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Chapter 8: Bishop Hall and George Sandys
Read by Alan Mapstone
George MacDonald
In England's Antiphon
"In this book I have sought to trace the course of our religious poetry from an early period of our literary history. ... [I]f its poet…
Selected excerpts of speeches
Read by Carol
John Bright
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 06
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…
The Dred Scott Decision - John C. Breckenridge
Read by mleigh
Various
In The World's Best Orations, Volume 2
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…
John Robinson
Read by Michele Fry
Julia A. Moore
In The Sentimental Song Book
Julia A. Moore, the "Sweet Singer of Michigan," is today considered one of the true luminaries of bad poetry. Her verse, with its …
Jane and John
Read by DuckTD
Eden Phillpotts
In Loup-garou!
A book of short stories by Eden Phillpotts, all involving something of the supernatural. - Summary by Ann Boulais
Michaelmas
Read by Alan Mapstone
Charles Williams
In Poems of Conformity
Charles Williams was one of The Inklings, an Oxford based group of writers which included J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Although Williams' …
An Exposition of the Epistle to the Hebrews, Volume 3
Read by InTheDesert
John Owen and Edward Williams
It is hardly needful to observe, that it is the incumbent duty of every faithful abridger, as well as a faithful translator, to adhere scrup…
The Alarm
Read by Libby Gohn
Thomas Hardy
In Wessex Poems
A collection of poetry by Thomas Hardy, some of which were previously published or adapted into his prose works. - Summary by Libby Gohn
At the Royal Academy
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…
A Message Home
Read by Paul Harvey
James W. Foley
In Boys and Girls
A collection of charming poems by James W. Foley, Poet Laureate of North Dakota where he was also city editor of the Bismarck Tribune. Each…
Inaugural Address - John Adams
Read by Michael Fassio
Various
In The World's Best Orations, Volume 1
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…
Old Sir John
Read by Larry Wilson
Madison Cawein
In The Poems of Madison Cawein Vol. 5
This is Volume 5: Poems of Meditation and of Forest and Field of the collected works of Madison Julius Cawein, an American poet from Kentuck…
The Reminiscences of Mr. John Dobbs
Read by Ellies
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…
Inscription
Read by Newgatenovelist
Donald Jeffery Hayes
In Selected Poems (Hayes)
Donald Jeffery Hayes was a poet who was born in North Carolina. These poems were published between 1927 and 1929. - Summary by Newgatenoveli…
John Charles Frémont, by John Greenleaf Whittier
Read by Craig Franklin
Various
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 8: National Spirit (Part 1)
The eighth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, incl…
Selected works, by St. John Chrysostom
Read by Larry Wilson
St. John Chrysostom
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 09
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…
Sensation
Read by Andrew Gaunce
John Gray
In Silverpoints
Silverpoints is the first collection of poems by John Gray. Some saw Gray as a protégé of Oscar Wilde, who agreed to underwrit…
The Crowning of Dreaming John
Read by Bruce Kachuk
John Drinkwater
In Selected Poems of John Drinkwater
This remarkable selection of poems from the pen of master poet John Drinkwater is outstanding in its portrayal of the poet's deep appreciati…
Preface and Biographical Sketch
Read by Tomas Peter
John Reade 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…