Martin Geeson

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Essays & Short Works

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Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 022

A collection of nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, politics, science, women's...

Daniel Christopher June and 14 more 5 hours 7 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

546

Henry Austin Dobson - You Bid Me Try

17 recordings of «You Bid Me Try» by Austin Dobson. This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 24, 2011. Henry Austin Dobson, commonly Austin Dobson, was an English poet and essayist. His official career was...

Anna Roberts and 16 more 20 minutes

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Poetry

498

Matthew Arnold - Growing Old

LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Growing Old by Matthew Arnold. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for April 17, 2011. Matthew Arnold was a British poet and cultural critic who worked as an...

Anna Roberts and 16 more 36 minutes

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*Non-fiction

431

Christopher Wilson - Shakespeare and Music

Shakespeare's plays are full of music: love songs, comic ditties, serious ballads, and songs for witches and spirits. Over the centuries musicians and composers have also created musical adaptations based on...

Elizabeth Klett and 4 more 6 hours 3 minutes

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Poetry

475

Ella Wheeler Wilcox - Past

LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of The Past by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. This was the Weekly Poetry project for February 20, 2011. Ella Wheeler Wilcox was an American author and poet. Her best-known work...

Brian Morgan and 20 more 23 minutes

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Poetry

539

Short Poetry Collection 095

This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the months of February and March 2011.

Penelope Greenwell and 20 more 1 hour 47 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Essays

512

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne - Essays book 1

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne is one of the most influential writers of the French Renaissance, known for popularising the essay as a literary genre and is popularly thought of as the father of Modern Skepticism. He...

Martin Geeson and 17 more 17 hours 5 minutes Essays by Michel Eyquem de Montaigne

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Poetry

547

Short Poetry Collection 094

This is a collection of poems recorded by LibriVox volunteers for the month of January 2011.

Diana Majlinger and 24 more 1 hour 34 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Tragedy

518

Christopher Marlowe - Tamburlaine the Great, Part 1

Tamburlaine the Great is the name of a play in two parts by Christopher Marlowe. It is loosely based on the life of the Central Asian emperor, Timur 'the lame'. Written in 1587 or 1588, the play is a milestone in...

Martin Geeson 2 hours 21 minutes

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*Non-fiction

491

Gustav Kobbé - How to Appreciate Music

Originally published in 1906, this book is essentially a how to guide on music appreciation. Includes sections on the pianoforte, orchestral, and vocal music. Good for anyone who wishes for a greater appreciation of...

Patrick Wells and 10 more 7 hours 20 minutes

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Poetry

544

Short Poetry Collection 093

This is a collection of poems recorded by LibriVox volunteers for the month of December 2010.

Algy Pug and 10 more 35 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Myths, Legends & Fairy Tales

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Anonymous - Mabinogion, Volume 1

Sample a moment of magic realism from the Red Book of Hergest: On one side of the river he saw a flock of white sheep, and on the other a flock of black sheep. And whenever one of the white sheep bleated, one of...

Martin Geeson 4 hours 52 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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