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The Art of Fiction

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Henry James


A lecture on the art of fiction, given by the English critic Walter Besant on April 25, 1884, and an answer to the lecture by American write…

03 - Araby

In Dubliners

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James Joyce


Masterful short stories about life in Dublin at the turn of the century, by James Joyce. (Summary by Hugh McGuire)

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In A Dictionary of English Synonymes, Vol. 01

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Richard Soule


A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous or Parallel Expressions, Designed as a Practical Guide to Aptness and Variety of Phraseolog…

Midas--Baucis and Philemon

In Bulfinch’s Mythology: The Age of Fable

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Thomas Bulfinch


Bulfinch’s Mythology, first published in 1855, is one of the most popular collections of mythology of all time. It consists of three volumes…

The Judicious Judgment of Quite Contrary Mary

In Mother Goose for Grownups

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Guy Wetmore Carryl


Mother Goose for Grownups is a delightfully silly collection of parodies on well-known Mother Goose tales by Guy Wetmore Carryl. (Summary by…

Air and Angels

In Short Poetry Collection 072

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John Donne


This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of October 2008.

Dutch: De Raaf (John F. Malta)

In The Raven (Multilingual)

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Edgar Allan Poe / John F. Malta and Edgar Allan Poe


The Raven, by Edgar Alan Poe, is one of the most famous poems ever written. First published in 1845, it was soon reprinted, illustrated, emu…

Book 1: January - March, A.D. 69 pt 4

In Tacitus' Histories

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Tacitus-Church/Brodribb and Publius Cornelius Tacitus


The Histories was written between 110 and 100 B.C. It covered the Year of Four Emperors following the downfall of Nero, the rise of Vespasia…

01 - Penelope to Ulysses

In Heroides

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Publius (Ovid) Ovidius Naso


The Heroides, also known as the Heroines, the Letters of the Heroines or simply as Epistles are a very famous collection of poems by Ovid, …

Les habits neufs du grand-duc

In Multilingual Fairy Tale Collection 002

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Hans Christian Andersen


In LibriVox’s Multilingual Fairy Tale Collection, LibriVox volunteers read their favourite public-domain fairy tales. This is a collection o…

15 - Chapter XV: The Story Of Period Costumes; Egypt and Assyria; Egypt, Byzant…

In Woman as Decoration

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Emily Burbank and Helen M. Urban


A guide for women to complement their dress to their surroundings, be it in their own home, on outings or on stage. (Summary by Julie VW)

The Pomegranate Seed (Part 1)

In Tanglewood Tales

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Nathaniel Hawthorne


All mythology and/or Hawthorne lovers unite!Here is a delightful collection of charming stories from Greek Mythology. This collection featur…