Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)

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Henry James - Sir Dominick Ferrand

«Levity» is not a word often applied to Henry James, but this story has about it an attractively lighthearted quality. It tells of Peter Baron, a poor, young struggling writer of adequate, if not transcendent,...

Nicholas Clifford 2 hours 20 minutes

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Henry James - Birthplace

Neither the name of Shakespeare nor that of Stratford appears directly in this short piece by James, and yet both are absolutely central to his plot. The story has to do with Mr. and Mrs. Gedge, tempted away from a...

Nicholas Clifford 2 hours 16 minutes

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Literary Fiction

446

Henry James - Lord Beaupre

What is a young man to do, when because of his pleasant disposition, and (of course) his considerable wealth, he finds himself besieged by bevies of eligible young women, some beautiful, some less so (some, even, his...

Nicholas Clifford 2 hours 13 minutes

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Henry James - Pupil

Pemberton, a young American with an Oxford education and out of money, takes a job tutoring Morgan Moreen, the 12-year old son of an American couple living in Europe in a style not quite matched by their income. Mr....

Nicholas Clifford 1 hour 52 minutes

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Literary Fiction

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Henry James - Chaperon

What on earth is a girl to do when London society has convicted her mother of a dreadful sin and has ostracized her? If blood is thicker than water, and the daughter remains loyal to her erring parent, how far will...

Nicholas Clifford 1 hour 43 minutes

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General Fiction

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Henry James - Figure in the Carpet

The story ostensibly concerns a young literary critics who greatly admirs the writer Hugh Vereker. A meeting with Vereker, however, shows him that he – and all other critics – have in fact missed the great point of...

Nicholas Clifford 1 hour 39 minutes

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*Non-fiction

475

William Dean Howells - Little Swiss Sojourn

A charming brief account of a two months' autumnal stay on the shores of the Lake of Geneva. Howells, who was there with his family traveling from England to Italy, has a sharp eye not only for scenery and...

Nicholas Clifford 1 hour 38 minutes

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Literary Fiction

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Honoré de Balzac - Another Study of Woman

A series of tales — told by men, of course — about women. Though the book first appeared in 1842, Balzac later added to it as an addenfum a tale of 1831, La Grande Bretèche. That will be read later, keeping it...

Nicholas Clifford 1 hour 38 minutes

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Horror & Supernatural Fiction

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Henry James - Jolly Corner

«The Jolly Corner,» published in 1908, is considered by many to be a ghost story ranking second only to «The Turn of the Screw.» James’s protagonist, Spencer Brydon, is an American of 56, returned to New York after...

Nicholas Clifford 1 hour 35 minutes

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Henry James - Last of the Valerii

An unnamed American painter resident in Rome serves as narrator in this story, watching as his god-daughter Martha, becomes the wife of Prince Marco Valerio. The young bride is eager to use some of her American...

Nicholas Clifford 1 hour 15 minutes

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Poetry

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Short Poetry Collection 080

This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of June 2009.

David Duckett and 20 more 1 hour 14 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Henry James - Sir Edmund Orme

Henry James wrote a number of ghost stories — The Turn of the Screw being the most famous. Did he believe in ghosts himself, as did many of his contemporaries? It's generally possible to find earthly interpretations,...

Nicholas Clifford 1 hour 8 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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