Mark Twain

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer


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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (published 1876) is a very well-known and popular story concerning American youth. Mark Twain's lively tale of …

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (version 2)


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In The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain creates an entertaining adventure of Middle America in the 1800's - afloat on a raft on th…

Die Abenteuer Tom Sawyers


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Die Abenteuer des Tom Sawyer (Originaltitel: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer) ist ein Roman des US-amerikanischen Schriftstellers Mark Twain. D…

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn


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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884) by Mark Twain is one of the truly great American novels, beloved by children, adults, and literary cri…

The Prince and the Pauper


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The Prince and the Pauper (1882) represents Mark Twain's first attempt at historical fiction. The book, set in 1547, tells the story of two …

Life on the Mississippi


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Life on the Mississippi is a memoir by Mark Twain detailing his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil…

Las Aventuras De Tom Sawyer


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Tom Sawyer es un niño que vive en San Petesburgo al lado del río Missisipi con su hermano menor Sid, su prima Mary y su t&iacu…

Roughing It


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Roughing It is semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. It was authored during 1870–71 and published…

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (version 4)


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Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Tom Sawyer's Comrade), often shortened to Huck Finn, is a novel written by Mark Twain and published in 1884.…

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court


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Come and hear the strange tale of The Boss Hank Morgan, a modern day (at the time of publication) Connecticut Yankee who inexplicably finds …

The Awful German Language


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If you’ve ever studied German (and maybe even if you haven’t), you’re likely to find this short essay to be hilarious. Published as Appendix…

El Diario De Adán Y Eva


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Con su ingenio y encanto habituales, Mark Twain, uno de los más grandes escritores de nuestro tiempo, presenta la historia del Jard&i…

Coffee Break Collection 001 - Humor


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This is a collection of short (15 minute or less readings) stories suitable for a coffee break at work or a short commuter ride. Emphasis f…

Ghost Story Collection 002


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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 beyo…

The Innocents Abroad


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Writer/entertainer Garrison Keillor (A Prairie Home Companion) on “The Innocents Abroad”: “…one of the best selling travel books of all time…

Eve’s Diary


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Eve’s Diary is a humorous monologue about Eve’s experiences at the dawn of creation. She is fascinated by every aspect of the new world arou…

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (version 2)


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A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court is an 1889 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The work is a very early example of…

A Tramp Abroad


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A Tramp Abroad is a work of non-fiction travel literature by American author Mark Twain, published in 1880. The book details a journey by th…

A Dog's Tale


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This short novel of Twain’s, from 1903, is told from the point of view of a loyal and beloved family pet. Themes of heroics, valor and heart…

Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, Volumes 1 & 2


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Mark Twain's work on Joan of Arc is titled in full "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, by the Sieur Louis de Conte." De Conte …

Tom Sawyer Abroad by Huck Finn


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Tom Sawyer Abroad is a novel by Mark Twain published in 1894. It features Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn in a parody of Jules Verne-esque a…

Chapters from my Autobiography


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Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) began writing his autobiography long before the 1906 publications of these Chapters from my Autobiography. He or…

What is Man? and Other Essays


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"What Is Man?", published by Mark Twain in 1906, is a dialogue between a young man and an older man jaded to the world. It involve…

Tom Sawyer, Detective


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Tom Sawyer, Detective is an 1896 novel by Mark Twain. It is a sequel to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), Adventures of Huckleberry Finn …

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (version 3)


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The book is noted for its colorful description of people and places along the Mississippi River, and its sober and often scathing look at en…

Historias de Detectives


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La ficción detectivesca es un subgénero de la novela negra, y paradójicamente también su antecesor. Básic…

Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World


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Following the Equator (American English title) or More Tramps Abroad (English title) is a non-fiction travelogue published by American autho…

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Dramatic Reading)


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Growing up on the banks of the Mississippi river, a mischievous boy named Tom Sawyer spends his days getting into one scrape after another. …

1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors…


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Please note: this recording contains strong language. Also known simply as "1601", this is a humorously risque work by Mark Twain,…

The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories


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Here's a Mark Twain story that's very unlike those he became famous for, but when I read it back in Catholic high school, it left a deep imp…

