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Sophocles - Ajax (Campbell Translation)

Ajax is a Greek tragedy written in the 5th century BC. The date of Ajax's first performance is unknown and may never be found, but most scholars regard it as an early work, c. 450 — 430 BC. It chronicles the fate of...

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Christian Fiction

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Mrs. O. F. Walton - Poppy's Presents

One day, Poppy gets told her mother has a present for her. But the neighbors laugh and say there is such a thing as too much of a good thing. What is the present? — Summary by Esther ben Simonides

Esther ben Simonides 1 hour 19 minutes

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Poetry

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Alice Meynell - Poems

This is a volume of poems by Alice Meynell. — Summary by Carolin

Sonia and 9 more 1 hour 5 minutes

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Suppliant Maidens (Morshead Translation)

Tragedy

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Aeschylus - Suppliant Maidens (Morshead Translation)

The Suppliants, also called The Suppliant Maidens, or The Suppliant Women, is a play by Aeschylus. It was probably first performed sometime after 470 BC. It was long thought to be the earliest surviving play by...

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Tragedy

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Aeschylus - Seven Against Thebes (Way Translation)

Seven against Thebes is the third play in an Oedipus-themed trilogy produced by Aeschylus in 467 BC. The trilogy is sometimes referred to as the Oedipodea. It concerns the battle between an Argive army led by...

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

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John Greenleaf Whittier - Christmas Carmen

John Greenleaf Whittier was an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Frequently listed as one of the Fireside Poets, Whittier was influenced by the Scottish poet Robert...

Bruce Kachuk and 7 more 16 minutes

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

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James Whitcomb Riley - God Bless Us Everyone

James Whitcomb Riley was an American writer, poet, and best-selling author. During his lifetime he was known as the «Hoosier Poet» and «Children's Poet» for his dialect works and his children's poetry respectively....

Bruce Kachuk and 11 more 13 minutes

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

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Thomas Moore - I Saw the Moon Rise Clear

Thomas Moore was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and entertainer, now best remembered for the lyrics of «The Minstrel Boy» and «The Last Rose of Summer». Moore is often considered Ireland's National Bard and is...

Algy Pug and 15 more 16 minutes

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Bible (KJV) Apocrypha/Deuterocanon: Book of Tobit

King James Version

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King James Version (KJV) - Bible (KJV) Apocrypha/Deuterocanon: Book of Tobit

The Book of Tobit (from Hebrew: טובי‎ Tobi «my good») is a book of scripture that is part of the Catholic and Orthodox biblical canon, pronounced canonical by the Council of Carthage of 397 and confirmed for Roman...

Glenn O'Brien 47 minutes Bible (King James Version)

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Poetry

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Christmas in Poetry - Carols and Poems

This is a volume of Christmas poems and carols, by various authors and from various times. — Summary by Carolin

Greg Giordano and 6 more 1 hour 4 minutes

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Poetry

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Thomas Moore - Love Thee ?

This is the Weekly Poem for the week of November 29th, 2015. Another romantic love poem by the irish poet Thomas Moore. — Summary by Stav Nisser.

Bruce Kachuk and 8 more 14 minutes

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Aeschylus - Furies (Morshead Translation)

The Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus concerning the end of the curse on the House of Atreus. The name derives from the character Orestes, who sets out to avenge his father's murder. The...

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