Esther ben Simonides

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Martyr of the Catacombs (Dramatic Reading)

Dramatic Readings

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James De Mille - Martyr of the Catacombs (Dramatic Reading)

Marcellus, a Roman centurion, is instructed to eradicate the Christians from the catacombs. When he goes to investigate, he discovers the truth about their beliefs and 'Him Who loved us.' As persecution sweeps across...

Beth Thomas and 1 more 3 hours 19 minutes

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

386

John Clare - Flood

John Clare was an English poet, the son of a farm labourer, who came to be known for his celebratory representations of the English countryside and his lamentation of its disruption. His poetry underwent a major...

Amy Gramour and 12 more 16 minutes

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Historical Fiction

440

Florence Morse Kingsley - Paul: A Herald of the Cross

This is an exciting sequel to the earlier books Titus: A Comrade of the Cross and Stephen: A Soldier of the Cross . It tells the story of the apostle Paul, from his conversion through his imprisonment. ( Rachel)

Rachel and 12 more 11 hours 6 minutes

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359

Eric Mackay - Thunderstorm at Night

George Eric Mackay was an English minor poet, now remembered as the sponging half-brother of Marie Corelli, the best-selling novelist. Mackay and Corelli, born Mary Mackay, were the children of Charles Mackay, by...

Bruce Kachuk and 13 more 17 minutes

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355

W. S. Gilbert - Ballad: A Manager's Perplexities

Sir William Schwenck Gilbert was an English dramatist, librettist, poet and illustrator best known for the fourteen comic operas (known as the Savoy operas) produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur...

David Lawrence and 8 more 16 minutes

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362

Ella Wheeler Wilcox - Go Plant A Tree

Ella Wheeler Wilcox was an American author and poet. Her best-known work was Poems of Passion. Her most enduring work was «Solitude», which contains the lines, «Laugh, and the world laughs with you; weep, and you weep...

Bruce Kachuk and 9 more 20 minutes

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333

Sara Teasdale - Spray

Sara Teasdale was an American lyric poet, who published several poetry collections, winning a Pulitzer Prize in 1917 for her Collection Love Songs. (Summary by David Lawrence)

Bruce Kachuk and 11 more 10 minutes

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Family Life

332

Charlotte Maria Tucker - Haunted Room

Mr. Trevor inherits a piece of land in the country called Myst Court, and plans to move there with his three children: Emmie, Bruce, and Vibert. But rumor says that a room in the house that is haunted. Bruce and Mr....

Esther ben Simonides 6 hours 17 minutes

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355

Aline Kilmer - To Two Little Sisters of the Poor

Aline Murray Kilmer (August 1, 1888 – October 1, 1941), was an American poet, children's book author, and essayist, and the wife and widow of poet and journalist Joyce Kilmer (1886-1918). Aline attended the...

Bruce Kachuk and 8 more 9 minutes

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Short Stories

518

Short Story Collection Vol. 064

This collection comprises 20 short stories of various genres, chosen by the readers. Contributions include works from Guy de Maupassant, Rudyard Kipling, Ray Bradbury, Anton Chekhov, and Gustave Flaubert, among...

Newgatenovelist and 10 more 7 hours 31 minutes Short Story Collections

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Family

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Ottilie Wildermuth - Queen

Maggie is an orphan who depends on the charity of the farmer she lives with. She tries to be cheerful and helpful to everyone where she is. However, Maggie dreams of being a queen. But how can a poor orphan ever...

Esther ben Simonides 2 hours 4 minutes

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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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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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