Extracts from Adam's Diary


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Get the true story of Adam and Eve, straight from the source. This humorous text is a day-to-day account of Adam’s life from happiness in th…

Short Ghost and Horror Collection 007


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A collection of fifteen stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up…

The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson


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In one of his later novels, the master storyteller spins a tale of two children switched at infancy. A slave takes on the identity of master…

A Double Barreled Detective Story


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A Double Barrelled Detective Story is a novel by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), in which Sherlock Holmes finds himself in the American west.At…

The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer


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Thomas "Tom" Sawyer is the title character of the Mark Twain novel The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876). He appears in three other …

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Version 6)


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Follow the young boy Huckleberry Finn and the slave Jim on their epic journey down the Mississippi River in the years before the Civil War. …

The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson (Version 2)


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It was published in 1893–1894 by Century Magazine in seven installments, and is a detective story with some racial themes. The plot of this …

Short Story Collection Vol. 003


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 003: a collection of 20 short fictional works in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.

Aventuras de Masín (Tom) Sawyer


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La vida en San Petersburgo, un pueblecito situado a orillas del Misisipi, al suroeste de Estados Unidos, es tan plácida que incluso p…

El Peligro De Quedarse En Cama


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Cuento humorístico de Mark Twain traducido por un colaborador de Leer Escuchando. De Mark Twain: Samuel Langhorne Clemens, conocido…

The Gilded Age, A Tale of Today (version 2)


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Originally published in 1873, The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is the only novel Twain co-wrote (C.D. Warner was a good friend and neighbor o…

Short Ghost and Horror Collection 010


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A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up …

The Best American Humorous Short Stories


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Eighteen short stories by famous and little known authors compassing the period 1839 - 1914. The editor's very extensive introduction is omi…

The Awful German Language (version 2)


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This long essay is a work of mock philology, one of several appendices to Twain’s travel novel, A Tramp Abroad. In it, Twain explains, compl…

Cartas Desde La Tierra


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Cartas desde la Tierra, cuya primera edición no se autorizó hasta 1962, describe en vivo y en directo la versión siglo …

The Mysterious Stranger and Other Stories (version 2)


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The Mysterious Stranger-A Romance- is the final novel attempted by Mark Twain. It was worked on periodically from roughly 1890 up until 1910…

Anti-imperialist Writings


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This audiobook is a collection of Mark Twain's anti-imperialist writings (newspaper articles, interviews, speeches, letters, essays and pamp…

How to Tell a Story, and Other Essays


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In his inimitable way, Mark Twain gives sound advice about how to tell a story, then lets us in on some curious incidents he experienced, an…

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories (Version 2)


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The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories is a 1906 collection of 30 comic short stories by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. Published j…

Mark Twain's Speeches, Part 1


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Spanning the time between 1872 and the year before he died, this collection of after-dinner speeches, random thoughts to "the press&quo…

Mark Twain's Journal Writings, Volume 1


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Volume 1 contains these 12 essays: 1.) "Americans on a Visit to the Emperor of Russia." 2.) "The Austrian Edison keeping scho…

The Man that Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories


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"The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg" is a piece of short fiction by Mark Twain. It first appeared in Harper's Monthly in December 1…

Old Times on the Mississippi


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Old Times on the Mississippi is a non-fiction work by Mark Twain. It was published in 1876. Originally published in serial form in the Atlan…

Mark Twain’s Journal Writings, Volume 2


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This second collection of essays by Mark Twain is a good example of the diversity of subject matter about which he wrote. As with the essays…

The Letters of Mark Twain, Complete


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These letters were arranged in two volumes by Albert Bigelow Paine, Samuel L. Clemens's literary executor, as a supplement to Mark Twain, A …

Some Rambling Notes of an Idle Excursion


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Written for the Atlantic magazine in 1877, this is a collection of stories about a trip Mark Twain made with some friends to Bermuda. (Summa…

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (version 3)


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An adventure story for children, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is a fun-filled book that shows life along the Mississippi River in the 1840s.…

The Stolen White Elephant (Version 2)


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"The Stolen White Elephant" was written by Mark Twain and published in 1882. In it, an Indian elephant, en route from India to Bri…

Short Story Collection Vol. 001


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 001: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.

