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Wallace Ferguson

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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

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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

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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 …

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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…

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