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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…
Sam's Boy
Read by docdlmartin
W. W. Jacobs
In Light Freights
A collection of weird and humorous short stories known for their good twists featuring a trio attempting some get-rich-quick schemes, the go…
Silas Jackson
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…
On Dan Jackson's Picture and Replies
Read by Arthur Krolman
Jonathan Swift
In The Poems of Jonathan Swift, Volume Two
He lived simply, loved his walks and craved the company of fellow poetical wits as they craved his company in return. With his pal Dr. Sheri…
The Question
Read by Inkell
Stephen Phillips
In Poems
A short collection of poems by the Oxford-born poet and playwright Stephen Phillips including his two major works Marpessa and Christ In Had…
Rejected
Read by Alan Mapstone
Lord Alfred Douglas
In The Collected Poems of Lord Alfred Douglas
This is a chronologically arranged collection of poems compiled by the author in his late 40s, after he had discarded the Uranian themes of …
Stonewall Jackson
Read by Alan Mapstone
Herman Melville
In Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
"Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War" is the first book of poems by the American author Herman Melville. Published in 1866, the v…
What Mr. Robinson Thinks: From 'The Biglow Papers,' No. III by James Russell Lo…
Read by Craig Franklin
Various
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 9: Tragedy and Humor (Part 2)
The ninth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…
Chapter 8
Read by Mark Leder
Joseph Conrad
In The Nature of a Crime
The first of three collaborations between Conrad and Ford. On the verge of being found out in a matter of breach of fiduciary trust and fina…
The Mary
Read by Larry Wilson
Thomas Hood
In The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood
This is a collection of Thomas Hood's poems. Hood was an eminent British poet, regarded in particular for his humorous poetry, as well as hi…
To Marion
Read by KevinS
George Gordon, Lord Byron
In Hours of Idleness
Hours of Idleness was Byron's first book of poems published when he was only 19. In it he experiments with various poetic styles and provid…
Book Eighth
Read by Peter Tucker
William Wordsworth
In The Prelude, Version 2
Wordsworth's celebrated poetic summary of his creative life and development, from childhood to old age, in which he examines his motives, in…
The Michaelmas Moon
Read by Newgatenovelist
William Ogilvie
In Short Poetry Collection 226
This is a collection of 50 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for March 2022.
The Gift of God by Edwin Arlington Robinson
Read by aliyu
William Stanley Braithwaite
In Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1914
William Stanley Braithwaite, a talented poet in his own right, was most notable for his anthologies of poetry including these annual collect…
Thomas Sunday
Father Patrick Jackson
Sermon given on April 19, 2015 at St. Stephen Antiochian Orthodox Church, Campbell, CA
Chapter 8
Read by EliseDee
John Montgomery Ward
In Base-Ball: How to Become a Player
Base-Ball: How to Become a Player is a brief history of the game of baseball, with an explanation of the rules and positions. During the aud…
From Novels and Stories, M. Robinson, The New Adelphi
Read by Phil Benson
Various
In 'To the Lighthouse' by Virginia Woolf: Contemporary Reviews (1927)
Virginia Woolf's To the Lighthouse was published in May 1927 in both Britain and the United States. The publication of Mrs. Dalloway a year …
Thomas Moore
Read by Alan Mapstone
Thomas Frederick Young
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…
America
Read by Alan Mapstone
Walter Seymour Percy
In Muse and Mint
Born in Ontario, Canada, Walter Percy entered the ministry and pastored churches in New England and Pennsylvania, often speaking on behalf o…
Old King Cole by Edwin Arlington Robinson
Read by Alan Mapstone
William Stanley Braithwaite
In Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1915
William Stanley Braithwaite, a talented poet in his own right, was most notable for his anthologies of poetry including these annual collect…