![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | The Boys Life of Mark Twain - Albert Bigelow Pain
LibriVox recording of The Boys Life of Mark Twain by Albert Bigelow Pain read by John Greenman. Albert Bigelow Paine was Samuel Langhorne Clemens’ (Mark Twain’s) biographer. He lived with Twain, collecting ideas and material for a biography, for a few years before Twain’s death in 1910. Six years later Paine published this “story of a man who made the world laugh and love him”. For those who have read or listened to Mark Twain’s works, Paine’s work is an invaluable resource to bett...
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Keywords: librivox; audiobook; biography; Twain
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| Dere Mable - Edward Streeter
LibriVox recording of Dere Mable, by Edward Streeter. Read by Rob Kunkel. Bill is in training camp, preparing to go off to World War I. This book is a collection of love letters written to his sweetheart, Mable. The letters are humorous, mis-spelled, and have many stories of life in an army camp - all from Bill's unique perspective. (summary by Rob Kunkel) For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org.
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Keywords: librivox; literature; audiobook; audio book; letters; love letters; edward streeter; humor; romance; war stories; memoirs
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| The Country Beyond - James Oliver Curwood
LibriVox recording of The Country Beyond, by James Oliver Curwood. Read by Roger Melin. The Country Beyond, subtitled A Romance In the Wilderness, is a story of "Jolly" Roger McKay, an outcast on the run from the law; Nada, the girl he falls in love with; and Peter, the devoted mixed-breed dog who links the two together as no human could, as action, adventure, and romance take them through the Northwest Canadian wilderness in search of The Country Beyond...
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| 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)
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| Allan Quatermain - H. Rider Haggard
Allan Quatermain was the quintessential Victorian English gentleman cum African big-game hunter. In this book, the second in the series, Quaterman and his two good friends from KSM have tired of their dull and unfulfilling lives in England, and decide to search for the truth of an old tale about the existence of an isolated white kingdom deep in darkest Africa. Their journey and subsequent adventures are sure to satisfy those who enjoy tales of dangerous quests and heroic just-in-time derring-do...
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