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Nov 10, 2024 • 1h 57min
Coffee Break Collections - Mysteries, Riddles & Conundrums - Book 23
Coffee Break Collections - Mysteries, Riddles & Conundrums - Book 23
Title: Coffee Break Collections - Mysteries, Riddles & Conundrums
Overview: This is the twenty-third Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes or less in duration -- perfect to listen to during commutes, workouts, or coffee breaks. The topic for this collection is Mysteries, Riddles, and Conundrums. Short mystery fiction, puzzles that have baffled generations, whether solved or unsolved, and anything our forefathers have struggled to explain. Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, prose, essays...who knows what you will discover?
Published: Various
Series: Coffee Break Collections
List: Coffee Break Collections, Coffee #23
Author: Various
Genre: Short Stories, Essays & Short Works
Episode: Coffee Break Collections - Mysteries, Riddles & Conundrums - Book 23
Book: 23
Volume: 1 of 1
Part: 1 of 1
Episodes Part: 20
Length Part: 1:56:37
Episodes Volume: 20
Length Volume: 1:56:37
Episodes Book: 20
Length Book: 1:56:37
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: English
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: anthologies, historical, melodrama, philosophical, picaresque, sea story, tragedy, detective, mystery, horror, science, fiction, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, O Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, JM Barrie, HG Wells, Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #anthologies #historical #melodrama #philosophical #picaresque #seastory #tragedy #detective #mystery #horror #science #fiction #NathanielHawthorne #WashingtonIrving #EdgarAllanPoe #HenryWadsworthLongfellow #OHenry #SirWalterScott #CharlesDickens #JMBarrie #HGWells #FrancoisMarieArouetdeVoltaire #AlexandreDumas #VictorHugo
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Lynne Thompson.

Nov 6, 2024 • 1h 43min
Coffee Break Collections - Days Gone By - Book 22
Coffee Break Collections - Days Gone By - Book 22
Title: Coffee Break Collections - Days Gone By
Overview: This is the twenty-second Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes or less in duration -- perfect to listen to during commutes, workouts, or coffee breaks. The topic for this collection is Days Gone By. All pieces were of a historical nature at the time written (i.e. not enough that they are historical now!). Ancient Rome, Greece or Egypt, medieval Europe, and the early days of the American colonies.
Published: Various
Series: Coffee Break Collections
List: Coffee Break Collections, Coffee #22
Author: Various
Genre: Short Stories, Essays & Short Works
Episode: Coffee Break Collections - Days Gone By - Book 22
Book: 22
Volume: 1 of 1
Part: 1 of 1
Episodes Part: 15
Length Part: 1:42:56
Episodes Volume: 15
Length Volume: 1:42:56
Episodes Book: 15
Length Book: 1:42:56
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: English
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: anthologies, historical, melodrama, philosophical, picaresque, sea story, tragedy, detective, mystery, horror, science, fiction, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, O Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, JM Barrie, HG Wells, Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #anthologies #historical #melodrama #philosophical #picaresque #seastory #tragedy #detective #mystery #horror #science #fiction #NathanielHawthorne #WashingtonIrving #EdgarAllanPoe #HenryWadsworthLongfellow #OHenry #SirWalterScott #CharlesDickens #JMBarrie #HGWells #FrancoisMarieArouetdeVoltaire #AlexandreDumas #VictorHugo
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Lynne Thompson.

Nov 3, 2024 • 1h 17min
Coffee Break Collections - Fairy Tales, Tall Stories & Scams - Book 21
Coffee Break Collections - Fairy Tales, Tall Stories & Scams - Book 21
Title: Coffee Break Collections - Fairy Tales, Tall Stories & Scams
Overview: This is the twenty-first Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes or less in duration -- perfect to listen to during commutes, workouts, or coffee breaks. The topic for this collection is fairy tales... traditional children's tales, tall stories, and notorious scams, and the authors of them may be uncovered! Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, prose, essays... all are welcome here.
Published: Various
Series: Coffee Break Collections
List: Coffee Break Collections, Coffee #21
Author: Various
Genre: Short Stories, Essays & Short Works
Episode: Coffee Break Collections - Fairy Tales, Tall Stories & Scams - Book 21
Book: 21
Volume: 1 of 1
Part: 1 of 1
Episodes Part: 15
Length Part: 1:17:30
Episodes Volume: 15
Length Volume: 1:17:30
Episodes Book: 15
Length Book: 1:17:30
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: English
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: anthologies, historical, melodrama, philosophical, picaresque, sea story, tragedy, detective, mystery, horror, science, fiction, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, O Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, JM Barrie, HG Wells, Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #anthologies #historical #melodrama #philosophical #picaresque #seastory #tragedy #detective #mystery #horror #science #fiction #NathanielHawthorne #WashingtonIrving #EdgarAllanPoe #HenryWadsworthLongfellow #OHenry #SirWalterScott #CharlesDickens #JMBarrie #HGWells #FrancoisMarieArouetdeVoltaire #AlexandreDumas #VictorHugo
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Lynne Thompson.

