Culture & Heritage

Forest Days

Read by Lynne T


George Payne Rainsford James



Picture a tranquil English village, with an inn on the green. A lone patron enjoys his wine and teasing the landlord's pretty daughter, when…

Towards Democracy

Read by Sue Anderson


Edward Carpenter



“Civilization sinks and swims, but the old facts remain—the sun smiles, knowing well its strength.” Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) wrote his …

Bracebridge Hall

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Washington Irving



Famed American humorist and essayist Washington Irving published a series of short pieces entitled "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon,…

The Children Of The Abbey

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Regina Maria Roche



Published in 1796, this novel tells the trials and tribulations of Amanda and Oscar FitzAlan, brother and sister who have to navigate the wo…

The Able McLaughlins

Read by Warren Kati


Margaret Wilson



The Able McLaughlins won the Pulitzer Prize for a novel in 1924 in Margaret Wilson's debut work. Aptly described as "Little House on th…

Washington Irving's Visit to England

Read by Greg Giordano


Washington Irving



Famed American humorist Washington Irving published a series of short stories telling of his adventures traveling from America to England. T…

The Inheritance

Read by Jim Locke


Susan Edmonstoune Ferrier



"As the noblest attribute of man, family pride had been cherished time immemorial by the noble race of Rossville. Deep and incurable, t…

Myths and Legends Around the World

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Various



This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…

Workhouse Characters

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Margaret Nevinson and Margaret Nevinson



In 1904, Margaret Nevinson, a respectable lady and active suffragette, joined the board of guardians in Hampstead Heath. The guardians had r…

By Beach and Bog-Land

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Jane Barlow



"By Beach and Bog-Land: Some Irish Stories" is a collection of short stories written by Jane Barlow and published in 1905. The boo…

Blessings for Chanukah

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Jessie E. Sampter



LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of Blessings for Chanukah by Jessie E. Sampter.This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 9…

The Heart of Happy Hollow

Read by Jim Locke


Paul Laurence Dunbar



Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is? Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, …

The Old Arcadia

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Sir Philip Sidney



Sir Philip Sidney wrote two romances which he called Arcadia. The revised version he never finished because of his untimely death on the bat…

Christy and The Pipers

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Jean Mckishnie Blewett



LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of Christy and The Pipers by Jean McKishnie Blewett.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for N…

As I Lay Dying

Read by John Greenman


William Faulkner



Addie Bundren's declining health and eventual death prompt her impoverished family to honor her wish to be buried in Jefferson, Mississippi.…

Shakespeare's Ovid

Read by Thomas A. Copeland


William Shakespeare



Ovid represents his work as a celebration of mutability in the form of a history of the world's notable transformations. It is a compendium …

Rumbling Wings

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Arthur C. Parker



From these tales much may be learned concerning the mighty League of the Iroquois-the Men of Men-and of the custom and beliefs of the Nunda …

My Opinions and Betsey Bobbet's

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Marietta Holley



. . . a voice kept a sayin' inside of me, "Josiah Allen's wife, write a book givin' your views on the great subject of Wimmen's Rites.&…

The Ladies' Paradise, Book Eleven of Rougon-Macquart Cycle (Version 2)

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Émile Zola



This is the sequel to "Piping Hot!", so the eleventh volume in Zola's Rougon-Macquart Cycle. This is the story of Octave Mouret, …

Joseph and His Friend

Read by Thomas A. Copeland


Bayard Taylor



The protagonist in Joseph and His Friend: A Story of Pennsylvania, by Bayard Taylor, is an intelligent and educated young farmer who has led…

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