Garth Burton - Listen Audiobooks Online

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Harold Monro - Man Carrying Bale

Harold Edward Monro was an English poet born in Brussels and proprietor of the Poetry Bookshop in London, which helped many poets bring their work before the public. In his later years, Monro reflected on whether...

Algy Pug and 14 more 18 minutes

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox - Three Things

Her final words in her autobiography The Worlds and I: «From this mighty storehouse (of God, and the hierarchies of Spiritual Beings) we may gather wisdom and knowledge, and receive light and power, as we pass through...

Algy Pug and 12 more 12 minutes

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Historical Fiction

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Ring Lardner - Welcome to Spring

Ringgold Wilmer «Ring» Lardner was an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical writings about sports, marriage, and the theatre. He was a contemporary of Ernest Hemingway, Virginia...

Bruce Kachuk and 10 more 14 minutes

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William Henry Giles Kingston - Light of Stars

William Henry Giles Kingston, often credited as W. H. G. Kingston, was an English writer of boys' adventure novels. He was a zealous volunteer and worked actively for the improvement of the condition of seamen. But...

aniroo and 14 more 31 minutes

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Romance

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Arthur Symons - Rain On The Down

Our Valentine Poem is by Arthur William Symons, a British poet, critic and magazine editor., taken from his collection Silhouettes (1896). — Summary by David Lawrence

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Coffee Break Collection 014 - New Beginnings

Short Stories

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Coffee Break Collection 014 - New Beginnings

This is the fourteenth collection of our «coffee break» series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in length. These are great for study breaks, commutes, workouts, or any time you'd like...

Lynne T and 8 more 1 hour 11 minutes Coffee Break Collections

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William Henry Rhodes - Old Year and The New

William Henry Rhodes will long be remembered by his contemporaries at the Bar of California as a man of rare genius, exemplary habits, high honor, and gentle manners, with wit and humor unexcelled. His writings are...

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Virna Sheard - When Christmas Comes

Virna Stanton was born in Cobourg, Ontario, the daughter of Elizabeth Butler Stanton and Eldridge Stanton, a photographer. Her brother Eldridge Stanton Jr. and his wife both died at Niagara Falls, in the Ice Bridge...

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Poetry

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Edith M. Thomas - What The Pine Trees Said

Edith Matilda Thomas was an American poet who «was one of the first poets to capture successfully the excitement of the modern city. (Wikipedia)

Bruce Kachuk and 8 more 12 minutes

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Ella Wheeler Wilcox - You Never Can Tell

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...

Algy Pug and 8 more 14 minutes

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Hattie Howard - Tobogganing

«This author's verse shows a hearty, wholesome, human spirit, sometimes overflowing into downright fun, and a straightforward directness always. It is a pleasant book, sure to be welcomed by all.» (EXTRACTS FROM PRESS...

Bruce Kachuk and 9 more 27 minutes

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Ring Lardner - Visit From Young Gloom

Ringgold Wilmer «Ring» Lardner was an American sports columnist and short story writer best known for his satirical writings about sports, marriage, and the theatre. He was a contemporary of Ernest Hemingway, Virginia...

aravagarwal and 13 more 19 minutes

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