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Essays & Short Works

432

George William Curtis - From the Easy Chair Vol. 1

George William Curtis was a writer and public speaker. He was editor of Harper's Weekly and one of the founders of the American Republican party, and served Ulysses S. Grant; although he split from the party in the...

Matthew Squaire and 11 more 4 hours 19 minutes

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Animals & Nature

450

Amy Ella Blanchard - Kittyboy's Christmas

Is Santa Claus real? Six year old Elinor thinks so as she sends her letter, and persuades her friend Bill to do likewise. On the other side of town, a stray kitten adopts a lonely bachelor. As the two worlds come...

Lynne T 1 hour

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Short Stories

604

Short Story Collection Vol. 066

Another great collection of short stories in English, selected and read by Librivox readers.

Peter Thomlinson and 7 more 10 hours 26 minutes Short Story Collections

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Action & Adventure Fiction

495

G. A. Henty - Tales from the Works of G.A.Henty

George Alfred Henty was an English newspaper correspondent who became a prolific author of, predominantly, adventure stories for boys. Most were based on true historical events. In this volume, published posthumously,...

John-Paul Nelson and 9 more 4 hours 15 minutes

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Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)

433

Andress Small Floyd - My Monks of Vagabondia

Before welfare or rehab, what happened to those unfortunates who lost their way, fell through the cracks, were cast off by society? Men such as Andress Floyd and his wife Lillian stepped up. In 1908, the...

Lynne T and 4 more 1 hour 42 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

485

Children's Short Works, Vol. 024

Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 024: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.

Theofromhebersham and 10 more 1 hour 52 minutes Children's Short Works Collections

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Published 1800 -1900

455

Mary Elizabeth Braddon - Charlotte's Inheritance

A lesser known novel by the sensational English novelist, Charlotte's Inheritance opens in Paris in a dilapidated boarding house let to students by a scarcely adequate landlady. Enter Gustave, a young provincial,...

Lynne T and 4 more 16 hours 9 minutes

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Most Extraordinary Trial of William Palmer

True Crime

465

Anonymous - Most Extraordinary Trial of William Palmer

John Parsons Cook was a 28 year old bachelor, from a good family but not in robust health. He studied to become a lawyer, but instead of following that career, turned to raising race horses. In November 1855, during a...

Lynne T 15 hours 13 minutes

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*Non-fiction

462

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 047

Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy and thought — Plato, Aristotle, Leonhard Euler, Henri Amiel, and the French Rights of Man; adventure...

Availle and 6 more 4 hours 59 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Romance

461

Gertrude Atherton - Black Oxen

Lee Clavering, a young playwright falls in love with an Austrian countess, not noticing the adoring glances from the outgoing flapper, Janet. Unknown to the young lover, the object of his devotion is defying age with...

Lynne T 13 hours 10 minutes

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Travel & Geography

441

George Walter Thornbury - Haunted London

London: one of the oldest and most populous cities in the world. Surely it holds a few secrets within its ancient walls and the stories of ghostly presences abound.

Lynne T and 10 more 17 hours 9 minutes

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Short works

445

Eugene Field - Little Book of Profitable Tales

An anthology of charming short stories, written by the poet for his only daughter Mary. The style is simple and conversational, sometimes dealing with the difficult subjects confronting children of the day, including...

Kangaroo and 12 more 4 hours 54 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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