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Essays & Short Works

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Henry Clement Notcutt - Interpretation of Keats's Endymion

Endymion is the largest work by John Keats and was composed between April and November 1817. When it was published in April 1818 the critical reception was almost universally hostile. Since that time, many readers...

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Poetry

546

Henry Lawson - Verses Popular and Humorous

This is a volume of humorous poems by Australian poet Henry Lawson. — Summary by Carolin

Matthew Squaire and 11 more 3 hours 32 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Children's Short Works, Vol. 018

Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 018: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.

Samantha Miles and 12 more 3 hours 22 minutes Children's Short Works Collections

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Humorous Fiction

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Stephen Leacock - Behind the Beyond

A collection containing a parody on Problem Plays, as well as humorous anecdotes from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by TriciaG) Cast for Section 1: Narrator/Stage Directions – Tricia G Sir...

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*Non-fiction

458

Thomas Troward - Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science

Thomas Troward was a divisional Judge in British-administered India. His avocation was the study of comparative religion. Influences on his thinking, as well as his later writing, included the teachings of Christ,...

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Anthologies

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Coo-ee Reciter

Recitation was a vital part of the curriculum in education in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. It not only enabled students to gain practice in addressing groups in public, but also provided models for the study of...

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Poetry

426

Louisa Stuart Costello - Second Rubaiyat Miscellany

In 1840 Louisa Stuart Costello published in Fraser’s Magazine an article on classic Persian poetry, which included a section on Omar Khayyam with translations of some verses. Interest in the poetry of Omar Khayyam...

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

552

Charles Perrault - Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault

This book is an early collection of ten well-known fairy tales. It is thought to have begun the genre of fairy tales.(Summary by A.L. Gramour)

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Poetry

446

Henry Kendall - Leaves from Australian Forests

This is a collection of poems by Australian poet Henry Kendall. It is the second volume of his collected poems, and contains some of his most widely-known verses, such as «Bell-Birds», «The Hut by the Black Swamp»,...

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Poetry

529

Henry Kendall - Songs from the Mountains

This is a volume of late poetry by Australian poet Henry Kendall, published in 1880. The poems in this volume are prime examples of the style for which Kendall was famous, describing the Australian nature and...

Peter Tucker and 5 more 2 hours 47 minutes

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Rio Grande's Last Race, and Other Verses

Poetry

539

Andrew Barton Paterson - Rio Grande's Last Race, and Other Verses

This is a collection of poems by Australian poet Banjo Paterson. This collection contains some of Paterson's most famous poems, such as Rio Grande's Last Race, and poems featuring Saltbush Bill. — Summary by Carolin

Erin Grassie and 15 more 2 hours 44 minutes

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Single author

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George Santayana - Poems

George Santayana was born in Spain, educated in Boston and taught at Harvard before returning to Europe to spend the last forty years of his life writing. He is primarily known as a philosopher, his five-volume The...

Larry Wilson and 8 more 2 hours 39 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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