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The World's Best Poetry, Volume 5: Nature (Part 2)

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The fifth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…

The Little House in the Fairy Wood

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Ethel Cook Eliot


A lonely boy is taken in by the friendly inhabitants of a little house in the woods. Through this adventure, he finds the fairy folk, nature…

Les Miserables


Victor Hugo


recorded 1937 with Orson Welles Les Miserables (translated variously from French as The Miserable Ones, The Wretched, The Poor Ones, The Wre…

An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals

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David Hume


David Hume, an eminent Scottish philosopher, historian, and essayist, explores the nature and foundation of Morals in this book, which was w…

Love Poems

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F. W. Harvey


F. W. Harvey was an English poet, broadcaster and solicitor. These poems, taken from his 1921 collection Farewell, embody his love of nature…

Sir Edmund Orme

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Henry James


Henry James wrote a number of ghost stories -- The Turn of the Screw being the most famous. Did he believe in ghosts himself, as did many of…

Stories of the Cave People

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Mary Marcy


"In this little book I have sought, in a series of stories or sketches, to present only the first steps in human progress. Man has rise…

Mundaka Upanishad


Swami Guruparananda


Upanishads predominantly occur in the last portion of the Vedas and are therefore, also referred to as, Vedanta. The central theme of all th…

Thayumanavar Prayer


Swami Guruparananda


Thayumanavar has composed a number of Tamil verses praising the Lord and describing the nature of the Lord. This talk explains one such pray…

The Old Inn

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Madison Cawein


Madison Julius Cawein was a poet from Louisville, Kentucky. Cawein's poetry allied his love of nature with a devotion to earlier English an…

Lyrics of Earth

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Archibald Lampman


This is a volume of nature poetry by Canadian poet Archibald Lampman. Lampman is considered one of the most distinguished poets of his time,…

A Happy New Year and Other Verses

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Charles Edward De La Poer Beresford


This is a collection of 27 poems, some seasonal to New Years and Christmas, but others on themes of religion, nature and home. (Summary by L…

Contemplation


Swami Guruparananda


After the study of Vedanta, one must practice contemplation meditation (Nidhidhyasanam) to absorb the knowledge. This talk inquires into the…

The Mystery Of Choice

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Robert W. Chambers


The Mystery of Choice is a collection of short horror stories written by Robert W. Chambers. The stories, set in France, are known for their…

Sea Garden

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Hilda Doolittle


This is a collection of poems by Hilda Doolittle about topics relating to the ocean, nature, or both. It contains vivid and descriptive lang…

The Heart of Christ in Heaven towards Sinners on Earth

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Thomas Goodwin


A Treatise demonstrating the Gracious Disposition and Tender Affection of Christ, in his Human Nature now in Glory, unto his Members, under …

Under Drake's Flag: A Tale Of The Spanish Main

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G. A. Henty


An exciting tale set on the high seas, in a period ruled by exploration, with the ever-present dangers of nature and the weather, together w…

The Riddle of the Universe

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Ernst Haeckel


The Riddle of the Universe is the philosophical work of Ernst Haeckel, eminent biologist, in which he explores the meaning of life, the natu…

The Singing Mouse Stories

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Emerson Hough


The singing mouse tells tales of nature in songs. This book is for those who want to know how the mountains ate up the plains, what the wate…

Typhoon (version 2)

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Joseph Conrad


A seafaring novella in which those manning ships are pitted against the forces of nature. A typical Conrad exploration of human beings under…

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