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Best Way to Read a Book

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Edgar A. Guest


LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of Best Way to Read a Book by Edgar A. Guest. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Septem…

Reading: An Essay

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Hugh Walpole


A famous English author's thoughts on the power of reading. - Summary by David Wales

English Literature

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Geraldine Hodgson


This book is not meant to be a History of English Literature, but an introduction for those who do not know much about it, or who may be thi…

Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection, Volume 003

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Various


Librivox readers present a collection of their favorite chapters and short stories, with the original author’s words all brought to life wit…

To My Cat

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Rosamund Marriott Watson


LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 different recordings of To My Cat by Rosamund Marriott Wilson. This was the weekly poetry project for the w…

The Book of Cats

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Charles Henry Ross


One day, ever so long ago, it struck me that I should like to try and write a book about Cats. I mentioned the idea to some of my friends: t…

The Book of the Cat

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Mabel Humphrey


Stories of kittens and cats who have a variety of adventures. This book is aimed at children, but adults (especially those who love cats!) w…

Ravensdene Court

Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)


J. S. Fletcher


Leonard Middlebrook, a young attorney with, among other things, a bibliographical interest, accepts an invitation to lonely Ravensdene Court…

The Dwarf's Chamber And Other Stories

Read by David Wales


Fergus Hume


Short Stories by Fergus Hume, a prolific English novelist. - Summary by Wikipedia

An Amiable Charlatan (version 2)

Read by Cate Barratt


E. Phillips Oppenheim


A lively adventure of a father-daughter con team enjoying themselves in Edwardian London. - Summary by Cate Barratt

Centre for the Study of the Book


Various


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Lovels of Arden

Read by Cate Barratt


Mary Elizabeth Braddon


The novel traces the return of a young Englishwoman from several years of schooling abroad, to find that her life will not take up where she…

Groote Verwachtingen

Read by Marcel Coenders


Charles Dickens


De arme wees Pip komt in goede doen, wordt een vreselijke snob, maar na financiële tegenslagen komt hij toch weer op het rechte pad. Sa…

First Chapter Collection 005

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Various


LibriVox First Chapter Collection 005 - a collection of the first chapters of 15 different books, fiction and nonfiction, mostly English but…

Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels

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Stephen Leacock


Eight silly stories by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by Tricia G)

The Literary Sense

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E. Nesbit


A collection of short stories written by the author of other literary greats such as The Railway Children, Five Children and It and The Phoe…

Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection, Volume 002

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Various


Librivox readers present a collection of their favorite chapters and short stories, with the original author’s words all brought to life wit…

The Wind in the Willows (version 3)

Read by Adrian Praetzellis


Kenneth Grahame


The classic story of how Rat, Mole, and the other river-bankers saved Toad from his excesses. This book has it all: excitement, sentiment, d…

Scarhaven Keep

Read by Cate Barratt


J. S. Fletcher


The northern English sea coast provides a compelling backdrop for this genre of writing; a mysterious disappearance, a love interest, and pl…

Literary Taste: How to Form It

Read by Timothy Ferguson


Arnold Bennett


Arnold Bennett describes a method for enjoying literature, and suggests the contents of a comprehensive library. Chapters 1-10 and 14 descri…

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