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Sir Walter Scott - Harold the Dauntless

Harold the Dauntless is a rhymed, romantic, narrative-poem by Sir Walter Scott. Written in 1817, it weaves together elements of popular English legends and folklore using dramatic themes. The poem recounts the...

Nathan 2 hours 7 minutes

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General Fiction

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Elizabeth von Arnim - Princess Priscilla's Fortnight

The Princess Priscilla of Lothen Kunitz finds court life stifling and runs away to England with the elderly court librarian. Her intention is to live a pure and simple life filled with good works. But life among...

tabithat 7 hours 32 minutes

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Poetry

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Thomas Nashe - In Time of Pestilence, 1593

LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 recordings of In Time of Pestilence, 1593 by Thomas Nashe. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 1st, 2010.

Abraham Epstein and 9 more 22 minutes

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On the Irrawaddy, A Story of the First Burmese War

General Fiction

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G. A. Henty - On the Irrawaddy, A Story of the First Burmese War

With the exception of the terrible retreat from Afghanistan, none of England's many little wars have been so fatal--in proportion to the number of those engaged--as our first expedition to Burma. It was undertaken...

Mike Harris 8 hours 47 minutes

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Tragedy

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Christopher Marlowe - Tragical History of Doctor Faustus

The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, normally known simply as Doctor Faustus, is a play by Christopher Marlowe, based on the Faust story, in which a man sells his soul to the devil for power and knowledge. Doctor...

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Poetry

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Walt Whitman - Old Ireland

LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Old Ireland by Walt Whitman. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for August 1st, 2010.

CalmDragon and 10 more 18 minutes

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Science Fiction

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Raymond Z. Gallun - Stamped Caution

When an alien spacecraft crashes in Missouri a team of army investigators is dispatched. Among the debris they find a Martian infant and decide to raise him in their lab. Is he too strange to form a relationship with...

Gregg Margarite 1 hour 15 minutes

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Grace Harlowe's Junior Year at High School; or, Fast Friends in the Sororities

General

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Jessie Graham Flower - Grace Harlowe's Junior Year at High School; or, Fast Friends in the Sororities

The four series follow Grace Harlowe and her friends through high school, college, abroad during World War I, and on adventures around America. In The High School Girls Series, Grace attends Oakdale High School with...

ESFJ Girl and 10 more 5 hours 2 minutes Grace Harlowe Series

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Humorous Fiction

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Herbert George Jenkins - Return of Alfred

The hero of the book is at a loose end, weary and bored of his old life after returning from the Great War. After an argument with his uncle and a railway strike he finds himself lost in the county of Norfolk at ten...

Anna Simon 9 hours 1 minute

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Satire

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Anthony Trollope - Orley Farm

Orley Farm is Trollope at his best (as good as the Barsetshire series), which means some of the best characterizations in the English language. Trollope's people are real; the beleaguered Lady Mason, charged with...

Leonard Wilson 32 hours 48 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Albert Schweitzer - Quest of the Historical Jesus

In this book, Schweitzer traces the historical progress of 'Historical Jesus' research, from Hermann Reimarus in the mid 18th century, to William Wrede at the turn of the 20th. Schweitzer showed how Jesus' image had...

JoeD 21 hours 18 minutes

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Edwin E. Slosson - Creative Chemistry

Slosson reviews the transformation of alchemistry from an obscure and imprecise practice to the science of chemistry. Along the way, he explains how the modern industrial world now relies on fertilizers, explosives,...

LivelyHive 11 hours 6 minutes

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