David Barnes

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Indian Frontier Policy, an Historical Sketch

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General Sir John Miller Adye - Indian Frontier Policy, an Historical Sketch

«The subject of our policy on the North-West frontier of India is one of great importance, as affecting the general welfare of our Eastern Empire, and is specially interesting at the present time, when military...

David Barnes 1 hour 37 minutes

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Blessed Albert the Great - On Union with God

Surely the most deeply-rooted need of the human soul, its purest aspiration, is for the closest possible union with God. As one turns over the pages of this little work, written by Blessed Albert the Great towards...

David Barnes 1 hour 31 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Anonymous - Vice in its Proper Shape

Or, The Wonderful and Melancholy Transformation of Several Naughty Masters and Misses Into Those Contemptible Animals Which They Most Resemble In Disposition, Cautionary tales of the transmigration of the souls of...

David Barnes and 5 more 1 hour 27 minutes

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Poetry

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Short Poetry Collection 076

This is an open collection of poems for the month of February 2009.

Rhonda Federman and 15 more 1 hour 23 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Humorous Fiction

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Oscar Wilde - Canterville Ghost

The American Minister and his family have bought the English stately home Canterville Chase, complete with the ghost of Sir Simon de Canterville — blood-stains, clanking chains and all. But these modern Americans...

David Barnes 1 hour 23 minutes

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Reference

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Tom Bullock - Ideal Bartender

The book was written by Tom Bullock, a well-known bartender at the St. Louis Country Club. His skills as a bartender were so remarkable that a libel suit hinged on the excellence of his drinks. In The Ideal Bartender,...

David Barnes and 4 more 1 hour 16 minutes

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Einhard - Life of Charlemagne (Einhard)

Einhard was employed by Charlemagne as a court historian. At the request of Charlemagne's son and successor Louis the Pious, he wrote a biography of Charlemagne, the Vita Karoli Magni or Life of Charlemagne (c....

Sibella Denton and 4 more 1 hour 14 minutes

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Poetry

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Short Poetry Collection 067

LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 067: a collection of 20 public-domain poems, chosen and read by Librivox volunteers.

Carolyn Frances and 12 more 1 hour 11 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox - Art and Heart

This special poetry collection was assembled to celebrate the first anniversary of the creation of LibriVox. LibriVox volunteers bring you 38 different recordings of Art and Heart, by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. This poem,...

Alan Davis Drake and 37 more 1 hour 10 minutes

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Short Poetry Collection 088

This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the months of April, May, and June 2010.

Miss Avarice and 17 more 1 hour 8 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Collection Vol. 001

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Collection Vol. 001

A collection to celebrate Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 200th birthday, on 27th February, 2007.

Peter Yearsley and 8 more 1 hour 3 minutes

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Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses (Selection)

Poetry

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Thomas Hardy - Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses (Selection)

Hardy claimed poetry as his first love, and published collections until his death in 1928. Although not as well received by his contemporaries as his novels, Hardy's poetry has been applauded considerably in recent...

Carolyn Frances and 11 more 56 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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