Jim Locke

163 books

New Discussed TOP By time

Short Long

Culture & Heritage Fiction

765

Henry James - Outcry

The story concerns the contemplated sale of a famous painting by a proud but relatively cash-strapped British aristocrat to a wealthy American art collector who is bent on buying up treasured masterpieces from the Old...

Linda Johnson and 1 more 6 hours 24 minutes

No comments

Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

674

Maurice Henry Hewlett - Lore of Proserpine

If a thing is not sensibly true it may be morally so. If it is not phenomenally true it may be so substantially. And it is possible that one may see substance in the idiom, so to speak, of the senses. That, I take it,...

Chris A. Hawkins and 2 more 6 hours 10 minutes

No comments

*Non-fiction

2.4K

Ernest Baynes - Wild Bird Guests

How to entertain them; with chapters on the destruction of birds, their economic and aesthetic values, suggestions for dealing with their enemies and on the organization and management of bird clubs. — book subtitle....

Jim Locke 6 hours 4 minutes

No comments

Action & Adventure Fiction

2.4K

Lawrence Perry - Prince or Chauffeur? A Story of Newport

Newport, of course, means aristocratic families and naval adventures. In this tale, we wonder if the heiress will actually marry the Russian prince, who is of questionable character, or the chauffeur, who would...

Jim Locke 5 hours 57 minutes

No comments

Memoirs

644

Caroline Cowles Richards Clarke - Village Life in America

A diary of a young school girl in Canandaigua, New York during the Civil War. (Summary by MaryElizabeth)

Mary-Elizabeth Arndt and 7 more 5 hours 39 minutes

No comments

Chronicles of America Volume 05 - Pioneers of the Old South

*Non-fiction

709

Mary Johnston - Chronicles of America Volume 05 - Pioneers of the Old South

In this remarkably detailed and sweeping fifth installment, Mary Johnston takes us from discoveries and settlements to the evolution into the first colonies, specifically Virginia, Maryland, North and South Carolina,...

Jim Locke 5 hours 37 minutes

No comments

Action & Adventure

673

Elijah Kellogg - Lion Ben of Elm Island

An adventure story for boys, in which the author aims to «impart pleasure, and, at the same time, inspire respect for labor, integrity and every noble sentiment». There is a sense of nostalgia, as Kellogg sets his...

A LibriVox Volunteer and 9 more 5 hours 24 minutes

No comments

Biography & Autobiography

656

Frederick Trevor Hill - Lincoln, The Lawyer

This biography of Abraham Lincoln focuses on his practice as a lawyer. (Summary by MaryAnn)

Larry Wilson and 5 more 5 hours 22 minutes

No comments

Action & Adventure

794

Clarence Young - Ned, Bob and Jerry at Boxwood Hall

The seventeenth book in the popular «Motor Boys» series sees our heroes as college freshman. Written under the house pseudonym of Clarence Young. — Summary by Lynne Thompson

Christine Lehman and 6 more 5 hours 20 minutes

No comments

Biography & Autobiography

769

Elizabeth Ross Haynes - Unsung Heroes

This book consists of 17 biographies of remarkable men and women who, in 1921, were «unsung.» Some of them are now pretty well known while others are still, sadly, rather unrecognized. Written by Elizabeth Ross Haynes...

Jim Locke and 7 more 5 hours 19 minutes

No comments

Life in the Sick-room: Essays by an Invalid

Essays & Short Works

1.5K

Harriet Martineau - Life in the Sick-room: Essays by an Invalid

Thinking she would be ill for the rest of her life, Harriet Martineau wrote these partly autobiographical essays about life in the sickroom. Considered ground breaking, it asserted that the sickroom is the sick...

MaryAnn and 6 more 5 hours 15 minutes

No comments

Chronicles of America Volume 02 - The Spanish Conquerors

History

654

Irving Berdine Richman - Chronicles of America Volume 02 - The Spanish Conquerors

A discussion of the adventures of the Spanish explorers from Columbus to Pizarro. — Summary by Jim Locke Group: Chronicles of America Series

Jim Locke 5 hours 13 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