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Letters

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Ludwig van Beethoven - Selected Letters of Ludwig van Beethoven

A selection of Beethoven's letters from the compilation by Ludwig Ritter von Köchel (1800-1877) and Ludwig Nohl (1831-1885), and translated by Lady Grace Wallace. (Summary by Scott D. Farquhar) 09 — To Herr Kauka...

Robert Scott and 9 more 3 hours 31 minutes

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General Fiction

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Favourite Chapters Collection 002

A collection of LibriVox volunteers’ favourite chapters. Some were chosen for being the key chapter in a great novel, others for the wonderful clarity with which great ideas are expressed, and still others because...

Tim Makarios and 8 more 3 hours 24 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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Edgar Wallace - Angel of Terror

When this was written, literary traditions still decreed beauty to be the outward sign of inner saintliness, whereas evil characters tended to be “ugly as sin.” Jean Briggerland defies these expectations by being...

Lee Elliott 6 hours 44 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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R. M. Ballantyne - Madman and The Pirate

R. M. Ballantyne (April 24, 1825 – February 8, 1894) was a Scottish juvenile fiction writer. Born Robert Michael Ballantyne in Edinburgh, he was part of a famous family of printers and publishers. At the age of...

Anita Roy Dobbs and 5 more 5 hours 14 minutes

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Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys

Travel & Geography

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Amelia Ann Blanford Edwards - Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys

Amelia B. Edwards wrote this historical travelogue in in 1873. The book describes her travels through a relatively un-visited area in the South Tyrol district of Italy. The Dolomites are a part of that most famous of...

Sibella Denton 8 hours 31 minutes

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Science Fiction

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Garrett P. Serviss - Moon Metal

Garrett Putnam Serviss (1851-1929) was an astronomer, popularizer of astronomy, and early science fiction writer. Serviss showed a talent for explaining scientific details in a way that made them clear to the...

Betsie Bush 2 hours 38 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Edgar Rice Burroughs - Return of Tarzan

The novel picks up where Tarzan of the Apes left off. The ape man, feeling rootless in the wake of his noble sacrifice of his prospects of wedding Jane Porter, leaves America for Europe to visit his friend Paul...

Ralph Snelson 9 hours 11 minutes Tarzan Series

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Action & Adventure

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L. Frank Baum - Rinkitink in Oz

Rinkitink in Oz is the tenth book in the Oz series written by L. Frank Baum, first published in 1916. It was originally written in 1905 as a stand alone fantasy work and subequently rewritten as an Oz book. Therefore,...

Judy Bieber 5 hours 2 minutes Oz books

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Poetry

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Eugene Field - Love-Songs of Childhood

This book contains verse for young and old. It is full of fantastic stories, breathtaking images, and brilliant rhymes. Including classics from «The Duel» to «The Delectable Ballad of Walter Lot,» the author, a...

Squid Varilekova 1 hour 36 minutes

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Detective Fiction

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Baroness Emma Orczy - Old Man in the Corner

Created by Baroness Orczy, author of the famous Scarlet Pimpernel series, The Old Man in the Corner was one of the earliest armchair detectives, popping up with so many others in the wake of the huge popularity...

J. M. Smallheer 6 hours 20 minutes

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Epistolary Fiction

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Samuel Richardson - Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded

«Now first published in order to cultivate the Principles of Virtue and Religion in the Minds of the Youth of Both Sexes. A Narrative which has its Foundation in Truth and Nature; and at the same time that it...

Ann Boyer and 10 more 22 hours 10 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Baroness Emma Orczy - Dorado

El Dorado, by Baroness Orczy is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, The Scarlet Pimpernel. It was first published in 1913. The novel is notable in that it is the partial basis for most of the film treatments...

Karen Savage 10 hours 56 minutes

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