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Lovely Mary Donnelly by William Allingham
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 2: Love (Part 1)
The second of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, incl…
Simple Susan: Good News
In Young Folks' Treasury, Volume 3
Another wonderful compilation of stories edited by Hamilton Wright Mabie! This volume, the 3rd of 12, contains 2 main sections: Classic Tale…
Thomas Cole's Journal 1834-1835 (excerpt)
In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 086
"The democracy of the future will sicken of a chronic and mortal boredom," was Aldous Huxley's prophecy for the United States in 1…
A Remarkable Watch
In Five Minutes' Stories
This is a collection of short stories for children. Listeners may wish to have a look at the text at Project Gutenberg to see the many illus…
To Mary Sleeping, by Thomas Arkell Tidmarsh
In The Festive Wreath
The Festive Wreath, edited by John Bolton Rogerson, and subtitled 'A Collection of Contributions Read at a Literary Meeting Held in Manchest…
Adventure
In Winesburg, Ohio
Published in 1919, and listed on the Modern Library roster of the 20th century's 100 greatest novels in English, Winesburg, Ohio presents a …
Mary Jones
In Short Story Collection Vol. 063
This collection comprises 20 short stories of various genres, chosen by the readers. Authors include Saki, Lord Dunsany, Rudyard Kipling, Re…
To The Virgin Mary
In Morna Lee, and Other Poems
Mary Hannay Foott (pen name, La Quenouille) was a Scottish-born Australian poet and editor. She is well remembered for a bush-ballad poem, &…
A Batch of Letters
In Mostly Boys: Short Stories
A collection of tales about real life boys in every walk of life. They are redolent of the breezy spirit of healthy, jovial boyhood, and per…
Mary Gresley, Continued
In An Editor's Tales
These 'tales' describe a series of encounters between various magazine editors and those who wish to have their works published. While conta…
Grandmother - Hans Christian Andersen
In Grandma Knight's Tales
Grandma Knight's Tales* includes stories that provide entertainment and, hopefully, some moral learning to small listeners. A special dedica…
Martha Maxwell, Taxidermist, at the Centennial Exposition (1876)
In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 073
Twenty short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "Salve! ye dumb hearts. Let us be still and wait by the roadside." With these…
The Nis and the Dame
In Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 6, 1866 to 1875
A collection of some of Hans Christian Andersen's works. He is a Danish author and poet most famous for his fairy tales. Summary by Kristin…
The Old Church Bell
In Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 5, 1860 to 1865
Step into the enchanting world of Hans Christian Andersen, a master storyteller whose fairy tales have captivated readers for generations. T…
A New England Nun
In 1891 Collection
Step back in time to 1891, a pivotal year in literature, through a curated collection of essays and short works that capture the essence of …
Dame the Seventh: Anna, Lady Baxby
In A Group of Noble Dames
The pedigrees of our county families, arranged in diagrams on the pages of county histories, mostly appear at first sight to be as barren of…
Chapter 1
In Transient
Governor Alman Lampley makes an unplanned stop in a small town on the way to his destination. Everything looks familiar yet slightly off. He…
The Walking Woman
In Short Story Collection Vol. 044
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 044: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
Mary and Gabriel
In The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke
The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke brings together the evocative works of one of the early 20th century's most celebrated poets. Known for…
A New England Nun
In Short Story Collection Vol. 042
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 042: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.