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Maccabe's Art of Ventriloquism and Vocal Illusions

Crafts & Hobbies

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Frederic Maccabe - Maccabe's Art of Ventriloquism and Vocal Illusions

This manual offers instructions on how to become a ventriloquist. Starting out from a general introduction of ventriloquism, it explains how sounds are formed in the human body and how the voice is used. It then...

tazzle and 4 more 2 hours 17 minutes

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Anthologies

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Kenneth Grahame - Cambridge Book of Poetry for Children

A collection of poems, many well-known or by famous writers for children, celebrating the joys of life for children and avoiding the all-too-common subject of death. Selected and edited by Kenneth Grahame. — Summary...

Leonard Wilson and 8 more 2 hours 17 minutes

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Historical Fiction

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Prosper Mérimée - Carmen

On a trip to Spain in 1830, our narrator recounts his encounters with two strange characters: a thief named Don José Navarro and a beautiful Romani woman named Carmen...little does he know that soon, these two will be...

ToddHW and 3 more 2 hours 17 minutes

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Action & Adventure

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William Martin - Captain's Story

This seafaring adventure story was adapted from the German. It is also known as The Disobedient Son and tells the story of a boy who runs away to sea. — Summary by Lynne Thompson

Lynda Marie Neilson and 1 more 2 hours 15 minutes

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Romance

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Frances Hodgson Burnett - Pretty Sister Of José

Pepita would rather become a witch than a wife. She's seen too many women, including her mother, wither away at their husband's hands. Popular and respected, our gentle, but fiercely independent heroine immediately...

Kalynda and 4 more 2 hours 11 minutes

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Memoirs

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Isaac Mason - Life of Isaac Mason as a Slave

Isaac Mason was born into slavery. As a young man, he escaped to freedom and made a life for himself. An intelligent man, he gave lectures on his experiences and was later encouraged to publish them in book form. —...

Lynne T 2 hours 9 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Elizabeth Roberts MacDonald - Our Little Canadian Cousin

In " Our Little Canadian Cousin," the author's intention is to tell, in a general way and in one defined local setting, the story of Canadian home life in the late 19th century. To Canadians, home life means...

rookieblue and 5 more 2 hours 5 minutes Our Little Cousin Series

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Short works

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Mary Louisa Molesworth - Five Minutes' Stories

This is a collection of short stories for children. Listeners may wish to have a look at the text at Project Gutenberg to see the many illustrations accompanying each story. — Summary by Carolin

Simon Sherriff Allen and 7 more 2 hours 4 minutes

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Religion

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Emma Leslie - Sailor's Lass

On a dark and story night, the Coombers find a little girl. Who is she? — Summary by EstherbenSimonides Proof Listening provided by Fiddlesticks and Tawnya Roy

Adele de Pignerolles and 4 more 1 hour 59 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

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Coffee Break Collection 16 - Crime

This is the sixteenth collection of our «coffee break» series, involving public domain works that are between about 3 and 15 minutes in length. These are great for study breaks, commutes, workouts, or any time you'd...

DrPGould and 6 more 1 hour 56 minutes Coffee Break Collections

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Short Stories

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Coffee Break Collection 013 - Weather

This is the thirteenth collection of our «coffee break» series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in length. These are great for study breaks, commutes, workouts, or any time you'd like...

Patrick Wallace and 11 more 1 hour 55 minutes Coffee Break Collections

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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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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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