Eve’s Diary (version 2)


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Eve's Diary is a comic short story by Mark Twain. It was first published in the 1905 Christmas issue of the magazine Harper's Bazaar, and in…

Short Story Collection Vol. 005


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 005: a collection of 20 works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.

A Horse's Tale (Version 2)


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A Horse's Tale is a novel by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens), written partially in the voice of Soldier Boy, who is Buffalo Bill's favorite hors…

The Stolen White Elephant


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In this Mark Twain short story an Indian elephant, en route from India to Britain as a gift to Queen, disappears in New Jersey. The local po…

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Dramatic Reading)


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In order to escape his cruel father, and led by a thirst for adventure, Huck Finn sets off down the Mississippi River with Jim, an escaped s…

Short Story Collection Vol. 004


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 004: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.

Short Story Collection Vol. 008


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 008: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.

The £1,000,000 Bank-Note & other new Stories


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Collection contains:-The £1,000,000 Bank-Note-Mental Telegraphy-A Cure for the Blues-The Enemy Conquered; or, Love Triumphant-About al…

Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance


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Mark Twain's (Burlesque) Autobiography and First Romance, a short volume, published by Sheldon & Co., NY in 1871, is Mark Twain's third …

The American Claimant


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The American Claimant is an 1892 novel by American humorist and writer Mark Twain. The story focuses on the class differences and expectatio…

The Curious Republic of Gondour and Other Whimsical Sketches


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As the title reveals, these stories are a collection of some of Mark Twain's more fanciful and eccentric works. They run the gamut from poli…

Sketches New and Old


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This collection of 63 writings by Mark Twain was published in 1882. Among other sketches, it contains "The Jumping Frog" in the or…

Newspaper Articles by Mark Twain


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This is a collection of newspaper articles written by Samuel Clemens, for various newspapers, between 1862 and 1881. After Feb 3rd 1863, he …

The Jumping Frog


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"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is an 1865 short story by Mark Twain. It was also published as "The Notorio…

A Horse's Tale


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Soldier Boy is the top steed at Fort Paxton. He is Buffalo Bill’s favorite horse and has led a life of glory and honor. One day General Alis…

The Gilded Age, A Tale of Today


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The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is an 1873 novel by Mark Twain and Charles Dudley Warner that satirizes greed and political corruption in po…

Mark Twain's Speeches, Part 2


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This collection of the 195 known, publicly-printed speeches of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was compiled by Paul Fatout and publish…

The Treaty with China


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"A good candidate for 'the most under-appreciated work by Mark Twain' would be 'The Treaty With China,' which he published in the New Y…

Those Extraordinary Twins


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"Those Extraordinary Twins" was published as a short story, separate and distinct from its origins inside Twain's "The Traged…

Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories


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A collection of Twain short stories including:The Loves Of Alonzo FitzClarence And Rosannah EtheltonOn The Decay Of The Art Of LyingAbout Ma…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 002


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A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independ…

Mark Twain’s Journal Writings, Volume 3


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This third volume of Mark Twain's journal writings continues on eclectic and varied path established by the first two volumes. Included in t…

Short Story Collection Vol. 007


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 007: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.

The Mysterious Stranger


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Mark Twain wrote this fairytale style story about 3 boys who meet Satan's cousin and they experience many things during this time. The story…

Short Story Collection Vol. 010


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 010: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.

Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (version 7)


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A slightly more complex sequel to Mark Twain's original book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, this book really shows the true side of racism i…

Short Story Collection Vol. 066


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Another great collection of short stories in English, selected and read by Librivox readers.

Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven


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"Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven" is a short-story written by American writer Mark Twain and published in 1909. The story fol…

The Diaries of Adam and Eve


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Mark Twain wrote these two diaries, or rather as he insists, 'translated them from the original manuscripts', late in his writing career. T…

Mark Twain: The Complete Interviews


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This collection of the 258 known, publicly-printed interviews of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was compiled by Gary Scharnhorst and …

Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences


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Fenimore Cooper - author of The Deerslayer, The Last of the Mohicans, etc - has often been praised, but just as often been criticised for hi…

Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven (version 3)


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This was the last story published by Twain, a few months before he died. The story follows Captain Elias Stormfield on his extremely long co…

Short Story Collection Vol. 039


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 039: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Goldsmith's Friend Abroad Again


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This satire on the U.S.A.'s myth of being the "Home of the Oppressed, where all men are free and equal", is unrelenting in its pur…

Short Story Collection Vol. 036


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A collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain chosen and read by a group of LibriVox members.The story of The Lamplighter (…

Short Story Collection Vol. 035


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A collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain chosen and read by a group of LibriVox members.

The Innocents Abroad (version 2)


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Samuel L. Clemens' (Mark Twain) journey to Europe and the Holy Land in 1866. Reportedly his best selling book.

Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Vol 1


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Volume 1 of a ten volume collection of amusing tales, observations and anecdotes by America's greatest wordsmiths. This work includes select…

Coffee Break Collection 004 - Hodge Podge


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This is a collection of short (15 minute or less readings) fiction or non-fiction works in English suitable for a coffee break at work or a …

1601: Conversation, as it was by the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors


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Please note: this recording contains strong language."1601," wrote Mark Twain, "is a supposititious conversation which takes …

The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg


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The town of Hadleyburg had the reputation of being the most honest town in a wide area, indeed an incorruptible community. The elders took t…

The $30,000 Bequest and Other Stories


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A book of short stories and humorous anecdotes by Mark Twain, published together in 1906. (Summary by Tricia G)

How To Tell A Story, and Other Essays (Version 2)


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The complete collection of works using this title. Other versions, including the Project Gutenberg version, have been radically shortened. M…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 003


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A collection of ten short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were independ…

Short Ghost and Horror Collection 029


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A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-leggedy beasties and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up …

The Prince and the Pauper (version 3)


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The Prince and the Pauper tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive …

In Defense of Harriet Shelley


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Mark Twain pulls no punches while exposing the "real" Percy Shelley in this scathing condemnation of Edward Dowden's "Life of…

Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven (version 2)


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In the afterlife grizzled sea captain Eli Stormfield finds himself piloting a ship to heaven. Despite a detour and some navigation errors he…

Short Story Collection Vol. 041


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 041: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Short Story Collection Vol. 043


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 043: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Lords of the Housetops: Thirteen Cat Tales


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The Lords of the Housetops reveals the cat through the creative lenses of 13 authors. Consequently, this carefully chosen collection of stor…

Short Story Collection Vol. 040


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 040: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

De Lotgevallen van Tom Sawyer


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Uit de inleiding van de schrijver bij de originele Engelstalige uitgave (helaas niet in deze vertaling opgenomen): "Ofschoon mijn boek …

Fenimore Cooper's Literary Offences (Version 2)


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This is Mark Twain's vicious and amusing review of Fenimore Cooper's literary art. It is still read widely in academic circles. Twain's essa…

Short Story Collection Vol. 020


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 020: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.

Short Story Collection Vol. 042


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 042: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Short Story Collection Vol. 072


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A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. This time, we delve into the works of Virginia Woolf…

Short Story Collection Vol. 054


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 054: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Short Story Collection Vol. 037


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 037: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain chosen and read by LibriVox members.

Short Story Collection Vol. 034


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 034: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 006


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A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches and reports included in this collection were inde…

Short Story Collection Vol. 038


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 038: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 024


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A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the rea…

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 021


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Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres."Die Schrecken der deutschen Sprache" übersetzt v…

Short Story Collection Vol. 030


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 030: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Mark Twain's Autobiography: With An Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine - Volu…


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While the Mark Twain Project has created and released a three-volume Mark Twain autobiography with extensive annotations, in the 21st centur…

The Prince and the Pauper (version 2)


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One day a poor boy, Tom, gets a little too near the gates of the palace. and the guards start to beat him. However the prince himself interv…

Little Masterpieces of American Wit and Humor Vol 2


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Volume 2 of a ten volume collection of amusing tales, observations and anecdotes by America's greatest wordsmiths. This work includes select…

Short Story Collection Vol. 078


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A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. The ever-popular detective stories of Arthur Conan D…

Short Story Collection Vol. 018


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 018: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 027


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A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the re…

Short Story Collection Vol. 028


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 028: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Short Story Collection Vol. 073


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A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. This time, we delve into the works of Saki, Katheri…

Short Story Collection Vol. 027


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 027: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

More Newspaper Articles by Mark Twain


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"More Newspaper Articles by Mark Twain" fills in the gaps left by the first collection of newspaper articles: "Newspaper Arti…

Short Story Collection Vol. 068


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Another fantastic selection of 20 short stories selected by Librivox readers and read in English.

