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Prologue
Read by Ben Adams
Sherwood Anderson
In The Triumph of the Egg: A Book of Impressions from American Life In Tales and Poems
“The Triumph of the Egg” is a collection of stories and poems by Sherwood Anderson. Abandoning the interconnected quality of his more famous…
The Perfect Reader
Read by Carol Box
Christopher Morley
In Christmas Short Works Collection 2013
A selection of poems, short stories and other prose for the Christmas season in English, Finnish and German.
The Library
Read by Phil Schempf
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 …
Selected excerpts by William Drummond of Hawthornden
Read by Bill Mosley
Various
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 12
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…
42 - Speech in the British Parliament, 1784 - Erskine
Read by Jim Locke
Caleb Bingham
In The Columbian Orator
The Columbian Orator, a collection of political essays, poems, and dialogues first published in 1797, was widely used in American schoolroom…
Libby Marsh's Three Eras
Read by Phil Benson
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
In Short stories (Early works 1837-1852)
A collection of Elizabeth Gaskell's early short stories. Following the publication of Mary Barton in 1848, Gaskell published many of her sho…
Mr. Thomas Sheridan and Replies
Read by Arthur Krolman
Jonathan Swift
In The Poems of Jonathan Swift, Volume Two
He lived simply, loved his walks and craved the company of fellow poetical wits as they craved his company in return. With his pal Dr. Sheri…
Shakespeare's Expostulation
Read by Martin Geeson
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In Songs of the Road
Although best known for the creation of the detective Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle did not only write works of mystery and of adventu…
Constable M'Carthy's Investigation
Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Henry Lawson
In Verses Popular And Humorous (Version 2)
Verses, Popular and Humorous (1900) was the second collection of poems by Australian poet Henry Lawson. It features some of the poet's earli…
A Tribute of Sympathy to the Defenders of Glen Lynden
Read by Sonia
Alexander Wilmot
In The Poetry of South Africa
Alexander Wilmot was a Cape Town politician and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He is the author of the History of the Zulu War 1…
Tom O'Roughley
Read by Peter Tucker
William Butler Yeats
In The Wild Swans at Coole (Version 2)
A collection of poems from the mid-career of this renowned Irish poet, the title poem referring to the estate of his friend and mentor, Lady…
The Travels of Mortimer Brown
Read by mleigh
James W. Foley
In Boys and Girls
A collection of charming poems by James W. Foley, Poet Laureate of North Dakota where he was also city editor of the Bismarck Tribune. Each…
Amabel
Read by Libby Gohn
Thomas Hardy
In Wessex Poems
A collection of poetry by Thomas Hardy, some of which were previously published or adapted into his prose works. - Summary by Libby Gohn
The Straw Ox
Read by Lynne T
Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith
In Tales of Laughter
Time to exercise your funny bone. This fun collection of stories from around the world will make children of all ages smile and chuckle. …
The Black Sheep
Read by mleigh
L. Frank Baum
In Children's Short Works, Vol. 037
Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 037: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
His Visitor
Read by Sonia
Thomas Hardy
In Satires of Circumstance, Lyrics and Reveries, with Miscellaneous Pieces
Published in 1914, this is a compilation of 107 poems by Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), who is probably better known as the author of such famous…
The Character and Work of Benton - Francis Preston Blair
Read by Ted Lienhart
Various
In The World's Best Orations, Volume 2
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…
Slander - Isaac Barrow
Read by Gloria Loughry
Various
In The World's Best Orations, Volume 1
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…
William Waldorf Astor
Read by Winnifred Assmann
Harry Graham
In More Misrepresentative Men
A collection of humorous verse covering a variety of men.
Preface
Read by Alan Mapstone
George Gordon, Lord Byron
In Hours of Idleness
Hours of Idleness was Byron's first book of poems published when he was only 19. In it he experiments with various poetic styles and provid…