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The Third Reading
Read by Linda Johnson
Alphonse Daudet
In Monday Tales
This is a collection of short stories by Alphonse Daudet. The stories paint an incredibly vivid picture of life in continental Europe before…
1 - Watchbird, part 1
Read by Phil Chenevert
Robert Sheckley
In Watchbird
3 Robert Sheckley short stories that demonstrate the breadth of his fantastic imagination. In Watchbird, the question "can machines so…
A Little Study in Common Sense
Read by softstepgd
Caroline Ticknor
In A Hypocritical Romance, and Other Stories
This is a collection of twelve original and entertaining little romances. Literature is an important anchor that helps us understand society…
Book 1, Chapter VI
Read by Tatiana Chichilla
Theodore Dreiser
In An American Tragedy, Volume 1
Loosely based on a true story, this is the tale of Clyde Griffiths. At a young age, Clyde realizes that money and influence can get him the …
15 – Book 4 The Old Scarecrow Chapter 1
Read by DrBeccaAnne
Baroness Emma Orczy
In The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel
Written by Baroness Orczy and first published in 1919, The League of the Scarlet Pimpernel is a sequel book to the classic adventure tale, T…
Caroline
Read by Bruce Kachuk
James Russell Lowell
In Early Poems
This is a volume of the early poems by James Russell Lowell, including a brief biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole. - Summary by Caro…
06 – Mr.Gray Squirrels Mistake
Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
Arthur Scott Bailey
In The Tale Of Tommy Fox
Bailey's writing has been described thusly by the Newark Evening News: "Mr. Bailey centered all his plots in the animal, bird and insec…
Mrs. Meyers
Read by Westwinds12
Edgar Lee Masters
In Spoon River Anthology
This is a collection of poems, in the form of an entire community speaking from beyond the grave about their lives, and, in some cases, goss…
Two Letters
Read by czandra
Nina Rhoades
In The Little Girl Next Door
A delightful story of true and genuine friendship between an impulsive little girl in a fine New York home and a little blind girl in an apa…
To an Early Daffodil
Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
Amy Lowell
In A Dome of Many-Coloured Glass
This is a collection of lyrical poems, sonnets and verses for children by Amy Lowell."For quaint pictorial exactitude and bizarrerie of…
Chloe
Read by Christie Crews
E. Nesbit
In The Rainbow and the Rose
A collection of poetry in the whimsical style of Edith Nesbit, author of "The Five Children and It" and "The Railway Children…
09 - Caroline's Christmas: or, The Inexplicable Infant
Read by TriciaG
Stephen Leacock
In Nonsense Novels
Ten silly stories by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by Tricia G)
To the Reader
Read by MaryAnn
Charlotte Elliott
In Hours of Sorrow
Poems from the author of the beloved hymn, "Just as I Am", chiefly adapted to seasons of sickness, depression and bereavement. Ell…
Clarissa Scott Delaney
Read by Newgatenovelist
Angelina Weld Grimké
In Selected Poems
Angelina Weld Grimké was a poet, playwright and educator. These poems were published between 1923 and 1927. - Summary by Newgatenovel…
Writing a Book
Read by Sheila Quattrocchi
Myrtle Reed
In Threads of Grey and Gold
This is a collection of short stories and poems by Myrtle Reed. Many of the stories are short romances, and they share the unique, nostalgic…
From Phyllis
Read by Nemo
Caroline King Duer and Alice Duer Miller
In Poems
Alice Duer was a successful American author who wrote poetry, novels and screenplays and campaigned tirelessly for women's suffrage. Her si…
Book 1, Chapter 8, Scott's Rebecca and Rowena, and Lucy Ashton
Read by Jim Locke
William Dean Howells
In Heroines of Fiction
This two-volume work includes heroines from the works of Eliot, Trollope, Hardy, Harte, Austen, Edgeworth, Scott, Dickens, Hawthorne, E. Bro…
An occasional Prologue
Read by De Anna Lee
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…
title page
Read by Christine Rottger
Charlotte Lennox
In The Lady's Museum, Volume 1
Published in 11 issues between 1760 and 1761 and believed largely to be written and edited by Charlotte Lennox (it was marketed as “by the A…
Her Window
Read by Laurel Drobits
Marie Hedderwick Browne
In A Spray of Lilac, and Other Poems and Songs
Marie Hedderwick-Browne was born in Ireland, but spent her formative years in Glasgow, Scotland, where her father, John Hedderwick, was a pr…