Short Story Collection Vol. 029


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 029: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Short Story Collection Vol. 033


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LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 033: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

Short Ghost and Horror Collection 040


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A collection of twenty stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, long-legged beasties and things that go bump in the night. Revenge, fear, petri…

Love Stories Volume 3


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Here are 20 more love stories under an hour each, covering all kinds of experiences involving romantic or other kinds of love resulting in h…

The Ontario Readers: Third Book


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The Ontario Readers is a school book first published in 1919, by the Ontario Ministry of Education, containing short excerpts of literary wo…

Short Story Collection Vol. 076


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A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. This time, we delve into the annals of Arthur Conan …

Leben auf dem Mississippi / Nach dem fernen Westen


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Leben auf dem Mississippi (Life on the Mississippi) ist eine 1883 erschienene Erzählung des US-amerikanischen Schriftstellers Mark Twai…

Short Story Collection Vol. 095


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A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. In this, the 95th volume of Short Stories, we delve …

Essays on Paul Bourget


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Collection of short essays concerning French novelist and critic Paul Bourget. Included: "What Paul Bourget Thinks of Us" and &quo…

Coffee Break Collection 021 - Fairy Tales, Tall Stories and Scams


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This is the twenty-first Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes …

Mark Twain's Travel Letters from 1891-92


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This collection of Mark Twain travel letters was compiled by Barbara Schmidt for her website, TwainQuotes.com. According to his biographer, …

1916: First Chapters Collection


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These are first chapters to books first published in 1916. Readers, following is a tentative list culled from Wikipedia's article on the yea…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 053


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Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include History--Jocelyn de Brakelond's 13th…

The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 10


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The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the tenth volume, 62 short stories and poems have been gathered from 42 authors…

Mark Twain's Letters from Hawaii


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By the time Mark Twain worked as a roving reporter for the Sacramento Union, he had held positions with other newspapers in Nevada and Calif…

Europe and Elsewhere


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This collection of articles came from Mark Twain's travels and experiences abroad. While many had been previously published, there also were…

Coffee Break Collection 013 - Weather


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This is the thirteenth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in…

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 09


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The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…

Christian Science


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Christian Science is a 1907 collection of essays Mark Twain wrote about Christian Science, beginning with an article that was published in C…

Short Story Collection Vol. 087


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Presenting the 87th Short Story Collection, in which Librivox readers have selected and read a variety of fictional works. In this anthology…

La Célebre Rana Saltarina Del Distrito De Calaveras


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Este cuento de Mark Twain fue escrito 11 años antes de Tom Sawyer. Es una obra corta, divertida e interesante, que nos presenta un au…

Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part One (1867-1879)


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This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included i…

Una historia de fantasmas


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Fui a una gran habitación, lejos de Broadway, de un gran y viejo edificio cuyos departamentos superiores habían estado vac&ia…

Coffee Break Collection 023 - Mysteries, Riddles and Conundrums


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This is the twenty-third Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes …

Coffee Break Collection 020 - Old Age


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The Librivox Coffee Break Collections are themed anthologies, selected and read by Librivox readers. Each short piece is fifteen minutes lon…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 048


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Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include philosophy and thought--Phtah-Hotep…

Extract from Captain Stormfield’s Visit to Heaven (version 4)


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Mark Twain pokes a little good natured fun at the usual concept of heaven. The story follows Captain Elias Stormfield on his extremely long…

Im Gold- und Silberland


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In dieser Reiseerzählung schildert Mark Twain seine Erfahrungen in Carson City und Nevada.Zusammenfassung von Katharina21

