Phil Schempf

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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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Short Stories

502

Anton Chekhov - Chorus Girl and Other Stories

Volume 8 of a collection of short stories by Anton Chekhov. The selection includes The Chorus Girl, A Gentleman Friend and A father, among others. — Summary by Lynne Thompson

Ben Lafferty and 6 more 8 hours 42 minutes

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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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Walter De la Mare - Listeners

This year's Hollowe'en offering is an eerie tale by Walter de La Mare. ( David Lawrence )

Amy Gramour and 11 more 25 minutes

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Citizen's Almanac - Fundamental Documents, Symbols, and Anthems of the United States

Culture & Heritage Fiction

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United States of America - Citizen's Almanac - Fundamental Documents, Symbols, and Anthems of the United States

New citizens of the United States were given this pamphlet when they became citizens. The Citizen's Almanac contains information on the history, people, and events that have brought us where we are today as a beacon...

Beau Wood and 5 more 2 hours 49 minutes

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Poetry

436

Short Poetry Collection 174

This is a collection of 45 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2017.

flowerpower91 and 18 more 1 hour 21 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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Edith M. Thomas - ''Frost To-Night''

Edith Matilda Thomas (August 12, 1854 – September 13, 1925) was an American poet who «was one of the first poets to capture successfully the excitement of the modern city.» This poem taken from the The Little Book...

Bruce Kachuk and 10 more 17 minutes

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Poetry

449

Herbert Bashford - Wolves of the Sea and other Poems

This is a little volume of poetry by Herbert Bashford. The subjects and style of the poems are varied, but most share a dark tone. The titular Sea appears in many of the poems as well, connecting the poems in this...

Larry Wilson and 4 more 49 minutes

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New Hampshire - A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes

Single author

474

Robert Frost - New Hampshire - A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes

New Hampshire is a volume of poems written by Robert Frost, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize. The titular poem is the longest, and it has cross-references to 14 of the following poems. These are the «Notes»...

Larry Wilson and 11 more 2 hours 25 minutes

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Multi-version (Weekly and Fortnightly poetry)

425

Michael Field - Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne

This Fortnightly Poem is taken from Underneath the Bough, A Book of Verses by Michael Field. — Summary by David Lawrence

Algy Pug and 7 more 29 minutes

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Archibald Lampman - Refuge

Archibald Lampman FRSC was a Canadian poet. «He has been described as 'the Canadian Keats;' and he is perhaps the most outstanding exponent of the Canadian school of nature poets.» The Canadian Encyclopedia says that...

Bruce Kachuk and 17 more 20 minutes

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*Non-fiction

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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 053

Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include History--Jocelyn de Brakelond's 13th century chronicle of the Bury St. Edmund monastery, Lorenzo de Medici's...

Melvin Lee and 9 more 6 hours 4 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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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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