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A Group of Famous Women
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Edith Horton
It is a remarkable fact that little attention, if any, has been given to the study of the careers of distinguished women, and the question h…
Fidelity
Read by Greg Giordano
J. Earl Clauson
In A Dog's Book of Verse
It is not surprising that dogs, beloved by so many, have received many poetic tributes throughout history. Here the author has gathered tog…
Brief Lives Volume I
Read by Nicole Lee
John Aubrey
A collection of sparkling gossipy biographical pieces of Aubrey's contemporaries, including Bacon, Jonson and Shakespeare, Brief Lives' glim…
My Life is a Memory
Read by Newgatenovelist
Rafael Arévalo Martínez
In Selected Poems - Martinez
Rafael Arévalo Martínez was a Guatemalan poet, novelist, short story author and directory of the National Library in Guatemala…
Historic Girls
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Elbridge Streeter Brooks
Twelve short stories of real girls who have influenced the history of their times. (Summary by Carmen H)
France
Read by Bruce Kachuk
Various
In Poems of the Great War
At a time when the need for courage and tenacity of the British people was at its peak, these poems published at the outset of the First Wor…
Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 030
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Various
Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include botany, dreams, farming, history, li…
Finding a Way Out: An Autobiography
Read by Jim Locke
Robert R. Moton
He says about this work: "I have tried to record the events that have given character and colour to my own life, and at the same time t…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 043
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Various
Nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the role of "people of color&…
James and Reginald
Read by Pamela Krantz
Eugene Field
In The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 06
The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the sixth volume, 55 short stories and poems have been gathered from 42 authors…
A to Zed Collection Vol. 002
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Various
This is a collection of 26 selections, both fiction and nonfiction, in which each topic begins with a different letter of the alphabet.
Excerpts from the Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant
Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
Various
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 16
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 following Life of VANDYCK is published from a Manuscript, communicated to the Author of the LADY’s MUSEUM by a Person of Distinction.
Read by Ted Lienhart
Charlotte Lennox
In The Lady's Museum, Volume 2
Published in 11 issues between 1760 and 1761 and believed largely to be written and edited by Charlotte Lennox (it was marketed as “by the A…
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…
Life by Anna Laetitia Barbauld
Read by Lian Pang
Various
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3: Sorrow and Consolation (Part 2)
This is the third of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two par…
On Fame
Read by Bruce Kachuk
John Keats
In The Sonnets of John Keats
The superb poetic skill and exquisite sensitivity of John Keats is brilliantly illustrated in this collection of meticulously selected sonne…
Memories
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Belle W. Cooke
In Tears and Victory
A collection of poems about the author's life on the Oregon Trail, their experiences of their brother in the Civil War, their perspectives o…
Preface, Contents and Letter from Thomas Hood
Read by Phil Benson
Various
In Athenaeum Souvenir
The Manchester Athenaeum was founded in 1837 as a society for the "advancement and diffusion of knowledge". This short collection …
Life
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 …