Michele Fry

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Animals & Nature

Judith Gautier - Memoirs of a White Elephant

«We are told by writers of antiquity that elephants have written sentences in Greek, and that one of them was even known to speak. There is, therefore, nothing unreasonable in the supposition that the White Elephant...

Ed Humpal and 7 more 4 hours 19 minutes

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Family Life

Charlotte Turner Smith - Emmeline, the Orphan of the Castle

This book was written about 150 years ahead of its time. It tells the story of Emmeline Mobwray who grows up in a dysfunctional family and has to find herself against all odds. Orphaned at a young age, she has to stay...

Michele Fry and 9 more 23 hours 25 minutes

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General

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Theodore Roosevelt - Letters to His Children

The strong, vigorous, exalted character of a doting father who loved playing with his children and their pets, even while serving as the President of the United States, stands revealed in this selection of letters he...

Michele Fry and 9 more 4 hours 47 minutes

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General

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Olive Beaupre Miller - Latch Key of My Bookhouse

This is the final book in a six volume set of the «My Bookhouse» books. This final title in the series leaves off the format of the previous volumes and is geared towards the parent or teacher. The major part of the...

mlcui and 8 more 7 hours 49 minutes My Bookhouse Series

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Historical Fiction

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Thomas Dixon, Jr. - Traitor

Dixon lived through Reconstruction, and believed it ranked with the French Revolution in brutality and criminal acts. The Traitor (1907), the final book in his trilogy which also includes The Leopard’s Spots (1902),...

Michele Fry 6 hours 45 minutes

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Historical Fiction

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Thomas Dixon, Jr. - Leopard's Spots

The first in a trilogy of the Reconstruction era — The Leopard's Spots (1902), The Clansman (1905), and The Traitor (1907), parts of this novel were incorporated in the 1915 silent movie classic, " The...

Michele Fry 13 hours 10 minutes

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General

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Hamilton Wright Mabie - Heroines Every Child Should Know

The companion volume to Heroes Every Child Should Know, this volume looks at 13 famous and heroic women from history. — Summary by Lynne Thompson

K.G.Cross and 9 more 7 hours 53 minutes

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Poetry

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Short Poetry Collection 148

This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for September 2015.

Shakira Searle and 11 more 52 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Essays & Short Works

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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 033

Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include astronomy, religion, United States history, football, child raising, Tokyo firebombing, and more. (summary by...

Nicholas James Bridgewater and 10 more 6 hours 49 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921

Short Stories

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O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921

In 1918 the Society of Arts and Sciences established the O. Henry Memorial Awards to reward the very best short stories published during the previous year with cash prizes. 1921 was a particularly productive year with...

Mike Pelton and 9 more 12 hours 53 minutes

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Poetry

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Short Poetry Collection 145

This is a collection of 30 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for June 2015.

Kevin Siegel and 16 more 1 hour 24 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Clansman, An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan

Historical Fiction

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Thomas Dixon, Jr. - Clansman, An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan

The second book in a trilogy of the Reconstruction era — The Leopard's Spots (1902), The Clansman (1905), and The Traitor (1907), this novel was the basis for the 1915 silent movie classic, «The Birth Of A Nation»....

Michele Fry 9 hours 28 minutes

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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

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