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The Glugs of Gosh

Read by Chris Goringe


C. J. Dennis


First published in 1917, The Glugs of Gosh satirizes Australian life at the start of the twentieth century - but the absurdities it catalogs…

The Raven

Read by Chris Goringe


Edgar Allan Poe


Perhaps Edgar Allen Poe's most famous poem, the "Raven" is a macabre exploration of a man, his memories of Lenore, and the black b…

Chapter 14

In The Mystery (LibriVox NaNoWriMo novel 2006)

Read by Chris Goringe


Written by Chris Goringe, recorded by Chris Goringe and Librivox Volunteers


The idea was to write a whole novel in the month of November, based on the guidelines of the National Novel Writing Month. The twist is that…

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In Twas the Night Before Christmas (A Visit From St. Nicholas)

Read by Chris Goringe


moore_c and Clement Clarke Moore


LibriVox volunteers bring you nine different readings of Clement C. Moore's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, a weekly poetry project. (Summ…

Section 6

In An International Episode

Read by Chris Goringe


Henry James


Two men visiting the US from London meet a pair of charming women who return the visit the following year in London. Romantic intrigues, mis…

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In I Do Not Love Thee

Read by Chris Goringe


norton_c and Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton


LibriVox volunteers bring you twenty different readings of Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton’s I Do Not Love Thee, a weekly poetry project. (S…

Sonnets 51-60

In Shakespeare's Sonnets

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William Shakespeare


Shakespeare’s sonnets comprise a collection of 154 poems in sonnet form that deal with such themes as love, beauty, politics, and mortality.…

Chapter 12

In Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Read by Chris Goringe


Lewis Carroll


In this children's classic, a girl named Alice follows falls down a rabbit-hole into a fantasy realm full of talking creatures. She attends …

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In Danse Russe

Read by Chris Goringe


William Carlos Williams


Williams spent his life as a doctor practicing pediatric medicine in northern New Jersey, a few miles west of New York City. During the work…

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In The Road

Read by Chris Goringe


sassoon_s and Siegfried Sassoon


LibriVox volunteers bring you eight different readings of Siegfried Sassoon's The Road, a weekly poetry project. (Summary by Annie Coleman)

The War of the Worlds - Book 1 - Chapter 02

In The War of the Worlds

Read by Chris Goringe


H. G. Wells


H. G. Wells wrote The War of the Worlds in 1898, when there was much speculation about life on the planet Mars. The book is considered to be…

Book 35

In Leaves of Grass

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Walt Whitman


American poet Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, is a collection of poems notable for its frank delight in and praise of the senses, during a t…