Peter Eastman

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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Ghost Story Collection 001

A collection of ten pieces, read by various readers, about the unreal edges of this world in legend and story; tales of love, death and beyond. If just one story prickles the hair on the back of your neck, or...

William Coon and 8 more 4 hours 38 minutes

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Performing Arts

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Harry Houdini - Miracle Mongers, an Exposé

«A complete exposé of the modus operandi of fire eaters, heat resisters, poison eaters, venomous reptile defiers, sword swallowers, human ostriches, strong men, etc.», [by Harry Houdini, from the subtitle].

Peter Eastman and 7 more 4 hours 27 minutes

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Children's Fiction

992

Kenneth Grahame - Golden Age

The Golden Age is a collection of reminiscences of childhood, written by Kenneth Grahame and originally published in book form in 1895, in London by The Bodley Head, and in Chicago by Stone & Kimball. (The Prologue...

Erin Hastings and 9 more 3 hours 57 minutes

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Literary Fiction

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Sōseki Natsume - I Am A Cat (excerpt)

These are the first two chapters of Natsume Sōseki's masterpiece, «I Am A Cat» (Wagahai wa Neko de Aru). It is recognized as a landmark of modern Japanese literature, with its humorous but insightful depiction of...

Peter Eastman 3 hours 20 minutes

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Animals & Nature

Catherine Cate Coblentz - Blue Cat of Castle Town

«The mother cat had been quite upset when she first saw the blue kitten. She had looked fearfully then toward the river. For, like all cats, she had heard that a blue kitten could learn the river's song. Any kitten...

Peter Eastman 3 hours 16 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Dallas McCord Reynolds - Status Quo

Larry Woolford is a government agent, tasked with investigating subversive activity. He does everything an ambitious young man should do if he wants to succeed: wear the right clothes, listen to the right music, even...

Peter Eastman 3 hours 9 minutes

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Philosophy

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Unknown - Bhagavad Gita

The content of the text is a conversation between Krishna and Arjuna taking place on the battlefield of Kurukshetra just prior to the start of a climactic war. Responding to Arjuna's confusion and moral dilemma,...

Chris Masterson and 8 more 2 hours 55 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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Edmond Hamilton - Legion of Lazarus

Those convicted of the most heinous crimes are sentenced to the Humane Penalty: they are ejected from the airlock of a ship, to freeze in the icy chill of outer space. Death is instantaneous. But in some cases, not...

Peter Eastman 2 hours 38 minutes

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Science Fiction

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Francis Donovan - Short Life

At two years old, Timmy was an imbecile, incapable of talking or controlling his own body. At four years old, he abruptly stood up and began speaking in full sentences. Within a few years, he was a genius. But it was...

Peter Eastman 2 hours 35 minutes

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Action & Adventure

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J. M. Barrie - Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens

When he is seven days old, Peter Pan flies away from his mother (forgetting that he is no longer a bird and therefore cannot fly), comes to live in Kensington Gardens, and acquires a goat. (Summary by Peter Eastman)

Peter Eastman 2 hours 25 minutes

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Action & Adventure Fiction

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James Edwin Gunn - Breaking Point

Machines are infallible. Humans are not. The crew of The Ambassador knew their ship could not possibly fail, but what of themselves? And how could they defend against an unknown enemy with unknown motives and...

Peter Eastman 2 hours 10 minutes

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Poetry

Short Poetry Collection 001

Librivox’s Short Poetry Collection 001: a collection of 29 public-domain poems.

Peter Yearsley and 17 more 1 hour 19 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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