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Threnodia Augustalis
Read by Peter Tucker
John Dryden
In The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 1
The first of two volumes of collected poetry by this revered and highly influential English restoration poet and playwright. The poems, many…
Weaver's Web
Read by Philippa Ballantine
Philippa Ballantine
Betrayal by one you love is the cruelest cut of all. And when the Lord of Crisfell betrays it is done on a grand scale. Ashi'mei Candre fee…
To Tintoretto in Venice
Read by Sonia
Alice Meynell
In A Father of Women and Other Poems
Alice Meynell was an English essayist, critic, and poet who was also a leading suffragist, serving as vice-president of the Women Writers' S…
Aglaïa and Leontine; or Manœuvring
Read by Cate Barratt
Elisabeth Charlotte Pauline Guizot
In Moral Tales
Short stories written by the first wife of French statesman Francois Guizot for young readers. - Summary by Cate Barratt
A Ramble in Aphasia
Read by Warren Kati
O. Henry
In Strictly Business: More Stories of the Four Million
O. Henry is the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter (1862-1910). His short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, characte…
Mi prima me odia
Read by KendalRigans
Felipe Trigo
In Cuentos ingenuos
Cuentos cortos del extremeño Felipe Trigo. Médico, militar y escritor de enorme éxito a finales del XIX y hoy desconoci…
Auvergnat
Read by Erin Grassie
Hilaire Belloc
In Verses
A collection of poetry by Hilaire Belloc ranging from religious verses to drinking songs. - Summary by Larry Wilson
Sonatina
Read by Newgatenovelist
Rubén Darío
In Selected Poems
Rubén Darío was a Nicaraguan poet and the founder of the modernismo literary movement. These English-language translations are…
Galilei Galileo
Read by Bruce Kachuk
Wilbur D. Nesbit
In An Alphabet of History (Version 2)
These witty, engaging and amusing poetic descriptions of the lives of prominent people are not only a joy to read, but are a quick and easy …
Lepanto
Read by Phil Chenevert
G. K. Chesterton
In Poems
Originally published in 1916, this book of poetry by G.K. Chesterton includes 59 poems on a variety of subjects. Included in this are war po…
The Spa – Ballynahinch – Co. Down
Read by Newgatenovelist
Amanda McKittrick Ros and Amanda Mckittrick Ros
In Poems of Puncture
Amanda McKittrick Ros’s poetry and prose have earned notoriety for their highly individual syntax, creative punctuation, unique diction, and…
Carnation
Read by Katharina Glowalla
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…
Thumbelisa
Read by Ann Boulais
Olive Beaupre Miller, Variousandolive Beaupre Miller and Various And Olive Beaupre Miller
In Up One Pair of Stairs of My Bookhouse
Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the second volume of the "My Bookhouse" series for li…
Fun
Read by Anusha Iyer
Various
In Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 01, Nov. 4, 1879
Harper's Young People upon its first publication in 1879 was an illustrated weekly publication containing delightful serialized stories, sho…