Oct 30, 2024 • 1h 47min
Coffee Break Collections - Old Age - Book 20
Coffee Break Collections - Old Age - Book 20
Title: Coffee Break Collections - Old Age
Overview: The Librivox Coffee Break Collections are themed anthologies, selected and read by Librivox readers. Each short piece is fifteen minutes long, or less -- perfect for coffee breaks, commutes, and workouts. Essays, prose, fiction, non-fiction, poetry -- who knows what gems will be uncovered? Spring is the time we see plants and flowers, dormant over the cold winter months, burst into life; and they make their appearance here.
Published: Various
Series: Coffee Break Collections
List: Coffee Break Collections, Coffee #20
Author: Various
Genre: Short Stories, Essays & Short Works
Episode: Coffee Break Collections - Old Age - Book 20
Book: 20
Volume: 1 of 1
Part: 1 of 1
Episodes Part: 16
Length Part: 1:47:27
Episodes Volume: 16
Length Volume: 1:47:27
Episodes Book: 16
Length Book: 1:47:27
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: English
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: anthologies, historical, melodrama, philosophical, picaresque, sea story, tragedy, detective, mystery, horror, science, fiction, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, O Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, JM Barrie, HG Wells, Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #anthologies #historical #melodrama #philosophical #picaresque #seastory #tragedy #detective #mystery #horror #science #fiction #NathanielHawthorne #WashingtonIrving #EdgarAllanPoe #HenryWadsworthLongfellow #OHenry #SirWalterScott #CharlesDickens #JMBarrie #HGWells #FrancoisMarieArouetdeVoltaire #AlexandreDumas #VictorHugo
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Lynne Thompson.

Oct 27, 2024 • 1h 9min
Coffee Break Collections - Plants & Flowers - Book 19
Coffee Break Collections - Plants & Flowers - Book 19
Title: Coffee Break Collections - Plants & Flowers
Overview: The Librivox Coffee Break Collections are themed anthologies, selected and read by Librivox readers. Each short piece is fifteen minutes long, or less -- perfect for coffee breaks, commutes, and workouts. Essays, prose, fiction, non-fiction, poetry -- who knows what gems will be uncovered? Spring is the time we see plants and flowers, dormant over the cold winter months, burst into life; and they make their appearance here.
Published: Various
Series: Coffee Break Collections
List: Coffee Break Collections, Coffee #19
Author: Various
Genre: Short Stories, Essays & Short Works
Episode: Coffee Break Collections - Plants & Flowers - Book 19
Book: 19
Volume: 1 of 1
Part: 1 of 1
Episodes Part: 14
Length Part: 1:09:25
Episodes Volume: 14
Length Volume: 1:09:25
Episodes Book: 14
Length Book: 1:09:25
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: English
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: anthologies, historical, melodrama, philosophical, picaresque, sea story, tragedy, detective, mystery, horror, science, fiction, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, O Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, JM Barrie, HG Wells, Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #anthologies #historical #melodrama #philosophical #picaresque #seastory #tragedy #detective #mystery #horror #science #fiction #NathanielHawthorne #WashingtonIrving #EdgarAllanPoe #HenryWadsworthLongfellow #OHenry #SirWalterScott #CharlesDickens #JMBarrie #HGWells #FrancoisMarieArouetdeVoltaire #AlexandreDumas #VictorHugo
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Lynne Thompson.

