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Appendix: Pseudo-critics
Read by Peter Dann
George Borrow
In The Romany Rye
"The Romany Rye" is a direct continuation of George Borrow's "Lavengro", taking up the latter's story immediately where …
41 - The Value of Criticism
Read by Daryl Wor
Christopher Morley
In Mince Pie
Mince Pie is a compilation of humorous sketches, poetry, and essays written by Christopher Morley. Morley sets the tone in the preface: &quo…
The criticism of English literature
Read by Beeswaxcandle
Noah Porter
In Books and Reading
[The author] hopes that the effect of these discussions may lead to more comprehensive and elevated estimates of authors and of literature o…
Chapter IV: The Critics. Part 2
Read by Roohi
Clement Shorter
In Victorian Literature
Victorian Literature by Clement Shorter is a brief work that gives a good introduction to many of the important writers, historians, and cri…
Preface
Read by Devorah Allen
Jessie Laidlay Weston
In From Ritual to Romance
From Ritual to Romance is a 1920 book written by Jessie L. Weston.Weston's book is an examination of the roots of the King Arthur legends an…
Preface & Introduction
Read by Ben Tucker
Dorothy Scarborough
In The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction
Scholar of the macabre Dorothy Scarborough provides us with the first comprehensive overview of supernatural fiction in literary history, a …
Preface
Read by Zachary Trent
C. F. Tucker Brooke
In The Introduction to Shakespeare Apocrypha
"The ambition of the editor has been to provide an accurate and complete text, with adequate critical and supplementary matter, of all …
Chapter 52: The Discussion
Read by Peter Dann
Stendhal
In The Red and the Black
It is a brave author indeed who gives his hero as many flaws as Stendhal bestows upon young Julien Sorel, an ambitious young carpenter's son…
The Critic
Read by Carolyn Frances
William J. Lampton
In Short Poetry Collection 050
LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 050: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
Preface
Read by Devorah Allen
George MacDonald
In A Dish of Orts: Chiefly Papers on the Imagination, and on Shakespeare
Readers of George MacDonald are used to his engaging story-telling, winsome characters, and simple theology of trust in God as Father. But t…
Art Criticism by Walter Savage Landor
Read by Craig Franklin
Various
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 7: Descriptive and Narrative (Part 1)
The seventh of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, con…
The Sad Story Of A Dramatic Critic
Read by Andrew Gaunce
H. G. Wells
In The Plattner Story and Others
A collection of short science fiction stories, written by H.G. Wells. - Summary by Krista Zaleski
Introduction
Read by KevinS
Herbert Read
In English Prose Style
Read's book describes the basic elements of composition and rhetoric: narrative form, eloquence, rhythm, and other important elements of wha…
Introduction to Index
Read by John Greenman
Merle Devore Johnson
In Excerpts from ''A Bibliography of the Work of Mark Twain, Samuel Langhorne Clemens''
As printed, this book contains an extensive listing of Mark Twain's work. Rather than repeating that listing, this recording simply reflects…
To a Critic
Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Madison Cawein
In The Poems of Madison Cawein Vol. 3
This is Volume 3: Nature Poems of the collected works of Madison Julius Cawein, an American poet from Kentucky. It's arranged in four sectio…
6. Critics and Publicists
Read by Kazbek
D. S. Mirsky
In Modern Russian Literature
Prince D.S. Mirsky was a prominent Russian literary historian who spent several years in emigration, teaching at the University of London. T…
Critic And Poet - Read by VOD
Read by Dave Campbell
Emma Lazarus
In Critic And Poet
LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of Critic And Poet by Emma Lazarus.This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 12, 2025. ------E…
The Critic
Read by Bigmouth
William J. Lampton
In The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 07
The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the seventh volume, 43 short stories and poems have been gathered from 35 autho…
Chapter I - Philosophy and Its Critics
Read by P. J. Taylor
William James
In Some Problems of Philosophy
For several years before his death Professor William James cherished the purpose of stating his views on certain problems of metaphysics in …
The Art of Fiction
Read by Julie VW
Henry James
A lecture on the art of fiction, given by the English critic Walter Besant on April 25, 1884, and an answer to the lecture by American write…