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Emily Brontë - Hope

Emily Jane Brontë was an English novelist and poet who is best known for her only novel, Wuthering Heights, now considered a classic of English literature. Emily was the third eldest of the four surviving Brontë...

Bruce Kachuk and 13 more 18 minutes

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Walt Whitman - When I heard the Learn’d Astronomer

Whitman claimed that after years of competing for «the usual rewards», he determined to become a poet. He first experimented with a variety of popular literary genres which appealed to the cultural tastes of the...

Algy Pug and 18 more 19 minutes

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Inquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits upon the Human Body and Mind, with an Account of the Means of Preventing, and of the Remedies for Curing Them

Essays & Short Works

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Dr. Benjamin Rush - Inquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits upon the Human Body and Mind, with an Account of the Means of Preventing, and of the Remedies for Curing Them

Written when the United States extended only to the Mississippi River, by one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, this short work explores the physical, social, and mental effects of distilled liquors;...

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John Donne - To His Mistress Going to Bed

John Donne was an English poet and cleric in the Church of England. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are noted for their strong, sensual style and include...

Algy Pug and 11 more 43 minutes

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Emma Lazarus - New Colossus, Version 2

My Grandma's father arrived in this country through New York City, and often spoke to my dad, when he was a boy, of what it was like to first see the Statue of Liberty. Most of my relatives arrived through...

Bruce Kachuk and 16 more 23 minutes

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Poetry

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Louisa Parsons Stone Hopkins - Easter Carols

This is a collection of Easter poems by Louisa Parsons Stone Hopkins. The poems all center around the Easter holiday, in both a religious as well as a more generally festive tone. — Summary by Carolin

Michelle Grebe and 3 more 23 minutes

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Poetry

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Lucy Larcom - Easter Gleams

This is a collection of Easter poems by Lucy Larcom. The poems cover the entire circle of religious holidays, customs, and bible verses around Easter. — Summary by Carolin

Bruce Kachuk and 2 more 44 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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Amanda Minnie Douglas - Easter Lily

This is a volume of five short stories for Children. Each of them contains a cute little learning experience and a happy end. — Summary by Carolin

Melissa Perry and 3 more 1 hour 13 minutes

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Poetry

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Short Poetry Collection 167

This is a collection of 36 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for April 2017.

JasonIvey and 14 more 59 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Bibles

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Weymouth New Testament - Bible (WNT) NT 09: Galatians

Some have compared Paul's Letter to the fellowship at Galatia as the «Magna Carta» of the liberty of Christians. It is Paul's passionate defense against a sect known as Judaizers, who insisted Christ's followers were...

23 minutes Bible (Weymouth New Testament)

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Humorous Fiction

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Molière - School for Husbands

In 1661 and 1662 Moliere presented the plays The School for Husbands (this one) and then The School for Wives. «The central situations of the two have much in common: the arbitrary and jealous lover to whom...

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Thomas Hardy - Ruined Maid

While Hardy wrote poetry throughout his life and regarded himself primarily as a poet, his first collection was not published until 1898. Initially, therefore, he gained fame as the author of such novels as Far from...

annie70 and 11 more 24 minutes

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