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Read by Grant Hurlock
Grant Allen
In The Type-Writer Girl
(under the pseudonym Olive Pratt Rayner)"There is no more pathetic figure in our world to-day than the common figure of the poor young …
CLASSIFICATION Part 2
Read by Gillian Hendrie
Henry Mayhew
In London Labour and the London Poor Volume IV
Subtitled A Cyclopaedia of the condition and earnings of those that will work, those that cannot work, and those that will not work.This vo…
First Chapter Collection 011
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Various
The first chapter of a book is often the hook to draw a reader in. It could make you eager for more or realize it isn't for you. Here we off…
Inclusions by Mrs. Browning
Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Various
In Love Poems by Famous Authors
A collection of love poems, including the balcony scene from Romeo & Juliet, Tristram & Iseult, and selections from many authors inc…
Selected works by Franz von Dingelstedt
Read by ToddHW
Various
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 12
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…
First Chapter Collection 012
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Various
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Section 2
Read by Gillian Hendrie
Various
In A Little Garland of Christmas Verse
A collection of Christmas carols and poems. (Summary by Gillian Hendrie)
A Meeting
Read by Lynne T
George Borrow
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 05
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…
Outpost on Io
Read by Chris Fong
Leigh Douglass Brackett
In Short Science Fiction Collection 086
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
First Chapter Collection 007
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Various
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Chapters X and XI
Read by Verla Viera
Frank Tilton
In Sketch of the Great Fires in Wisconsin
The Peshtigo fire in Northeastern Wisconsin is the deadliest wildfire in recorded history, claiming somewhere between 1200 and 2500 lives. E…
Preface
Read by ashtonhoffman
G. A. Henty
In Held Fast For England: A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar
"He is sharp, and does his lessons well. I have no difficulty with him, on that score; but he is a perfect imp of mischief." Young…
Beware by Ludwig Achim von Arnim
Read by Tomas Peter
Various
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 1: Home and Friendship (Part 2)
The first of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…
Chapter V
Read by Rob Marland
Oscar Wilde
In The Portrait of Mr. W. H.
Wilde's short story about an attempt to uncover the identity of Mr. W. H., the dedicatee of Shakespeare's sonnets, was first published in Bl…
First Chapter Collection 013
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Various
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Conclusion by H. P. McKnight
Read by Inkell
Various
In Prison Poetry
A collection of poetry written in the late 1800's by inmates of the Ohio Penitentiary in Columbus, Ohio. - Summary by mleigh
Duffy'sTavern-510119 Literary Society
Ed Gardner, Abe Burrows
In Duffy's Tavern
"Hullo, Duffy's Tavern, where the elite meet to eat, Archie the manager speaking, Duffy ain't here---oh, hullo, Duffy . . . " It m…
Chapter 33
Read by Peter Dann
George Borrow
In The Romany Rye
"The Romany Rye" is a direct continuation of George Borrow's "Lavengro", taking up the latter's story immediately where …
Books by John Higgins
Read by Leanne Yau
Various
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 6: Fancy and Sentiment (Part 2)
The sixth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…