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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)
Carol Singers
Read by DrPGould
Richard Middleton
In The Day Before Yesterday
This is a volume of short stories and essays by Richard Middleton. The British poet and author wrote a large number of short pieces during h…
The Apparition of Mrs. Veal
Read by Don W. Jenkins
Daniel Defoe
In Short Story Collection Vol. 050
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 050: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
The Novelette Reader
Read by Newgatenovelist
Tom Maguire
In Machine-Room Chants
Tom Maguire was a trade union organiser from Yorkshire of Irish descent whose poetry reflects his socialist beliefs. This volume was publish…
Droozle
Read by Tim Casey
Frank Banta
In Short Science Fiction Collection 039
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…
Bluebird
Read by Newgatenovelist
Effie Lee Newsome
In Selected Poems
Effie Lee Newsome was a poet from Philadelphia who was also the editor of ‘The Little Page’, a column for children in The Crisis. These poem…
Camilla
Read by Stefan Von Blon
Victor Daley
In At Dawn And Dusk
Victor Daley, then a happy, wondering Irish lad, drifted out to Australia. His head was full of old tunes and fragments of poetry; his pocke…
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…
To You Who Read My Book
Read by Michael MacTaggert
Countee Cullen
In Color
Countee Cullen’s poetry in Color contemplates Black Americans’ fractured sense of self—at once spiritually tied to homelands where their anc…
Told in the Drooling Ward
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Jack London
In Short Story Collection Vol. 045
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 045: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
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…
A Warning
Read by Newgatenovelist
Amanda McKittrick Ros and Amanda Mckittrick Ros
In Poems of Puncture
Amanda McKittrick Ros’s poetry and prose have earned notoriety for their highly individual syntax, creative punctuation, unique diction, and…
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…
22 - The Star and the Lilly
Read by Tara Dow
Abbie Phillips Walker
In The Sandman's Hour
Reading bedtime stories to children can be a wonderful way to relax and at the same time act out the exciting things happening in the story …
Damon and Pythias
Read by Sibella Denton
Charlotte Mary Yonge
In The Ontario Readers: Third Book
The Ontario Readers is a school book first published in 1919, by the Ontario Ministry of Education, containing short excerpts of literary wo…
A Drowsy Day
Read by Andrew Kennedy
Paul Laurence Dunbar
In Oak and Ivy
"Oak and Ivy" is Paul Laurence Dunbar's first collection of poetry. He was by far the most successful Black American to write poet…
The Undersong
Read by Alan Mapstone
Marie E. J. Pitt
In The Horses of the Hills and other Verses
Marie Elizabeth Josephine Pitt (1869–1948) was an Australian poet and socialist activist. Pitt wrote very highly coloured nature poetry, onc…
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…
From "Assumpta Maria"
Read by DrPGould
Francis Thompson
In Selected Poems of Francis Thompson
Francis Thompson, an English poet and author, is best known for his poem "Hound of Heaven," included in this selection of his poe…