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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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Gerald Biss - Door of the Unreal

An early werewolf novel, praised by H.P Lovecraft. The only weird fiction from an author of mainly crime fiction. Two strange disappearances occur on a road in Sussex. The second involved a member of the aristocracy...

Alan Winterrowd 5 hours 54 minutes

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*Non-fiction

967

Russell Conwell - Acres of Diamonds (Version 2)

One of the most requested motivational lectures of all time. «I say that you ought to get rich, and it is your duty to get rich… The men who get rich may be the most honest men you find in the community. Let me say...

Phil Chenevert 1 hour 40 minutes

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Music

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Herbert Francis Peyser - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Mozart’s earthly career was so poignantly short yet so filled with incalculable achievement that the author of this booklet finds himself confronted with an impossible task. He has, consequently, preferred to outline...

David Wales 2 hours 3 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Ward Hill Lamon - Life Of Abraham Lincoln

Ward Hill Lamon's work is a study of the life of the 16th President of the United States of America from his childhood to the day of his first inauguration. Lamon, who worked with Lincoln during his administration,...

Greg Giordano and 1 more 23 hours 40 minutes

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Family Life

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George Meredith - Diana of the Crossways

Inspired by the real life story of Caroline Norton, a friend of the author's, this book tells about a lively woman who is trapped in a miserable marriage. Yet Diana is not one to give up in her quest for love,...

KHand and 12 more 16 hours 45 minutes

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Poetry

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Short Poetry Collection 159

This is a collection of 30 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for August 2016.

Subhash Chander and 14 more 2 hours 2 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

765

Francis Stevens - Citadel of Fear

Gertrude Barrows Bennett was the first major female writer of fantasy and science fiction in the United States, publishing her stories under the pseudonym Francis Stevens. Bennett wrote a number of highly acclaimed...

Mark Nelson 9 hours 53 minutes

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Family Life

864

Walter Besant - Stories of Successful Marriages

A collection of short stories by celebrated authors on the subject of successful marriages. Pieces originally appeared in other publications between 1858 and 1900 and were brought together by Walter Besant. — Summary...

Lynne T and 4 more 3 hours 40 minutes

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That House I Bought; A Little Leaf From Life

Humorous Fiction

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Henry Edward Warner - That House I Bought; A Little Leaf From Life

This is a whimsical, entertaining, tongue in cheek narrative of the author’s purchase of a house, circa 1911. — Summary by david wales

David Wales 1 hour 41 minutes

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Nature

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Birds and All Nature, Vol. VI, No 3, October 1899

«Birds and All Nature» was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and brief descriptions of birds, animals and other natural subjects with accompanying color...

NoelBadrian and 7 more 2 hours 30 minutes Birds; Birds and All Nature; Nature and Art; Birds and Nature - Volumes I, IV-XII (Volume II in progress)

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Plays

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John Galsworthy - Silver Box

This is a lovely comedy about the theft of a prostitute's purse by a rich 'young man of good family. It is placed beside the theft of a silver cigarette case from the rich man's father's house by 'a poor devil', with...

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Action & Adventure

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Mark Twain - Prince and the Pauper (version 2)

One day a poor boy, Tom, gets a little too near the gates of the palace. and the guards start to beat him. However the prince himself intervenes and invites Tom into the palace. They talk about their differences in...

Elijah Fisher and 10 more 7 hours 41 minutes

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