David Wales

307 books

New Discussed TOP By time

War & Military

492

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. - My Hunt After 'The Captain'

Holmes describes his frantic search through Civil War torn landscapes for his wounded son, the future Supreme Court Justice. Originally published in The Atlantic Magazine, 1862. Holmes, Sr. (1809 -1894) was an...

David Wales 2 hours 11 minutes

No comments

Starlight Ranch And Other Stories Of Army Life On The Frontier

Action & Adventure Fiction

418

Charles King - Starlight Ranch And Other Stories Of Army Life On The Frontier

Five stories of Army life in the mid to late 19th century. Charles King (1844 – 1933) was a United States soldier and a distinguished writer. He wrote and edited over 60 books and novels. Among his list of titles are...

David Wales 7 hours 56 minutes

No comments

Detective Fiction

427

Augusta Groner - Case Of The Registered Letter

A man is found shot dead and the man to whom all evidence points insists he is innocent. (Summary by David Wales)

David Wales 1 hour 41 minutes

No comments

Humorous Fiction

446

Joseph Crosby Lincoln - Cape Cod Stories

This book (eleven short stories) was also published under the title of “The Old Home House”. Joseph Crosby Lincoln (1870 – 1944) was an American author of novels, poems, and short stories, many set in a fictionalized...

David Wales 5 hours 47 minutes

No comments

General Fiction

410

Mary Hallock Foote - Touch of the Sun and Other Stories

Four short stories by Mary Hallock Foote (1847–1938), an American author and illustrator. She is best known for her illustrated short stories and novels portraying life in the mining communities of the...

David Wales 6 hours 20 minutes

No comments

Action & Adventure Fiction

423

Mary Hallock Foote - In Exile and Other Stories

Six short stories by Mary Hallock Foote (1847–1938), an American author and illustrator. She is best known for her illustrated short stories and novels portraying life in the mining communities of the...

David Wales 5 hours 36 minutes

No comments

Action & Adventure Fiction

442

Robert Barr - In a Steamer Chair and Other Stories

Thirteen short stories by one of the most famous writers in his day. Robert Barr was a British Canadian short story writer and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland. In London of the 1890s Barr became a more prolific...

David Wales 6 hours 37 minutes

No comments

Christmas Every Day and Other Stories Told for Children

Culture & Heritage Fiction

443

William Dean Howells - Christmas Every Day and Other Stories Told for Children

Five short delightful stories for children, told in the voice of «the papa» to «the girl» and «the boy» William Dean Howells (March 1, 1837 – May 11, 1920) was an American realist author and literary critic. Nicknamed...

David Wales 2 hours 5 minutes

No comments

Poetry

426

Short Poetry Collection 130

This is a collection of 17 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for March 2014.

Kasper and 10 more 49 minutes Short Poetry Collections

No comments

Short Stories

416

Best British Short Stories of 1922

Twenty-four short stories by famous and not-so-famous British authors. (Summary by David Wales) Note: A shortened section 21 was replaced on Dec 30, 2014 with the full text.

David Wales 13 hours 43 minutes

No comments

Biography & Autobiography

496

Col. William F. Cody - Adventures of Buffalo Bill

Buffalo Bill was arguably, the most recognized man in the world when he penned this book. The first four stories are of some of his adventures and the remaining 6 are autobiographical. All of them have been proved to...

Phil Chenevert and 8 more 3 hours 33 minutes

No comments

Izaak Walton's Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker and George Herbert

Biography & Autobiography

461

Izaak Walton - Izaak Walton's Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Richard Hooker and George Herbert

The full title of Walton's book of short biographies is, Lives of John Donne, Henry Wotton, Rich'd Hooker, George Herbert, &C. Sir Henry Wotton (1568 – 1639) was an English author, diplomat and politician who sat in...

David Wales 10 hours 46 minutes

No comments

New

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

Show all