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Short Story Collection Vol. 062
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Various
LibriVox readers bring you 20 short works of fiction in the public domain. This collection includes stories by a variety of authors, includi…
The Oaks Grove
Read by Michael J. Parry
Michael J. Parry
It was going to be a quiet weekend in the country. Elanore was going to spend it chatting with courtly gents about matters of higher importa…
Miss Ashton's New Pupil
Read by Abigail Rasmussen
Sarah Stuart Robbins
Marion Park, the daughter of missionaries, is sent to Miss Ashton's boarding school. There she meets with many young girls and together they…
A Child's Garden of Verses (Version 3)
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Robert Louis Stevenson
A Child's Garden Of Verses is a collection of poems for children written by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The poems mainly concern…
The Watchers
Read by Jacquerie
A. E. W. Mason
A dark tale of adventure, piracy, murder, and revenge set on a rugged Cornish island in the mid-1700s. Told with the literary excellence to …
Oriel College
Read by John Stevenson and Moira Wallace
John Stevenson and Moira Wallace
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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…
As in a Mirror
Read by TriciaG
Pansy
A wealthy and successful author, John Stuart King is preparing to write his next book, which includes a homeless tramp. He has done all the …
Partial Portraits
Read by Rita Boutros
Henry James
In this book, writer Henry James gives wonderful and probing insights into the lives and works of many famous and interesting writers, some …
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 102
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Various
"It is difficult for the human mind to take a comprehensive view of a subject." This is how librarian Arthur Bostwick begins his e…
The Circular Study
Read by Jacquerie
Anna Katharine Green
In this well-plotted, character-driven mystery, Detective Gryce receives a cryptic message calling him to the scene of a “strange” crime. He…
Putting the Most Into Life
Read by Andrew Kennedy
Booker T. Washington
The chapters in this little book were originally part of a series of Sunday Evening Talks given by the Principal to the students of the Tusk…
New Arabian Nights
Read by Don W. Jenkins
Robert Louis Stevenson
New Arabian Nights is a collection of short stories which include Robert Louis Stevenson's earliest fiction as well as those considered his …
The Adventures of Sammy Jay
Read by Rachel
Thornton W. Burgess
There's nothing that sly troublemaker Sammy Jay likes better than stealing corn - unless it's playing tricks on the other animals in the for…
The Search
Read by LikeManyWaters
Grace Livingston Hill
“On the day the drafted men march away, Ruth MacDonald catches John Cameron's eye and waves to him. In the excitement of the moment they bot…
Unaddressed Letters
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Frank Athelstane Swettenham, Anonymousandfrank Athelstane Swettenham and William James Mcglothlin
“I had a friend who loved me;” but he has gone, and the “great gulf” is between us. After his death, I received a packet of manuscript with …
To The Lighthouse
Read by Cori Samuel
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…
Certain Personal Matters
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H. G. Wells
Although best known for his works of science fiction, social commentary and history, H.G. Wells here gives us humorous and light-hearted pi…
Die Verwandlung
Read by Markus Wachenheim
Franz Kafka
"Als Gregor Samsa eines Morgens aus unruhigen Träumen erwachte, fand er sich in seinem Bett zu einem ungeheueren Ungeziefer verwan…
The Case of the Pocket Diary Found in the Snow
Read by Dawn Larsen
Grace Isabel Colbron and Auguste Groner
The account of some adventures in the professional experience of a member of the Imperial Austrian Police. (from the text)