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Andrew Lang - Tales of King Arthur and the Round Table (version 2)

The tales of King Arthur and his Knights are of Celtic origin. The Celts were the people who occupied Britain at the time when the history of the country opens, and a few words are necessary to explain why the...

Phil Chenevert and 13 more 4 hours 28 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Thornton W. Burgess - Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum

Another short story for children by the well-known conversationalist and writer, Thornton W. Burgess. This story revolves around Unc' Billy Possum and his adventures.

James K. White and 2 more 1 hour 44 minutes

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Philosophy

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Bertrand Russell - Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy

Bertrand Russell wrote 'Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy' while imprisoned for protesting Britain's involvement in World War I. Russell summarizes the significance of the momentous work of mathematicians in the...

Landon D. C. Elkind 8 hours 44 minutes

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Philosophy

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Bertrand Russell - Our Knowledge of the External World: As a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy

Bertrand Russell gave the Lowell Lectures in March and April of 1914; these lectures produced 'Our Knowledge of the External World'. Russell attempts to analyze the relationship of the crude data of our senses to the...

Landon D. C. Elkind 8 hours 12 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Katharine Pyle - Mother’s Nursery Tales

Perhaps you did not know that fairy tales were ever truths, but they are—the best and oldest of them. That does not mean they are facts like the things you see around you or learn from history books. Facts and truths...

Phil Chenevert and 16 more 6 hours 36 minutes

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Poetry

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Short Poetry Collection 152

This is a collection of 26 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for January 2016.

Algy Pug and 12 more 1 hour 32 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Historical Fiction

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John Galsworthy - Beyond

Gyp, the daughter of ex-Major Charles Claire Winton, at the age of 23 marries Fiorsen, a Swedish violin virtuoso. Her mother, the wife of another man, has been Winton's mistress; she had died when Gyp was born. A...

Simon Evers 12 hours 20 minutes

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War & Military Fiction

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Charles Monroe Sheldon - All the World

The Great War is over and the soldier boys are back home, but some of them just can't settle down again. Neither can the girls who helped out both on the foreign and the home front. Dr. Ward notices, but doesn't know...

Adele de Pignerolles 3 hours 19 minutes

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Published 1800 -1900

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Duncan Campbell Scott - In the Village of Viger

These ten superb short stories of Duncan Campbell Scott, published in 1896, portray humorous, farcical, and tragic aspects of life in the fictional Quebec village of Viger. Scott’s tales of the lives and vicissitudes...

Lee Smalley 2 hours 47 minutes

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Nature

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Susan Stokes - Ten Common Trees

These are short sketches of ten common trees found in North America — Black Willow, American Elm, Apple Tree, Horse-Chestnut, Birch, White Oak, Chestnut, Walnut, Cone Bearers, Red Maple. The simple writing style makes...

Larry Wilson and 6 more 1 hour 51 minutes

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General Fiction

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Charles Dickens - Great Expectations (Version 3)

In one of Charles Dickens’ most beloved stories, Philip Pirrip, known as “Pip”, narrates his own journey, from the hindsight of 50 years. Pip grows up with his older sister after losing his parents at a very...

Mil Nicholson 20 hours 12 minutes

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Published 1900 onward

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Frank Norris - Third Circle

Sixteen short stories by the American novelist Benjamin Frank Norris Jr (1870-1902) who wrote predominantly in the naturalist genre. He lived and worked in San Francisco. His writing has been compared to Emile Zola,...

David Wales 5 hours 34 minutes

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