LibriVox recording of Foundations of Geometry by David Hilbert. (Translated by Edgar Jerome Townsend.) Read in English by Jim Wrenholt. The German mathematician David Hilbert was one of the most influential mathematicians of the 19th/early 20th century. Hilbert's 20 axioms were first proposed by him in 1899 in his book Grundlagen der Geometrie as the foundation for a modern treatment of Euclidean geometry. Hilbert's axiom system is constructed with six primitive notions: the three primitive...
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LibriVox recording of The Three Clerks (version 2) by Anthony Trollope. Read in English by Anthony Ogus Romance and crime in the mid-19th century British Civil Service. In this early novel,Trollope draws on his own experiences as a junior clerk in the General Post Office to provide an entertaining and moving account of how ambition within the service can affect friendship and love. (Summary by Anthony Ogus) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds,...
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LibriVox recording of Niebla by Miguel de Unamuno. Read in Spanish by Mongope Niebla es una de las obras más conocidas de Unamuno. Esta “nivola”, como el propio autor la denominó quizás para diferenciarla del resto de sus obras, nos cuenta una historia a veces cómica y otras dramática, cargada de planteamientos filosóficos. A la vez narra el enamoramiento de Augusto, joven de vida acomodada que pone en cuestión todo lo que le ocurre, el ser o no ser, la capacidad de decidir del ser...
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LibriVox recording of The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, edited by Frank Woodward Pine. Read by Gary Gilberd. Franklin wrote his autobiography in the form of an extended letter to his son. While recording the events of his life, he adds instructions for good living which makes this work America’s first “How to Succeed” book. (Summary by Gary) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats or languages (if available),...
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LibriVox recording of The Sign of The Four (version 3) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Read in English by David Clarke The Sign of the Four (1890), also called The Sign of Four, is the second novel featuring Sherlock Holmes written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Doyle wrote four novels and 56 stories starring the fictional detective. The story is set in 1888. The Sign of the Four has a complex plot involving service in East India Company, India, the Indian Rebellion of 1857, a stolen treasure, and a...
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LibriVox recording of The Historical Evolution of the Ukrainian Problem by Mykhailo Hrushevsky. (Translated by George Raffalovich.) Read in English by Kazbek A short history of Ukrainian national aspirations, written by one of the most prominent Ukrainian historians. Published in the early months of World War I. - Summary by Kazbek For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog...
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LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Thanatopsis, by William Cullen Bryant. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for April 12, 2022. Read in English by Adrian Stephens; Bruce Kachuk; CalmDragon; yourbookvoice; KevinS; Larry Wilson; LeeSalter; Michele Fry; Peter Yearsley; Richa Jain and William Allan Jones. The author was only 18 when he wrote this contemplation on death, his most famous poem. His teenage musings on nature's capacity to delight us and calm us while we live,...
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LibriVox recording of The Poverty of Philosophy by Karl Marx. (Translated by Harry Quelch.) Read in English by Tray This work is a scathing criticism of the economic and philosophical arguments of Pierre-Joseph Proudhon's The Philosophy of Poverty . (Summary by TriciaG) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become...
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LibriVox recording of On the Nature of Things (Munro translation) by Titus Lucretius Carus. (Translated by H. A. J. Munro.) Read in English by Pamela Nagami Titus Lucretius Carus (c. 99-55 BC), the author of "De Rerum Natura" or "On the Nature of Things," was a Roman poet and philosopher. The work, a didactic poem expounding the teachings of Epicurus, often rises to sublime and lyrical heights. Lucretius enjoins us to shun superstitious fears and religious rituals. The...
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Topics: librivox, audiobooks, empiricism, Epicurus, Lucretius, epicureanism, free will, democritus,...
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LibriVox recording of "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes": the illuminating diary of a professional lady by Anita Loos. Read in English by Jenn Broda In this comic novel written by American author Anita Loos, we follow the adventures of the fictional character Lorelei Lee who is a young blonde flapper. This story takes place in the hedonistic Jazz Age and is written in the form of a diary from Lorelei's viewpoint as she shares stories of the men she entertains in New York City and Europe....
