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A Short Description of Torre Abbey

Read by Garth Burton


Hugh Robert Watkin


Following the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the time of Henry VIII, a significant part of the buildings of Torre Abbey, particularly the…

Wonders of Plant Life

Read by Garth Burton


Samuel Leonard Bastin


A fascinating insight into the ways in which different plants cope with life, and the ingenious methods they use to encourage their benefact…

The Rainy Day - Read by GB

In The Rainy Day

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


LibriVox volunteers bring you 25 recordings of The Rainy Day by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This was the Weekly Poetry project for September…

How a Fisherman Corked up His Foe in a Jar - Read by GB

In How a Fisherman Corked up His Foe in a Jar

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Guy Wetmore Carryl


LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of How a Fisherman Corked up His Foe in a Jar by Guy Wetmore Carryl. This was the Fortnightly Po…

On Gardening

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 036

Read by Garth Burton


R. F. Murray and Robert F. Murray


Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the discovery of X-rays, earthquak…

The Devil's Bridge - Read by GB

In The Devil's Bridge

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


Taken from Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes, Switzerland and Austria: Vol. XVI, edited by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. - Summary…

Report On an Adjudged Case - Read by GB

In Report On an Adjudged Case

Read by Garth Burton


William Cowper


William Cowper was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century na…

The Old Year - Read by GB

In The Old Year

Read by Garth Burton


John Clare


John Clare was an English poet, the son of a farm labourer, who came to be known for his celebratory representations of the English country…

Winter Evening - Read by GB

In Winter Evening

Read by Garth Burton


Archibald Lampman


Archibald Lampman was a Canadian poet. "He has been described as 'the Canadian Keats;' and he is perhaps the most outstanding exponent …

Blow-pipe Weapons

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 037

Read by Garth Burton


Paul Fountain


Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake,…

Sally Simpkin's Lament - Read by GB

In Sally Simpkin's Lament; or, John Jones's Kit-Cat-Astrophe

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Thomas Hood


LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of Sally Simpkin's Lament; or, John Jones's Kit-Cat-Astrophe by Thomas Hood. This was the Fortnig…

What the Wolf Really Said to Little Red Riding Hood - Read by GB

In What the Wolf Really Said to Little Red Riding Hood

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Bret Harte


Francis Bret Harte was an American author and poet, best remembered for his short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic fig…

Off Rough Point - Read by GB

In Off Rough Point

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Emma Lazarus


Emma Lazarus was an American poet born in New York City. She is best known for "The New Colossus", a sonnet written in 1883; its …

Time and Death and Love - Read by GB

In Time and Death and Love

Read by Garth Burton


Madison Cawein


Madison Cawein was a poet from Louisville, Kentucky. His output was thirty-six books and 1,500 poems. His writing earned the nickname the &q…

Rings in the Wood

In Coffee Break Collection 011 - Science

Read by Garth Burton


Grant Allen and John Gaylord Coulter


This is the eleventh collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in l…

Winter Stars - Read by GB

In Winter Stars

Read by Garth Burton


Sara Teasdale


In honor of Winter Solstice 2014, LibriVox volunteers bring you fourteen readings of Winter Stars by Sara Teasdale. This is the weekly poet…

The Threepenny Problem, story number 10 of The Problem Club

In Short Story Collection Vol. 059

Read by Garth Burton


Barry Pain


LibriVox readers bring you 20 short stories including lesser known works by Thomas Hardy, Robert Louis Stevenson and Edgar Allan Poe, an ear…

Star Song - Read by GB

In Star Song

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Gladys Cromwell


LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Star Song by Gladys Cromwell. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 4th, 2014.Gladys Cro…