Garth Burton

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William Cowper - Report On an Adjudged Case

William Cowper was an English poet and hymnodist. One of the most popular poets of his time, Cowper changed the direction of 18th century nature poetry by writing of everyday life and scenes of the English...

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John Clare - Old Year

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 biographer Jonathan Bate...

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Emily Dickinson - There's a certain slant of light

In tribute to the first real snowfall this year. — Summary by David Lawrence

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Thomas Hood - I Remember, I Remember

«There were scarcely any events in the life of Thomas Hood. One condition there was of too potent determining importance—life-long ill health; and one circumstance of moment—a commercial failure, and consequent...

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Walter Savage Landor - Poet Who Sleeps

LibriVox readers bring you 13 versions of The Poet Who Sleeps by Walter Savage Landor. This was the weekly poetry project for December 1, 2013.

Algy Pug and 12 more 15 minutes

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Culture & Heritage Fiction

Clement Clarke Moore - Old Santeclaus

Clement Clarke Moore (July 15, 1779 – July 10, 1863) was an American Professor of Oriental and Greek Literature, as well as Divinity and Biblical Learning, at the General Theological Seminary of the Protestant...

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Rainy Day

LibriVox volunteers bring you 25 recordings of The Rainy Day by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 29, 2013. (Summary by Diana Majlinger)

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How a Fisherman Corked up His Foe in a Jar

Historical Fiction

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Guy Wetmore Carryl - How a Fisherman Corked up His Foe in a Jar

LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 recordings of How a Fisherman Corked up His Foe in a Jar by Guy Wetmore Carryl. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project fo September 22, 2013. Guy Wetmore Carryl was an American...

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Devil's Bridge

Taken from Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes, Switzerland and Austria: Vol. XVI, edited by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. — Summary by David Lawrence

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Family Life

Fireside Christmas Short Stories

A collection of Christmas-themed short stories, intended to warm the heart and share with the family. Each story or poem in this collection is unique: some make us pause to consider the meaning of Christmas, others...

Lynne T and 11 more 3 hours 35 minutes

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Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great

Biography & Autobiography

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Elbert Hubbard - Little Journeys to the Homes of Good Men and Great

Elbert Hubbard visits the homes of authors, politicians, poets, philosophers and other prestigious people. If they are still living he speaks with them about their work. If they are dead he reflects on how their...

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Short Stories

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Coffee Break Collection 009 - Autumn

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

Larry Wilson and 6 more 1 hour 39 minutes Coffee Break Collections

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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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