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	Ball-of-Fat - Guy de Maupassant LibriVox recording of Ball-of-Fat by Guy de Maupassant, translated by M. Walter Dunne. Read by Michael Thomas Robinson. The first significant published short story of French author Guy de Maupassant, and generally acknowledged as his greatest work, "Ball-of-Fat" (French title: Boule de Suif) is the touching story of an interrupted coach ride from Rouen to Le Havre during which occurs the corruption of a principled prostitute by immoral and hypocritical members of the upper class... Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text Keywords: librivox; literature; French Downloads: 4,208 Average rating: (1 review)
	The Golden Goose Book - L. Leslie Brooke A charming little book full of the most gorgeous illustrations which can be viewed along with the Gutenberg text at http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/15661. We see a number of stories in which kindness is rewarded and selfishness is punished but Brooke squeezes a number of intriguing and quite bizarre twists and turns into the story so it is not nearly so predictable as you might imagine. Victorian moral fairy tales from a delightfully inventive mind... Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text Keywords: librivox; audiobooks; children; literature; fairy tales Downloads: 27,763 Average rating: (1 review)
	The Water-Babies - Charles Kingsley LibriVox recording of The Water-Babies, A Fairy Tale for a Land Baby is a novel by the Reverend Charles Kingsley, first published in its entirety in 1863. Though some of the author's opinions are very dated now, the journey of a little chimney-sweep water-baby through rivers and storms, under sea and over iceberg, is still a classic, wonderful children's adventure. Summary by Cori Samuel. Music from Berlioz's Roman Carnival Overture at musopen.com For more free audio books or to become a volunte... Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobooks; children; kingsley; fantasy; fairy tales; adventure Downloads: 23,295 Average rating: (1 review)
	The Reluctant Dragon - Kenneth Grahame LibriVox recording of The Reluctant Dragon, by Kenneth Grahame. Read by Mark F. Smith. What would you do if you discovered a dragon living in a cave on a hill above your home? Make friends, read poetry together? It turns out that not all dragons are intent on pillaging the countryside. Some might actually enjoy peace, quiet, and the occasional banquet. The Boy of this story knows how to handle dragons, and life is good… until a knight in shining armor arrives in town to exterminate his friend!... Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; children; dragons; fantasy; grahame Downloads: 8,777 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	The Stolen White Elephant, by Mark Twain - Mark Twain Librivox recording of The Stolen White Elephant, by Mark Twain. Read by Kristen McQuillin. To become a volunteer reader, please visit librivox.org. Source: Librivox recording of Gutenberg e-text #3181 Keywords: literature; audiobook; librivox Downloads: 6,149 Average rating: (2 reviews)
	Tom Swift and the Visitor From Planet X - Victor Appleton, II LibriVox recording of Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet X, by Victor Appleton, II. Read by Mark Nelson. Tom Swift Jr. and his associates at Swift Enterprises wait breathlessly for what may well be the most important scientific event in history—the arrival of the visitor from Planet X—a visitor in the form of energy. But there are factions at work determined to snatch the energy, which Tom has named Exman, from the young scientist-inventor's grasp... Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text Keywords: LibriVox; literature; audiobook; appleton; sci-fi; teens; adventure Downloads: 36,054 Average rating: (6 reviews)
	The Story of the Treasure Seekers - E. Nesbit LibriVox recording of The Story of the Treasure Seekers, by E. Nesbit. Read by Karen Savage. This is the story of the Bastable children and their attempts to help the family finances by searching for treasure. (Summary by Karen Savage) Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text Keywords: librivox; audiobook; literature; children; nesbit Downloads: 32,363 Average rating: (5 reviews)