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Published 1800 -1900

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Leo Tolstoy - Kreutzer Sonata

Publication of The Kreutzer Sonata in 1889 was a significant intellectual event worldwide. Censored in Russia, it set off an explosive debate in Europe, America, and Asia on matters relating to sexual abstinence and...

Larry Caplan and 1 more 3 hours 41 minutes

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General Fiction

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Charles Dickens - Tale of Two Cities (version 2)

A Tale of Two Cities (1859) is a novel by Charles Dickens, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. With well over 200 million copies sold, it is among the most famous works of fiction....

Paul Adams 15 hours 29 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Aiden Wilson Tozer - Pursuit of God

«As the heart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God.» This thirst for an intimate relationship with God, claims A.W. Tozer, is not for a select few, but should be the experience of every...

David Leeson 2 hours 53 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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Arthur B. Reeve - Poisoned Pen

The many adventures of Professor Craig Kennedy were chronicled by Arthur B. Reeve (October 15, 1880 — August 9, 1936). Reeve was an American mystery writer who created 82 Craig Kennedy mystery stories. The stories...

Elliott Miller 10 hours 16 minutes

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Classics (Greek & Latin Antiquity)

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Gaius Petronius Arbiter - Satyricon

Satyricon (or Satyrica) is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose and poetry. It is believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius, though the manuscript tradition identifies the author as a certain Titus...

Ann Boulais and 5 more 7 hours 56 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Children's Short Works, Vol. 010

Librivox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 010: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.

Bill Boerst and 10 more 2 hours 39 minutes Children's Short Works Collections

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Family Life

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Charles Dickens - Chimes

The Chimes: A Goblin Story of Some Bells that Rang an Old Year Out and a New Year In is the second of Charles Dickens' Christmas books, published in 1844. Its contemporary setting is the «Hungry Forties», a time...

Ruth Golding 4 hours 11 minutes

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General Fiction

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Mary Roberts Rinehart - Amazing Interlude

It is the early days of The Great War. As the curtain rises, Sara Lee is sitting by the fire in her aunt and uncle’s home, knitting a baby afghan. Her beau’s name is Harvey. He has his eye on a little house that is...

MaryAnn 7 hours 5 minutes

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General Fiction

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Lucy S. Furman - Mothering on Perilous

Cecelia Loring is alone in the world after the death of her mother and has come to the Kentucky mountains in search of work. Although very depressed from her loss she soon becomes caretaker of the garden at a school...

Laura Victoria 4 hours 39 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Sabine Baring-Gould - Book of Werewolves

A survey of the myths and legends concerning lycanthropy from ancient times to the Victorian Era. (Summary by A. Gramour)

John Fricker and 9 more 5 hours 42 minutes

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Poetry

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Short Poetry Collection 181

This is a collection of 35 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for June 2018. Translated poems: The Bride of Corinth, by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, translated by John Anster (1793-1867) The Diwan of...

Colleen McMahon and 14 more 2 hours 21 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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General Fiction

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Stephen Leacock - Literary Lapses

Short sketches relating the humourous side of life in 1910. «Professor Leacock has made more people laugh with the written word than any other living author. One may say he is one of the greatest jesters, the...

TriciaG 4 hours 40 minutes

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