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Jordan
Read by KevinS
George Herbert
In The Temple
George Herbert was one of the so-called Metaphysical Poets, along with John Donne and Andrew Marvel, and The Temple: Sacred Poems and Privat…
A Royal Poet
Read by Greg Giordano
Washington Irving
In Washington Irving in London
Washington Irving's name is synonymous with such classics as "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." He est…
My First Book
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
This is not a children's book, as may be supposed from the title, but a collection of essays first published in The Idler magazine, in which…
At the Window
Read by Sonia
D. H. Lawrence
In Amores: Poems
Amores is one of D. H. Lawrence's earliest works of poetry, published in 1916, was a precursor to his delving in free verse in later collect…
Danny Deever
Read by Alan Mapstone
Rudyard Kipling
In Barrack-Room Ballads
Barrack-Room Ballads is a collection of poems by Rudyard Kipling which describe life in the British Army, particularly in India, in his time…
Jim Dudley’s Flight
Read by Greg Giordano
Palmer Cox
In Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose and Picture
Also known for his "Brownies" books, Canadian humorist Palmer Cox give us a delightful collection of humorous verse and short pros…
Glove Case
Read by jlenardon
Various
In Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 02, Nov. 11, 1879
Harper's Young People upon its first publication in 1879 was an illustrated weekly publication containing delightful serialized stories, sho…
Thought of Stevenson
Read by Bruce Kachuk
Arthur Upson
In Sonnets and Songs
Arthur Upson's insightful and sensitive poetic art is grandly displayed in this selection of some of his best work. As a tribute to Upson, R…
The Baron's Adventure
Read by Sonia
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…
The Knight-Errant
Read by Jayjaysil
Madison Cawein
In The Poems of Madison Cawein Vol. 1: Lyrics and Old World Idylls
A collection of poems by Madison Cawein. It has been said that his vocation to poetry was irresistible. - Summary by Michele Eaton
A Visit from a Cricket
Read by Jeanie
Irving Sydney Dix
In The Calendar and Other Verses
Written by poet Irving Sydney Dix in 1913 for "evidence of my love for and interest in the greatest of all the arts," this little …
Reading a Letter
Read by Bruce Kachuk
D. H. Lawrence
In New Poems
This is an exceptional collection of superb and introspectively distinct poems from the pen of master author D. H. Lawrence. Never failing t…
Cruisers
Read by Adrian Stephens
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…
Introductory Essay
Read by Phil Benson
James Wheeler
In Manchester Poetry
Manchester's first published anthology of locally-written poetry was compiled by editor James Wheeler to show that Manchester, 'the most mec…
To Marion
Read by KevinS
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…
IN NOVEMBER
Read by PringerM
Duncan Campbell Scott
In The Magic House, and Other Poems
A beautiful collection of 47 poems the author wrote being inspired by the seasons, by love, by memories. - Summary by Laur
The Riding Class
Read by Don W. Jenkins
F. Anstey
In Voces Populi
F. Anstey was the nom de plume of Thomas Anstey Guthrie, a Londoner who was trained for the bar but found success as a writer of humorous pi…
THE NEW KNIGHTHOOD
Read by Josh Kibbey
Rudyard Kipling
In Actions And Reactions
A collection of short stories by the author of the Jungle book, Kim and Just So Stories. Each story is followed by a poem, so if you like If…
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…
The Question
Read by Inkell
Stephen Phillips
In Poems
A short collection of poems by the Oxford-born poet and playwright Stephen Phillips including his two major works Marpessa and Christ In Had…