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The Raven

Read by Chris Goringe


Edgar Allan Poe


Perhaps Edgar Allen Poe's most famous poem, the "Raven" is a macabre exploration of a man, his memories of Lenore, and the black b…

The Glugs of Gosh

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C. J. Dennis


First published in 1917, The Glugs of Gosh satirizes Australian life at the start of the twentieth century - but the absurdities it catalogs…

Version 3

In Twas the Night Before Christmas (A Visit From St. Nicholas)

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moore_c and Clement Clarke Moore


LibriVox volunteers bring you nine different readings of Clement C. Moore's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, a weekly poetry project. (Summ…

The War of the Worlds - Book 1 - Chapter 02

In The War of the Worlds

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H. G. Wells


H. G. Wells wrote The War of the Worlds in 1898, when there was much speculation about life on the planet Mars. The book is considered to be…

Version 2

In The Road

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sassoon_s and Siegfried Sassoon


LibriVox volunteers bring you eight different readings of Siegfried Sassoon's The Road, a weekly poetry project. (Summary by Annie Coleman)

Section 6

In An International Episode

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Henry James


Two men visiting the US from London meet a pair of charming women who return the visit the following year in London. Romantic intrigues, mis…

Sonnets 51-60

In Shakespeare's Sonnets

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William Shakespeare


Shakespeare’s sonnets comprise a collection of 154 poems in sonnet form that deal with such themes as love, beauty, politics, and mortality.…

Chapters 1-3

In Pride and Prejudice

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Jane Austen


Pride and Prejudice is the most famous of Jane Austen’s novels, and its opening is one of the most famous lines in English literature - “It …

Chapters 10-12

In Psmith in the City

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P. G. Wodehouse


Mike’s dream of studying and playing cricket at Cambridge are thwarted as his father runs into financial difficulties. Instead, Mike takes o…

Part 4 Ch. 1 Shellfish Languages Again

In The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

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Hugh Lofting


Doctor John Dolittle is the central character of a series of children's books by Hugh Lofting. He is a doctor who shuns human patients in fa…