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Bk. 7 Ch. 20 – Strange and Fabulous Birds

In The Boys' and Girls' Pliny Vol. 4

Read by C. Roxanne Maxwell


Pliny the Elder and John S. White


The Natural History of Pliny the Elder is one of the largest single works to have survived from the Roman Empire. The full work consists of …

Three Quatrains, by Lilla Cabot Perry

In Anthology of Massachusetts Poets

Read by C. Roxanne Maxwell


William Stanley Braithwaite


Poet and editor of many anthologies, William Stanley Braithwaite, gathers a collection of poems from well known and lesser known poets from …

Thoughts in a Library - Read by CRM

In Thoughts in a Library

Read by C. Roxanne Maxwell


Anne Lynch Botta


LibriVox volunteers bring you 24 recordings of Thoughts in a Library by Anne Lynch Botta.This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 28, 20…

Longing for Spring-time - Read by CRM

In Longing for Spring-time

Read by C. Roxanne Maxwell


George Logan Moore


LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of Longing for Spring-time by George L. Moore.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Februa…

Night Thoughts - Read by CRM

In Night Thoughts

Read by C. Roxanne Maxwell


Hanford Lennox Gordon


LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Night Thoughts by Hanford Lennox Gordon. .This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for March 2…

The Lore of the Honey-Bee

Read by Steve C


Tickner Edwardes


The sun shines — you know it has always shone, changeless as Time itself. With such a faith — unfounded and therefore incontestable — I cam…

The Bee-Master of Warrilow

Read by Steve C


Tickner Edwardes


"Is it true that a bee can only sting once?" I asked him, as he bent again over the crocus beds.He laughed."What would be the…

Stories of North Pole Adventure

Read by Steve C


Frank Mundell


This volume does not pretend to be a history of Artic exploration. My aim has been to narrate some of the most thrilling incidents of Polar …

Stories of the Victoria Cross

Read by Steve C


Frank Mundell


The Victoria Cross is the highest military award that can be made to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces for acts of gallan…

The Art Of Cookery Made Plain And Easy

Read by Steve C


Hannah Glasse


Although this recording has been made using the 1784 version, the original book of The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy was first publish…

The Daredevil of the Army - Experiences as a ''Buzzer'' and Despatch Rider

Read by Steve C


Austin Patrick Corcoran


At just twenty-six years of age, the author – A P Corcoran had already led an adventurous life, having twice sailed around the world, experi…

Stories of the Lifeboat

Read by Steve C


Frank Mundell


There's fury in the tempest,And there's madness in the waves;The lightning snake coils round the foam,The headlong thunder raves;Yet a boat …

The London and Country Brewer

Read by Steve C


William James Mcglothlin


The unknown author of this book, appears to have experienced too many unwholesome and unpleasant beers and ales on his numerous travels in L…

With The Royal Army Medical Corps in Egypt

Read by Steve C


Tickner Edwardes


Throughout the First World War, members of the Royal Army Medical Corps provided constant support for British and Allied military troops whe…

Lift-Luck on Southern Roads

Read by Steve C


Tickner Edwardes


Here for you is the tale of my latest solitary ramble. The journey covers, as you shall see, some two hundred odd miles, through five southe…

The Story of Edison and The Wonders of Electricity

Read by Steve C


Frank Mundell


Despite not having attended conventional school for more than a few months during his childhood, Thomas Alva Edison received a good groundin…