Phil Schempf
295 books
Modern (19th C)
469
Owen Chase - Shipwreck of the Whale-ship Essex
Owen Chase (October 7, 1797 – March 7, 1869) was First Mate of the whale ship Essex, that was struck and sunk by a sperm whale on October 28, 1820. Chase wrote about the incident in Narrative of the Most Extraordinary...
2 hours 30 minutes
Single author
475
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»...
2 hours 25 minutes
Poetry
509
John Potter Briscoe - Tudor and Stuart Love Songs
The spirit of reform which was developed during the early part of the sixteenth century brought about a desire on the part of young men of means to travel on the continent of Europe. This was for the purpose of making...
2 hours 20 minutes