Oct 23, 2024 • 1h 34min
Coffee Break Collections - Pirates - Book 18
Coffee Break Collections - Pirates - Book 18
Title: Coffee Break Collections - Pirates
Overview: This is the eighteenth Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes or less in duration -- perfect to listen to during commutes, workouts, or coffee breaks. The topic for this collection is pirates... a rich source of the material. Fiction, non-fiction, poetry, prose, essays... the romance of life on the ocean waves and the danger posed by the 'bad boys (and girls)'; but sometimes the law catches up with them.
Published: Various
Series: Coffee Break Collections
List: Coffee Break Collections, Coffee #18
Author: Various
Genre: Short Stories
Episode: Coffee Break Collections - Pirates - Book 18
Book: 18
Volume: 1 of 1
Part: 1 of 1
Episodes Part: 15
Length Part: 1:34:15
Episodes Volume: 15
Length Volume: 1:34:15
Episodes Book: 15
Length Book: 1:34:15
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: English
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: anthologies, historical, melodrama, philosophical, picaresque, sea story, tragedy, detective, mystery, horror, science, fiction, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, O Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, JM Barrie, HG Wells, Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #anthologies #historical #melodrama #philosophical #picaresque #seastory #tragedy #detective #mystery #horror #science #fiction #NathanielHawthorne #WashingtonIrving #EdgarAllanPoe #HenryWadsworthLongfellow #OHenry #SirWalterScott #CharlesDickens #JMBarrie #HGWells #FrancoisMarieArouetdeVoltaire #AlexandreDumas #VictorHugo
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Lynne Thompson.

Oct 20, 2024 • 1h 41min
Coffee Break Collections - Health & Fitness - Book 17
Coffee Break Collections - Health & Fitness - Book 17
Title: Coffee Break Collections - Health & Fitness
Overview: This is the seventeenth Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select English language public domain works of about 15 minutes or less in duration -- perfect to listen to during commutes, workouts, or coffee breaks. The topic for this collection is health and fitness... views on these, including physical activity, nutrition, and sport, have changed drastically over the years. Readers have chosen selections on subjects ranging from judo and walking to advise for the nutrition and education of children.
Published: Various
Series: Coffee Break Collections
List: Coffee Break Collections, Coffee #17
Author: Various
Genre: Short Stories, Essays & Short Works
Episode: Coffee Break Collections - Health & Fitness - Book 17
Book: 17
Volume: 1 of 1
Part: 1 of 1
Episodes Part: 14
Length Part: 1:41:11
Episodes Volume: 14
Length Volume: 1:41:11
Episodes Book: 14
Length Book: 1:41:11
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: English
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: anthologies, historical, melodrama, philosophical, picaresque, sea story, tragedy, detective, mystery, horror, science, fiction, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, O Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, JM Barrie, HG Wells, Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #anthologies #historical #melodrama #philosophical #picaresque #seastory #tragedy #detective #mystery #horror #science #fiction #NathanielHawthorne #WashingtonIrving #EdgarAllanPoe #HenryWadsworthLongfellow #OHenry #SirWalterScott #CharlesDickens #JMBarrie #HGWells #FrancoisMarieArouetdeVoltaire #AlexandreDumas #VictorHugo
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Lynne Thompson.

Oct 16, 2024 • 2h 15min
Coffee Break Collections - Crime - Book 16
Coffee Break Collections - Crime - Book 16
Title: Coffee Break Collections - Crime
Overview: This is the sixteenth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between about 3 and 15 minutes in length. These are great for study breaks, commutes, workouts, or any time you'd like to hear a whole story and only have a few minutes to devote to listening. The theme for this collection is "Crime", where crime or criminals are significant. Librivox readers have chosen a combination of social commentaries, newspaper reports of true crimes and criminals, letters, fictional accounts of the criminal's life, and short 'whodunnit' mysteries.
Published: Various
Series: Coffee Break Collections
List: Coffee Break Collections, Coffee #16
Author: Various
Genre: Short Stories, Essays & Short Works
Episode: Coffee Break Collections - Crime - Book 16
Book: 16
Volume: 1 of 1
Part: 1 of 1
Episodes Part: 15
Length Part: 2:15:18
Episodes Volume: 15
Length Volume: 2:15:18
Episodes Book: 15
Length Book: 2:15:18
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: English
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: anthologies, historical, melodrama, philosophical, picaresque, sea story, tragedy, detective, mystery, horror, science, fiction, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, O Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, JM Barrie, HG Wells, Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #anthologies #historical #melodrama #philosophical #picaresque #seastory #tragedy #detective #mystery #horror #science #fiction #NathanielHawthorne #WashingtonIrving #EdgarAllanPoe #HenryWadsworthLongfellow #OHenry #SirWalterScott #CharlesDickens #JMBarrie #HGWells #FrancoisMarieArouetdeVoltaire #AlexandreDumas #VictorHugo
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Lynne Thompson.

