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Charles Knight
In The Penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Issue 1
The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was published in competition to Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, which …
Pierrot
Read by Newgatenovelist
Adelaide Crapsey
In Verse
Adelaide Crapsey's experimental poetry included her creation of the cinquain. This recording was taken from the posthumously published and e…
Version 12
Read by Michael Sirois
Percy Bysshe Shelley
In Ozymandias of Egypt
LibriVox volunteers bring you sixteen different recordings of Ozymandias of Egypt, by Percy Bysshe Shelley. This was the weekly poetry proje…
Sir John Everett Millais
Read by jenno
Amy Steedman
In When They Were Children: Stories of the Childhood of Famous Men and Women
Sketches about the childhood of many famous men and women, written just for children!
Philip. 1198 - 1208. Otto IV. 1209 - 1218
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Charlotte Mary Yonge
In Young Folks' History of Germany
An entertaining history for "young folks", covering the history of Germany from the ancient tribes of pre-Roman times to Wilhelm I…
Ma P #006 Sonia Is Shot
OTR Ma Perkins
In Ma Perkins #01 Misc 12 Eps
(12 Episodes - Misc) "Ma Perkins" (or "Oxydol's Own Ma Perkins"): Produced by Frank & Anne Hummert and debuting on W…
Chapter 9: The Rescue of Ladice
Read by Avanos
Clare Winger Harris
In Persephone of Eleusis
A romance of Ancient Greece featuring the hero's journey and evil plotting. Will either succeed? - Summary by Christine Rottger
In Manchester
Read by Nemo
Francis Ledwidge
In The Complete Poems of Francis Ledwidge
Francis Ledwidge, Irish poet, served in an Irish battalion ("The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers") of the British Army during World W…
Preface to the Second Edition
Read by Newgatenovelist
Edith Sitwell, Nancy Cunard, Arnold James, Victor Tait Perowne, Helen Rootham, Sacheverell Sitwell, Osbert Sitwell, Edward Wyndham Tennant, Iris Tree and Henry James
In Wheels - The First Cycle
A series of six volumes of Wheels anthologies was produced by members of the Sitwell family, the first in 1916. Apart from Edith, Osbert and…
Ode to Sir Andrew Agnew, Bart
Read by Gloria Keawe
Thomas Hood
In The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood
This is a collection of Thomas Hood's poems. Hood was an eminent British poet, regarded in particular for his humorous poetry, as well as hi…
When I set out for Lyonnesse - AAM
Read by Alan Mapstone
Thomas Hardy
In When I set out for Lyonnesse
LibriVox volunteers bring you 12 recordings of When I set out for Lyonnesse by Thomas Hardy.This was the Weekly Poetry project for August 22…
Vae Victis
Read by Alan Mapstone
Sir Henry Newbolt
In Admirals All
A short collection of poems on Naval and other military themes by the English poet and military historian Sir Henry Newbolt published in1897…
The Unready
Read by Michael Fassio
Alice Meynell
In Ceres’ Runaway & Other Essays
Alice Meynell was an English essayist, critic, and poet who was also a leading suffragist, serving as vice-president of the Women Writers' S…
From the Italian
Read by Alan Mapstone
Fitz-Greene Halleck
In The Poetical Works
Fitz-Greene Halleck was born in the old Connecticut coastal town of Guildford. At age 21 he moved to New York where he worked for nearly 4 d…
Robin's Return
Read by Sonia
Edith M. Thomas
In Short Poetry Collection 178
This is a collection of 44 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for March 2018
Michaelmas
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' …
Chaucer's Tale of Sir Thopas
Read by Brize C
Geoffrey Chaucer
In The Canterbury Tales and Other Poems
Generally considered to be the first book written in English (rather than Latin, French or Italian), Chaucer's magnum opus is a collection o…
Guest: Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Duffy's Tavern
In OTRR Duffy's Tavern Singles
Singles from the OTRR Maintained set of Duffy's Tavern
Answer Me
Read by Newgatenovelist
Adah Isaacs Menken
In Infelicia
Adah Isaacs Menken's short life was full and eventful. Probably born in the American South, she travelled, wrote journalism, became famous a…
"Pearl," "Cleannness," "Patience," and "Sir Gawayne" Part 2 by I. Gollancz
Read by Sonia
Various
In The Cambridge History of English Literature, Volume 1: From the Beginnings to the Cycles of Romance
In the preliminary statement of the aims and objects of this History, communicated to those who were invited to become contributors to it, t…