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Lucy Maud Montgomery - Winter Day

Montgomery's poem on winter is an analogy for life, symbolizing the three life stages of youth, adulthood and old age.

Bruce Kachuk and 8 more 15 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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Algernon Blackwood - Man Who Found Out (A Nightmare)

A researcher goes on an expedition to find «The Tablets of the Gods» which have plagued his dreams since his boyhood. He finds them, and the horrible truth of humanity's true purpose in the universe. This story, The...

Phil Chenevert 45 minutes

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Sonnets

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John Donne - Holy Sonnets (version 2)

The Holy Sonnets—also known as the Divine Meditations or Divine Sonnets—are a series of nineteen poems by the English poet John Donne (1572–1631). The sonnets were first published in 1633—two years after Donne's...

Michael Armenta 28 minutes

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Transformed; or, the History of a River Thief, Briefly Told

Biography & Autobiography

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Jerry McAuley - Transformed; or, the History of a River Thief, Briefly Told

Jerry McAuley gives a testimony of his transformation from one of the wickedest men to ever live to being saved and a life of helping others do the same. (Summary by Curt Walton)

Curt Walton 1 hour 6 minutes

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Single author

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William Henry Davies - Foliage: Various Poems

W. H. Davies was a Welsh poet and writer. Davies spent a significant part of his life in the United Kingdom and United States, becoming one of the most popular poets of his time. Davies is usually considered one of...

Rosslyn Carlyle and 6 more 1 hour 6 minutes

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Eugene Field - Contentment

Eugene Field, Sr. was an American writer, best known for his children's poetry and humorous essays.

Bruce Kachuk and 8 more 11 minutes

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Poetry

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Short Poetry Collection 135

This is a collection of 13 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for August 2014.

Shakira Searle and 6 more 26 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Single author

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Saint John of the Cross - Poetry of St John of the Cross

The poems of St John of the Cross, with their mystic depth and spiritual ecstasy, stand among the world's great poems of Divine Love in all traditions. St John is one of the Roman Catholic Doctors of the Church, was a...

Ed Humpal 1 hour 13 minutes

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Business & Economics

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Aristotle - Economics

Economics (Greek: ΟΙΚΟΝΟΜΙΚΑ; Latin: Oeconomica) may not have been written by Aristotle. The author provides examples of methods used by the state to raise money including debt, currency devaluation, commodity...

Geoffrey Edwards 1 hour

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Poetry

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Robert Louis Stevenson - Child's Garden of Verses (version 2)

A Child's Garden of Verses is a collection of poems for children by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson. The collection first appeared in 1885 under the title Penny Whistles, but has been reprinted many...

Willy 1 hour

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Robert Louis Stevenson - Where Go the Boats

Where Go the Boats is a short poem by Robert Louis Stevenson. He was a Scottish author famous for writing Treasure Island. He also wrote many poems, including this one, which was published in A Child's Garden of...

James Koss and 20 more 18 minutes

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Bible (KJV) Apocrypha/Deuterocanon: Wisdom of Solomon

Bibles

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King James Version (KJV) - Bible (KJV) Apocrypha/Deuterocanon: Wisdom of Solomon

In the Orthodox Church, during the Great Vespers of celebrated Saints, such as Saint Nicholas the Wonder-worker and the Holy Great Martyr Euphemia, selected passages are read from The Wisdom of Solomon, from the...

A LibriVox Volunteer 1 hour 17 minutes Bible (King James Version)

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