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Short Poetry Collection 126
This is a collection of 20 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2013.
LaMar Hawkins
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Gothic Fiction
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Henry James - Owen Wingrave
A young man of good family with a long distinguished military tradition indicates that he will not follow his ancestors' path into the army. Dire results ensue. Benjamin Britten in 1970 wrote an opera based on this...
David Wales
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Irvin S. Cobb - Oh, Well, You Know How Women Are and Isn't That Just Like a Man!
This warm, affectionate duet of essays by two of the early twentieth century's most popular writers is a bit dated but still entertaining. Summary by David Wales.
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Published 1900 onward
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Norman Duncan - Christmas Eve At Swamp's End
Four selected chapters from The Measure Of A Man; A Tale of the Big Woods, by Norman Duncan. What could be more Christmasy than: Babies, especially a homeless one; a woman who loves; a man who protects; a cold night;...
David Wales
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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)
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Charles Hamilton Sorley - Army of Death
Captain Sorley was among 16 Great War poets commemorated in Westminster Abbey's Poets' Corner. The inscription was written by Wilfred Owen. It reads: «My subject is War, and the pity of War. The Poetry is in the...
Carol Box
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Hans Christian Andersen - Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid" (Danish: Den lille havfrue, literally: «the little sea lady») is a very well known fairy tale by the Danish author Hans Christian Andersen about a young mermaid willing to give up her life in...
Phil Chenevert
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Short Poetry Collection 131
This is a collection of 13 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for April 2014.
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Robert Herrick - Hag
A poem for Halloween by the 17th century English author Robert Herrick. His poems were not widely popular at the time they were published. His style was strongly influenced by Ben Jonson, by the classical Roman...
April Hill
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Richard Dennys - Better Far to Pass Away
At this time of year, we dedicate the Fortnightly Poetry project to the fallen in war. This poem, written at a time when the average life expectancy of an officer at the front was a mere six weeks, vividly...
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General
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Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade - Our Little Japanese Cousin
Meet Lotus Blossom, our little Japanese Cousin and her little brother Toyo. Join them in their everyday life and learn about Japanese customs and culture. (Summary by Julia Niedermaier)
Julia Niedermaier
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Our Little Cousin Series
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Short Poetry Collection 138
This is a collection of 25 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2014.
Shakira Searle
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Detective Fiction
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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle - Red Headed League
«The Adventure of the Red-Headed League» is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It first appeared in The Strand Magazine in August 1891. Conan Doyle ranked «The Red-Headed...
Phil Chenevert
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