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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Joseph Conrad - Almayer's Folly (version 2)

Almayer’s Folly is about a poor businessman who dreams of finding a hidden gold mine and becoming very wealthy. Kaspar Almayer is a white European. He agrees to marry a native Malayan captured by Captain Tom Lingard,...

Tom Weiss 6 hours 16 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Florence Holbrook - Book of Nature Myths

This is a book of myths told by the Indians of North America to their children. They could be compared to present day Fairy Tales. (Summary by Kenneth Coon)

Raybrite 3 hours 37 minutes

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Science Fiction

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Poul William Anderson - Chapter Ends

Far, far in the future the Earth is still spinning around the Sun, on the edge of the galaxy, dozing in obscurity, forgotten by it's trillions of progeny and completely irrelevant. But this doesn't matter to the few...

Phil Chenevert 1 hour 1 minute

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Art, Design & Architecture

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Mary H. Northend - Remodeled Farmhouses

«There is a certain fascination connected with the remodeling of a farmhouse. Its low, raftered interior, its weather-beaten exterior, never fail to appeal. Types vary with the period in which they were built, but all...

Cynthia Moyer 7 hours 22 minutes

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Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)

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Plato (Πλάτων) - Republic (version 2)

The Republic is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato around 380 BC concerning the definition of justice and the order and character of the just city-state and the just man. It is Plato's best-known work and has proven...

Bob Neufeld 12 hours 27 minutes

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Science Fiction

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Andre Norton - Time Traders, (Version 2)

If it is possible to conquer space, then perhaps it is also possible to conquer time. At least that was the theory American scientists were exploring in an effort to explain the new sources of knowledge the Russians...

Mark Nelson 6 hours 54 minutes

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General Fiction

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Selma Lagerlöf - From a Swedish Homestead

”From a Swedish Homestead” by the Swedish author Selma Lagerloef (translated by Jessie Brochner) is a varied collection of stories, mostly set in Dalarne or Vaermland in Sweden, but also some stories or legends from...

Lars Rolander 10 hours 5 minutes

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Historical Fiction

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Christopher Marlowe - Edward II

Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan tragedy focuses on the downfall of King Edward II, whose love for his favorite courtier, Piers Gaveston, leads to rebellion. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett) Cast Gaveston:...

2 hours 53 minutes

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General Fiction

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Edith Wharton - Marne: a tale of the war

American writer Edith Wharton is known for her novels of manners set in old New York; yet much of her adult life was spent in France. She lived in Paris throughout World War I and was heavily involved in refugee work....

Elizabeth Klett 1 hour 56 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Kurt Becker. S. J. - Countdown

The first flight to outer space became an actual fact – Mars would be the first stop. But before the spaceship took off, two insane enemies almost succeeded in preventing the departure. This science fiction story for...

Maria Therese 3 hours 52 minutes

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Science Fiction

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Philip K. Dick - Eyes Have It & Tony and the Beetles

Aliens have invaded the earth! Horrible one celled creatures disguised as normal human beings! Well, at least that is what it seems to the author. Yes, The Eyes Have It is a whimsical story, making gentle fun of...

Phil Chenevert 43 minutes

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Poetry

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Thomas Bailey Aldrich - In the Old Church Tower

LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of In the Old Church Tower by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 14, 2012. «Very lovely poem.» — Caprisha Page «This seems like a...

Cynthia Moyer and 13 more 20 minutes

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