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LibriVox recording of History of Henry the Fourth King of France and Navarre by John Stevens Cabot Abbott. Read in English by Pamela Nagami Henry IV, King of France and Navarre (1553-1610) was the first monarch of France from the House of Bourbon. He was raised in the Protestant faith, barely escaped death in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre, and led the Protestant forces against the Catholic armies in the French Wars of Religion. Declaring that "Paris was well worth a mass," he...
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LibriVox recording of Salammbô by Gustave Flaubert. (Translator Unknown.) Read in English by Carolin. After completing the famous Mme Bovary , Flaubert put all his efforts into researching the Punic Wars and completed the lesser known Salammbô . In this volume, Flaubert describes in detail the Mercenary Revolt and the fight of the Mercenaries against the all-powerful Carthage, the theft of the magical Zaimph and the love and hate between the Carthaginian princess Salammbô and the fiercest...
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LibriVox recording of The Portrait of a Lady (solo version) by Henry James. Read in English by Elizabeth Klett The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly and Macmillan's Magazine in 1880–81 and then as a book in 1881. It is one of James's most popular long novels, and is regarded by critics as one of his finest. The Portrait of a Lady is the story of a spirited young American woman, Isabel Archer, who "affronts her destiny"...
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LibriVox recording of Peaks of Shala by Rose Wilder Lane. Read in English by Steven Seitel This book was published in 1923. From the author's own Introduction: "I would not have this book considered too seriously. It is not an attempt to untangle one thread in the Balkan snarl; it is not a study of primitive peoples; it is not a contribution to the world’s knowledge, and I hope no one will read it to improve the mind. It should be read as the adventures in it were lived, with a gayly...
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LibriVox recording of On the Ends of Good and Evil by Marcus Tullius Cicero. (Translated by Harris Rackham.) Read in English by Geoffrey Edwards On the Ends of Good and Evil (Latin: DE FINIBUS BONORUM ET MALORUM) discusses Skeptic, Epicurean, Stoic, Peripatetic and Academic views on the good life. Written by Marcus Tullius Cicero. Translated by Harris Rackham. (Summary by Geoffrey Edwards) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other...
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Topics: librivox, audiobooks, philosophy, God, Latin, ethics, Cicero, Academic, stoic, epicurean
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Forget the old concept of retirement and the rest of the deferred-life plan–there is no need to wait and every reason not to, especially in unpredictable economic times . Whether your dream is escaping the rat race, experiencing high-end world travel, or earning a monthly five-figure income with zero management, The 4-Hour Workweek is the blueprint.
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Topics: Fairy tales, Folklore -- Germany, Folklore -- France, Princesses -- Fiction, Audiobooks
LibriVox recording of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (version 4) by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Read in English by David Clarke The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 12 short stories that were originally illustrated by Sidney Paget. These are the first set of short stories that were published and followed the publishing of his first 2 novels, A Study in Scarlet and The Sign of the Four. - Summary by David Clarke For further information, including links to online text, reader...
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LibriVox recording of Winnie-the-Pooh (Version 3) by A. A. Milne. Read in English by John and Katie Greenman. Winnie-the-Pooh is a children’s book by English author A. A. Milne, illustrated by E. H. Shepard. Published in 1926, it is a collection of short stories about an anthropomorphic teddy bear, Winnie-the-Pooh, and his friends Christopher Robin, Piglet, Eeyore, Owl, Rabbit, Kanga, and Roo. It is the first of two story collections by Milne about Winnie-the-Pooh, the second being The House...
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Topics: Children's audiobooks, Toys -- Juvenile fiction, Adventure stories, Toys -- Fiction, Audiobooks,...
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Topics: Juvenile Fiction, Children's Audio - 4-8, Children: Grades 2-3, General, Audiobooks, Chickens,...
