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Romance

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Susanna Rowson - Charlotte Temple

Charlotte Temple, a cautionary tale for young women, follows the unfortunate adventures of the eponymous heroine as she is seduced by a dashing soldier, Montraville. Influenced by both her lover and an unruly teacher...

Elizabeth Klett and 3 more 4 hours 41 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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John Augustine Zahm - Woman in Science

A history of woman's role in science through the ages and the many contributions she has made. (summary by Guero)

Nadine Eckert-Boulet and 13 more 14 hours 2 minutes

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Essays

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Michel Eyquem de Montaigne - Essays book 1

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary genre and is popularly thought of as the father of Modern Skepticism. He...

Martin Geeson and 17 more 17 hours 5 minutes Essays by Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

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Mahabharata by Vyasa: The epic of ancient India condensed into English verse

Poetry

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Romesh C. Dutt - Mahabharata by Vyasa: The epic of ancient India condensed into English verse

The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. Traditionally, the authorship of the Mahabharata is attributed to Vyasa. With more than 74,000 verses, Mahabharata is said to be the longest...

om123 6 hours 25 minutes

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*Non-fiction

882

Olive Gilbert - Narrative of Sojourner Truth

The Narrative of Sojourner Truth is the gripping autobiographical account of Sojourner Truths life as a slave in pre-Civil War New York State, and her eventual escape to Freedom. Since Sojourner could neither read or...

Marc Kockinos and 8 more 4 hours 23 minutes

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Humorous Fiction

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Wit and Humor of America, Vol 02

The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the second volume, 44 short stories and poems have been gathered from 31 authors. This volume is sure to delight listeners. (Summary by Linette Geisel))...

David Lawrence and 14 more 5 hours 13 minutes Wit and Humor of America

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Short Stories

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Short Story Collection Vol. 048

LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 048: a collection of 19 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Kamna and 10 more 6 hours 17 minutes Short Story Collections

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Travel & Geography

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Julia M. Grundy - Ten Days in the Light of Acca

This work is the story of a pilgrimage made over a hundred years ago by a group of American pilgrims. They were not headed for Canterbury, Rome or Jerusalem. Rather, they were headed for an historical but remote...

Nicholas James Bridgewater 3 hours 49 minutes

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General Fiction

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Henry James - In the Cage

In the Cage is a novella by Henry James, first published as a book in 1898. This long story centers on an unnamed London telegraphist. She deciphers clues to her clients' personal lives from the often cryptic...

Lee Ann Howlett 3 hours 56 minutes

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Sarah Knowles Bolton - Lives of Girls Who Became Famous

This book is a collection of short biographies of notable women, including Harriet Beecher Stowe, Louisa May Alcott, Florence Nightingale, and many others. (Summary by Arielle Lipshaw)

Stephanie Lee and 12 more 8 hours 57 minutes

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Plays

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J. M. Barrie - Admirable Crichton

From the author of Peter Pan: Lord Loam, a British peer, considers class divisions to be artificial. He promotes his views during tea-parties where servants mingle with his aristocratic guests, to the...

2 hours 45 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

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Katherine Cecil Thurston - Masquerader

The Masquerader is one of two Katherine Cecil Thurston’s books that appeared on the Publisher’s Weekly best-seekers list in 1905 (The other, The Gambler, is also in the Librivox collection). The Masquerader is part...

Tom Weiss 9 hours 16 minutes

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