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A Romance of Two Worlds

Read by Amy Gramour


Marie Corelli



The book starts with a young heroine telling her story of coping with a debilitating illness that includes depression and thoughts of suicid…

History of Holland

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George Edmundson



The title, "History of Holland," given to this volume is fully justified by the predominant part which the great maritime province…

James Watt

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Andrew Carnegie



This biography of the inventor James Watt covers his early years, successes and failures, and legacy. (Summary by Bill Boerst)

A Narrative of the Most Remarkable Particulars in the Life of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw

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Ukawsaw Gronniosaw



Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, also known as James Albert, (born ca. 1705 - 1775) was a freed slave and autobiographer. His autobiography is considered…

Cats by the Way

Read by Jessica Louise


Sarah E. Trueblood



Between these pages you will find only the good, old-fashioned, every-day cat. No Angora or thoroughbred has been entered here, unless it be…

Two Years and Four Months in a Lunatic Asylum

Read by Elaine Webb


Hiram Chase



Hiram Chase is a well liked Reverend in a small ministry in Utica. When his mental and physical health deteriorates, he is taken to Utica lu…

The Baby's Songbook

Read by Carol Stripling


Walter Crane



This is a collection of 14 songs chosen from Walter Crane's "The Baby's Opera" and "The Baby's Bouquet" containing class…

Evolution Creatrice

Read by Peter Tucker


Henri Bergson



Creative Evolution (French: L'Évolution créatrice) is a 1907 book by French philosopher Henri Bergson. Its English translation…

John Quincy Adams

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John T. Morse



This biography contains three main sections. the first covers Adams's early years and his time as a diplomat--both in America and overseas. …

Mob Rule In New Orleans

Read by Holly Jenson


Ida B. Wells-Barnett



Born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862, Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist…

Impariamo l'italiano a Tropea

Read by Antonio Libertino


Antonio Libertino



Do you love Italy and dream of it every night? Would you like to visit one of the most beautiful Italian sea towns? What if you could refres…

Everyman

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Unknown



A Holy Day in 1495. Join the crowd streaming towards a temporary outdoor stage and be entertained (and maybe even instructed) by a performan…

Certified - The True Story of David Harris

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David Harris



Certified is the pacey, true life account of David Harris; how he went from typical Aussie kid to mentally deranged criminal, then experienc…

Quiet Hints to Growing Preachers

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Charles E. Jefferson



Charles Edward Jefferson was pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle in Brooklyn, New York for 33 years. In Quiet Hints, published in 1901, he pro…

The Goody-Naughty Book

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Sarah Cory Rippey



The Goody-Naughty Book was originally published as two books back to back. Opening the book from one end, the reader experiences "The G…

In Harmony with Nature

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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…

Scrambles Amongst the Alps in the Years 1860-69

Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)


Edward Whymper



Scrambles Amongst the Alps is one the great classics (some would say the greatest) of early mountaineering literature, and Edward Whymper (1…

Africa, O Africa

Read by Louise Robinson Chapman


Louise Robinson Chapman



This is the story of Louise Robinson Chapman, a missionary in Africa. From 1920 until 1940 she ministered to the dark continent, coming to t…

Just So Stories (version 3)

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Rudyard Kipling



These whimsical short stories offer fanciful answers to a dozen of childhood's favorite "why" and "how" questions. With …

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