Robert Burns, the national bard (poet) of Scotland was born on the 25th January, 1759. This is a collection of his poems and songs. This collection also includes works from other poets and writers who have written about Burns.

This is a collection of 25 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2014.

This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for October 2013.

Sekar Karya is a collection of public domain literary works, including poems and prose, in both the Modern and Old Javanese languages.
Javanese: Sekar Karya yaiku koleksi kasastraan ing domain umum kelebu ing puisi lan prosa, iki ing basa jawa modhèrn lan basa jawa kuna.
Indonesian: Sekar Karya adalah koleksi kesastraan dalam domain umum termasuk dalam puisi dan prosa, ini dalam bahasa jawa moderen dan bahasa jawa kuno.

Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 021: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members.

This is a collection of 18 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for July 2014.

This is a collection of short humorous works first published before 1923.

The writings listed here represent books about Soren Kierkegaard. A fragment of his work, On the Dedication to "That Single Individual", has made it to the public domain. Who was Soren Kierkegaard? He was a Danish philosopher and religious author; b. Copenhagen May 6, 1813; d. there Nov. 11, 1855. His father, Michael, a clothing merchant, once cursed God when he was young. This one incident caused him so much distress that it affected him with a deep melancholy, which he transferred to poor Soren. Michael was an evil man. He tricked Soren into thinking that the whole world existed in his own living room by taking him for imaginary walks about the neighborhood, or anywhere Soren wanted to ...

National Geographic Magazine Volume 2 Number 3:

• The Arctic Cruise of the U.S.S. Thetis in the Summer and Autumn of 1889.
• The Law of Storms, considered with special reference to the North Atlantic.
• The Irrigation Problem in Montana.

National Geographic Magazine Volume 2 Number 4:

• Korea and the Koreans.
• The Ordnance Survey of Great Britain - its history and object.
• Geographic Nomenclature.

National Geographic Magazine Volume 2 Number 5:

• Announcement.
• Summary of Reports on the Mt. St. Elias Expedition.
• By-Laws and Rules of t...

This is the eleventh 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 Science - The fascination with research, discovery, and experimentation has contributed to humanity's greatest feats.