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What You Will
Read by Anthony Will
Madison Cawein
In The Poems of Madison Cawein Vol. 1: Lyrics and Old World Idylls
A collection of poems by Madison Cawein. It has been said that his vocation to poetry was irresistible. - Summary by Michele Eaton
Book Twelfth
Read by Peter Tucker
William Wordsworth
In The Prelude, Version 2
Wordsworth's celebrated poetic summary of his creative life and development, from childhood to old age, in which he examines his motives, in…
Life
Read by Anthony Will
Jeannette Fraser Henshall
In Star Dust
This is a companion volume to Henshall's book "Rain and Roses." These are short poems of sentiment, romance and spirituality. - S…
Touch and Go
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
D. H. Lawrence
A man is speaking to a group of colliers in a small mining village. They have decided that they have had enough of the way they are treated …
Free Will
Read by Eva Davis (d. 2025)
Alice Meynell
In A Father of Women and Other Poems
Alice Meynell was an English essayist, critic, and poet who was also a leading suffragist, serving as vice-president of the Women Writers' S…
Some Fiction; Margaret the Childless
Read by April6090
Ambrose Bierce
In The Fiend's Delight
This book, the fiend’s delight, was published in 1873, during the lifetime of author Ambrose Bierce, 1842-1914, pseudonym Dod Grile.It is a …
Invitation
Read by Anthony Will
Gwendoline Goodwin
In Anthology of Modern Indian Poetry
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. "…
Death Wishes
Read by Noelle
Lady Jane Francesca Wilde
In Poems
Jane Wilde, the mother of Oscar Wilde, was an Irish poet who wrote under the pen name Speranza. She was politically active as an Irish natio…
To Children at the Hearth
Read by Grace Buchanan
James W. Foley
In Boys and Girls
A collection of charming poems by James W. Foley, Poet Laureate of North Dakota where he was also city editor of the Bismarck Tribune. Each…
Endings
Read by Anthony Will
Charles Williams
In Poems of Conformity
Charles Williams was one of The Inklings, an Oxford based group of writers which included J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. Although Williams' …
The Scribe
Read by Anthony Will
Walter De La Mare
In Motley, and Other Poems
From English poet Walter De la Mare comes an early collection of poems reflecting on loss, mortality, and universal questions. - Summary by …
Evelyn Hope by Robert Browning
Read by Tomas Peter
Robert Browning
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3: Sorrow and Consolation (Part 2)
This is the third of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two par…
Will and Testament
Bill Lyons
Will and Testament by Bill Lyons tells the story of a moderately unhappily married couple and a girl who is fed up with looking after her si…
To one bereaved of many Relatives
Read by MaryAnn
Charlotte Elliott
In Hours of Sorrow
Poems from the author of the beloved hymn, "Just as I Am", chiefly adapted to seasons of sickness, depression and bereavement. Ell…
The Question
Read by Inkell
Stephen Phillips
In Poems
A short collection of poems by the Oxford-born poet and playwright Stephen Phillips including his two major works Marpessa and Christ In Had…
Mr. Willmarth By Pauline D. Edwards
Read by Debwin
Various
In Short Stories from Locomotive Engineers Journal, Volume 52
These short stories are taken from the Locomotive Engineers Journal, Volume 52 which covers the year, 1918. Don't expect any trains -- these…
To Chloe, Courting Her for His Friend
Read by Cavaet
Richard Lovelace
In Lucasta
"Lucasta" is of Latin origin meaning "Pure Light". Besides the dedication of the first poem to his wife, Anne Lovelace, …
Alice's Question; The Care of Parrots; Pencil Drawing, No. 2
Read by Rachel Marie
Various
In Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 20, March 16, 1880
Harper's Young People, an illustrated weekly publication for children, includes serialized and one-off short stories, tales from history, po…
On Wishes
Read by Laurel Brushett
Laura Goodman Salverson
In Wayside Gleams
Laura Goodman Salverson was a Canadian author of Icelandic descent. Her poems pay tribute to both aspects of her heritage, with offerings li…
Pass By / In Empty Courts
Read by Ian King
Nora May French
In Poems
Nora May French was a Californian poet and a member of the bohemian literary circles of the Carmel Arts and Crafts Club, which flourished af…