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Maggie Tulliver

In Heart of Spring

Read by Alan Mapstone

Shaw Neilson

John Shaw Neilson was born at Penola, South Australia in 1872, the son of a farmer and contractor who removed to Victoria when Neilson was n…

The Land of Greece

In The Poems of James Hebblethwaite

Read by Alan Mapstone

James Hebblethwaite

James Hebblethwaite (22 September 1857 – 13 September 1921) was an English-born Australian poet, teacher and clergyman. Hebblethwaite was a …

The Cook's Tale

In The Canterbury Tales and Other Poems

Read by Alan Mapstone

Geoffrey Chaucer

Generally considered to be the first book written in English (rather than Latin, French or Italian), Chaucer's magnum opus is a collection o…

October

In A Medley of Weather Lore

Read by Alan Mapstone

M. E. S. Wright

A Medley of Weatherlore is a compilation of poems, sayings, and bits of folklore for each month of the year. - Summary by A. Gramour

Wellman Polar Expedition

In The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 09 - 08. August 1898

Read by Alan Mapstone

National Geographic Society

The National Geographic Magazine, an illustrated monthly, Vol IX, August 1898.It includes the following articles:Papagueria, by W. J. McGeeG…

The Tench and The Trout

In The History of Esculent Fish

Read by Alan Mapstone

Roger North

Roger North, son of Dudley North, 4th Baron North, was a successful member of the bar and later member of parliament. But he had wide rangi…

London Roses

In April Twilights and Other Poems

Read by Alan Mapstone

Willa Sibert Cather and Willa Cather

A selection of thirty-six poems by American writer Willa Cather. (summary by mleigh)

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