Oct 13, 2024 • 2h 24min
Coffee Break Collections - World of Work - Book 15
Coffee Break Collections - World of Work - Book 15
Title: Coffee Break Collections - World of Work
Overview: This is the fifteenth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in length. These are great for study breaks, commutes, workouts, or any time you'd like to hear a whole story and only have a few minutes to devote to listening. The theme for this collection is "The World of Work", where work or the workplace is significant. Please note that 'Street Musicians' and 'London Dock' contain language some listeners may find offensive. It is LibriVox's policy to maintain the original wording.
Published: Various
Series: Coffee Break Collections
List: Coffee Break Collections, Coffee #15
Author: Various
Genre: Anthologies
Episode: Coffee Break Collections - World of Work - Book 15
Book: 15
Volume: 1 of 1
Part: 1 of 1
Episodes Part: 15
Length Part: 2:24:17
Episodes Volume: 15
Length Volume: 2:24:17
Episodes Book: 15
Length Book: 2:24:17
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: English
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: anthologies, historical, melodrama, philosophical, picaresque, sea story, tragedy, detective, mystery, horror, science, fiction, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, O Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, JM Barrie, HG Wells, Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #anthologies #historical #melodrama #philosophical #picaresque #seastory #tragedy #detective #mystery #horror #science #fiction #NathanielHawthorne #WashingtonIrving #EdgarAllanPoe #HenryWadsworthLongfellow #OHenry #SirWalterScott #CharlesDickens #JMBarrie #HGWells #FrancoisMarieArouetdeVoltaire #AlexandreDumas #VictorHugo
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Lynne Thompson.

Oct 9, 2024 • 1h 48min
Coffee Break Collections - New Beginnings - Book 14
Coffee Break Collections - New Beginnings - Book 14
Title: Coffee Break Collections - New Beginnings
Overview: This is the fourteenth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in length. These are great for study breaks, commutes, workouts, or any time you'd like to hear a whole story and only have a few minutes to devote to listening. The theme for this collection is "New Beginnings", where some kind of change or new start is significant. Fiction, non-fiction, poetry... we have them all.
Published: Various
Series: Coffee Break Collections
List: Coffee Break Collections, Coffee #14
Author: Various
Genre: Short Stories
Episode: Coffee Break Collections - New Beginnings - Book 14
Book: 14
Volume: 1 of 1
Part: 1 of 1
Episodes Part: 14
Length Part: 1:48:21
Episodes Volume: 14
Length Volume: 1:48:21
Episodes Book: 14
Length Book: 1:48:21
Narrator: Collaborative
Language: English
Rated: Guidance Suggested
Edition: Unabridged Audiobook
Keywords: anthologies, historical, melodrama, philosophical, picaresque, sea story, tragedy, detective, mystery, horror, science, fiction, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, O Henry, Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, JM Barrie, HG Wells, Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, Alexandre Dumas, Victor Hugo
Hashtags: #freeaudiobooks #audiobook #mustread #readingbooks #audiblebooks #favoritebooks #free #booklist #audible #freeaudiobook #anthologies #historical #melodrama #philosophical #picaresque #seastory #tragedy #detective #mystery #horror #science #fiction #NathanielHawthorne #WashingtonIrving #EdgarAllanPoe #HenryWadsworthLongfellow #OHenry #SirWalterScott #CharlesDickens #JMBarrie #HGWells #FrancoisMarieArouetdeVoltaire #AlexandreDumas #VictorHugo
Credits: All LibriVox Recordings are in the Public Domain. Wikipedia (c) Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. WOMBO Dream. Lynne Thompson.