Patrick Saville

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Melor of the Silver Hand; and Other Stories of the Bright Ages

Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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David Bearne - Melor of the Silver Hand; and Other Stories of the Bright Ages

This is a collection of fairy tales by Rev. David Bearne. The stories take place in the «Bright Ages» as opposed to the more common epithet «dark ages», where heroes saved the world, saints performed miracles, and...

Mike Pelton and 5 more 5 hours 32 minutes

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Action & Adventure

447

J. M. Barrie - Peter Pan (version 4)

Peter Pan, the boy who wouldn't grow up, steals Wendy and her brothers away to a magical world called the Neverland. They come face to face with a fairy named Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, savages, pirates, mermaids, a...

Patrick Saville 5 hours 22 minutes

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Poetry

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William Theodore Parkes - Spook Ballads

This is a volume of ghost stories in verse by William Theodore Parkes. The poems in this volume are often humorous, and written in a parody of ye olde style of poetry. «Dealing largely with ghosts and legends...

Larry Wilson and 13 more 4 hours 43 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

490

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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Historical

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Florence Morse Kingsley - Tor, A Street Boy of Jerusalem

Tor is a young beggar living in the city of Jerusalem during the tumultuous time of the Roman occupation. Shouts of hope are the last thing this street boy expects when he witnesses Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a...

Patrick Saville 2 hours 52 minutes

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Pig Brother and Other Fables and Stories

Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Laura E. Howe Richards - Pig Brother and Other Fables and Stories

Here are some really amusing stories and fables told with delightful wit. Some poke fun at human foibles and some are there for the simple joy of silliness. all read for you by the amazing LibriVox volunteers.-...

Patrick Saville and 10 more 2 hours 35 minutes

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Science

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Mary Proctor - Stories of Starland

Henry asks his sister Mary about the sky. She tells him all about the Sun, the Planets, the Moon, Comets and Meteors, and Stars. Mary tells her brother about mythologies people believed about the earth and sky along...

Patrick Saville and 3 more 2 hours 34 minutes

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Poetry

434

Richard Middleton - Poems & Songs

This is a volume of poetry by English poet Richard Middleton. While hardly known to readers anymore today, Middleton's poems, stories, and essays were all very highly regarded during his lifetime and after his...

Larry Wilson and 10 more 2 hours 25 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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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Clifton Johnson - Book of Fairy-Tale Bears

Bears make an appearance in so many fairy tales and fables, it is difficult to imagine a fairy-tale world without them. However, in most of those fairy tales, the bear is just a side-character. In this volume, Clifton...

AmyMc and 9 more 2 hours 12 minutes

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Children's Non-fiction

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Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall - Story of Napoleon

This book gives an exciting account of Napoleon's rise to power. It opens with his humble beginning on the island of Corsica and ultimately emperor of over half of Europe. This book focuses on his victorious military...

Patrick Saville 2 hours 5 minutes

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Poetry

524

Dora Sigerson Shorter - Fairy Changeling and Other Poems

This is a volume of poetry by Dora Sigerson Shorter. As much of her other poetry, this volume also succeeds in connecting a modern style of poetry with deep emotion and themes of Irish mythology. — Summary by Carolin

Patrick Saville and 11 more 1 hour 37 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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