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
Read by Gerald Moe
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
Read by Thomas A. Copeland
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
Read by KirksVoice
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
Read by TriciaG
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)
Read by Mark Leder
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…