Patrick Wallace
58 books
Essays & Short Works
1000
Charles Dickens - Uncommercial Traveller
The Uncommercial Traveller is a collection of literary sketches and reminiscences written by Charles Dickens. In 1859 Dickens founded a new journal called All the Year Round and the Uncommercial Traveller articles...
15 hours 37 minutes
*Non-fiction
1.1K
Thomas Babington Macaulay - History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 4, Chapter 20)
This is volume 4 chapter 20 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resume of the history of England up until the Stuart kings and then starts to...
5 hours 29 minutes
Poetry
1.2K
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...
5 hours 8 minutes
*Non-fiction
966
Robert Louis Stevenson - Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
A classic of travel writing, this book recounts Stevenson's adventures on an extended walk through uplands and mountains in south-western France. Humorous on his own failings as a traveller, and on his travails with...
3 hours 57 minutes
Early Modern
807
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...
3 hours 45 minutes
General Fiction
1.1K
Coffee Break Collection 006 - Food and Drink
This is the sixth collection of our «coffee break» series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in length. These are great for work/study breaks, commutes, workouts, or any time you'd like...
2 hours 50 minutes
