First Chapter Collection 010
Various
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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 offer the tenth "First Chapter Collection" in which readers share the first chapters of a variety of fiction and non-fiction works.
All the works in this collection are in the public domain for those in the United States. Other listeners who wish to download these recordings should confirm that they are in the public domain for their nation. Special attention should be paid to Brockwell who died in 1958, Singh who died in 1996, and Ferguson for whom the death date is unknown. - Summary by KevinS (4 hr 0 min)
Chapters
Chapter 1 from The Gentleman from Indiana | 22:12 | Read by KevinS |
Chapter 1 from Highways and Byways in Sussex | 16:49 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
Chapter 1 from Pagan and Christian Creeds | 22:19 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
Chapter 1 from About Orchids | 11:08 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
Chapter 1 from Козацька Помста (Kozatska Pomsta) | 23:51 | Read by Anastasiia Solokha |
Chapter 1 from Der junge Goedeschal | 9:42 | Read by lorda |
Chapter 1 from by The Knights of the Cross (English translation) | 24:09 | Read by Piotr Nater |
Chapter 1 from Klucz Dalekiego Wschodu (Korea) | 22:25 | Read by Piotr Nater |
Chapter 1 from Leonardo da Vinci: His Early Training | 6:16 | Read by Bvince |
Chapter 1 from Placówka | 15:03 | Read by Piotr Nater |
Chapter 1 of Kshama | 12:12 | Read by pratibhanair |
Chapter 1 from Underground London | 35:56 | Read by Peter Yearsley |
Chapter 1 from Aline et Valcour | 7:17 | Read by Sonia |
Chapter 1 from British Ferns, Club Mosses and Horsetails | 11:24 | Read by Peter Yearsley |