Nature
The Land of Little Rain
Read by Sue Anderson
Mary Hunter Austin
The Land of Little Rain is a book of sketches which portray the high desert country of southern California, where the Sierras descend into t…
Through Glacier Park, Seeing America First with Howard Eaton
Read by Laura Victoria
Mary Roberts Rinehart
This is about a three-hundred mile trip across the Rocky Mountains on horseback with Howard Eaton. It is about fishing, and cool nights arou…
The Natural History of Selborne
Read by Peter Yearsley
Gilbert White
The Reverend Gilbert White was the curate of the village of Selborne, a village in Hampshire, from 1784 to his death in 1793, living most of…
In Harmony with Nature
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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…
A Prairie Sunset
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 004
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
A collection of eleven short nonfiction works in the public domain. The items included in this collection were independently selected by the…
The Tale of Freddie Firefly
Read by Woolly Bee
Arthur Scott Bailey
He was able to draw a deep breath again as they reached the field of red clover, where Peppery Polly Bumblebee settled quickly upon a clover…
The Behavior of the Honey Bee in Pollen Collecting
Read by Roger Melin
D. B. Casteel
The value of the honey bee in cross pollinating the flowers of fruit trees makes it desirable that exact information be available concerning…
Coffee Break Collection 003 - Nature
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is a collection of short (15 minute or less readings) works in English suitable for a coffee break at work or a short commuter ride. Th…
Winter (Shakespeare)
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
William Shakespeare
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of Winter by William Shakespeare. This poem is from "Love's Labour's Lost". This was t…
Agriculture for Beginners
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Charles William Burkett
A textbook used by many public schools in the early 20th century. The authors believe that "agriculture is eminently a teachable subjec…
John Stuart Mill; His Life and Works
Read by Bill Boerst
Various
This biography is actually a series of essays by prominent personalities of the time that shed light on John Stuart Mill's life and areas of…
The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses
Read by John W. Michaels
P. R. Kincaid, P. R. Kincaidandjohn J. Stutzman and P. R. Kincaid And John J. Stutzman
Back in the day before automobiles, a good horse trainer and veterinarian was the equivalent of “Mr Goodwrench”. A badly behaving or unhealt…
The Training of a Forester
Read by KHand
Gifford Pinchot
Written by a forester, this book looks at the definition of "forest", what the life of a forester entails, discusses the forest se…
Nature's Miracles Volume 1: World Building and Life
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Elisha Gray
Elisha Gray (August 2, 1835 – January 21, 1901) was an American electrical engineer who co-founded the Western Electric Manufacturing Compan…
Mighty Animals
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Jennie Irene Mix
A book about dinosaurs written for children. In short, easy to read chapters designed to keep the interest of juvenile readers. (Summary by …
Moths of the Limberlost
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Gene Stratton-Porter
Gene Stratton-Porter (August 17, 1863 - December 6, 1924) was an American author, amateur naturalist, wildlife photographer, specializing in…
The Adventures of Maya the Bee
Read by Betsie Bush
Waldemar Bonsels
The Adventures of Maya the Bee is an exciting tale for children of all ages. Themes of growth and development of courage and wisdom are foun…
Our Cats and All About Them
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Harrison Weir
The Englishman Harrison Weir organized the first cat show in England in 1871. In 1887 he founded the National Cat Club and was its first Pre…
Summer in a Garden and Calvin, A Study of Character
Read by Mark Penfold
Charles Dudley Warner
This is Warner's contemplative and humorous account of the wondrous and mysterious workings of a garden he tended for 19 weeks. After this i…