Nature Fiction
Off the Rocks
William Grenfell was sent to Newfoundland by the Royal National Mission to Deep-Sea Fishermen, an organization which provided medical and sp…
Treve
Treve is a gloriously beautiful and madly alive collie that finds himself, through a series of lucky and unlucky events, on a sheep ranch in…
Das Leben der Bienen
Schilderung der auf eigene Beobachtungen und Studien beruhenden faszinierenden Vorgänge in einem Bienenstock. Der Naturforscher und Beo…
Wongo And The Wise Old Crow
Stories of an Indian boy and his friends told by a children’s author of yesteryear, published 1923. - Summary by david wales
The Shagganappi
Tales of adventure in the context of white and first nations peoples interacting in North America, told by Tekahionwake, Haudenosaunee of Si…
Ikom Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria
Elphinstone Daryell [1869-1917] was a British colonial administrator in southern Nigeria who had an interest in anthropology and folklore. T…
The Old Year
The Old Year is a poignant collection of poetry by John Clare, an English poet renowned for his vivid depictions of the English countryside …
The Hunter and His Dying Steed
Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon, born Rosanna Eleanor Mullins, was a Canadian writer and poet. She was "one of the first English-Canadian writ…
Where Animals Talk
Robert Nassau spent four decades as a medical missionary in Africa, arriving at Corisco Island, now part of Equatorial Guinea, in 1861; he a…
I Remember, I Remember
"There were scarcely any events in the life of Thomas Hood. One condition there was of too potent determining importance—life-long ill …
Beyond Rope and Fence
As ranchers in Alberta, Canada release their horses into the wild to graze through the winter, one horse struggles to retain her independenc…
Labrador Days
Dive deep into the heart of the Labrador Sea, sharing the rugged lives of fishermen and their indomitable spirit. Wilfred Grenfell, a doctor…
Where the Pelican Builds
Mary Hannay Foott was an Australian poet and editor who is best remembered for the poem Where the pelican builds.
The End of Summer
Cawein's poetry allied his love of nature with a devotion to earlier English and European literature, mythology, and classical allusion. - S…
Insects
John Clare was an English poet, the son of a farm labourer, who came to be known for his celebratory representations of the English countrys…
One and Two
This was the Fortnightly Poetry for November 10, 2013.William McKendree Carleton was an American poet, best known for his poems about his ru…
Red Maples
Each week a poem is chosen to be recorded by as many LibriVox volunteers as possible!Thank you to RuthieG for the suggestion.
Birds
Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems…
The Comet and Other Verses
A few years ago, while recovering from an illness, I conceived the idea of writing some reminiscent lines on country life in the Wayne Highl…
Birds and Their Nests
Short descriptions of different kinds of English birds and their nests. The following birds are discussed: wren, goldfinch, song thrush, bla…