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Veni Creator Spiritus, Paraphrased
Read by Peter Tucker
John Dryden
In The Poetical Works of John Dryden, Volume 1
The first of two volumes of collected poetry by this revered and highly influential English restoration poet and playwright. The poems, many…
Introductory Note
Read by KevinS
Robert Ernest Vernède
In War poems and other verses
Vernède enlisted with the British Army as a second lieutenant at the start of World War I, even though he was over the maximum age of…
Clever Elsie
Read by Chris Goringe
Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
In Grimms' Fairy Tales
A classic collection of oral German folklore, brought together for posterity by the scholarly brothers Grimm in the 1800s, this epitome of f…
The Red Etin
Read by Scott Mather
Andrew Lang
In The Blue Fairy Book
Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book (1889) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This was f…
Lord Verlond Gives a Dinner
Read by Andy Sames
Edgar Wallace
In The Just Men of Cordova (Version 2)
Once again our vigilante heroes lend their great talents to serve against those outwith the law; The setting is the Spanish city of Cordova,…
Familiar Dialogues
Read by Elsie Selwyn
Pedro Carolino
In English as She is Spoke
English as She is Spoke is a 19th century Portuguese-to-English phrasebook that has become a classic of absurdist humor, owing chiefly to th…
Chapters 16-18
Read by Luke Venediger
P. G. Wodehouse
In Psmith in the City
Mike’s dream of studying and playing cricket at Cambridge are thwarted as his father runs into financial difficulties. Instead, Mike takes o…
Vertue
Read by KevinS
George Herbert
In The Temple
George Herbert was one of the so-called Metaphysical Poets, along with John Donne and Andrew Marvel, and The Temple: Sacred Poems and Privat…
The Story Teller
Read by Peter Yearsley
Saki
In Short Story Collection Vol. 063
This collection comprises 20 short stories of various genres, chosen by the readers. Authors include Saki, Lord Dunsany, Rudyard Kipling, Re…
Homesick
Read by Rohan31
Lyn Venable and Lynn Venable
In Short Science Fiction Collection 079
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
To a Squirrel at Kyle-Na-Gno
Read by Peter Tucker
William Butler Yeats
In The Wild Swans at Coole (Version 2)
A collection of poems from the mid-career of this renowned Irish poet, the title poem referring to the estate of his friend and mentor, Lady…
In the Year 2889
Read by Craig Franklin
Michel Verne
In Short Science Fiction Collection 085
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
THE STORY OF ST. VESPALUUS
Read by Peter Yearsley
Saki
In The Chronicles of Clovis
This is the third collection of short stories by Saki, following on from “Reginald” and “Reginald in Russia”. Although some of the stories h…
Canto 1
Read by czandra
George Gordon, Lord Byron
In The Prophecy of Dante
Byron wrote this tribute to the great 14th-century Italian poet Dante Alighieri after visiting his tomb in Ravenna in 1819. It envisages Dan…
Verotchka
Read by Ben Lafferty
Anton Chekhov
In The Chorus Girl and Other Stories
Volume 8 of a collection of short stories by Anton Chekhov. The selection includes The Chorus Girl, A Gentleman Friend and A father, among …
The Peterkins Decide to Learn the Languages / Modern Improvements at the Peterk…
Read by entada
Lucretia P. Hale
In The Peterkin Papers
The Peterkins were a lovable but comically inept family that possess ingenuity, logic, resourcefulness, and energy--but not common sense. Th…
Rumplestiltskin
Read by Carmie
Grimm, Gebruder, Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm
In Personal Collection of Short Tales compiled by Carmie
This is a selection of the fairy tales (in English) written by Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm and Wilhelm Karl Grimm in the early 19th Century. The…
The Tryst
Read by Tomas Peter
Victor Daley
In Wine and Roses
"Victor Daley, then a happy, wondering Irish lad, drifted out to Australia. His head was full of old tunes and fragments of poetry; his…
Cully
Read by Darcy Smittenaar
Jack Egan
In Short Story Collection Vol. 043
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 043: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.
The Peccary
Read by KHand
Various
In Birds and all Nature, Vol. IV, No 4, October 1898
"Birds and All Nature" was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and br…