Nature
The Chemical History of A Candle
Read by Availle
Michael Faraday
The Chemical History of a Candle is a series of 6 lectures on chemistry presented to a juvenile audience in 1848. Taught by Michael Faraday …
Birds of the Air
Read by Laura Caldwell
Arabella B. Buckley
Arabella Buckley had a great love of nature and wished to impart that love to children. Birds of the Air will encourage children to observe …
The Covered Wagon
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Emerson Hough
"Look at 'em come, Jesse! More and more! Must be forty or fifty families." This is an old-fashioned adventure tale set on the Oreg…
Lectures on Landscape
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John Ruskin
Lectures on Landscape presents a thought-provoking exploration of landscape painting through the eyes of John Ruskin, a prominent artist and…
Fast in the Ice
Read by Esther
R. M. Ballantyne
At the age of 16 Ballantyne went to Canada and was six years in the service of the Hudson's Bay Company. His rule in writing, being in every…
The Elements of Botany
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William Ruschenberger
The Elements of Botany offers a foundational exploration of plant science, designed specifically for students and educators. Authored by Wil…
Squirrels and Other Fur-bearers
Read by Laura Caldwell
John Burroughs
Squirrels and other Fur-Bearers, a collection of essays by American naturalist and essayist, John Burroughs, provides fascinating insight in…
The Art of Landscape Painting in Oil Colour
Read by Sue Anderson
Sir Alfred Edward East
Sketching from Nature, Equipment, Colour, Composition, Trees, Skies, Grass, Reflections, Distance -- chapters rich with timeless oil paintin…
Love and Friendship
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Emily Brontë
LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Love and Friendship by Emily Brontë. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 17, 201…
Eine Reise in das Innere der Insel Formosa
Read by Dirk Weber
Karl Theodor Stöpel
Eine Reise in das Innere der Insel Formosa und die erste Besteigung des Niitakayama (Mount Morrison) Weihnachten 1898, so der vollständ…
The Outline of Science
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J. Arthur Thomson
The Outline of Science was written specifically with the man-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Covering scientific subjects rang…
An Essay on the Principle of Population
Read by Geoffrey Edwards
Thomas Malthus
In this foundational work, Thomas Malthus explores the relationship between population growth and resources, presenting a stark view of huma…
Because I Could Not Stop For Death
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Emily Dickinson
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Because I Could Not Stop For Death by Emily Dickinson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for…
Love is enough
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William Morris
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Love is enough by William Morris. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 17, 2013.Wi…
Wood and Garden
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Gertrude Jekyll
Wood and Garden reads like a walk through the garden with renowned garden designer Gertrude Jekyll as she discusses her plant choices and pl…
The Natural History
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Pliny the Elder
Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the …
Has a Frog a Soul?
Read by Carl Manchester
Thomas Henry Huxley
Thomas Huxley, known as “Darwin’s Bulldog” for his championing and development of Darwinism, was perhaps the most important Victorian biolog…
California Coast Trails
Read by Adrian Praetzellis
Joseph Smeaton Chase
In 1911, decades before California's coast Highway 1 was built, an Englishman rode 2000 miles on horseback the length of California, from Me…
The Gamekeeper at Home
Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)
Richard Jefferies
Richard Jefferies (1848 – 1887) was born and spent his childhood on a farm at Coate,Wiltshire. He joined the ‘Wiltshire and Gloucestershire …
The Flower Garden
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Ida Dandridge Bennett
This book is a good reference on the perennial flower gardening and landscaping. It contains information on growing the plants from seed and…