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12 - Daily Bread

In Parables from Nature

Read by Veronica Schlette


Margaret Gatty


Parables From Nature is a collection of short stories which were originally published as 4 separate volumes. They are inspired from Nature a…

02 - A New Friend

In A Yankee Girl at Fort Sumter

Read by Veronica Schlette


Alice Turner Curtis


Sylvia Fulton is a ten-years-old girl from Boston who stayed in Charleston, South Carolina, before the opening of the Civil War. She loves h…

Classification of Geographic Forms by Genesis

In The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 01 No. 1

Read by Veronica Schlette


William John McGee (1853-1912) and National Geographic Society


National Geographic Magazine Volume 1 Number 1 published in 1889. Topics of articles are:Announcement by the National Geographic SocietyIntr…

Chapter 10 - The Theory of Rent

In The Principles of Economics with Applications to Practical Problems

Read by Veronica Schlette


Frank Albert Fetter


Frank Albert Fetter was an American economist of the Austrian school, but referred to himself as a member of the “American Psychological Sch…

The Story of My Childhood

Read by Veronica Jenkins


Clara Barton


Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross, recalls growing up in early 19th Century Massachusetts. (Introduction by Veronica Jenkins)

Starved Rock: A Historical Sketch

Read by Veronica Jenkins


Eaton G. Osman


This book is an early history of the Starved Rock Area in Northern Illinois. In the pre-Columbian era, the Starved Rock area was home to Nat…

The Island of Doctor Moreau (Version 4)

Read by Veronica Maresh Mead


H. G. Wells


The Island of Doctor Moreau by H. G. Wells follows shipwreck victim, Edward Prendick, as he explores a strange island his rescuer, Montgomer…

Chapter 6 - Subjective Necessity of Social Settlements

In Twenty Years at Hull House

Read by Veronica Jenkins


Jane Addams


Jane Addams was the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In a long, complex career, she was a pioneer settlement worker…

03 - Illinois in 1830

In Abraham Lincoln: A History (Volume 1)

Read by Veronica Jenkins


John G. Nicolay and John Hay and John Hay


This is the biography of Abraham Lincoln, written by two of his private secretaries. (Summary by ashleighjane)

The Jabberwocky of Authors - Read by VBJ

In The Jabberwocky of Authors

Read by Veronica Jenkins


Harry Persons Taber


LibriVox volunteers offer you 12 different recordings of The Jabberwocky of Authors by Harry Persons Taber. This parody of Carroll's Jabberw…

Helping Nancy Ellen and Robert to Establish a Home

In A Daughter of the Land

Read by Veronica Jenkins


Gene Stratton-Porter


Independent Kate Bates resents the fact that, as the youngest of a large family, she is expected to stay at home and help her parents while …