LibriVox recording of Tales of War by Lord Dunsany. Read in English by Ben Tucker. Lord Dunsany brings his lucid and magical prose to the subject of the harsh realities of war by providing a series of vignettes that are at times grim and grounded but also at times eerie and fantastical. Summary by Ben Tucker. For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording....
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LibriVox recording of Sermons of a Buddhist Abbot by Soyen Shaku. (Translated by Daisetz Suzuki.) Read in English by Jendia; Mike Pelton; Jacki Horn; csheeler; William Gavula Look! it's the science of sitting, No! it's the science of meditating, No! it's Zen. If you wanted to know anything regarding Zen Buddhism and you did not have the opportunity then here is your chance to listen to the wisdom of a Zen Buddhist Abbot who toured the United States in 1905-6 and most of the sections in this...
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Topics: librivox, audiobooks, philosophy, religion, buddhism, zen, zen for americans, dharma
LibriVox recording of The Book Of Jasher by Anonymous. (Translated by Moses Samuel.) Read in English by CJ Plog Jasher (The Sefer haYashar (first edition 1552) The Hebrew title may be translated Sefer haYashar - "Book of the Upright" - but it is known in English translation mostly as The Book of Jasher following English tradition. The book is named after the Book of Jasher referenced In Joshua 10:13; 2 Samuel 1:18; And 2 Timothy 3:8. Jasher is an historical text that covers the time...
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LibriVox recording of Zigzags of Treachery and other stories by Dashiell Hammett. Read in English by Winston Tharp The death of a well known San Francisco doctor brings a charge of murder for his wife, but is it murder or suicide, and is she really his wife? The Continental Op is on the case in Dashiell Hammett’s “Zigzags of Treachery,” featured here along with two more novellas from the pages of Black Mask magazine, "The Girl with Silver Eyes" and “The Golden Horseshoe.” -...
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LibriVox recording of The Wreck of the Corsaire by William Clark Russell. Read in English by Steven Seitel This book was published in 1897. When cabin passenger Mr. Catesby climbs into the rigging of the Ruby in search of cooler air, he is struck full in the face and chest by an errant seabird bearing a sealed tin box tied about its neck. What he finds in that box leads him to unexpected encounters with a wrecked ship, chests of gold, thirst, desperation, and some curiously courteous...
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LibriVox recording of The Pilgrim's Progress (version 2) by John Bunyan. Read in English by MaryAnn Spiegel. The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come is a Christian allegory written by John Bunyan and originally published in February, 1678. It is regarded as one of the most significant works of religious English literature, has been translated into more than 200 languages, and has never been out of print. (Summary from Wikipedia) This 1890 edition published by the...
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LibriVox recording of The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 5 by Charles F. Horne; Rossiter Johnson; John Rudd. Read in English by realisticspeakers; hearmeout7; Michael Channon; Colleen McMahon; R. Thompson; SKwanlada; Ryan Fahey; Kristine Bekere; Usha Ganesh; Bill Mosley; Slyma12; Florence; Ares Sancho; dawnlegion A comprehensive and readable account of the world's history, emphasizing the more important events, and presenting these as complete narratives in the master-words of the...
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Topics: librivox, audiobooks, India, stephen, Saxons, chivalry, Alfred the Great, leif erikson, feudalism,...
LibriVox recording of Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great, by Elbert Hubbard. Read in English by Mike Pelton; Lynne Thompson; Garth Burton; ToddHW; Luke Sartor; KHand; Denise Nordell; Erin Schellhase; TriciaG. Elbert Hubbard visits the homes of authors, politicians, poets, philosophers and other prestigious people. If they are still living he speaks with them about their work. If they are dead he reflects on how their surroundings may have influenced them. These short essays are...
