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The Age of Ink
In When Day is Done
Edgar A. Guest is sometimes known as the "people's poet," noted for his homespun verses of everyday American life and traditional …
The Wooden Tablet
In A Chinese Wonder Book
The Chinese Wonder Book is a compilation of Chinese folk tales for children full of moral values and insightful stories of China's culture a…
Reminiscent
In Renascence: A Book of Verse
Walter Crane is better known as an artist and illustrator of children’s books. His illustrations defined a whole genre which influenced the…
Window
In White April
In five section parts, Golden Windows, Sonnets for Weeping, Of Mariners, White Glamour, and Overtones, Harold Vinal writes about deep feeli…
Display
In Canada and Other Poems
From the author's preface:I wished to do something for my country, and chose this method of doing it. The literature of this country is in i…
The Novelette Reader
In Machine-Room Chants
Tom Maguire was a trade union organiser from Yorkshire of Irish descent whose poetry reflects his socialist beliefs. This volume was publish…
Polly by William Brighty Rands
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 1: Home and Friendship (Part 1)
The first of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…
"Ex Libris"
In Sonnets and Songs
Arthur Upson's insightful and sensitive poetic art is grandly displayed in this selection of some of his best work. As a tribute to Upson, R…
Past and Present
In The Poetry of South Africa
Alexander Wilmot was a Cape Town politician and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He is the author of the History of the Zulu War 1…
The Readers' Corner Part 2
In Astounding Stories 10, October 1930
Issue no. 10 of the magazine brings you:- Stolen Brains by Captain S.P. MeekThe Invisible Death by Victor Rousseau Prisoners on the Electro…
Hope
In Songs of the Road
Although best known for the creation of the detective Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle did not only write works of mystery and of adventu…
The Magic Shop
In Short Story Collection Vol. 098
This is the 98th edition of Librivox Short Stories. Each story is selected and read by a Librivox volunteer. The french author Guy de Maupas…
Readers' Corner, Part 2
In Astounding Stories 17, May 1931
Astounding Stories invites listeners into a captivating collection of science fiction and fantasy tales that push the boundaries of imaginat…
A Frivolous Rondeau
In Ventures into Verse
Better known for his biting satire, Mencken's first book was this small volume of verses. - Summary by Larry Wilson
Dorothy in the Garret by John Townsend Trowbridge
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3: Sorrow and Consolation (Part 1)
The third of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection includes a range of famous poe…
An Only Offer
In Winter Evening Tales
This 1896 collection contains 17 short, Christian-oriented stories. “In these ‘Winter Evening Tales,’ Mrs. Barr has spread before her reader…
In Luck
In Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 07, Dec. 16, 1879
Harper's Young People upon its first publication in 1879 was an illustrated weekly publication containing delightful serialized stories, sho…
06 - Learning to Read
In Tiny Story Book
Short and sweet stories for children. (Summary by Dr. Heather A. D. Mbaye)
The House and the Brain - Part II
In Great Ghost Stories
A great collection of 12 classic stories about ghosts and the supernatural. Included are stories by Thomas Hardy, Fitz-James O'Brien, and Ma…