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Evolution Creatrice

Read by Peter Tucker


Henri Bergson



Creative Evolution (French: L'Évolution créatrice) is a 1907 book by French philosopher Henri Bergson. Its English translation…

Two Years and Four Months in a Lunatic Asylum

Read by Elaine Webb


Hiram Chase



Hiram Chase is a well liked Reverend in a small ministry in Utica. When his mental and physical health deteriorates, he is taken to Utica lu…

The Baby's Songbook

Read by Carol Stripling


Walter Crane



This is a collection of 14 songs chosen from Walter Crane's "The Baby's Opera" and "The Baby's Bouquet" containing class…

John Quincy Adams

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John T. Morse



This biography contains three main sections. the first covers Adams's early years and his time as a diplomat--both in America and overseas. …

Mob Rule In New Orleans

Read by Holly Jenson


Ida B. Wells-Barnett



Born into slavery in Mississippi in 1862, Ida B. Wells-Barnett was an African-American journalist, newspaper editor, suffragist, sociologist…

Everyman

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Unknown



A Holy Day in 1495. Join the crowd streaming towards a temporary outdoor stage and be entertained (and maybe even instructed) by a performan…

Impariamo l'italiano a Tropea

Read by Antonio Libertino


Antonio Libertino



Do you love Italy and dream of it every night? Would you like to visit one of the most beautiful Italian sea towns? What if you could refres…

Certified - The True Story of David Harris

Read by David Harris


David Harris



Certified is the pacey, true life account of David Harris; how he went from typical Aussie kid to mentally deranged criminal, then experienc…

Quiet Hints to Growing Preachers

Read by MaryAnn


Charles E. Jefferson



Charles Edward Jefferson was pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle in Brooklyn, New York for 33 years. In Quiet Hints, published in 1901, he pro…

Just So Stories

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Rudyard Kipling



These whimsical short stories offer fanciful answers to a dozen of childhood's favorite "why" and "how" questions. With …

The Goody-Naughty Book

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Sarah Cory Rippey



The Goody-Naughty Book was originally published as two books back to back. Opening the book from one end, the reader experiences "The G…

In Harmony with Nature

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Matthew Arnold



LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of In Harmony with Nature. by Matthew Arnold. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 8, 201…

Democracy

Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)


Henry Brooks Adams



Not until after his death in 1918 was it revealed that Henry Adams was the anonymous author of Democracy, which had been published to great …

A Prairie Sunset

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Walt Whitman



LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of A Prairie Sunset by Walt Whitman. This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 28, 2011.Walt…

Scrambles Amongst the Alps

Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)


Edward Whymper



Scrambles Amongst the Alps is one the great classics (some would say the greatest) of early mountaineering literature, and Edward Whymper (1…

Africa, O Africa

Read by Louise Robinson Chapman


Louise Robinson Chapman



This is the story of Louise Robinson Chapman, a missionary in Africa. From 1920 until 1940 she ministered to the dark continent, coming to t…

Nature's Miracles

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Elisha Gray



Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901) was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Compan…

Short Nonfiction Collection

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Various



A collection of eleven short nonfiction works in the public domain. The items included in this collection were independently selected by the…

Principia Ethica

Read by Fredrik Karlsson


George Edward Moore



George Edward Moore, usually known as G. E. Moore, (1873 – 1958) was a distinguished and influential English philosopher. He was, with Bertr…

American Notes for General Circulation

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Charles Dickens



American Notes for General Circulation is a travelogue by Charles Dickens detailing his trip to North America from January to June, 1842. Wh…

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