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Wallace Ferguson
Read by frankjf
Edgar Lee Masters
In Spoon River Anthology
This is a collection of poems, in the form of an entire community speaking from beyond the grave about their lives, and, in some cases, goss…
1777
Read by Steven Watson
Samuel Johnson
In Prayers and Meditations
The prayers and meditations of Samuel Johnson, published posthumously by George Strahan to whom Johnson had entrusted the manuscripts. Johns…
Providence
Read by Mark Stansbury
George Herbert
In The Temple
George Herbert was one of the so-called Metaphysical Poets, along with John Donne and Andrew Marvel, and The Temple: Sacred Poems and Privat…
1865-02-01 From Washington: Abolition of Slavery
Read by Betsie Bush
The New York Times
In Historical Newspaper Articles, Volume 1
Public Domain newspaper articles in the US span a period of nearly two and a half centuries. Subjects, styles, period, publisher, and length…
Section 2
Read by Russ Hobbs
John Henry Newman
In The Dream of Gerontius
As a rule, when Cardinal Newman's poetry is mentioned, people think of "The Pillar of the Cloud," better known as "Lead, Kind…
NEXT TO READING MATTER
Read by Scott Foster
O. Henry
In Roads of Destiny
This is another collection of O. Henry short stories. - Summary by Sid
Criminal Manchester
Read by Phil Benson
William James McGlothlin
Follow the Manchester Evening News 'special correspondent' and his guide - recently back from a 'seven stretch' - as they take you on a tour…
Millie by Katherine Mansfield
Read by Phil Benson
Various
In The Blue Review, Number 2
The Blue Review was a short lived monthly journal published in London between May and July 1913. The successor to Rhythm, The Blue Review wa…
The Question
Read by Adrian Stephens
William Wilfred Campbell
In Sagas of Vaster Britain
A collection of poems by the Canadian poet William Wilfred Campbell addressing themes of National Identity, Imperialism and the Divinity of …
A Speculation on English History
Read by Garth Burton
William James McGlothlin
In Coffee Break Collection 010 - War and Conflict
This is the tenth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in leng…
John
Read by Adrian Stephens
Harry Graham
In Verse and Worse
A collection of dark and humorous verse from "Col D. Streamer". This collection includes poems from The Baby's Baedeker, Perverted…
The Forging of the Anchor by Samuel Ferguson
Read by Craig Franklin
Various
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 7: Descriptive and Narrative (Part 2)
The seventh of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, co…
Virgil in the Bush
Read by Alan Mapstone
James Hebblethwaite
In The Poems of James Hebblethwaite
James Hebblethwaite (22 September 1857 – 13 September 1921) was an English-born Australian poet, teacher and clergyman. Hebblethwaite was a …
Sir Philip Sidney
Read by Laura Caldwell
James Baldwin
In Fifty Famous Stories Retold
Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin is a collection of short stories that give a snapshot into the life of a legendary hero or an e…
34 - The Original, Nature, Property, and Use of the Law
Read by Greg Giordano
John Wesley
In Sermons on Several Occasions, First Series
John Wesley, along with his brother Charles, are credited with founding the Methodist denomination. "The following Sermons contain the …
What is Man?
Read by Timothy Watson
John Wesley
In Sermons on Several Occasions, Second Series
John Wesley, along with his brother Charles, are credited with founding the Methodist denomination. "The following Sermons contain the …
Andrew Johnson - part 2
Read by John Greenman
Andrew Johnson
In Presidential Farewell and Last Addresses
This collection will put in one place, all the Farewell (or last) Addresses made by each of the 43 ex-US presidents.The first, George Washin…
Millie Markham
Read by czandra
Various
In Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XI, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2
These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…
Part 1, Chapter 8 - James Henry
Read by Dorothy Godfrey-Smith
H. C. McNeile and Sapper
In Men, Women and Guns
World War I stories, as told through the eyes of someone who was there, but leavened with humour and an eye for the ridiculous side of human…
Nuances of a Theme by Williams …
Read by KevinS
Wallace Stevens
In Harmonium
This is the first edition of Stevens's first book, with poetry written between 1914 and 1923. A later edition was printed with the inclusion…