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02 - The Reading Public
Read by TriciaG
Stephen Leacock
In Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy
Humorous, ironic, and sometimes cynical observations of life in 1915 from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by TriciaG)
The Last Word
Read by inkling
E. W. Hornung
In A Thief in the Night - Version 2
A Thief in the Night is a 1905 collection of short stories by Ernest William Hornung, featuring his popular character A. J. Raffles. It was …
Jones
Read by TriciaG
Lloyd Osbourne
In The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 06
The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the sixth volume, 55 short stories and poems have been gathered from 42 authors…
Chapter 1. "Also hear Caponsacchi who comes next,"
Read by Tony Oliva
Robert Browning
In The Ring and the Book
"Better translate--"A Roman murder-case:"Position of the entire criminal cause"Of Guido Franceschini, nobleman,"Wit…
Picture-Show
Read by KevinS
Siegfried Sassoon
In Picture-Show
One of Sassoon's earlier collections of poems. This book is particularly interesting as Sassoon begins a transition toward poetry unrelated …
Itylus
Read by Kazbek
Algernon Charles Swinburne
In Poems and Ballads (First Series)
Swinburne's first collection of poetry, published in 1866, circles around the themes of love, religion (or irreligion) and death. The poems …
Table 16 - Words with “oo”
Read by Evan Smith
James Hiram Fassett and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
In The Beacon Second Reader
In the "Beacon Second Reader" the author has chosen for his stories only those of recognized literary merit; and while it has been…
Memorial Tablet
Read by Bruce Kachuk
Siegfried Sassoon
In Selected Poems
Siegfried Sassoon, best known for his outspoken opinions on the futility of war, is portrayed in these poems as an observer, an observer of …
'Karazah' to 'Karl'
Read by Newgatenovelist
Adah Isaacs Menken
In Infelicia
Adah Isaacs Menken's short life was full and eventful. Probably born in the American South, she travelled, wrote journalism, became famous a…
Johnny and the Apples
Read by Greg Giordano
Anonymous
In Bed-Time Stories: A collection in verse and in prose
This book is a collection of short stories and poems for children to enjoy at bedtime. - Summary by SaraHale
Cap and Bells
Read by Kathleen Moore
Rudolph Valentino
In Day Dreams
Published in 1923, Day Dreams is a collection of poems written by Hollywood screen icon Rudolph Valentino. Authored during Valentino’s court…
A Letter
Read by Trish Thompson
Max Baginski, Alexander Berkman, Emma Goldman, Sadakichi Hartmann, Peter Kropotkin and Friedrich Nietzsche
In Mother Earth, Vol. 1 No. 4, June 1906
"Mother Earth was an American anarchist journal that described itself as "A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Social Science and Literat…
The Inkwell
Read by phineas2000
Robert Blatchford
In The Sorcery Shop: An Impossible Romance
A jolly fantasy novel in which a retired General and a Financier, having drinks at an aristocratic London club, meet Mr. Fry, a whimsical so…
The Bells of Grangely-Super-Montem
Read by Sonia
William James McGlothlin
In Short Story Collection 112
Here we present the 112th edition of the Librivox Short Story Collections. In this group of stories, we visit an obscure Welsh publication f…
Perkin Warbeck
Read by Connie Bettison
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 …
Sappho, by Sara Teasdale
Read by Alan Mapstone
William Stanley Braithwaite
In Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1913
William Stanley Braithwaite, a talented poet in his own right, was most notable for his anthologies of poetry including these annual collect…
The Madrona
Read by Goldenco
Anthony Henderson Euwer
In By Scarlet Torch and Blade
Anthony Euwer, often appearing in anthologies of American poetry is also author of "Christopher Cricket on Cats" and "The Lim…
The Cap and Bells
Read by Kazbek
William Butler Yeats
In The Wind Among the Reeds (Version 3)
The Wind Among the Reeds is a collection of poems originally published in 1899. This recording follows The Collected Works in Verse and Pros…
Introduction
Read by Anne O'Donoghue
Laura Rountree Smith
In Story Time Tales
A collection of short stories for children, written by Laura Rountree Smith. - Summary by Anne O'Donoghue
An inkling of an adventure
Read by Greg Giordano
Seba Smith
In The Rover Vol. 01 No. 11
"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith…