Patrick Wallace

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Court and Character of King James whereunto Is Now Added the Court of King Charles: Continued unto the Beginning of These Unhappy Times: with Some Observations upon Him Instead of a Character

Early Modern

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Anthony Weldon - Court and Character of King James whereunto Is Now Added the Court of King Charles: Continued unto the Beginning of These Unhappy Times: with Some Observations upon Him Instead of a C

Gossipy exposés of shenanigans at the heart of government are nothing new. The author, Sir Anthony Weldon (1583–1648), was a courtier of years of experience and standing; his account of court intrigues around the...

Patrick Wallace 3 hours 45 minutes

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Coffee Break Collection 014 - New Beginnings

Short Stories

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Coffee Break Collection 014 - New Beginnings

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

Lynne T and 8 more 1 hour 11 minutes Coffee Break Collections

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Short Stories

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Coffee Break Collection 013 - Weather

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

Patrick Wallace and 11 more 1 hour 55 minutes Coffee Break Collections

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To The Dead in the Graveyard Underneath My Window

Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

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Adelaide Crapsey - To The Dead in the Graveyard Underneath My Window

Her death was tragic. Full of the desire of life she yet was forced to go, leaving her work all unfinished. Her last year was spent in exile at Saranac Lake. From her window she looked down on the graveyard —...

Bruce Kachuk and 13 more 48 minutes

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Poetry

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Short Poetry Collection 176

This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for January 2018

Bruce Kachuk and 11 more 57 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Poetry

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Algernon Charles Swinburne - Songs Before Sunrise

This is a collection of some particularly beautiful poems of Algernon Charles Swinburne. This collection is connected by the Italian theme, as Swinburne was inspired to write most of them after learning of the Italian...

Elizabeth P. and 13 more 5 hours 8 minutes

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

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John Donne - To His Mistress Going to Bed

John Donne was an English poet and cleric in the Church of England. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His works are noted for their strong, sensual style and include...

Algy Pug and 11 more 43 minutes

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Poetry

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Harry Graham - Misrepresentative Women

After writing two volumes on Misrepresentative Men, in which Harry Graham satirized ancient and contemporary famous men, a volume on the famous ladies was necessary. This volume contains several humorous poems on...

Larry Wilson and 8 more 52 minutes

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Poetry

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Thomas Hood - Poetical Works of Thomas Hood

This is a collection of Thomas Hood's poems. Hood was an eminent British poet, regarded in particular for his humorous poetry, as well as his weird and fantastic poems. As William Michael Rossetti writes in his...

emceejohnnyg and 23 more 19 hours 28 minutes

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Poetry

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William Butler Yeats - Deep-Sworn Vow

This is the weekly poem for the week of 10.01.2016. Have fun. — Summary by Stav Nisser.

Algy Pug and 12 more 8 minutes

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Single author

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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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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

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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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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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