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First Chapters Collection
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Various
These are first chapters to books first published in 1916. Readers, following is a tentative list culled from Wikipedia's article on the yea…
A. D. Nineteen Hundred
Read by Stefan Von Blon
Madison Cawein
In The Poems of Madison Cawein Vol. 3
This is Volume 3: Nature Poems of the collected works of Madison Julius Cawein, an American poet from Kentucky. It's arranged in four sectio…
Collection
Read by Bellona Times
Various
This is what people were reading in 1903, short stories, poetry, and non-fiction articles. (Summary by BellonaTimes)
Prologue
Read by Ben Adams
Sherwood Anderson
In The Triumph of the Egg: A Book of Impressions from American Life In Tales and Poems
“The Triumph of the Egg” is a collection of stories and poems by Sherwood Anderson. Abandoning the interconnected quality of his more famous…
Part 1
Read by Deborah Percy
Henry James
In The Liar
A successful painter reconnects with the woman he once loved during a visit to an English country house. His surprise is great when he learn…
III: April 1916
Read by KevinS
Geoffrey Bache Smith
In A Spring Harvest
G.B. Smith is best known for his close friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien, who would go on to write the fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings. He w…
A LESSON FROM HISTORY - by Joseph Morris
Read by SK
Various
In It Can Be Done
This book contains many poems of inspiration, joy and hope. Just the thing to encourage our spirits and strengthen our backbone when troubl…
Section IV
Read by Frédéric Surget
Various
In The Jade Flute
A collection of mindful ancient Chinese poetry by Li Po, Wan Ts’u, Mei Chang and other masters set in English prose by anonymous translators…
July 19, 1885 - Notes From the Northwest
Read by Esther
The New York Times
In The Mounties in the News
A newspaper account of the activities in the Western Canada during the Riel Rebellion and some of the aftermath , articles dating from Augus…
Hohenlinden, 1800, by Thomas Campbell
Read by Sonia
Various
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 8: National Spirit (Part 2)
The eighth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, inc…
A Student's History of American Literature
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William Simonds
Engaging history of American Lit from the 1600's up through the late 1890's. The author, who was a professor at Knox College, really put a …
His Family
Read by James E. Carson
Ernest Poole
The 1910s is historically considered the decade of greatest social change in history. It saw the advent and proliferation of the automobile,…
When The Old Century Was New
Read by James Hutchisson
Theodore Dreiser
In Free, and other stories
Theodore Dreiser's first collection of short fiction, published in 1918. Dreiser was known primarily as a novelist (Sister Carrie, An Americ…
January
Read by Bill Boerst
Page Andrews and Matthew Page Andrews
In The Dixie Book of Days
The author used a yearly calendar to focus on pieces written by Southern authors. Many of these writers are little known, having created for…
March by William Morris
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William Morris
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 5: Nature (Part 1)
The fifth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…
Which? By Joseph Hall
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Various
In Short Stories From Life
Life Magazine held a short story contest. Stories must be no more than 1500 words. Authors were paid for the number of words under that maxi…
Introduction
Read by David Wales
Frank Norris
In The Third Circle
Sixteen short stories by the American novelist Benjamin Frank Norris Jr (1870-1902) who wrote predominantly in the naturalist genre. He liv…
1865-1866
Read by April6090
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
In The Suppressed Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson
To those unacquainted with Tennyson's conscientious methods, it may seem strange that a volume of 160 pages is necessary to contain those po…
Chapter I, Reconstruction and After
Read by Markalanhansen
Various
In Poems of American History, Volume 5, The Period of Expansion
The final section of Poems of American History covers The Reconstruction after the Civil War, the First Centennial, the continued expansion …
Hard Times
Read by Michael Fassio
John Lomax
In Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads
John Avery Lomax is a towering figure in the field of early American musicology and folklore. Through intensive field work, Lomax built up …