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Librivox: Poems Every Child Should Know by Burt, Mary E.Join Now to Follow
This anthology of poetry, published in 1904, contains such favorites as The Raven, My Shadow, and The Village Blacksmith, as well as many lovely poems that may be unfamiliar. Most of the poems in this collection are short enough for children to memorize.
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Librivox: Cosmic Computer , The by Piper, H. BeamJoin Now to Follow
Conn Maxwell returns from Terra to his poverty-stricken home planet of Poictesme, "The Junkyard Planet", with news of the possible location of Merlin, a military super-computer rumored to have been abandoned there after the last war. The inhabitants hope to find Merlin, which they think will be their ticket to wealth and prosperity. But is Merlin real, or just an old rumor? And if they find it will it save them, or tear them apart? (by Mark Nelson)
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Librivox: Idle Thoughts Of An Idle Fellow by Jerome, Jerome K.Join Now to Follow
Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow , published in 1886, is a collection of humorous essays by Jerome K. Jerome. It was the author’s second published book and helped establish him as a leading English humorist. The book consists of 14 independent articles arranged by themes. (Summary from Wikipedia)
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Librivox: Spoon River Anthology by Masters, Edgar LeeJoin Now to Follow
This is a collection of poems, in the form of an entire community speaking from beyond the grave about their lives, and, in some cases, gossiping about their neighbors' lives. It's interesting to hear how other people perceive a particular character, and how that character responds.
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Librivox: How to Speak and Write Correctly by Devlin, JosephJoin Now to Follow
This is a 1910 guide for those who wish to learn how to correctly (though maybe not "properly") create sentences, use figures of speech, write letters, and more, all while choosing the right words and doing it with style. Joseph Devlin's words may not all be relevant still today, but at least it sounds good when it's read aloud! (Summary by Andrew Lebrun).
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Librivox: Short Poetry Collection 023 by VariousJoin Now to Follow
Librivox’s Short Poetry Collection 023: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
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Librivox: Around the World in Seventy-Two Days by Bly, NellieJoin Now to Follow
This is a true account by American woman journalist who, in 1889, set out to see whether she could beat the fictional journey in Jules Verne’s 1873 novel, Around the World in Eighty Days. Wearing one dress and carrying one handbag, Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman (pen name “Nellie Bly”), reported her travels back to avid readers in America. (Summary by Mary Reagan)
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Librivox: Short Poetry Collection 024 by VariousJoin Now to Follow
Librivox’s Short Poetry Collection 024: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
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Librivox: Whose Body? by Sayers, Dorothy L.Join Now to Follow
The novel begins with a telephone call to Wimsey from his mother, the Dowager Duchess of Denver, saying that her vicar’s architect has just found a dead body in his bath, wearing nothing but a pair of pince-nez. Whose body is it? Whodunnit? It’s up to Lord Peter to find out. (Summary by Kara and Wikipedia)
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Librivox: Horror Story Collection 001 by VariousJoin Now to Follow
An occasional collection of 10 horror stories by various readers. We aim to unsettle you a little, to cut through the pink cushion of illusion that shields you from the horrible realities of life. Here are the walking dead, the fetid pools of slime, the howls in the night that you thought you had confined to your more unpleasant dreams.
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