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Conrad Aiken - House of Dust: A Symphony

The House of Dust is a poem written in the four-movement format of a classical symphony. Hauntingly beautiful despite its bleak post-World War I depictions of human mortality and loss, the poem develops its movements...

Expatriate 2 hours 21 minutes

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Thomas Hardy - Wessex Poems

A collection of poetry by Thomas Hardy, some of which were previously published or adapted into his prose works. — Summary by Libby Gohn

Libby Gohn 2 hours 11 minutes

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Walt Whitman - Drum-Taps

Drum Taps is the next collection of poems published by Walt Whitman after his famous Leaves of Grass. This collection is a direct response to Whitman's personal observations of the Civil War, many of which come from...

Expatriate 1 hour 35 minutes

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Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 5

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Edgar Allan Poe - 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 Section 42: Narrator / Stage Directions: Ellen Preckel Alessandra:...

Bob Neufeld and 22 more 8 hours 41 minutes

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Walter De la Mare - Collected Poems 1901-1918

Early poems written by Walter de la Mare. de la Mare is best remembered for his works for children. This collection includes: Poems: 1906 The Listeners: 1914 Motley: 1918 Songs of Childhood: 1901 (Summary by...

Claire Schreuder and 19 more 3 hours 46 minutes

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Christina Rossetti - Goblin Market and Other Poems

Goblin Market and Other Poems (1862) is British writer Christina Rossetti's first book of poetry. The title poem is her most famous work: a creepy and sensual tale of two sisters' temptation to eat forbidden fruits....

Elizabeth Klett 2 hours 32 minutes

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Selections from Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War

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Herman Melville - Selections from Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War

Published in 1866, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War is a collection of poems about the Civil War by Herman Melville. Many of the poems are inspired by second- and third-hand accounts from print news sources...

Clark University 2 hours 24 minutes

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G. K. Chesterton - Poems

Originally published in 1916, this book of poetry by G.K. Chesterton includes 59 poems on a variety of subjects. Included in this are war poems, love poems, religious poems, ballades and more (Summary by Maria Therese)

Algy Pug and 20 more 2 hours 24 minutes

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Emily Dickinson - Poems: Series Two

«The eagerness with which the first volume of Emily Dickinson's poems has been read shows very clearly that all our alleged modern artificiality does not prevent a prompt appreciation of the qualities of directness...

Laura Atkinson 1 hour 40 minutes

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Robert Browning 200th Anniversary Collection

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Robert Browning - Robert Browning 200th Anniversary Collection

For this collection, LibriVox volunteers made their own selections from Robert Browning's poetry and prose to celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth on 7th May 1812.

Keri Ford and 13 more 2 hours 33 minutes

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Christopher Morley - Chimneysmoke

A collection of short poems on various themes by the author. (Summary by Carmen H)

Carmen H 1 hour 58 minutes

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G. K. Chesterton - Ballad of the White Horse (Version 2)

The Ballad of the White Horse is a poem by G K Chesterton about the idealized exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great, published in 1911. Written in ballad form, the work is usually considered an epic poem. The...

Gayle Cato 1 hour 52 minutes

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Stolen Bacillus and other stories H. G. Wells

Eight Keys to Eden Mark Clifton

Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 2) William Blake

Russian Realities and Problems: Lectures delivered at Cambridge in August 1916

Short Story Collection Vol. 081

Around the World with the Children Frank G. Carpenter

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