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Literary Fiction

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Nathaniel Hawthorne - Scarlet Letter (version 2)

This book tells the story of Hester Prynne, a young woman who conceives a child while her husband is missing at sea. The Puritan Elders of the New England settlement of Boston, where she lives, condemn her to wear a...

Cori Samuel 9 hours 26 minutes

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Historical Fiction

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Sapper - Men, Women and Guns

World War I stories, as told through the eyes of someone who was there, but leavened with humour and an eye for the ridiculous side of human nature. This is a collection of McNeile's early short stories, drawing on...

Beth Thomas and 7 more 6 hours 52 minutes

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Early Modern

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Francis Parkman, Jr. - Old Régime in Canada

Francis Parkman is an nineteenth century American historian. He devoted most of his life to a seven volume history of «The French and English in North America.» «The Old Régime in Canada» is the fourth volume of the...

Brendan Stallard 13 hours 22 minutes Parkman - France and England in North America

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Children's Fiction

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Jean Lang - Stories from the Faerie Queen

A major work by Spenser, The Faerie Queen, was published between 1590 and 1596. As an allegorical work, it can be read on many levels. According to Jeanie Lang, Spenser always looked for the beautiful and the good...

Bill Boerst 1 hour 58 minutes

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Literary Criticism

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George Bernard Shaw - Quintessence of Ibsenism

George Bernard Shaw, a playwright with a few bones to pick of his own, undertakes a surgical analysis of the social philosophies underlying the work of Henrik Ibsen. Focusing his analysis on Ibsen's challenge to the...

Expatriate 5 hours 58 minutes

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Poetry

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Short Poetry Collection 151

This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for December 2015.

Winston Tharp and 10 more 2 hours Short Poetry Collections

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Children's Non-fiction

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Edith Horton - Frozen North

The Frozen North offers short sketches of the first men who bravely took great risks to explore the unknown polar regions and unlock the mysteries held there. — Summary by Laura Victoria

Laura Victoria 4 hours 15 minutes

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Biography & Autobiography

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Robert Sherard - Life of Oscar Wilde

Robert Sherard was Oscar Wilde's friend of 20 years and first biographer. The Life of Oscar Wilde was the second of his four biographies of the Irish playwright and wit. — Summary by Rob Board

Rob Marland 11 hours 38 minutes

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Family Life

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George Gissing - Demos: A Story of English Socialism

«Richard Mutimer is delighted to inherit a large fortune. As a socialist, he means to use it well: he will open a factory in which workers would be treated well, he will advance his party's causes through his own...

KHand and 7 more 20 hours 55 minutes

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Literary Fiction

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Anton Chekhov - Steppe

Little Yegorushka goes off to school for the first time, setting out on the journey in the company of his Uncle Ivan, the local priest Father Christopher, and the fun-loving servant Deniska. Along the way they meet an...

Expatriate 3 hours 47 minutes Chekhov's Novellas

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Happy Prince and Other Tales (version 3)

Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Oscar Wilde - Happy Prince and Other Tales (version 3)

A collection of five stories by Oscar Wilde, all incorporating his inimitable style and wit. Sometimes sweet and uplifting, sometimes caustic and pointed, they all are well worth listening to. The Happy Prince is a...

Phil Chenevert 1 hour 51 minutes

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Science Fiction

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Dallas McCord Reynolds - 5 Science Fiction Stories by Mac Reynolds

Five early stories by one of my favorite SF writers, Mack Reynolds. Medal of Honor is an intriguing look into the mind of someone who is above the law; who cannot commit a crime. How will he act? especially if he is a...

Phil Chenevert 3 hours 14 minutes

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