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Preface
Read by Christine Rottger
John Aikin, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Jane Marcet and Jane Taylor
In Eyes and No Eyes and Other Stories
Whatever will stimulate the observing tendencies of the young cannot but be of value to them. "Eyes and No Eyes" does this in a de…
MIT 21M.380 Music and Technology (Contemporary History and Aesthetics), Fall 200…
MIT OpenCourseWare
Instructor: Prof. Christopher Ariza This course is an investigation into the history and aesthetics of music and technology as deployed in …
Chapter 2, Part 5
Read by Chris Pyle
Various
In Poems of American History, The Period of Growth
This volume covers the age of expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War, including the creation of the Constitution, the Presidency of …
A Popular History of the Art of Music
Read by Tony Oliva
W. S. B. Mathews
Preface by W.S.B. Mathews: I have here endeavored to provide a readable account of the entire history of the art of music, within the compas…
Chapter VI, The New Century
Read by Chris Pyle
Various
In Poems of American History, Volume 5, The Period of Expansion
The final section of Poems of American History covers The Reconstruction after the Civil War, the First Centennial, the continued expansion …
The Art of Music - Volume 01: The Pre-Classic Periods
Read by Jake Malizia
Daniel Gregory Mason and The National Society Of Music
Volume 1 in the "The Art of Music" series, published by the National Society of Music. This first volume covers the "Pre-Clas…
PREFATORY
Read by Brize C
Various
In Successful Recitations
A compilation of poetry designed for performance. This compilation focuses on the art of recitation, highlighting the importance of clarity,…
Preface, by George Sterling
Read by Mike Pelton
Clark Ashton Smith
In Ebony and Crystal
As stated in L'Alouette: A Magazine of Verse, "Ebony and Crystal is an artist's intrepid repudiation of the world of trolleys and cash-…
One Step, and Then Another: Chapter 12
Read by Miawhyte
Francis J. Finn, S.J.
In The Best Foot Forward and Other Stories
A collection of 5 short stories for children, from the author of "Tom Playfair", "Claude Lightfoot", etc.. (Summary by M…
Preface
Read by Melissa Jane
Emily Beesly
In Stories from the History of Rome
Mrs. Emily Beesly, the writer of this brilliant narrative, lived in an era of nothing but fairy tales and "the stories of nursery life&…
PREFACE
Read by Shashank Jakhmola
Rabindranath Tagore
In Stories from Tagore
This is a wonderful collection of ten stories written by Rabindranath Tagore, often recalled as 'The Bard of Bengal'. Tagore is known for hi…
Hard Times
Read by Michael Fassio
John Lomax
In Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads
John Avery Lomax is a towering figure in the field of early American musicology and folklore. Through intensive field work, Lomax built up …
Preface
Read by Lynne T
Richard Wilson
In The Russian Storybook
Reverend Richard Wilson went to the heart of Russia to find stories from the eastern outposts of Christianity, untouched by the renaissance …
Early Death
Read by Newgatenovelist
Elizabeth Siddal
In Selected Poems
Elizabeth Siddal was a British poet, artist and model. Her poems were not published in a single volume in her lifetime; this collection brin…
1916: First Chapters Collection
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Various
These are first chapters to books first published in 1916. Readers, following is a tentative list culled from Wikipedia's article on the yea…