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Deep Thoughts
Read by Michael R. Mennenga
Michael R. Mennenga
Short-form Humor from the mind of Michael R. Mennenga. Editorial on daily life and the human condition.
Ken
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…
A Man of Letters
Read by MichaelMaggs
Stacy Aumonier
In Miss Bracegirdle and Others
A 1923 collection of tales by the British author Stacy Aumonier (1877–1928), described by John Galsworthy as "one of the best short-sto…
To his Watch
Read by MichaelMaggs
Gerard Manley Hopkins
In Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins (Version 2)
Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) was one of the most innovative of English Victorian poets, best known now for his vivid and original image…
Martine
Read by Tatiana Chichilla
Guy de Maupassant
In Complete Original Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant
Guy de Maupassant was, and is to this day, one of the world's most celebrated short story writers. He famously tackled topics like the Franc…
Minor Detail
Read by Frank Malanga
John Michael Sharkey
In Short Science Fiction Collection 043
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…
Michael O'Halloran
Read by Mary Anderson
Gene Stratton-Porter
The story of a plucky, optimistic newsboy, Michael O’Halloran, who has been orphaned from a young age and asks nothing of the world but to “…
Credo
Read by hiabc
James Hebblethwaite
In The Poems of James Hebblethwaite
James Hebblethwaite (22 September 1857 – 13 September 1921) was an English-born Australian poet, teacher and clergyman. Hebblethwaite was a …
Avila
Read by Freya Hansen
George Santayana
In Poems
George Santayana was born in Spain, educated in Boston and taught at Harvard before returning to Europe to spend the last forty years of his…
Hygeia
Read by Tomas Peter
Victor Daley
In Wine and Roses
"Victor Daley, then a happy, wondering Irish lad, drifted out to Australia. His head was full of old tunes and fragments of poetry; his…
Man of Distinction
Read by VfkaBT
Michael Shaara
In Short Science Fiction Collection 061
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
Of a Certaine Man by Sir John Harrington
Read by Tomas Peter
Various
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 9: Tragedy and Humor (Part 1)
The ninth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…
To You Who Read My Book
Read by Michael MacTaggert
Countee Cullen
In Color
Countee Cullen’s poetry in Color contemplates Black Americans’ fractured sense of self—at once spiritually tied to homelands where their anc…
Preface
Read by MichaelMaggs
Stacy Aumonier
In The Golden Windmill and Other Stories
In this 1921 collection of short stories, many dealing with the experiences of ordinary people during the Great War, the master English stor…
Answer Me
Read by Newgatenovelist
Adah Isaacs Menken
In Infelicia
Adah Isaacs Menken's short life was full and eventful. Probably born in the American South, she travelled, wrote journalism, became famous a…
Il Penseroso
Read by Michaelanthony Mitchell
H. L. Mencken
In Ventures into Verse
Better known for his biting satire, Mencken's first book was this small volume of verses. - Summary by Larry Wilson
I Understand
Read by Newgatenovelist
Edythe Mae Gordon
In Selected Poems (Gordon)
Edythe Mae Gordon was a poet and short story author who published in The Saturday Evening Quill. These poems were published in 1929. (Summar…
Wratislav
Read by Graham Redman
Saki
In The Chronicles of Clovis
This is the third collection of short stories by Saki, following on from “Reginald” and “Reginald in Russia”. Although some of the stories h…
Part 04
Read by Expatriate
Conrad Aiken
In The House of Dust: A Symphony
The House of Dust is a poem written in the four-movement format of a classical symphony. Hauntingly beautiful despite its bleak post-World …
Michael & News
Robert Farrell
In News From The 30's Through The 70's
News From The 30's Through The 70's