Larry Wilson

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John Bunyan - To Be a Pilgrim

From John Bunyan's classic, The Pilgrim's Progress, we find the poem To Be a Pilgrim, an inspiring reminder of who we are in Christ. This was the weekly poem for March 8-15, 2015. — Summary by Esther ben Simonides

Adele de Pignerolles and 12 more 16 minutes

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Nautical & Marine Fiction

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Susan Coolidge - On the Shore

Librivox volunteers bring you 15 readings of On the Shore by Susan Coolidge, author of What Katy Did . This was the weekly poem for the week of March 1, 2015. — Summary by Rachel

Bruce Kachuk and 14 more 22 minutes

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

535

Alfred, Lord Tennyson - Charge of the Light Brigade

This poem was published just six weeks after the event, its lines emphasize the valour of the cavalry in bravely carrying out their orders, regardless of the obvious outcome. The Charge of the Light Brigade was a...

Allen Biehl and 16 more 42 minutes

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Anthologies

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Rudyard Kipling - Kipling Reader

These are selections of Kipling's writings; some poems, some fiction, some history but all by the master storyteller himself. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi' — William the Conqueror, Part I — William the Conqueror, Part II — Wee...

Gemma L Myers and 8 more 7 hours 4 minutes

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Modern (19th C)

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H. A. Guerber - Story of the Thirteen Colonies

These short vignettes of American history are written for the young reader. Each one is a little capsule of a person or event. They run from the pre-Columbian era through the end of the American War of Independence....

Larry Wilson and 16 more 8 hours 58 minutes

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Nature

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Birds and all Nature, Vol. IV, No 4, October 1898

«Birds and All Nature» was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems and brief descriptions of birds, animals and other natural subjects with accompanying color...

Juliet Brown and 9 more 1 hour 23 minutes Birds; Birds and All Nature; Nature and Art; Birds and Nature - Volumes I, IV-XII (Volume II in progress)

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General

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William J. Long - Secrets of the Woods

The unique merit of this nature student rests in his fascinating style of writing, which invariably interests young and old; for without this element his pioneer work in the realm of nature would now be familiar only...

Kangaroo and 4 more 4 hours 17 minutes Wood Folk Series

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Nature & Animal Fiction

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Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon - Hunter and His Dying Steed

Rosanna Eleanor Leprohon, born Rosanna Eleanor Mullins, was a Canadian writer and poet. She was «one of the first English-Canadian writers to depict French Canada in a way that earned the praise of, and resulted in...

DomBombadil and 7 more 25 minutes

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Christianity - Other

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Harriet Beecher Stowe - Religious Studies, Sketches and Poems

Best known for having written «Uncle Tom's Cabin,» Harriet Beecher Stowe also wrote several religious works, including the works in this book. The first section (Religious Studies) was originally published as...

Steve Owen and 15 more 12 hours 15 minutes

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Ambrose Bierce - Cobwebs from an Empty Skull

Ambrose Bierce's collection of short parables, published under the pen name of Dod Grile, is similar to Aesop's Fables. This compilation is comprised of «Fables of Zambri, the Parsee,» «Brief Seasons of Intellectual...

Larry Wilson and 10 more 6 hours 3 minutes

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History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 3

Middle Ages/Middle History

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Henry Charles Lea - History of the Inquisition of Spain, Vol. 3

The 3rd volume of Lea's monumental work on the Spanish Inquisition. This volume covers torture practices; the trial process; punishments; Jews, Moriscos, and Protestants; and censorship. — Summary by Sienna

Larry Wilson and 11 more 25 hours 8 minutes

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

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Nathaniel Parker Willis - Declaration

Nathaniel Parker Willis is also known as N. P. Willis. He was an American author, poet and editor who worked with several notable American writers including Edgar Allan Poe and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. He became...

Bruce Kachuk and 8 more 15 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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