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Proem
Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Lord Alfred Douglas
In The Collected Poems of Lord Alfred Douglas
This is a chronologically arranged collection of poems compiled by the author in his late 40s, after he had discarded the Uranian themes of …
St. John Baptist and Herodias
Read by Arthur Krolman
Anne Killigrew
In Poems (1686)
These are the original, tender and thoughtful poems of a young female artist who lived and died in seventeenth century London -- only 70 yea…
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…
Chapter 10: Sir John Beaumont and Drummond of Hawthornden
Read by Kerry Adams
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…
Gems of Thought
Read by Tomas Peter
Rudolph Valentino
In Day Dreams
Published in 1923, Day Dreams is a collection of poems written by Hollywood screen icon Rudolph Valentino. Authored during Valentino’s court…
Wieland's Statement
Read by Matt Braymiller
Charles Brockden Brown
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…
Character by Emerson
Read by kevinHolm
Montrose L. Barnet
In Poems We All Love
This is a collection of familiar poems from beloved poets from Tennyson and Shakespeare to Longfellow and Emerson. Some are fragments but w…
Squire Percy's Pride
Read by Diana Schmidt
Marietta Holley
In Poems
This is a collection of poems by Marietta Holley, better known as Josiah Allen's Wife. - Summary by Carolin
Facing the World, by Dinah Craik
Read by Winnifred Assmann
Various
In Twilight Stories
A collection of broad-ranging, mostly American stories and poems for children by various authors, including Margaret Sidney, Susan Coolidge,…
The Scribe
Read by Anthony Will
Walter De La Mare
In Motley, and Other Poems
From English poet Walter De la Mare comes an early collection of poems reflecting on loss, mortality, and universal questions. - Summary by …
In a Grove
Read by mstrefas
Laura Goodman Salverson
In Wayside Gleams
Laura Goodman Salverson was a Canadian author of Icelandic descent. Her poems pay tribute to both aspects of her heritage, with offerings li…
Supernatural Justice - Marcus Tullius Cicero
Read by Gloria Loughry
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…
The Vision of the Archangels
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), …
The Quest of the V. C. By A. Byers Fletcher
Read by docdlmartin
Various
In Short Stories From Life
Life Magazine held a short story contest. Stories must be no more than 1500 words. Authors were paid for the number of words under that maxi…
The Vicar of Bray by Anonymous
Read by Tomas Peter
Various
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 9: Tragedy and Humor (Part 2)
The ninth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…