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Instructions to Light Keepers

Read by Maria Kasper


United States Lighthouse Board


"Office of the Light-House Board, Washington, D.C. July 1, 1881. The following Instructions are published for the guidance of light-kee…

Yankee at Molokai

Read by Maria Therese


Eva K. Betz


As a daring soldier in the Union Army, Ira Dutton earned the respect and affection of the men around him. Handsome and affable, he could hav…

The Passenger Pigeon

Read by Maria Kasper


William B. Mershon


"For the last three years I have spent most of my leisure time in collecting as much material as possible which might help to throw lig…

They Who Knock at Our Gates

Read by Maria Kasper


Mary Antin


In 1914, over one million immigrants arrived in the United States, following in the footsteps of approximately ten million others who had ar…

Killgloom Park

Read by Maria Therese


Neil Boyton, S. J.


Join Angelo Daily and his chums during a fun filled summer at Killgloom Park, a Coney Island, New York amusement park in the 1930's. A runaw…

The Enemies of Books

Read by Maria Kasper


William Blades


The author, an avid book collector, calls for the better protection of books against the "enemies" which lead to their physical de…

The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire

Read by Maria Kasper


Various


During the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906, newspaper reporters in the stricken city made a heroic effort to keep the public infor…

The Curtiss Aviation Book

Read by Maria Kasper


Glenn Curtiss


Glenn Hammond Curtiss, of Hammondsport, New York, won the Scientific American Trophy for the first pre-announced and officially witnessed ai…

Plato's Definitions and Epigrams / Πλάτωνος Ὅροι καὶ Ἐπιγράμματα

Read by Maria Sozopoulou


Plato


Definitions is a dictionary of 184 terms, originated in Plato’s Academy. Until late antiquity Plato was named as the author of this work, bu…

Fires and Fire-Fighters

Read by Maria Kasper


John Kenlon


John Kenlon became a New York City firefighter in 1887, and was appointed Fire Chief in 1911. In 1913, he wrote this authoritative book surv…

Tin Horns and Calico

Read by Maria Kasper


Henry Esmond Christman


In the early 19th century, in the Hudson Valley of New York State, hundreds of square miles of land were still the feudal domains of large l…

Seven Sages and Delphic Maxims - Ἑπτὰ Σοφοὶ καὶ Δελφικὰ Παραγγέλματα

Read by Maria Sozopoulou


Joannes Stobaeus


The Seven Sages of Hellas were philosophers, statesmen, and law-givers of the early sixth century BCE. They were well known for their wisdom…

The Summer Holidays: A Story for Children

Read by Maria Abrenica


Amerel


Mr. Harvey's two sons Thomas and John were very anxious for their cousin Samuel Reed to spend the August holidays with them. The boys had no…

Annual Reports to the Massachusetts Board of Education

Read by Maria Kasper


Horace Mann


Horace Mann is called The Father of the Common School and was one of the first progressive thinkers on education in the United States. His A…

Bicycling for Ladies

Read by Maria Kasper


Maria E. Ward


Written in 1896, at the height of the bicycle craze, Bicycling for Ladies is addressed to the large numbers of women interested in the new &…

Alguns dels poemes d'Ausiàs March

Read by Maria Josep Altadill


Ausiàs March


Aquest audiollibre conté diversos poemes del poeta valencià Ausiàs March. Aquests poemes són especialment conegu…

Lo Catalanisme

Read by Josep Maria Camps Collet


Valentí Almirall I Llozer


"Lo Catalanisme" és l’obra de referència de Valentí Almirall i va suposar l’arrencada del catalanisme pol&iac…

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In Jabberwocky

Read by Willie Thompson


Lewis Carroll


LibriVox volunteers bring you 34 different recordings of Jabberwocky, by Lewis Carroll. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of J…

Oh, No - Not Even When First We Loved - Read by NT

In Oh, No - Not Even When First We Loved

Read by Nichole Thompson


Thomas Moore


LibriVox volunteers bring you 18 recordings of Oh, No - Not Even When First We Loved by Thomas Moore. This was the Weekly Poetry Valentine's…

An Apology for Sadness - Read by NT

In An Apology for Sadness

Read by Nichole Thompson


Anne Lynch Botta


LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of An Apology for Sadness by Anne Lynch Botta. This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 13, …

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