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Sussex
Read by Kelly Gawne
Rudyard Kipling
In The Five Nations Vol I
Rudyard Kipling was the first English recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature and the youngest at the time to be so rewarded. His childr…
'Goe, Little Booke!'
Read by heeheekitty
James Russell Lowell
In Early Poems
This is a volume of the early poems by James Russell Lowell, including a brief biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole. - Summary by Caro…
Praise by George Herbert
Read by Leanne Yau
Various
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 4: The Higher Life (Part 1)
The fourth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, incl…
The Brook
Read by Sibella Denton
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
In The Ontario Readers: Third Book
The Ontario Readers is a school book first published in 1919, by the Ontario Ministry of Education, containing short excerpts of literary wo…
A Typical Bush Yarn
Read by Chris Greaves
Henry Lawson
In Short Stories in Prose and Verse
Short Stories in Prose and Verse” is Henry Lawson’s first published book (1894); his first published poem appeared in 1887. The volume is a …
Translation
Read by Inkell
George Gordon, Lord Byron
In Hours of Idleness
Hours of Idleness was Byron's first book of poems published when he was only 19. In it he experiments with various poetic styles and provid…
The Grand Question Debated
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…
20 - Draft
Read by Martin Geeson
James Thomson and George William Foote
In Satires and Profanities
"Believing as I do that James Thomson is, since Shelley, the most brilliant genius who has wielded a pen in the service of Freethought,…
Reading: An Essay
Read by David Wales
Hugh Walpole
A famous English author's thoughts on the power of reading. - Summary by David Wales
In Examination
Read by Graham Redman
Rupert Brooke
In The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke
Rupert Chawner Brooke was an English poet known for his idealistic War Sonnets written during the First World War (especially The Soldier), …
Books and Reading
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Noah Porter
[The author] hopes that the effect of these discussions may lead to more comprehensive and elevated estimates of authors and of literature o…
Ye Mariners of England by Thomas Campbell
Read by Tomas Peter
Thomas Campbell
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 5: Nature (Part 2)
The fifth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…
Ye Bars and Gates
Read by Bruce Kachuk
George R. Sims
In Dagonet Ditties
George Robert Sims was an English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist, prolific in his output and known for his satire and humor. These q…
Stonewall Jackson
Read by Alan Mapstone
Herman Melville
In Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
"Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War" is the first book of poems by the American author Herman Melville. Published in 1866, the v…
Columns
Read by Alan Mapstone
Rudyard Kipling
In The Five Nations Vol II
Rudyard Kipling was the first English recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature and the youngest at the time to be so rewarded. His childre…
Ye Mariners Of England, by Thomas Campbell
Read by Alan Mapstone
Various
In Famous Poems: A New Anthology Of Lyrics And Ballads
A collection of famous poems by various authors who wrote during the period 1550 to 1892, including works by Shakespeare, Milton, Wordsworth…
The Streamlet
Read by Sonia
Théophile Gautier and George Murray
In Poems
George Murray was a British poet, translator and scholar who lived out most of his life in Canada, where he was a classics master at a Montr…