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01 - Thornleigh
Read by Phil Benson
M. E. Francis
In In a North Country Village
M. E. Francis was born Mary E. Sweetman in Dublin and moved to Lancashire on her marriage to Francis Nicholas Blundell, of the Blundell fami…
Aug. 1785 Correspondence, part 2. Aug. 18 letter to Wm. Carmichael. Aug. 19 letter to Peter Carr. Aug. 20 letter to John Page. Aug. 23 letter to John Jay. Aug. 28 letter to Colonel Monroe. Aug. 29 letter to Capt. John Paul Jones. Aug. 30 letter to John Jay.
Read by Joanne Turner
Thomas Jefferson
In Memoir, Correspondence and Miscellanies, Volume I
This is the first volume of Thomas Jefferson's public and private writings edited and compiled by his oldest grandson Thomas Jefferson Rando…
Anecdote of the Jar
Read by Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010)
Wallace Stevens
In The Collected Public Domain Poems of Wallace Stevens, Volume 1
A collection of Wallace Stevens poems written before 1923.Stevens trained to be a lawyer. Within eleven years after this series of poems wer…
Saturday Market
Read by MichaelMaggs
Charlotte Mew
In The Farmer's Bride (Version 2)
A powerful collection of short poems published in 1921 by the English poet Charlotte Mew (1869–1928). Lauded during her lifetime by luminari…
The heart of John Middleton
Read by Phil Benson
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
In Short Stories (Household Words 1850-53)
Elizabeth Gaskell was a regular contributor to Charles Dickens's weekly magazine, Household Words, from 1850 through to 1853 In addition to …
It is not Generally Known from Household Words, Vol. X No. 232
Read by Jason Mills
Charles Dickens
In Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection Vol. 4
2012 was the 200th anniversary of Dickens' birth. This is the fourth volume; the first volume of short works - fiction, essays, poetry and s…
11 - A diplomatic reverse
Read by Phil Benson
John Ackworth
In Clog Shop Chronicles
John Ackworth was the pen name of the Rev. Frederick R. Smith, a Methodist minister who was born in Snaith, Yorkshire, but spent much of his…
The Tale of Mr Jeremy Fisher
Read by James Dunlap
Beatrix Potter
In Short Story Collection Vol. 029
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 029: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Tim Bobbin: A View of the Lancashire Dialect
Read by Phil Benson
Various
A comic dialogue written in John Collier's idiosyncratic version of the 18th century South Lancashire dialect together with a collection of …
From Letters
Read by Cbteddy
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…
The Little Milliner by Robert Buchanan
Read by cathar maiden
Robert Buchanan
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 2: Love (Part 1)
The second of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, incl…
Tokens
Read by Laurie Banza
Harold Vinal
In White April
In five section parts, Golden Windows, Sonnets for Weeping, Of Mariners, White Glamour, and Overtones, Harold Vinal writes about deep feeli…
Reflections of a Lord Mayor from Household Words, Vol. X
Read by Jason Mills
Charles Dickens
In Charles Dickens 200th Anniversary Collection Vol. 5
2012 was the 200th anniversary of Dickens' birth. This is the fifth and last volume; the first volume of short works - fiction, essays, poet…
Browne, Bradwell, And Me
Read by David Wales
Eden Phillpotts
In The Human Boy
This collection of eleven short stories, both humorous and touching, about English school boys was published in 1900. The book was quite pop…
Boris of Britain
Read by Christopher Fried
John Crowe Ransom
In Chills and Fever
This is the second poetry collection of the poet-critic John Crowe Ransom, who was a member of the Fugitives and the Agrarians.
The Final Rescue from The Mill on the Floss, by George Eliot
Read by Michele Eaton
Various
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 13
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…
John Dryden by Thomas R. Lounsbury
Read by Chris Pyle
Various
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 12
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…
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…
The Cornishman
Read by Newgatenovelist
Stella Benson
In Twenty
Twenty, Stella Benson’s first poetry collection, was first published in 1918. It deals with topics such as personal independence, the First …