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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…
Chapters 1-2
Read by Celine Major
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
In One Life, One Love
Clara and Robert Hatrell lead an ideal life with their young daughter Daisy in a beautiful old fashioned cottage on the banks of the Thames.…
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…
The Nineteenth Chapter
Read by Sissyneck
Wilhelm Meinhold
In Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch
Wilhelm Meinhold, a Pomeranian priest working on the Island of Usedom, relates the story of Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch. The author ass…
La Lecture, tome 1
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
La Lecture était une revue littéraire bi-mensuelle française de la fin du 19e siècle, publiant surtout des nouve…
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…
Which? By Joseph Hall
Read by CPaine
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…
CHAPTER VI - HAROLD AND META
Read by Jim Locke
Sarah Doudney and Sarah Doudney
In A Vanished Hand
Memories haunt Elsie Kilner at every turn. Kicked out of her family home, she finds a new abode in which she finds fragments of a diary. It …
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 …
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…
May Day, 1894
Read by Newgatenovelist
William Morris
In Chants for Socialists
As well as being influential in the Arts and Crafts Movement and writing numerous poems and novels, William Morris was deeply involved in po…
Section 1
Read by JosephTerry2033
William Wilberforce
In An Appeal to the Religion, Justice, and Humanity of the Inhabitants of the Brit…
An impassioned plea by Wilberforce about putting an end to slavery in the West Indies based on his view of the institution as a national dis…
The Answer by Sara Teasdale
Read by Nicole Wright
William Stanley Braithwaite
In Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1915
William Stanley Braithwaite, a talented poet in his own right, was most notable for his anthologies of poetry including these annual collect…
March, 1878
Read by Newgatenovelist
Constance Naden
In Sonnets
Naden's sonnets have topics as diverse as astronomy, classical mythology and Shakespeare's birthplace. This collection is taken from Naden's…
Chapter 18
Read by Michele Eaton
Julian Corbett
In For God And Gold
Sir Julian Stafford Corbett was a prominent navy historian and geologist. This semi-autobiographical novel tells about the start: the person…
Will BY Alfred Tennyson
Read by Christopher Fried
St. Clair Adams and Joseph Morris Bachelor
In It Can Be Done.
It can be done. This is a volume of inspirational poems. Its purpose is to bring men courage and resolution, to cheer them, to fire them wit…
1620-1920, by Le Baron Russel Briggs
Read by amcalister
William Stanley Braithwaite
In Anthology of Massachusetts Poets
Poet and editor of many anthologies, William Stanley Braithwaite, gathers a collection of poems from well known and lesser known poets from …
Chapter XXIII
Read by Mary J
Mary Wollstonecraft
In Mary: A Fiction
Eliza, Mary's mother, is obsessed with novels, rarely considers anyone but herself, and favours Mary's brother. She neglects her daughter, w…