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Plato (Πλάτων) - Critias

This is an incomplete dialogue from the late period of Plato's life. Plato most likely created it after Republic and it contains the famous story of Atlantis, that Plato tells with such skill that many have believed...

Kevin Johnson 1 hour 6 minutes

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Poetry

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Short Poetry Collection 115

This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for December 2012.

Alan Mapstone and 10 more 46 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Children's Fiction

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Father John Koenig - Stories for God's Little Ones

A charming collection of nine short stories for children with a moral weaved in each. These were originally published as separate booklets, under the series title «Stories for God's Little Ones». (Summary by Maria...

Maria Therese 59 minutes

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Science Fiction

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Murray Leinster - Tanks

Tanks and the future of war is what Murray Leinster speculates about in this story. Written in the 1920's he observed the terrible new inventions that were used in World War I to kill people, armored tanks and...

Phil Chenevert 1 hour 11 minutes

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Self-Help

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Dr. Albert Philip Sy - Food Preparedness

A short pamphlet from WWI, first describing basic nutrition, then discussing what foods may be substituted during food shortages without loss of nutrition. «The last few months have more and more impressed upon...

TriciaG 1 hour 3 minutes

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

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Anonymous - My Comforter

LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of My Comforter by anonymous. This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 25, 2012.

ashleighjane and 16 more 18 minutes

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Poetry

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Thomas Moore - Meeting of the Waters

LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Meeting of the Waters by Thomas Moore. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for November 25, 2102.

Cynthia Moyer and 15 more 22 minutes

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Short Stories

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O. Henry - Five Beloved Stories by O. Henry

O. Henry wrote over 600 short stories. Naturally I have my personal top 20 stories that just seem to stand out because of their form, writing style and ability to convey real personalities in a very few words. From...

Phil Chenevert 1 hour 16 minutes

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2 B R 0 2 B (version 2) & The Big Trip Up Yonder (version 5)

Science Fiction

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Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. - 2 B R 0 2 B (version 2) & The Big Trip Up Yonder (version 5)

These two stories by Kurt Vonnegut were written over a decade apart but they are definitely connected. The Big Trip Up Yonder, published in Galaxy Science Fiction January 1954 is a comical yet scary description of...

Phil Chenevert 46 minutes

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Poetry

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John Clare - November

LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of November by John Clare. This was the Weekly Poetry project for November 18, 2012 John Clare was an English poet, the son of a farm labourer, who came to be known for...

April Gonzales and 19 more 23 minutes

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General Fiction

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Anna Katharine Green - Staircase at the Heart's Delight

Detective Ebenezer Gryce tells the story of the case with which he begun his career in 1840. Several wealthy men were drowned and washed ashore in New York City, and the first clue leads to a dubious money lender…...

Crln Yldz Ksr 54 minutes

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General

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Edward Lear - Nonsense Verses

This is a collection of some of the delightful nonsense verses and stories by Edward Lear. A lot of them are also my favorites. The Jumblies, The Owl and the Pussy-cat; the Broom, the Shovel, The Poker and the Tongs;...

Phil Chenevert 43 minutes

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