Nature

Short Nonfiction Collection

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

The Hurricane Hunters

by Ivan Ray Tannehill Read by David Wales 4.6
This 1955 book by an acknowledged authority is an absorbing account of meteorology before the advent of weather satellites. “This is the li…

Summer Shower

by Emily Dickinson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of Summer Shower by Emily Dickinson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for January 10th, 2010.

Amid the High Hills

by Sir Hugh Fraser Read by LibriVox Volunteers
A regular contributor to magazines and periodicals on outdoor pursuits, in this work, Fraser discusses salmon fishing, deer stalking, fauna …

The Elements of Herpetology and Ichthyology

by William Ruschenberger Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.9
This succinct little textbook from 1844 presents an introduction to herpetology and ichthyology. The information, albeit not current, is sti…

Camp and Trail

by Stewart Edward White Read by Ted Lienhart 4.1
Stewart Edward White was a popular and respected novelist who set his stories on the western frontier and in the wilderness. For his novels …

Selected Poems of John Clare

by John Clare Read by David Barnes 4.8
John Clare (1793 - 1864) was a farm labourer in the village of Helpstone, Northamptonshire, who became arguably England's greatest nature po…

Ruins and Old Trees

by Mary Roberts Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Ruins and Old Trees, Associated with Memorable Events in English History is a book that delves into the history of the United Kingdom by lo…

The Banana

by William Fawcett Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Bananas are the most popular fruit in the world according to the BBC. In this book we see how this fruit that is grown in limited areas of t…

Practical Forestry in the Pacific Northwest

by Edward Tyson Allen Read by KHand 4
Written by a forester, this book aims to educate people on the importance of maintaining forests and those events which pose a danger to for…

Submerged Forests

by Clement Reid Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Submerged Forests, a volume in the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature series, is a study of the land beneath the coastal areas and …

The Flowers of Shakespeare

by Esther Singleton Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.1
A lovely collection of information about those flowers that appear in William Shakespeare's work. The brief chapters are categorized by the …

Short Nonfiction Collection

by Various Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4
Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include History--Jocelyn de Brakelond's 13th…

The Ocean

by John Murray Read by LibriVox Volunteers 3.9
Sir John Murray, considered to be the father of modern oceanography, discusses the variations in the depths of oceans, and the methods and i…

The Tale of Buster Bumblebee

by Arthur Scott Bailey Read by Rosslyn Carlyle 4.2
This charming collection of short stories features a bumblebee called Buster, his (extensive) family, and a great number of other animals wh…

Mother Nature

by Emily Dickinson Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.3
LibriVox volunteers bring you 8 recordings of Mother Nature by Emily Dickinson. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for June 3, 2013Whil…

Idylls Of The Sea

by Frank Thomas Bullen Read by David Wales 4.2
In these little sketches [1899] of a few out of the innumerable multitude of ways in which the sea has spoken to me during my long acquainta…

Insect Stories

by Vernon Kellogg Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
These 13 essays explore the fascinating world of insects all around us. Vernon Kellogg, an eminent entomologist and natural story teller, an…

The Cruise of the Walrus on the Broads

by Arthur Henry Patterson Read by TND 4
"This is an account of my latest sailing adventures on board a clumsy small sea-boat, on the pleasant waterways of Broadland.I acquired…

A Florida Sketch-Book

by Bradford Torrey Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
A Florida Sketch-Book invites listeners into the vibrant world of late-19th century Florida through the keen observations of naturalist Brad…

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