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 028


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A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the re…

Children's Short Works, Vol. 021


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LibriVox's Children's Short Works Collection 021: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…

Short Story Collection Vol. 096


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We are back with the 96th LibriVox Short Story Collection. All stories were selected and read by LibriVox volunteers. One of Sir Arthur Cona…

Short Story Collection Vol. 089


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Our 89th Short Story Collection is of exceptionally high quality. In addition to perennial favorites, such as Kate Chopin and Mark Twain, ou…

El hombre que riñe con los gatos


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A falta de otra cosa, contamos una vez en nuestro periódico la aventura de un desgraciado que, según nuestro relato, para po…

Is Shakespeare Dead?


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A short, semi-autobiographical work by American humorist Mark Twain. It explores the controversy over the authorship of the Shakespearean li…

Mark Twain's Autobiography: With An Introduction by Albert Bigelow Paine - Volu…


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While the Mark Twain Project has created and released a three-volume Mark Twain autobiography with extensive annotations, in the 21st centur…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 046


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Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include meteor showers, smallpox inoculation…

Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part Three (1890-1899)


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This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included i…

Twain and Howells On Each Other


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Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) and William Dean Howells were friends for 44 years. Their personal and professional relationship is considered b…

Autobiografía burlesca


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Dos o tres personas me escribieron en diferentes ocasiones diciéndome que si yo publicaba mi autobiografía tal vez la leer&iac…

The Death Disk


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Mark Twain's "Death Disk" was inspired by the historical account of the execution of Colonel John Poyer of Pembroke, Wales on Apri…

Love Stories Volume 4


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Here are 20 more love stories under an hour each, offered by Librivox volunteers, covering all kinds of experiences involving romance or oth…

Querkopf Wilson


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In der am Mississippi gelegenen Kleinstadt Dawson's Landing vertauscht eine schwarze Sklavin ihr Baby mit dem ihres Herren um ihm vor dem Ve…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 059


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Sixteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Volume 59 contains an eclectic mix of readings, ra…

Dreams Collection 1 - Stories and Poems


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This is a collection of 20 stories and/or poems, contributed by Librivox volunteers, pertaining to dreams. ( ~ Michele Fry)

Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part Four (1900-1906)


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This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included i…

Short Story Collection Vol. 098


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This is the 98th edition of Librivox Short Stories. Each story is selected and read by a Librivox volunteer. The french author Guy de Maupas…

Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part Two (1880-1889)


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This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included i…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 061


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Seventeen short nonfiction works in the public domain independently chosen by the readers. Volume 61 features articles and essays on both cu…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 075


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Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. Is the sound of a dripping faucet music? According to Aldous Huxley, "The music of…

Moments With Mark Twain


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These selections from the works of Mark Twain are presented in chronological order. They include the memorable whitewashing of the fence in …

Short Poetry Collection 004


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 004: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 066


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

AudioBook - Tom Sawyer



Audio libre de Las Aventuras de Tow Sawyer en Inglés.

Coffee Break Collection 025 - Water


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This is the twenty-fifth Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes …

Los ciceroni


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Una palabra sobre Miguel Angelo Buonarotti. Yo adoraba el genio potente de Miguel Ángel —ese hombre grande en poesía, en pi…

LibriVox 5th Anniversary Collection Vol. 2


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What do you do for a fifth anniversary? We decided to have a collection of short works with a difference. We challenged our readers to find …

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 071


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Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Suffrage for women will not usher in a millennium of peace and leisure" was …

Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part Five (1907-1909)


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This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included i…

El desventurado prometido de Aurelia


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Los hechos que voy a relatar se hallan consignados en una carta que me dirige cierta señora residente en la hermosa ciudad de San J…

Short Story Collection Vol. 106


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This collection is for any short story in the English Language in the public domain, selected and read by Librivox volunteers. This collecti…

Meine Reise um die Welt. Erste Abteilung


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Ein humoristischer Reisebericht von vom Stillen Ozean über Australien nach Indien. - Summary by Katharina21

Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part Seven (1920-1924)


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This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included i…

Was It Heaven Or Hell



"Children and fools always speak the truth. The deduction is plain: adults and wise persons never speak it." Most would agree that…

