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on a Clergyman's preaching without notes
Read by Phil Benson
John Byrom
In Lancashire Dialogues
A scion of the Byroms of Byrom Hall in Lowton, Lancashire, John Byrom was born and lived in Manchester and Salford for much of his life. Edu…
A Farewell by E. C. S.
Read by Phil Benson
Various
In Athenaeum Souvenir
The Manchester Athenaeum was founded in 1837 as a society for the "advancement and diffusion of knowledge". This short collection …
Lines Spoken at the Opening of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, February 15th,…
Read by Phil Benson
Various
In The Blue Review, Number 2
The Blue Review was a short lived monthly journal published in London between May and July 1913. The successor to Rhythm, The Blue Review wa…
Spook Stories, Chapter 4: ''Through''
Read by Kate Follis
E. F. Benson
In The Countess of Lowndes Square, and Other Stories
A collection of fourteen short stories, grouped under the headings of "Blackmailing Stories", "Spook Stories", "Cat…
Chapter 27. LIFE
Read by docdlmartin
Arthur Christopher Benson
In Joyous Gard
Joyous Gard was the castle of Sir Lancelot in the Morte D'Arthur, into which he retired, in the intervals of war and business, for rest and …
A Dirge to the Memory of William Grant, Esq., the Philanthropist, by Benjamin S…
Read by Phil Benson
Various
In The Festive Wreath
The Festive Wreath, edited by John Bolton Rogerson, and subtitled 'A Collection of Contributions Read at a Literary Meeting Held in Manchest…
The Watcher
Read by Peter Yearsley
Robert Hugh Benson
In Short Story Collection Vol. 108
It's time to enjoy our 108th Librivox Short Story Collection. All stories have been selected by the readers and include gems by O. Henry, Le…
Song
Read by Newgatenovelist
Stella Benson
In Twenty
Twenty, Stella Benson’s first poetry collection, was first published in 1918. It deals with topics such as personal independence, the First …
Book I. Chapter I
Read by Jake Malizia
E. F. Benson
In Colin: A Novel
"Colin" tells the story of the Stanier family who come from Stanier, near Rye, in the county of Sussex. The first section recounts…
John Collier ('Tim Bobbin')
Read by Phil Benson
Francis Espinasse
In Tim Bobbin: A View of the Lancashire Dialect
A comic dialogue written in John Collier's idiosyncratic version of the 18th century South Lancashire dialect together with a collection of …
Introductory Essay
Read by Phil Benson
James Wheeler
In Manchester Poetry
Manchester's first published anthology of locally-written poetry was compiled by editor James Wheeler to show that Manchester, 'the most mec…
Miscellaneous poems
Read by Phil Benson
Benjamin Stott
In Songs for the Millions, and other poems
Born in Manchester, and a bookbinder by trade, Benjamin Stott was an active trade unionist and member of the Chartist movement. Songs of the…
The wonderful adventures of Hasan the younger
Read by Phil Benson
Ann Hawkshaw
In Cecil's Own Book
Ann Hawkshaw's fourth and final collection was published privately and named for her young grandson, Cecil Wedgwood. Written for children, t…