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“The Flu”: A Brief History of Influenza in U. S. America, Europe, Hawaii

Read by Grace Buchanan

A. Mouritz

PREFACEThis Booklet has been written and compiled for the use of any student or layman who seeks concise and clear information on the histor…

The Best Nonsense Verses

Read by Grace Buchanan

Josephine Daskam Bacon

From Lewis Carroll's Jabberwocky to limericks written by Anonymous, some of the crankiest, most logical and lyrical people turn common sense…

Old Hallowe’en Friends

In Boys and Girls

Read by Grace Buchanan

James W. Foley

A collection of charming poems by James W. Foley, Poet Laureate of North Dakota where he was also city editor of the Bismarck Tribune. Each…

Preface

In Doctor Grimshawe’s Secret

Read by Grace Buchanan

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Dr. Grimshawe is a spider-cultivating eccentric. The central secret of the book is an all-encompassing spiders web. The central character is…

A Pair of Silk Stockings by Kate Chopin

In Short Story Collection Vol. 086

Read by Grace Buchanan

Kate Chopin

A diverse collection of short stories selected and read in English by Librivox readers. Old favorites, such as Oscar Wilde, Lord Dunsany, St…

Our Androcentric Culture, or The Man-Made World

In First Chapter Collection 007

Read by Grace Buchanan

Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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…

I’m Nobody

In Short Poetry Collection 204

Read by Grace Buchanan

Emily Dickinson

This is a collection of 54 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for May 2020.

PAINFUL SCENE AT THE DRONES CLUB

In Leave it to PSmith

Read by Grace Buchanan

P. G. Wodehouse

Freddie Threepwood and his uncle are in difficulties. Freddie wants a thousand pounds to start a bookmaker’s business and to marry Eve, whil…

The Hawthorn Tree

In April Twilights and Other Poems

Read by Grace Buchanan

Willa Sibert Cather and Willa Cather

A selection of thirty-six poems by American writer Willa Cather. (summary by mleigh)

The Blind Eye

In Zadig or The Book of Fate (Version 2)

Read by Grace Buchanan

Voltaire

"there is no Evil under the Sun, but some Good proceeds from it:" -- this quote from this novel sums it up. One of Voltaire's most…