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LibriVox recording of The Dream of the Red Chamber Book I by Xueqin Cao. (Translated by Henry Bencraft Joly.) Read in English by LIbrivox volunteers. The Dream of the Red Chamber (also known as The Story of the Stone ) is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of China, and considered the greatest of them all. Almost 40 main characters and some 500 minor characters tell the fortunes of the Chia family; the book details mainly the life of Chia Pao-yü, the heir apparent, who is described as very...
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LibriVox recording of Torah (JPSA) 03: Leviticus by Jewish Publication Society of America. Read in English by Scarlet576 & Bethesda Lily The third book of the Pentateuch - Leviticus. Presented according to weekly parshah. Praised are You, Adonai, Our G-d, ruler of the Universe, who has made us holy with commandments and commanded us to engage in the study of Torah. (Traditional prayer). - Summary by Linette Geisel. Parshat descriptions provided by Wikipedia For further information,...
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LibriVox recording of Two Supernatural Stories by Perceval Landon. Read in English by Newgatenovelist. Perceval Landon was a journalist and short story author, and in these two tales he explored the supernatural. In ‘Railhead’, a man receives an urgent message – from an out-of-service telegraph. In ‘Thurnley Abbey’, the titular abbey’s past might be less remote than its occupants believe. NB These stories were first published in 1908 and contain contemporary views on race and...
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Hitler's War is a biographical book by David Irving . It describes the Second World War from the point of view of Adolf Hitler .
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LibriVox recording of Rhyme? And Reason? by Lewis Carroll. Read in English by Anusha Iyer; Sanober H. Syed; jftocanada; NoelBadrian; Chase Capener; Royce Roeswood; Mary Escano; Diane Alailima; tovarisch; Peter Yearsley; Ian King; Caro Davy; Larry Wilson "I have had nor rhyme nor reason" is inscribed on the cover page of this book. These poems are then also some of the most phantastic poems published by Lewis Carroll, including such famous verses as Phantasmagoria and The Hunting of...
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LibriVox recording of Winnie the Pooh by A. A. Milne. Read in English by Phil Chenevert Winnie the Pooh, the loveable little bear with a great big heart (and only a slightly less large appetite for honey), has fun and adventures in this book. All of the other residents of the 100 acre wood join in to help this happen. Rabbit, Piglet, Owl, Kanga and Roo and of course the every depressed Eeyore who manages to lose his tail somehow. But what more needs to be said except that it Christopher Robin...
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LibriVox recording of Songs from Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll. Read in English by Evan Smith This is a compilation of the poems in Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. As noted in the title, the poems are transformed into song, with sheet music included in the book. Music is by Lucy E. Broadwood. In addition to the text and sheet music, a digital version of the music in "midi" format is available from the Gutenberg site for the book....
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LibriVox recording of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Version 7) by Lewis Carroll. Read in English by Craig Franklin Alice’s adventures in Wonderland is probably one of the most well known and popular children's novels in the English language. Written in 1865 by Charles Lutwidge Dodgeson, better known by his pen name ‘Lewis Carrol’. Lewis, a mathematician, poet, photographer and inventor, tells a surreal fantasy tale, of Alice, who visits a world of unnatural logic after following a...
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LibriVox recording of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Read by Eric Leach Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells the story of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar and anthropomorphic creatures. The tale is filled with allusions to Dodgson's friends. The tale plays with...
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LibriVox recording of Dracula (version 4) by Bram Stoker. Read in English by Corrinne LePage Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. It introduced Count Dracula, and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. The novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and a woman led by Professor Abraham Van...
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LibriVox recording of Badge of Infamy (version 2) by Lester del Rey. Read in English by Thomas Rose Set in the early 22nd century: Dr. Daniel Feldman, stripped of rank and status and named pariah for violating Medical Lobby rules, stows away on a spaceship and flees to Mars Colony. There, while essentially practicing medicine without a license, he stumbles upon a plague organism indigenous to Mars, that threatens the whole colony and potentially the human race. Performing research to identify a...
