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Lepanto
Read by Phil Chenevert
G. K. Chesterton
In Poems
Originally published in 1916, this book of poetry by G.K. Chesterton includes 59 poems on a variety of subjects. Included in this are war po…
The Spa – Ballynahinch – Co. Down
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…
Carnation
Read by Katharina Glowalla
Katherine Mansfield
In Something Childish and Other Stories
This posthumous collection of stories and sketches by the New Zealand modernist author was published the year after her death from tuberculo…
Thumbelisa
Read by Ann Boulais
Olive Beaupre Miller, Variousandolive Beaupre Miller and Various And Olive Beaupre Miller
In Up One Pair of Stairs of My Bookhouse
Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the second volume of the "My Bookhouse" series for li…
Fun
Read by Anusha Iyer
Various
In Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 01, Nov. 4, 1879
Harper's Young People upon its first publication in 1879 was an illustrated weekly publication containing delightful serialized stories, sho…
Sîta
Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
Toru Dutt
In Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan
Toru Dutt was an Indian poet, writing in English. Born in 1856, she travelled to England and France, and being a polyglot became fluent in F…
Jemima
Read by littlemissclumsy
Elizabeth Semple
In A Cup of Sweets, that Can Never Cloy: Or, Delightful Tales for Good Children
Twenty-two moral stories for children. A collection of short stories about good little boys & girls and the rewards that come from good …
Father Giles of Ballymoy
Read by mikepaquetteVO
Anthony Trollope
In Lotta Schmidt and Other Stories
In this collection of short stories by Anthony Trollope: A Viennese musician courts a much younger woman. A young man must choose between pu…
Penetralia
Read by Newgatenovelist
Elfrida De Renne Barrow
In Selected Poems
Elfrida De Renne Barrow was an American poet and a curator of the Georgia Historical Society. These poems were published between 1922 and 19…
Moesta et Errabunda
Read by Maryanka
Charles Baudelaire
In The Flowers of Evil
This is a collection of French poems by Charles Baudelaire, originally titled "Les Fleurs du mal." It was popular in the symbolist…
Amaranth
Read by Alan Mapstone
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…
After Reading Shakspeare
Read by Larry Wilson
Edwin Markham
In The Man with the Hoe and Other Poems
Edwin Markham was an American poet whose poems often drew attention to the laborers of the world and frequently expressed elements of faith.…
RUSSALKA
Read by Emma Charlotte
Maurice Baring
In Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches
In this urbane collection of short stories by Maurice Baring, characters ranging from legendary figures to schoolboys find themselves in ste…
Jubilato Agno (excerpt)
Read by Shona
Christopher Smart
In Short Poetry Collection 065
LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 065: a collection of 20 public-domain poems, chosen and read by Librivox volunteers.
Proserpina
Read by Alan Mapstone
Charles Williams
In Poems of Conformity
Charles Williams was one of The Inklings, an Oxford based group of writers which included J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Although Williams' …
The Reading Man
Read by Sonia
Thomas Frederick Young
In Canada and Other Poems
From the author's preface:I wished to do something for my country, and chose this method of doing it. The literature of this country is in i…
To Amarantha; That She Would Dishevel Her Hair
Read by Alan Mapstone
Richard Lovelace
In Lucasta
"Lucasta" is of Latin origin meaning "Pure Light". Besides the dedication of the first poem to his wife, Anne Lovelace, …
Marpessa
Read by Alan Mapstone
Stephen Phillips
In Poems
A short collection of poems by the Oxford-born poet and playwright Stephen Phillips including his two major works Marpessa and Christ In Had…
Calla Lily
Read by czandra
Laura Goodman Salverson
In Wayside Gleams
Laura Goodman Salverson was a Canadian author of Icelandic descent. Her poems pay tribute to both aspects of her heritage, with offerings li…
Perle Des Jardins
Read by Sydney M
Madison Cawein
In The Poems of Madison Cawein Vol. 1: Lyrics and Old World Idylls
A collection of poems by Madison Cawein. It has been said that his vocation to poetry was irresistible. - Summary by Michele Eaton