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Thrice Welcome

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Harrison S. Morris and Poor Robin



LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Thrice Welcome from Poor Robin's Almanac. This was the Weekly Poetry project for December 11,…

Mettray - Bathmen

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Jacobus Craandijk



Wandeling van Zutphen via het Nederlandse Mettray (een jeugdinrichting die tegenwoordig Rentray heet) naar Joppe en huize Dorth. In Bathmen …

First Chapter Collection 003

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Various



LibriVox First Chapter Collection 003 - a collection of the first chapters of 15 different books, chosen by LibriVox volunteers. This volum…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 093

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Various



"Flirting is more serious than talking nonsense and not so serious as making love" was journalist Eliza Lynn Linton's take on rela…

Some German Women and Their Salons

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Mary Hargrave



German women living at the turn of the 18th to the 19th century have paved the way to modernity for the female gender in Germany. Mary Hargr…

Epistle to Mrs. Tyler

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Christopher Smart



LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Epistle to Mrs. Tyler by Christopher Smart. This was the Weekly Poetry project for March 25, …

Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 18, Mar. 2, 1880

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Various



Harper's Young People, an illustrated weekly publication for children, includes serialized and one-off short stories, tales from history, po…

Anecdotes of Great Musicians

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Willey Francis Gates



Three hundred anecdotes and biographical sketches of famous composers and performers.I have attempted to cull from the mass of material that…

Song of the Shingle-Splitters

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Henry Kendall



LibriVox volunteers bring you 7 recordings of Song of the Shingle-Splitters by Henry C. Kendall. This was the weekly poetry project for June…

Ceres’ Runaway & Other Essays

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Alice Meynell



Alice Meynell was an English essayist, critic, and poet who was also a leading suffragist, serving as vice-president of the Women Writers' S…

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 10

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Giorgio Vasari



Volume 10 of the lives of some eminent painters, sculptors and architects in history. - Summary by Michele Eaton

Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume 06

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Louis Antoine Fauvelet De Bourrienne



Memoirs written by Napoleon's private secretary, "a work based on years of intimate friendship and professional association." - S…

Behind the Screen

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Samuel Goldwyn



Learn about the early days of Hollywood from the eyes of Samuel Goldwyn, co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer production company. - Summary by…

Christmas Short Works Collection 2024

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Various



As we approach Christmas 2024, we invite you to join us in some heart-warming tales and uplifting carols and poems. We wish you compliments …

Spring (Barber)

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Margaret Fairless Barber



LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of Spring by "Michael Fairless" (pseudonym of Margaret Fairless Barber). This was the F…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 094

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Various



"Fine experience lies at one's own doorstep" writes Raymond S. Spears, suggesting that boating on the Mississippi River offers &qu…

First Chapter Collection 007

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Various



The first chapter of a book is often the hook to draw a reader in. It could make you eager for more or realize it isn't for you. Here we off…

Benjamin Franklin: Self-Revealed, Volume 1

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William Cabell Bruce



His life was like a full five-act play—prophetic prologue and stately epilogue, and swelling scene imposed upon swelling scene, until the ta…

Adventskalender 2024

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Various



Diese Sammlung ist ein Adventskalender und enthält für jeden Tag vom 1. bis 24. Dezember eine Aufnahme über Weihnachten, den …

Battle of New Orleans: Its Real Meaning

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Reau Folk



Rather than being a synopsis of the Battle of New Orleans as a military victory, the book also touches upon the greater significance of the …

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