Local Color Collection Vol. 001


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In this celebration of diversity, learn about the myriad histories and cultures behind our volunteers. (summary by Eric Ray)

Dog: A Selection of Stories


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The title says it all: stories about dogs. - Summary by david wales

Mark Twain in the New York Times, Part Six (1910-1919)


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This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included i…

LibriVox 5th Anniversary Collection Vol. 3


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What do you do for a fifth anniversary? We decided to have a collection of short works with a difference. We challenged our readers to find …

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 070


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Twenty short nonfiction works selected by the readers. “Shall we ever be able to visit the moon?” queries journalist Charles Nevers Holmes i…

Short Poetry Collection 062


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 062: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Aventuras de Huck


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Las aventuras de Huck (Adventures of Huckleberry Finn) es una novela del escritor estadounidense Mark Twain (considerado el Dickens estadoun…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 088


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"With opinions, possession is more than nine points of the law. It is next to impossible to dislodge them." Woodrow Wilson's Study…

Meine Reise um die Welt Zweite Abteilung


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Ein humoristischer Reisebericht über eine Reise von Australien nach Indien und Südafrika.(Zusammenfassung von Katharina21)

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 086


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"The democracy of the future will sicken of a chronic and mortal boredom," was Aldous Huxley's prophecy for the United States in 1…

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 057


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Diese Sammlung umfasst 10 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres. - Summary by schrm

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 089


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"From vocalists you may learn much, but do not believe all that they say." Robert Schumann's Advice to Young Musicians is replete …

La célebre rana saltarina del Distrito de Calaveras


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Para cumplir el encargo de un amigo que me escribía desde el Este, fui a hacer una visita a ese simpático joven y viejo charla…

Coffee Break Collection 036 - Cats


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This is the 36th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 100


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Volume 100 of the Short Nonfiction Collection celebrates 16 years (2007-2023) of volunteer readings which reflect the wide range of nonficti…

Life In California, Excerpted From 'Roughing It' By Mark Twain


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This recording is chapters 56 through 61 plus 78 of the 1879 edition of 'Roughing It' by Mark Twain (1835-1910). The chapters contain in Tw…

The Prince and the Pauper (Version 4 - Dramatic Reading)


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The Prince and the Pauper tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty, a pauper who lives with his abusive …

Short Poetry Collection 056


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 056: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Multilingual Short Works Collection 009


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This is a collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages (except standard English). Al…

First Chapter Collection 004


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LibriVox First Chapter Collection 004 - a collection of the first chapters of 15 different books, chosen by LibriVox volunteers.This volume …

Dreams Collection 3 - Stories and Poems


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This is a collection of 20 stories and/or poems, contributed by LibriVox volunteers, pertaining to dreams. - Summary by Michele Fry

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 081


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"There has always been a tendency on the part of men of brains to look with contempt on women's work in the arts." Screenwriter an…

Coffee Break Collection 034 - Vacations


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This is the 34th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read Public Domain stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction p…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 092


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Calling men the "Bawling Brotherhood," Sarah Grand penned a lively essay on The New Aspect of the Woman Question in 1894. Stenogra…

Mark Twain's ausgewählte humoristische Schriften


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Eine Sammlung von kurzen, humorvollen Geschichten Mark Twains.Zusammenfassung von Katharina21

histoire de la grenouille



Livre audio gratuit enregistré par fedydurke Pour Audiocite.net. De nombreux autres enregistrements sont disponibles sur www.audiocit…

Short Poetry Collection 215


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This is a collection of 49 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for April 2021.

Multilingual Short Works Collection 028 - Poetry & Prose


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This is our 28th collection of short pieces, poetry or prose, fiction and non-fiction, in several different languages (except standard Engli…

First Chapter Collection 007


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The first chapter of a book is often the hook to draw a reader in. It could make you eager for more or realize it isn't for you. Here we off…

El prometido de Aurelia: narraciones humorísticas


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Nueve deliciosas narraciones de humor del genial escritor estadounidense, una muestra del ingenio, ironía e inteligencia con las que …

Coffee Break Collection 037 - More Birds


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This is the 37th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…