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Read by Kaye Burke
Palmer Cox
In Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose and Picture
Also known for his "Brownies" books, Canadian humorist Palmer Cox give us a delightful collection of humorous verse and short pros…
Annie Laurie
Read by Larry Wilson
Ivor Gurney
In Short Poetry Collection 212
This is a collection of 56 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for January 2021.
Letter IX
Read by Nicole Lee
Samuel Richardson
In Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 5
Volume 5 continues the story in epistolary form of the despoliation of Clarissa, as all the forces of society and the personal nefariousness…
05 - Confessions of a Humorist
Read by Leslie Walden
O. Henry
In Waifs and Strays
These 12 O. Henry stories all deal with waifs and strays in one way or another; people who have somehow become adrift in the current of life…
Stanzas Written at Walden
Read by Larry Wilson
Henry David Thoreau
In Poems of Nature
The fifty poems here brought together under the title ‘Poems of Nature’ are perhaps two-thirds of those which Thoreau preserved. Many of the…
The Beautiful Mrs. Davenant
Read by Anne Fletcher
Violet Tweedale
Romantic entanglements and scandals of friends and families come to light when two women arrive to start new lives in the countryside. - Su…
Six Weeks Old
Read by Laurie Anne Walden
Christopher Morley
In LibriVox 6th Anniversary Collection
What do you do for a sixth anniversary? We challenged our readers to find any short works which had 'six' in the title - in any language. Th…
Letter IX
Read by Nicole Lee
Samuel Richardson
In Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 2
Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady is an epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson, published in 1748. It tells the tragic story of a her…
Introduction
Read by Gillian Hendrie
Henry Mayhew
In London Labour and the London Poor Volume IV
Subtitled A Cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work.This vo…
Chapter XI In which Bertha starts for New York, and makes the Acquaintance of …
Read by Scarlett Martin
William Taylor Adams and Oliver Optic
In Rich and Humble; The Mission of Bertha Grant
This is the first story in the Woodville collection of tales about the interesting people in Woodville. As the characters grow, they learn …
A Summons
Read by Laura Victoria
Anna Katharine Green
In One of My Sons
A young girl frantically summons a gentleman walking by on the street to come in and help her grandfather. Arthur Outhwaite answers her cry …
April - North Carolina
Read by Laurie Anne Walden
Harriet Monroe
In Local Color Collection Vol. 001
In this celebration of diversity, learn about the myriad histories and cultures behind our volunteers. (summary by Eric Ray)
Part I, Segment B
Read by Newgatenovelist
Ellen Craft
In Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom
Ellen and William Craft were a married couple who escaped from slavery in 1848 when Ellen disguised herself as a white, literate man and Wil…
Excerpt from Spring in Walden
Read by 4Laurie4
Henry David Thoreau
In Coffee Break Collection 031 - Springtime
This is the 31st Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read 20 stories or poems of their choice, fiction or non-fict…
To the Reader
Read by MaryAnn
Charlotte Elliott
In Hours of Sorrow
Poems from the author of the beloved hymn, "Just as I Am", chiefly adapted to seasons of sickness, depression and bereavement. Ell…
Frog Prince, The
Read by Laurie Anne Walden
Walter Crane
In The Frog Prince and Other Stories
Here are three charming fairy tales with happy endings. They feature an enchanted frog; a princess, her brothers, and a dastardly plot agai…
Lunch
Read by Diana Schmidt
Louisa May Alcott
In Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol. 5
A book of short stories by Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women and Eight Cousins. It includes Two Little Travellers, a story about two…
Emily Fox-Seton
Read by Eleanor Howard
Frances Hodgson Burnett
In First Chapter Collection 004
LibriVox First Chapter Collection 004 - a collection of the first chapters of 15 different books, chosen by LibriVox volunteers.This volume …
A Remarkable Watch
Read by Stacey Chambers
Mary Louisa Molesworth
In Five Minutes' Stories
This is a collection of short stories for children. Listeners may wish to have a look at the text at Project Gutenberg to see the many illus…
Excerpt from Walden
Read by TriciaG
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) and Henry David Thoreau
In Coffee Break Collection 008 - Animals
This is the eighth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in len…