Sue Anderson

106 books

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Poetry

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Short Poetry Collection 126

This is a collection of 20 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for November 2013.

LaMar Hawkins and 8 more 1 hour Short Poetry Collections

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Poetry

445

Edward Carpenter - Towards Democracy

“Civilization sinks and swims, but the old facts remain—the sun smiles, knowing well its strength.” Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) wrote his prose poem, Towards Democracy, styled after Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, in...

Sue Anderson 3 hours 55 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

495

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 031

Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include the Faust Legend, Stephen Crane, Sundials and the Statue of Liberty. (Summary by Sue Anderson)

Craig Campbell and 11 more 7 hours 32 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Dallam's Travels with an Organ to the Grand Signieur, 1599-1600

Memoirs

427

Thomas Dallam - Dallam's Travels with an Organ to the Grand Signieur, 1599-1600

Queen Elizabeth the First of England, the Grand Turk at Constantinople, and an organ builder named Thomas Dallam—quite a trio. In 1599, Elizabeth commanded master organ builder Dallam to construct and deliver to the...

Sue Anderson 3 hours 51 minutes

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Anthologies

523

Short Poetry Collection 122

This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for July 2013.

Allan Bar and 12 more 1 hour 47 minutes Short Poetry Collections

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War & Military

470

Elizabeth Bacon Custer - Boots and Saddles

Elizabeth Custer has penned an engaging portrait of 1870’s life on a U.S. cavalry post in the Dakotas, just before her husband and his troops met their tragic deaths in the Battle of the Little Big Horn. “Our life,”...

Sue Anderson 8 hours 59 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

488

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 030

Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include botany, dreams, farming, history, literature, nature, and religion. (summary by Sue Anderson)

Rachel Gatwood and 13 more 5 hours 41 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Early Modern

488

Pedro de Castañeda - Journey of Coronado

In 1540, Francisco Vásquez de Coronado led an army from Mexico is search of the fabled golden cities of Cíbola. The Spaniards found no riches—instead, the Grand Canyon, the vast buffalo plains, and the pueblos of Zuni...

Sue Anderson 7 hours 8 minutes

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First Successful Ascent of Mt. Rainier, 1870

Memoirs

426

Hazard Stevens - First Successful Ascent of Mt. Rainier, 1870

Hazard Stevens and P.B. Van Trump, aided by the Indian guide Sluiskin, made the first documented successful ascent of Mt. Rainier on August 17, 1870. Hazard's account of the climb was first published in the Atlantic...

Sue Anderson 1 hour 37 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

479

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 029

Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include architecture, education, philosophy, religion, health, humor, history, and literature. (Summary by Sue Anderson)

Craig Campbell and 17 more 5 hours 49 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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Education

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Ogden Codman, Jr. - Decoration of Houses

The Decoration of Houses, a manual of interior design written by Edith Wharton with architect Ogden Codman, was first published in 1897. In the book, the authors denounced Victorian-style interior decoration and...

Elizabeth Klett and 6 more 6 hours 22 minutes

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Essays & Short Works

490

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 028

A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers, and the topics encompass history, slavery, science, education, humor,...

Sue Anderson and 12 more 4 hours 26 minutes Short Nonfiction Collections

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New

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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