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The Hunting of the Snark (version 4)

Read by Craig Franklin


Lewis Carroll


The Hunting of the Snark (An Agony in 8 Fits) is a poem written by English writer Lewis Carroll. It is typically categorised as a nonsense p…

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Version 7)

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Lewis Carroll


Alice’s adventures in Wonderland is probably one of the most well known and popular children's novels in the English language. Written in 18…

Through the Looking-Glass (Version 6)

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Lewis Carroll


Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There (also known as Alice Through the Looking-Glass or simply Through the Looking-Glass) is…

Olga Romanoff

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George Griffith


Olga Romanoff (1894) is a science fiction novel by the English writer George Griffith, first published as The Syren of the Skies in Pearson'…

Sylvie and Bruno (Version 3)

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Lewis Carroll


Sylvie and Bruno, first published in 1889, and its second volume Sylvie and Bruno Concluded published in 1893, form the last novel by Lewis …

Foliage (version 2)

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William Henry Davies


W.H.Davies was born in Newport, South Wales. He had a difficult childhood and spent several years in the US as a tramp or hobo. He spent one…

Paper (A Conversational Pleasantry) by Benjamin Franklin

In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 9: Tragedy and Humor (Part 2)

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Various


The ninth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…

Introduction: Lemma I

In Social Statics

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Herbert Spencer


Social Statics, or The Conditions essential to Happiness specified, and the First of them Developed is an 1851 book by the British polymath …

Sonnet XVIII

In Short Poetry Collection 182

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William Shakespeare


This is a collection of 41 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2018.

Chapter IX. Kennedy's Disastrous Expedition to Cape Yorke

In The Australian Explorers - Their Labours, Perils, and Achievements

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George Grimm


"The Story of the Exploration of Australia is one which we cannot willingly let die. There are many reasons for keeping alive the remem…

The Workhouse Clock

In The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood

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Thomas Hood


This is a collection of Thomas Hood's poems. Hood was an eminent British poet, regarded in particular for his humorous poetry, as well as hi…

Jabberwocky

In Short Poetry Collection 194

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Lewis Carroll


This is a collection of 51 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2019.

Christmas Fancies - Read by CF

In Christmas Fancies

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox


A popular poet rather than a literary poet, in her poems she expresses sentiments of cheer and optimism in plainly written, rhyming verse. H…

Sonnet 18

In Short Poetry Collection 163

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William Shakespeare


This is a collection of 31 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for December 2016. It also includes a long poem, The Legend of Jubal by George …