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In The Reader's Digest, Volume 1, Issue 2

Twenty one articles each month from leading magazines - Each article of enduring value and interest, in condensed and compact form.A most co…

The Reading Man

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Thomas Frederick Young


In Canada and Other Poems

From the author's preface:I wished to do something for my country, and chose this method of doing it. The literature of this country is in i…

The Curate of Poltons

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Anthony Hope


In Comedies of Courtship

A series of short stories about love and the process of courtship. - Summary by Michele Eaton

A Visitor

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George Sterling


In A Wine of Wizardry

A dark and moody collection of poems, influenced by the author's experience of nature, rather than an idealized notion of it. "The uncr…

Eveleen

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Alexander Wilmot


In The Poetry of South Africa

Alexander Wilmot was a Cape Town politician and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He is the author of the History of the Zulu War 1…

Biographical note on Edmund Burke

Read by Bruce Pirie


Edwin Lawrence Godkin


In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 07

The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…

Chapter 4 - Tertium Quid: "True, Excellency--as his Highness says"

Read by Tony Oliva


Robert Browning


In The Ring and the Book

"Better translate--"A Roman murder-case:"Position of the entire criminal cause"Of Guido Franceschini, nobleman,"Wit…

From Letters

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George MacDonald and Sir Philip Sidney


In A Cabinet of Gems

A Cabinet of Gems, cut and polished by Sir Philip Sidney; now, for the more radiance, presented without their setting by George MacDonald.&q…

ALEX ROGERS

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James Weldon Johnson and Joseph S. Cotter, Jr.


In The Book of American Negro Poetry

The Book of American Negro Poetry is one of the earliest and most essential anthologies of African-American verse ever brought to print. Edi…

Hope

Read by Greg Giordano


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


In Songs of the Road

Although best known for the creation of the detective Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle did not only write works of mystery and of adventu…

Chester A. Arthur, December 1, 1884, part 2

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Rutherford B. Hayes


In State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1877 - 1884)

The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…

A Circular

Read by Sonia


Thomas Hardy


In Satires of Circumstance, Lyrics and Reveries, with Miscellaneous Pieces

Published in 1914, this is a compilation of 107 poems by Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), who is probably better known as the author of such famous…

The Letters

Read by MichaelMaggs


Alfred Tennyson and Alfred, Lord Tennyson


In Maud, and Other Poems (Version 2)

Surely everyone knows “Maud”? Isn’t that the Victorian love song, where the man waits by the garden gate for his lover to appear for a secre…

To Arthur Lee- Apr 19, 1771

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Samuel Adams


In The Writings of Samuel Adams, Volume 2

Most Americans and many of other nationalities have heard of Samuel Adams. He was regarded in the Pre-Revolutionary Period of American Histo…

Scientia Liberatrix - Edwin Hubbell Chapin

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Various


In The World's Best Orations, Volume 3

Who does not delight in oratory? How we gather to hear even an ordinary speaker! How often is a jury swayed and controlled by the appeals of…

Preface

Read by Larry Wilson


Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev


In The Little Angel and Other Stories

This is a volume of short works by Leonid Andreyev. - Summary by Carolin

Alexander

Read by Bruce Kachuk


Walter De la Mare and Walter De La Mare


In The Sunken Garden and Other Poems

This fantastic adventure into the realms of the imagination is a superb example of the incomparable skill of poet Walter de la Mare. In this…

Selected excerpts by Edward Everett

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Various


In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 14

The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…

Mr. Thomas Sheridan and Replies

Read by Arthur Krolman


Jonathan Swift


In The Poems of Jonathan Swift, Volume Two

He lived simply, loved his walks and craved the company of fellow poetical wits as they craved his company in return. With his pal Dr. Sheri…

The Magi

Read by Bruce Kachuk


Lewis V. F. Randolph


In Survivals

The unique poetry of Lewis V.F. Randolph is brilliantly brought to life in this wide-ranging collection of some of his best work. A business…

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