns 40: Midlife Crisis or Grand Challenge for Computer-Mediated C…

In Oxford Internet Institute

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Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Document

In The Mysteries of London Vol. I part 1

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George W. M. Reynolds


The Mysteries of London was a best-selling novel in mid-Victorian England. The first series was published in weekly instalments from 1844-4…

Preparations for Departure

In The Adventures of Captain Hatteras, Part 1: The English at the North Pole

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Jules Verne


The novel, set in 1861, describes adventures of British expedition led by Captain John Hatteras to the North Pole. Hatteras is convinced tha…

Chapter 04 - After Midnight

In The Abominations of Modern Society

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Thomas Dewitt Talmage and Thomas De Witt Talmage


The title gives an accurate description of the book! It is full of old and forgotten words and phrases, Amusing at times, but addressing the…

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