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LibriVox recording of The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln. Read by J. M. Smallheer Nothing is what it seems to be as events unfold in this entertaining mystery by Natalie Sumner Lincoln. Red seals and red herrings abound and will keep you guessing all the way through the final chapter! (summary by J. M. Smallheer) For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this...
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LibriVox recording of The Lost Kafoozalum by Pauline Ashwell. Read in English by Nigel Fisher "Lizzie" Lee and her best friend "B" have just finished their finals in Cultural Engineering at Russett College and are enjoying a well-earned break on a Pacific Island when they are kidnapped by their professor and dragged half-way across the galaxy in an attempt to avert a nuclear war on the backwater planet, Incognita. Accompanied by some of their classmates; their professor and...
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LibriVox recording of The Book of Mormon, translated by Joseph Smith, Jr. Read in English by Andrew White; Kalynda; mevans; Jacob Paul Starr; Tony Russell; hgal2010; Jared Hess; kjpeterson; David Stephenson; Kevin W. Davidson; Sarah LuAnn; Nicholas James Bridgewater; Liberty Stump The Book of Mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the Bible, used by Latter Day Saints. It is a record of God’s dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas. The book was written by ancient...
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LibriVox recording of Beyond Good and Evil: Prelude to a Philosophy of the Future by Friedrich Nietzsche. (Translated by Helen Zimmern.) Read in English by Cori Samuel By turns illuminating, infuriating, bewildering, and amusing, Nietzsche's masterwork covers a lot of ground. He rejects most strands of Western thought, especially on the subject of morality, and develops his own theme demanding that individuals embrace their own 'will to power' to give life intention and direction. First...
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LibriVox recording of The Markenmore Mystery by J. S. Fletcher. Read in English by Richard Kilmer; Sharon Kilmer After seven years of silence, Guy Markenmore returns to his family home at Markenmore Court. Knowing his father Sir Anthony to be close to death, he is anxious to reassure his younger siblings that he will not make any claim to the family money even if he can't help inheriting the old man's title. Sir Anthony dies later that evening, but the question of the inheritance becomes...
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LibriVox recording of The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus by Marcus Aurelius. (Translated by George Chrystal.) Read in English by realisticspeakers; George Allen; Gemma L Myers; Kuba Orłowski; yonesantana; AlextheYounger; DrPGould; pyfeman43; Linda Johnson The Meditations is divided into 12 books that chronicle different periods of Marcus' life. Each book is not in chronological order and it was written for no one but himself. The style of writing that permeates the text...
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Librivox public domain recording of Confessions , by Saint Augustine of Hippo. Confessions (Latin: Confessiones) is the name of an autobiographical work, consisting of 13 books, by St. Augustine of Hippo, written between AD 397 and AD 398. Modern English translations of it are sometimes published under the title The Confessions of St. Augustine in order to distinguish the book from other books with similar titles, such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau's Confessions. (Summary by Wikipedia) For more...
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LibriVox recording of The Buddhist Catechism by H. S. Olcott. Read in English by Beth Thomas; Ben Lindsey-Clark; deongines The simple aim of this little book is to give so succinct and yet comprehensive a digest of Buddhistic history, ethics and philosophy as to enable beginners to understand and appreciate the noble ideal taught by the Buddha, and thus make it easier for them to follow out the Dharma in its details. In this book, information is presented in a catechism format: question and...
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LibriVox recording of Winnie-the-Pooh (Version 2) by A. A. Milne. Read in English by Matthew Soanes A charming collection of 10 relaxing tales, come along into the Forest as Winnie-the-Pooh tries to get some honey, the search is on for Eeyore's tail, some new visitors arrive in the form of Kanga and Baby Roo and an 'Expotition' is held to discover the North Pole! A classic for over 95 years and one that everyone young and old will surely adore. (Summary by Matthew Soanes) For further...
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Topics: librivox, audiobooks, humor, family, Children's Stories, christopher robin, a. a. milne,...
