Nature
Canoeing in the Wilderness
Read by Melissa Green
Henry David Thoreau
A highly descriptive and engaging narrative from one of America's beloved nature writers, this short piece shows well Thoreau's great love o…
Wild Life on the Rockies
Read by Laura Caldwell
Enos A. Mills
"This book contains the record of a few of the many happy days and novel experiences which I have had in the wilds. For more than twent…
What Is Love?
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Ernest Dowson
LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of What Is Love? by Ernest Dowson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 15, 2012.Ernest C…
Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee: A Bee Keeper's Manual
Read by LivelyHive
L. L. Langstroth
Langstroth revolutionized the beekeeping industry by using bee space in his top opened hive. In the summer of 1851 he found that, by leaving…
The Blazed Trail
Read by Tom Weiss
Stewart Edward White
Stewart Edward White wrote fiction and non-fiction about adventure and travel, with an emphasis on natural history and outdoor living. White…
The Prairie Traveler
Read by Angel5
Randolph B. Marcy
Commissioned by the US War Department and written in 1859 by a decorated US Army captain, The Prairie Traveler is a complete how-to travel g…
Captain Cook
Read by Pamela Nagami
Walter Besant
James Cook (1728-1779), British explorer, navigator, cartographer, and captain in the Royal Navy was the son of a farm laborer. Apprenticed …
Making a Rock Garden
Read by Peter Yearsley
Henry Sherman Adams
A short look at building a rock garden, right from the rocks themselves and how to arrange them, to choosing and placing the plants, touchin…
The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 3
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National Geographic Society
National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 3 published in 1889. Topics of articles are:The Rivers and Valleys of PennsylvaniaTopographic M…
The Land of Little Rain
Read by Sue Anderson
Mary Hunter Austin
The Land of Little Rain is a book of sketches which portray the high desert country of southern California, where the Sierras descend into t…
Through Glacier Park, Seeing America First with Howard Eaton
Read by Laura Victoria
Mary Roberts Rinehart
This is about a three-hundred mile trip across the Rocky Mountains on horseback with Howard Eaton. It is about fishing, and cool nights arou…
The Natural History of Selborne
Read by Peter Yearsley
Gilbert White
The Reverend Gilbert White was the curate of the village of Selborne, a village in Hampshire, from 1784 to his death in 1793, living most of…
In Harmony with Nature
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Matthew Arnold
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of In Harmony with Nature. by Matthew Arnold. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 8, 201…
A Prairie Sunset
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Walt Whitman
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of A Prairie Sunset by Walt Whitman. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 28, 2011.Walt…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 004
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Various
A collection of eleven short nonfiction works in the public domain. The items included in this collection were independently selected by the…
The Tale of Freddie Firefly
Read by Woolly Bee
Arthur Scott Bailey
He was able to draw a deep breath again as they reached the field of red clover, where Peppery Polly Bumblebee settled quickly upon a clover…
The Behavior of the Honey Bee in Pollen Collecting
Read by Roger Melin
D. B. Casteel
The value of the honey bee in cross pollinating the flowers of fruit trees makes it desirable that exact information be available concerning…
Coffee Break Collection 003 - Nature
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of short (15 minute or less readings) works in English suitable for a coffee break at work or a short commuter ride. Th…
Winter (Shakespeare)
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William Shakespeare
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Winter by William Shakespeare. This poem is from "Love's Labour's Lost". This was t…
Agriculture for Beginners
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Charles William Burkett
A textbook used by many public schools in the early 20th century. The authors believe that "agriculture is eminently a teachable subjec…