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The Blind Men and The Elephant

In Short Poetry Collection 248

Read by Old Narnian


John Godfrey Saxe


This is a collection of 52 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during January 2024.

Chapter VI

In Edison's Conquest of Mars

Read by Grumpy Old Squid


Garrett P. Serviss


Edison's Conquest of Mars, by Garrett P. Serviss, is one of the many science fiction novels published in the nineteenth century. Although sc…

The Boxer Rebellion From the Standpoint of a Christian Chinese (1900)

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 064

Read by Some Old Bird


Jee Gam


Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. Eucken's "The Failure of Speculative Philosophy," is one of several essays de…

The Loves of Gompachi and Komurasaki, part 1

In Tales of Old Japan

Read by Some Old Bird


Lord Redesdale (Algernon Freeman-Mitford) and Lord Redesdale


Tales of Old Japan by Lord Redesdale is a collection of short stories focusing on Japanese life of the Edo period (1803 - 1868). It contains…

MY GREAT HOUR

In Dead Men Tell No Tales

Read by Grumpy Old Squid


E.W. Hornung and E. W. Hornung


Ernest William Hornung (June 7, 1866 – March 22, 1921) was an English author. Hornung was the third son of John Peter Hornung, a Hungarian, …

A Disclosure

In The Fortunes of Glencore

Read by Grumpy Old Squid


Charles James Lever


Viscount Glencore has retreated to live alone with his son in Glencore castle after his wife deserted him claiming she did not love him. He …

An Incident on Route 12

In Short Science Fiction Collection 003

Read by Grumpy Old Squid


James H. Schmitz


Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological an…