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In Hallmark Playhouse

Sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Literary show. Hosted by James Hilton, bestselling author.

A Parodie

Read by Alan Mapstone


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…

About the Laird

Read by Julian Pratley


George MacDonald


In The Elect Lady

Two farmer's sons and a cotter's daughter, though on different rungs of the social scale, formed a close bond in childhood as they learned t…

02 - The Reading Public

Read by TriciaG


Stephen Leacock


In Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy

Humorous, ironic, and sometimes cynical observations of life in 1915 from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by TriciaG)

1888-11-10 The Parnell Inquiry and Another Butchery

Read by Lee Ann Howlett


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…

The Readers Corner

Read by Bill Boerst


Captain S. P. Meek


In Astounding Stories 12, December 1930

This issue includes "Slaves of the Dust" by Sophie Wenzel Ellis, Part B of "The Pirate Planet" by Charles W. Diffin, &qu…

Truth and Error

Read by Andy Glover


Louis Gaston De Segur


In Familiar Instructions and Evening Lectures on All the Truths of Religion, Volume 1

Brief instruction on numerous subjects pertaining to the Catholic faith, the Sacraments, the Ten Commandments and more. (Summary by Maria Th…

Irony

Read by Anusha Iyer


D. H. Lawrence


In Amores: Poems

Amores is one of D. H. Lawrence's earliest works of poetry, published in 1916, was a precursor to his delving in free verse in later collect…

A Christian bewailing the miserable ignorance and blindness of men

Read by InTheDesert


Catherine Parr


In Lamentation of a Sinner

The Lamentation of a Sinner was written in 1544, the year where Parr took on the role of Regent for a number of months when Henry VIII was f…

Lesson 22

Read by InTheDesert


Philip Doddridge


In The Principles of the Christian Religion Expressed in Plain and Easy Verse

The little verses now before the reader were written at the desire of my most worthy and honoured friend, the Reverend Mr. Clark of St. Alba…

Chapter 1

Read by Mark Nelson


Harry Harrison


In The Stainless Steel Rat - the Novel

James Bolivar diGriz alias Slippery Jim alias The Stainless Steel Rat. Interstellar con man, crook and thief. Bane of the elite law enforcem…

Lazy Lawrence

Read by HalieMoon


Maria Edgeworth


In Children's Short Works, Vol. 049

Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 049: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…

Ch 11.2, Book II: THE PHILOSOPHER'S JOURNEY

Read by Michele Fry


James Stephens


In The Crock of Gold

This is a comic novel written by Irish author James Stephens, a quick-witted storyteller whose pantheistic philosophy is revealed in his adu…

The Paroo

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson


Henry Lawson


In Verses Popular And Humorous (Version 2)

Verses, Popular and Humorous (1900) was the second collection of poems by Australian poet Henry Lawson. It features some of the poet's earli…

Viney's Free Papers

Read by KirksVoice


Paul Laurence Dunbar


In The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories

One of four books of short stories written in his brief career. These stories are written using African-American dialect which provides dee…

Acknowledgements

Read by David Lawrence


Various and Unknown


In The Ontario Readers: Third Book

The Ontario Readers is a school book first published in 1919, by the Ontario Ministry of Education, containing short excerpts of literary wo…

Ezra Bartlett

Read by Sean McGaughey


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…

"Parsifal": A Mere Glimpse

Read by awonski


Vernon Blackburn


In The Fringe of an Art: Appreciations in Music

A collection of essays on things musical by Vernon Blackburn, including composers, music in different time periods, and modern music. (Summ…

Idylle, par Henry Gréville

Read by Christiane Jehanne


Various


In La Lecture, tome 4

La Lecture était une revue littéraire bi-mensuelle française de la fin du 19e siècle, publiant surtout des nouve…

82. The Passing

Read by Michele Fry


Gilbert Parker


In A Lover's Diary

A collection of 83 rather besotted love sonnets by Gilbert Parker, written early in his career, with an accompanying interesting and someone…

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