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Il Penseroso

In Ventures into Verse

Read by Michaelanthony Mitchell

H. L. Mencken

Better known for his biting satire, Mencken's first book was this small volume of verses. - Summary by Larry Wilson

34 - Long, Broad, and Quickeye

In The Grey Fairy Book

Read by Michaela O'Connor

Andrew Lang

The tales in the Grey Fairy Book are derived from many countries — Lithuania, various parts of Africa, Germany, France, Greece, and other re…

35 - The Crystal Coffin

In The Green Fairy Book

Read by Michaela O'Connor

Andrew Lang

Andrew Lang's Fairy Books or Andrew Lang's "Coloured" Fairy Books constitute a twelve-book series of fairy tale collections. Altho…

Chapter Nine: What is Slavery?

In The Slavery of Our Times

Read by Michaela O'Connor

Leo Tolstoy (Aylmer Maude, Translator) and Leo Tolstoy

This little book shows, in a short, clear, and systematic manner, how the principle of Non-Resistance, about which Tolstoy has written so mu…

Preface

In Overruled

Read by MichaelMaggs

George Bernard Shaw

This is a short one act comedy by Shaw which involves two couples on a cruise who both need help figuring out their relationships. (Summary …

Preface

In The Book of Common Prayer, 1662: selections

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The Parliament of England and The Parliament Of England

The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) has for nearly 500 years provided the basis for Anglican and allied worship, not only in its English home bu…

Miss Bracegirdle Does Her Duty

In Miss Bracegirdle and Others

Read by MichaelMaggs

Stacy Aumonier

A 1923 collection of tales by the British author Stacy Aumonier (1877–1928), described by John Galsworthy as "one of the best short-sto…

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