David Wales
Captain William Kidd And Others Of The Buccaneers
Pirate stories galore! Pirate life was not always what it seemed from the outside. - Summary by david wales
Auguste Rodin
Rodin has pronounced Rilke's essay the supreme interpretation of his work. (From the translators’ Preface)Auguste Rodin, 1840-1917, was a …
Two American Slavery Documents
This recording contains two original documents. 1) Life of James Mars, a Slave Born and Sold in Connecticut, by James Mars (1869). James …
Under The Sky In California
This is a 1913 travelogue by a then-well-known botanist who wrote many books about the American Southwest and California in particular. This…
Saunterings In And About London
A witty 1853 travelogue by a cultured German for his countrymen. “…for I did not write for an English public, nor did I ever pretend to popu…
Life In California, Excerpted From 'Roughing It' By Mark Twain
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…
Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions Together With Death's Duel
Devotions upon Emergent Occasions is a 1624 prose work by the English theologian and writer John Donne, Dean of St. Paul’s Cathedral in Lond…
The Light Invisible
Fifteen short ghost stories by the Anglican then Roman Catholic priest, Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914). The form of the book is of an old En…
News From No Man's Land
James Green (1864-1948) was a Methodist minister who was a chaplain to Australian troops in the Boer War and in the Australian Imperial Forc…
Over The Plum Pudding
Over The Plum Pudding is a delightful collection of twelve stories that blend humor, holiday spirit, and a touch of the supernatural. Author…
Sherman’s Recollections of California, 1846-1848, 1855-1857, from his Memoirs
This LibriVox recording comprises three chapters from American Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman’s Memoirs. The chapters deal with…
Over There: War Scenes On The Western Front
Bennett's served in many capacities in the WWI war effort. After a visit to the Western Front he wrote this 1915 collection of essays about …
Myths And Legends Of The Great Plains (version 2)
Here, amidst the vast sweep of the plains which stretch away to the horizon on every side, boundless, limitless, endless, lived the plains I…
Elsie And The Child; A Tale Of Riceyman Steps And Other Stories
Thirteen short stories (1924) by a master story teller of the early twentieth century. His writings, fiction and nonfiction, were popular wi…
A Christmas When The West Was Young
Set against the harsh backdrop of a winter blizzard, A Christmas When The West Was Young weaves a poignant tale of family and resilience. As…
The Good Soldier; A Selection Of Soldiers' Letters, 1914-1918
“Here are boys, all sorts of boys: French, English, Italian, American… These are soldiers’ letters written home. But reading, one finds t…
The Cathedral
Sir Hugh Seymour Walpole, CBE (1884 – 1941) was an English novelist. He was the son of an Anglican clergyman, intended for a career in the c…
The New Swiss Family Robinson
The New Swiss Family Robinson is a humorous take on the classic adventure story, crafted by Owen Wister for the Harvard Lampoon. This parody…
Robert Louis Stevenson
This short early twentieth century biography of Robert Louis Stevenson by polymath Chesterton and journalist Nicoll is also sometimes entitl…
Audubon's Western Journal: 1849-1850
John Woodhouse Audubon (1812-1862), son of the famous painter John James Audubon and an artist in his own right, joined Col. Henry Webb's Ca…