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The Untroubled Mind

Read by Carol Box


Herbert J. Hall


A very wise physician has said that “every illness has two parts—what it is, and what the patient thinks about it.” What the patient thinks …

The Old-Fashioned Fairy Book

Read by Carol Box


Constance Cary Harrison


"And now, mamma, until your tea is ready, we know what you must do," said the children, in a breath. "Tell us a story—a 'real…

Quatrains 102 - 200

In Quatrains of Omar Khayyam of Nishapur

Read by Carol Box


Omar Khayyam, trans. Thompson and Omar Khayyám


In 1906, Eben Francis Thompson,scholar and poet, published a limited edition of his translation of the Quatrains of Omar Khayyam. This editi…

Sonnet 29

In Short Poetry Collection 096

Read by Carol Box


William Shakespeare (1564-1616) and William Shakespeare


This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the months of April and May 2011.

Effects of the Gold Discovery

In Australian Miscellany

Read by Carol Box


Rev. David Mackenzie, M.A (1750-1825) and Rev. David Mackenzie


A collection in celebration of 2012 Year of Reading Australia. Readers chose fiction, non fiction and poetry - we only asked that the readin…

Book Second - School-Time continued ...

In The Prelude

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William Wordsworth


Among monuments of narrative poetry, The Prelude; or, Growth of a Poet's Mind, by William Wordsworth, occupies a unique place. Wordsworth pu…

Genesis 7

In LibriVox 7th Anniversary Collection

Read by Carol Box


Douay-Rheims Version and Douay-Rheims Version (DRV)


To celebrate the 7 years of LibriVox , readers from all around the world have recorded 77 works they have selected, all of which have 7 in …

10 - Chapter 10

In The Turn Of The Tide

Read by Carol Box


Eleanor H. Porter


"What a joy! How exciting!" Margret Kendall returned home, to her loving and equally beloved mother's arms after 4 years in the sl…

Editors Keys Studio Series USB

In Microphone Showdown 2

Read by Carol Box


William Wordsworth


This is a project which will allow readers and listeners to compare the recording quality of a wide variety of recording devices. It is a se…

Feeding the Mind

In Coffee Break Collection 006 - Food and Drink

Read by Carol Box


Lewis Carroll


This is the sixth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in leng…

Lead Kindly Light

In Coffee Break Collection 007 - Travel

Read by Carol Box


John Henry Newman


This is the seventh collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in le…

CHAPTER XIX The Scents of the Garden

In Wood and Garden: Notes and Thoughts, Practical and Critical, of a Working Amate…

Read by Carol Box


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…

Something Childish, but Very Natural

In Short Poetry Collection 099

Read by Carol Box


Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) and Samuel Taylor Coleridge


This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for August 2011.

Dying Speech of an Old Philosopher - Read by CB

In Dying Speech of an Old Philosopher

Read by Carol Box


Walter Savage Landor


LibriVox volunteers bring you 19 recordings of Dying Speech of an Old Philosopher by Walter Savage Landor. This was the Weekly Poetry projec…

The Dream - Read by CB

In The Dream

Read by Carol Box


John Donne


LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of The Dream by John Donne. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 17, 2011.John Donne…

06 - Chapter 04 - We can please God...

In A Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life

Read by Carol Box


William Law


This is one of the greatest devotional books of the Christian faith, inspiring thousands to a closer walk with their Lord. John Wesley was a…

A Tragedy of Twopence

In Wit and Wisdom of Chesterton

Read by Carol Box


Gilbert Chesterton and G. K. Chesterton


This little volume, issued as a gift book for lovers of Mr. Chesterton's writings in 1911, is made up from essays to be found in "The D…

Child's Hymn from Complete Poems

In Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection Vol. 4

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Charles Dickens


2012 was the 200th anniversary of Dickens' birth. This is the fourth volume; the first volume of short works - fiction, essays, poetry and s…