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The Alps, the Danube and the Near East

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Frank G. Carpenter



Journeying through many countries including Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Switzerland and Greece, the author gives an in-depth account of many …

After Music

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Josephine Preston Peabody



LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of After Music by Josephine Preston Peabody. This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 10, 20…

The Meeting of the Waters

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Thomas Moore



LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Meeting of the Waters by Thomas Moore. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Novemb…

Everglades Wildguide

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Jean Craighead George



This is a United States National Parks guidebook written by a popular young people's nature writer, Jean Craighead George. It covers the Eve…

Sketches by Boz, version 2

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Charles Dickens



A collection of early writings of Charles Dickens under his early pseudonym, "Boz." They first appeared in various publications f…

A Bachelor Girl in Burma

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Geraldine Edith Mitton



Miss Mitton was an unusual English woman of her time. As a published author, this unmarried woman in her early 30s recorded her visit to Bu…

Umbrellas and Their History

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William Sangster



A whimsically serious look at the umbrella and society. (summary by Clarica)

The Indian Corn Planter

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E. Pauline Johnson



LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of The Indian Corn Planter by E. Pauline Johnson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 2…

The Life and Letters of Elizabeth Prentiss

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George Prentiss



This memoir was undertaken at the request of many of Mrs. Prentiss' old and most trusted friends, who felt that the story of her life should…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 054

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Various



Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include Science and Exploration--a tribute …

Adventskalender 2020

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Various



Diese Sammlung ist ein Adventskalender und enthält für jeden Tag vom 1. bis 24. Dezember eine Aufnahme über Weihnachten, den …

An Ode

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Táhirih



LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of An Ode by Táhirih (Fátimih Baraghání) (1814/1817 – 1852), Transla…

Great Epochs in American History, Volume II

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Francis Whiting Halsey



This is the second volume in ten volume series of great epochs in the history of the United States, from the landing of Columbus to the buil…

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 05

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Charles F. Horne



A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narrati…

Recollections of Napoleon at St. Helena

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Elizabeth Balcombe Abell



In this memoir written by Betsy Balcombe, who was a precocious 14 year old at the time of events, we are provided with a rare account of the…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 062

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Various



Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Volume 62 features several introspective essays: b…

North-Pole Voyages

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Zachariah Atwell Mudge



For more than three hundred years an intense desire has been felt by explorers to discover and reveal to the world the secrets of the immed…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 066

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Various



Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Why Women Should Vote" (Jane Addams, 1910) is one of several selections devo…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 073

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Various



Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Salve! ye dumb hearts. Let us be still and wait by the roadside." With these…

Neighbourhood – A Year’s Life in and About an English Village (version 2)

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Tickner Edwardes



Tickner Edwardes (properly Edward Tickner Edwardes) served in the Royal Army Medical Corps during WWI and later became the vicar of the West…

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