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Georgic I
Read by George Emerson
Virgil
In The Georgics: A Poem of the Land
A poem by the Latin poet Virgil, the second of his three known works. "Georgic" means "to work the land," and on such ma…
To the Earl of Chesterfield by Samuel Johnson
Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
Samuel Johnson, Variousandcharles William Eliot and Various And Charles William Eliot
In Prefaces and Prologues to Famous Books
Charles W. Eliot, 21st President of Harvard University, edited this volume of prefaces ... authored by a Who's Who of World Literature: Baco…
Peter und Alexej
Dmitri Sergejewitsch Mereschkowski
Historischer Roman über den russischen Zaren Peter I. Mit großer Authentizität schildert der Autor den Reformprozess der unt…
Correspondence. July 2, 1780 letter to George Washington
Read by Joanne Turner
Thomas Jefferson
In Memoir, Correspondence and Miscellanies, Volume I
This is the first volume of Thomas Jefferson's public and private writings edited and compiled by his oldest grandson Thomas Jefferson Rando…
Fame: From 'An Essay on Man,' Epistle IV by Alexander Pope
Read by Sonia
Alexander Pope
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 6: Fancy and Sentiment (Part 1)
The sixth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…
Teaser
Read by Alan Winterrowd
various and Ray Cummings
In Astounding Stories 03, March 1930
This is the third issue of the classic science fiction Astounding Magazine. It contains the opening chapters of a 4 part serialized novel by…
Goethe and Frederika
Read by Sonia
Henry Dwight Sedgwick
In A Hundred Great Poems
This is a compilation by Richard Cross of 100 poems by various poets. - Summary by Mozartjr
Roscoe
Read by Greg Giordano
Washington Irving
In Washington Irving's Visit to England
Famed American humorist Washington Irving published a series of short stories telling of his adventures traveling from America to England. T…
LIFE - by Griffith Alexander
Read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
Various
In It Can Be Done
This book contains many poems of inspiration, joy and hope. Just the thing to encourage our spirits and strengthen our backbone when troubl…
20 - Conscious
Read by David Richardson
Wilfred Owen
In Poems
A collection of poems by the English war poet and soldier of the First World War, Wilfred Owen. Owen is regarded by historians as the leadin…
A Friend To Alexander (Normandy Bulletin)
Robert Farrell
In News From The 30's Through The 70's
News From The 30's Through The 70's
Стихи 1826 г.
Read by Xenium5
Evgeny Baratynsky
In Сочинения
Собрание стихов, прозы, и очерков одного из самых ярких, загадочных и недооцененных поэтов в русской литературе. Незаслуженно забытый после …
1752
Read by Steven Watson
Samuel Johnson
In Prayers and Meditations
The prayers and meditations of Samuel Johnson, published posthumously by George Strahan to whom Johnson had entrusted the manuscripts. Johns…
A Royal Poet
Read by Greg Giordano
Washington Irving
In Washington Irving in London
Washington Irving's name is synonymous with such classics as "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." He est…
Inscription and foreword
Read by Peter Tucker
Sir Walter Scott
In The Lay of the Last Minstrel
An aging minstrel seeks who hospitality at Newark Castle and in recompense tells a tale of a sixteenth-century Border feud. In the poem, Lad…
09 - A Living Chattel, Part III.
Read by Ariphron
Anton Chekhov
In The Tales of Chekhov, Vol. 13, Love and Other Stories
Here are 25 stories by Russian writer Anton Chekhov, beautifully translated by Constance Garnett, each showcasing Chekhov's intimate knowled…
Benefactor
Read by Romano
George H. Smith
In Short Science Fiction Collection 057
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…
The Reader's Corner
Read by Greg Giordano
Ray Cummings
In Astounding Stories 06, June 1930
Issue six of this seminal science-fiction magazine concludes the Ray Cummings story "Brigands of the Moon", and continues Murray L…
Avarice
Read by KevinS
George Herbert
In The Temple
George Herbert was one of the so-called Metaphysical Poets, along with John Donne and Andrew Marvel, and The Temple: Sacred Poems and Privat…
The Extravagance of Love, by Archibald Alexander
Read by ChadH94
Archibald Alexander
In Love Stories Volume 2
Here are 20 more love stories under an hour each, covering all kinds of experiences involving romantic or other kinds of love resulting in h…