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This Strenuous Age
Read by Debra Lynn
Stephen Leacock
In Frenzied Fiction
From the cave man to Santa Claus; spies, know-it-alls, and journalists: all are fair game for Leacock’s special brand of humor. He touches o…
The Lark and her young ones
Read by NoelBadrian
Jefferys Taylor
In Æsop in Rhyme, with Some Originals
Jefferys Taylor was born in 1792 in Suffolk, England. He became apprenticed to his father who was an engraver and invented a special ruling …
Another Dirge (for a young maiden)
Read by Bruce Kachuk
Thomas Lovell Beddoes
In The Poetical Works of Thomas Lovell Beddoes, Volume 1
The English poet Thomas Lovell Beddoes was born in Clifton in Bristol and educated at Pembroke College, Oxford. He later studied medicine at…
Choosing
Read by Newgatenovelist
Augusta Webster
In Mother and Daughter
Uncompleted at her death, Augusta Webster's posthumously published sonnet sequence Mother and Daughter celebrates the relationship between a…
Youth
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Isaac Asimov
In Short Science Fiction Collection 034
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…
Is The Stage Too Vulgar?
Read by Stunning
Various
In The Reader's Digest, Volume 1, Issue 1
Thirty one articles each month from leading magazines - Each article of enduring value and interest, in condensed and compact form.A most co…
Childish Recollections
Read by KevinS
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…
Something Childish but Very Natural
Read by Rob Marland
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…
Young Neverfull
Read by Christine Lehman
Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith
In Tales of Laughter
Time to exercise your funny bone. This fun collection of stories from around the world will make children of all ages smile and chuckle. …
To a Young Girl
Read by Peter Tucker
William Butler Yeats
In The Wild Swans at Coole (Version 2)
A collection of poems from the mid-career of this renowned Irish poet, the title poem referring to the estate of his friend and mentor, Lady…
Some Fiction; Boys who Began Wrong
Read by April6090
Ambrose Bierce
In The Fiend's Delight
This book, the fiend’s delight, was published in 1873, during the lifetime of author Ambrose Bierce, 1842-1914, pseudonym Dod Grile.It is a …
Out Around Rigel
Read by Anton
Robert H. Wilson
In Short Science Fiction Collection 001
Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological an…
A Bright Idea
Read by Carol
Louisa May Alcott
In Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag, Vol. 5
A book of short stories by Louisa May Alcott, author of Little Women and Eight Cousins. It includes Two Little Travellers, a story about two…
"A Slothful Youth"
Read by Jim Locke
James Ephraim Mcgirt
In For Your Sweet Sake
This work is a collection of lyric poems - Summary by Jim Locke