Ian King

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Ernest Vincent Wright - When Father Carves the Duck

Ernest Vincent Wright was an American author known for his book Gadsby, a 50,000-word novel which, except for the introduction and a note at the end, did not use the letter «e». The biographical details of his life...

Bruce Kachuk and 10 more 19 minutes

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Poetry

438

Katharine Tynan Hinkson - Flower of Youth: Poems in War Time

This is a volume of poetry by Irish poet and writer Kathrine Tynan about World War I. Published in 1917, the poems translate the general atmosphere of fear and grief prevalent across Europe into beautiful verses. —...

Bruce Kachuk and 4 more 1 hour 12 minutes

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William Cullen Bryant - October - A Sonnet

William Cullen Bryant was an American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post. Bryant edited the very successful Picturesque America which was published between 1872 and 1874. This...

Algy Pug and 17 more 22 minutes

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Rainbow Gold: Poems Old and New Selected for Boys and Girls

Poetry

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Rainbow Gold: Poems Old and New Selected for Boys and Girls

This collection of poems, selected by Sara Teasdale, a talented poet in her own right, is made to appeal to children, both girls and boys. They are not poems about children, but for children. Neither does this mean...

BettyB and 16 more 3 hours 27 minutes

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Bliss Carman - At Sunrise

Canada has full right to be proud of her poets, a small body though they are; but not only does Mr. Carman stand high and clear above them all—his place (and time cannot but confirm and justify the assertion) is among...

Bruce Kachuk and 13 more 14 minutes

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Crime & Mystery Fiction

473

Harris Burland - Black Motor Car

Head over heels in love with the amazingly beautiful Mrs. de la Mothe, Jack Portheous is led to embezzle a large sum of money from the bank at which he works, and plans to elope with her to South America. On the eve...

Dru Conway and 9 more 9 hours 47 minutes

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Poetry

467

Cale Young Rice - Many Gods

This is a volume of poetry by Cale Young Rice. The poems in this volume reflect Rice's experiences while travelling across Asia, and many of them have, as their theme, a person or incident set in that area or culture....

Larry Wilson and 11 more 1 hour 25 minutes

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Action & Adventure

484

Tudor Jenks - Galopoff, the Talking Pony

These are the fantastic adventures of Galopoff, the talking pony, and his friends. Galopoff experiences some amazing adventures in Russia, meeting some famous people of his time, and joining a circus, until his story...

Scarlett Martin and 4 more 2 hours 56 minutes

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430

Andrew Lang - Summer's Ending

Andrew Lang was a Scottish poet, novelist, literary critic, and contributor to the field of anthropology. He is best known as a collector of folk and fairy tales. The Andrew Lang lectures at the University of St...

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Nature & Animal Fiction

491

E. Pauline Johnson - Erie Waters

«Her death is not only a great loss to those who knew and loved her: it is a great loss to Canadian literature and to the Canadian nation. I must think that she will hold a memorable place among poets in virtue of her...

annanneass and 9 more 13 minutes

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Poetry

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Short Poetry Collection 168

This is a collection of 40 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for May 2017.

Nemo and 16 more 1 hour 11 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Poetry

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Lewis Carroll - Rhyme? And Reason?

«I have had nor rhyme nor reason» is inscribed on the cover page of this book. These poems are then also some of the most phantastic poems published by Lewis Carroll, including such famous verses as Phantasmagoria and...

Anusha Iyer and 12 more 2 hours 14 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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