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Lige's legacy 3
Read by Phil Benson
John Ackworth
In Beckside Lights
John Ackworth was the pen name of the Rev. Frederick R. Smith, a Methodist minister who was born in Snaith, Yorkshire, but spent much of his…
White Foxglove
Read by Nemo
Grace H. Conkling
In Wilderness Songs
This second volume of verse by Grace Hazard Conkling -- American poet, author and musician -- ranges in theme from close observations of the…
41 - To Zante
Read by Phil Schempf
Edgar Allan Poe
In The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 5
This, the last of 5 volumes containing Poe's works, contains a collection of both prose and poetry. (Summary by TriciaG) Cast List for Secti…
Simon Rand
Read by J. A. Taylor
Palmer Cox
In Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose and Picture
Also known for his "Brownies" books, Canadian humorist Palmer Cox give us a delightful collection of humorous verse and short pros…
Simon’s Papa
Read by Michele McFarland
Guy de Maupassant
In Short Story Collection Vol. 064
This collection comprises 20 short stories of various genres, chosen by the readers. Contributions include works from Guy de Maupassant, Rud…
Chapter 14
Read by KirksVoice
Silas X. Floyd
In Short Stories for Colored People Both Old and Young
Several short stories relating to young African Americans. Summary by kirk202
A Reverie
Read by Andrew Gaunce
Alfred Castner King
In Mountain Idylls, and Other Poems
"The author of this unpretentious volume has long questioned the advisability of adding a book to our already inflated and overloaded l…
A warning to the curious
Read by Peter Yearsley
M. R. James
In A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (Version 2)
The fourth collection of ghost stories made by the author, including one written for Queen Victoria (The haunted doll's house). - Summary b…
The Phoenix
Read by Newgatenovelist
Lewis Spence
In Coffee Break Collection 030 - Mythical Creatures
This is the 30th Coffee Break Collection, in which LibriVox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…
098 - Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater
Read by Jill Engle
David Cory
In The Jumble Book
This is a lovely collection of short stories and poems some well known others not so well known. Something to appeal to everyone. (Summary b…
After Reading Shakspeare
Read by Larry Wilson
Edwin Markham
In The Man with the Hoe and Other Poems
Edwin Markham was an American poet whose poems often drew attention to the laborers of the world and frequently expressed elements of faith.…
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Read by VOSH
Beatrix Potter
In Children's Short Works, Vol. 052
Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 052: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
Swan
Read by Nemo
F. S. Flint
In Otherworld: Cadences
English author Frank Stuart Flint was a prominent poet in the Imagist movement, along with Ezra Pound and T E. Hulme. Flint abandoned school…
Echoes
Read by Nemo
George William Russell
In Homeward Songs by the Way
George William Russell -- better known by his pen name "A.E." -- was an Irish writer, poet and mystic, a lifelong friend of Willia…
Prologue
Read by Patrick Randall
William Langland
In The Vision of Piers the Plowman (Warren translation)
William Langland’s Vision of Piers the Plowman is one of the Early English poems that may well appeal to many other readers than the profess…
The Tale of Peter Rabbit
Read by Florence Wells
Beatrix Potter
In Children's Short Works, Vol. 051
Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 051: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
A Wine of Wizardry
Read by Carol
George Sterling
In A Wine of Wizardry
A dark and moody collection of poems, influenced by the author's experience of nature, rather than an idealized notion of it. "The uncr…
Alexander the Great
Read by Bruce Kachuk
Wilbur D. Nesbit
In An Alphabet of History (Version 2)
These witty, engaging and amusing poetic descriptions of the lives of prominent people are not only a joy to read, but are a quick and easy …
Peters, Detective
Read by David Wales
Eden Phillpotts
In The Human Boy Again
Published in 1908, this is a further collection of twelve humorous short stories about English school boys. The author wrote two other book…
Perry Zoll
Read by quieteyes
Edgar Lee Masters
In Spoon River Anthology
This is a collection of poems, in the form of an entire community speaking from beyond the grave about their lives, and, in some cases, goss…