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William Wordsworth - Microphone Showdown 2

This is a project which will allow readers and listeners to compare the recording quality of a wide variety of recording devices. It is a sequel to another project in which readers submitted readings of a poem on a...

TriciaG and 45 more 2 hours 35 minutes

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Single author

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Andrew Barton Paterson - Man from Snowy River and Other Verses

A collection of poems by Australian poet Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson, picturesque glimpses into life in the Bush. From the preface: «A number of these verses are now published for the first time, most of the others...

Christoph Donges and 11 more 2 hours 35 minutes

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Children's Fiction

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E. Nesbit - Children's Shakespeare

This children's book retells twelve of Shakespeare's most popular plays as stories for children. Each of the plays are rewritten as short stories or fairy tales suitable to keep the attention of child readers or...

Tim Ferreira and 7 more 2 hours 34 minutes

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Peeps at People - Being Certain Papers from the Writings of Anne Warrington Witherup

Biography & Autobiography

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John Kendrick Bangs - Peeps at People - Being Certain Papers from the Writings of Anne Warrington Witherup

Written by a fictitious first-person narrator, this book puts a humorous spin on encounters with several famous people of the time. «I set forth from my office in London upon my pilgrimage to the shrines of the...

Tom Penn and 7 more 2 hours 31 minutes

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Travel Fiction

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Coffee Break Collection 007 - Travel

This is the seventh 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...

TriciaG and 13 more 2 hours 31 minutes Coffee Break Collections

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Children's Fiction

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Bruce S. Wright - Children's Six Minutes

This is a nice collection of 52 kid-aimed sermons by missionary Wright while he served in the Philippines in the World War I era. Each offers a slice-of-life reference point, an appropriate Bible verse, and hymn....

Bellona Times and 18 more 2 hours 25 minutes

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Poetry

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G. K. Chesterton - Poems

Originally published in 1916, this book of poetry by G.K. Chesterton includes 59 poems on a variety of subjects. Included in this are war poems, love poems, religious poems, ballades and more (Summary by Maria Therese)

Algy Pug and 20 more 2 hours 24 minutes

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Psychology

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Henry H. Goddard - Kallikak Family

The Kallikak Family: A Study in the Heredity of Feeble-Mindedness , written by famous American psychologist and eugenicist Henry H. Goddard, is a famous but controversial extended case study following the Kallikak...

Larry Wilson and 4 more 2 hours 23 minutes

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Laws and Practice of the Game of Euchre. As Adopted by the Washington, D.C. Euchre Club

Games

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Charles Henry Wharton Meehan - Laws and Practice of the Game of Euchre. As Adopted by the Washington, D.C. Euchre Club

Sprinkled with literary quotes and little jests, this is a history of and guide to playing Euchre, with a short portion on playing 5-card draw poker. Some of the major differences between the described game and...

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Short Stories

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Coffee Break Collection 003 - Nature

This is a collection of short (15 minute or less readings) works in English suitable for a coffee break at work or a short commuter ride. The theme for this collection is Nature in various genres — fiction and...

Mark F. Smith and 10 more 2 hours 18 minutes Coffee Break Collections

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Humorous Fiction

G. K. Chesterton - Wit and Wisdom of Chesterton

This little volume, issued as a gift book for lovers of Mr. Chesterton's writings in 1911, is made up from essays to be found in «The Defandant», «Varied Types» and «Tremendous Trifles». These 12 pieces were chosen to...

TriciaG and 7 more 2 hours 10 minutes

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Chronicles of Canada Volume 19 - Pathfinders of the Great Plains

Early Modern

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Lawrence J. Burpee - Chronicles of Canada Volume 19 - Pathfinders of the Great Plains

This is volume 19 of The Chronicles of Canada series . This is the account of La Verendryes' quest for an overland route to the Pacific Ocean. (Summary by Esther)

Esther and 2 more 2 hours 9 minutes Chronicles of Canada Series

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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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