Poetry
An Essay on Criticism
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Alexander Pope
An Essay on Criticism is a foundational work of literary criticism by Alexander Pope, blending poetry and philosophical reflection. Written …
Poems on Various Subjects
Read by Elizabeth Klett
Phillis Wheatley
Phillis Wheatley was the first African-American to publish a book of poetry in 1773. Born in West Africa, she was sold into slavery at age s…
The Odyssey
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Homer
Nausicaa, daughter of Alcinous, king of the Phaeacians, is asleep when Athena comes to her to suggest that she go down to the river the next…
The Eclogues
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Virgil
This book of poems, written between 42 en 39 BC, was a bestseller in ancient Rome, and still holds a fascination today. Held to be divinely …
Fables de Florian
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Jean-Pierre Claris De Florian
« Je tâche d'y tourner le vice en ridicule Ne pouvant l'attaquer avec les bras d'Hercule. » La Fontaine, Livre V, I Apr&e…
In Harmony with Nature
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Matthew Arnold
In Harmony with Nature is a reflective exploration of the relationship between humanity and the natural world, penned by the esteemed Britis…
A Winter Day
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Lucy Maud Montgomery
A Winter Day by Lucy Maud Montgomery captures the essence of winter through a reflective lens, using the season as a metaphor for the stages…
Telemachus
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Various
This is a project invented and created by LibriVox volunteers. It collects various works which James Joyce quotes and refers to in his epic…
A Prairie Sunset
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Walt Whitman
A Prairie Sunset is a reflective poem by Walt Whitman that captures the beauty and vastness of the American landscape. Through vivid imagery…
More Goops and How Not to Be Them
Read by Mark F. Smith
Frank Gelett Burgess
Deep in the heart of every parent is the wish, the desire, to have other adults tell us, in an unsolicited way, just how very polite one’s c…
A Chesterton Calendar
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G. K. Chesterton
Go through the year, day by day, with the wit and wisdom of G.K. Chesterton! Compiled from the writings of 'G.K.C', both in verse and in pro…
The Reign of King Edward the Third
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William Shakespeare
The Reign of King Edward the Third is an Elizabethan play printed anonymously in 1596. It has frequently been claimed that it was at least p…
De Rerum Natura
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Titus Lucretius Carus
An exposition of Epicurus atomic theory and the ethical tenets based upon it. Drawing upon this materialist philosophy, Lucretius cites the …
Shakespeare Monologues Collection
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William Shakespeare
LibriVox readers present the third collection of monologues from Shakespeare's plays. Containing 20 parts. - William Shakespeare (April 26, …
Up One Pair of Stairs
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Variousandolive Beaupre Miller and Various And Olive Beaupre Miller
Full of delightful fairy tales, charming poems and engaging stories, this is the second volume of the "My Bookhouse" series for li…
Les Chants de Maldoror
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Comte De Lautréamont
Les Chants de Maldoror is a poetic novel (or a long prose poem) consisting of six cantos. It was written between 1868 and 1869 by the Comte …
Vintage Verse Rhapsody
Read by Bob Gonzalez
Various
A collection of poetry selected and performed by Bob Gonzalez, rhapsode. Rhapsodes of Ancient Greece were “song-stitchers,” performing selec…
To Be a Pilgrim
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John Bunyan
From John Bunyan's classic, The Pilgrim's Progress, we find the poem To Be a Pilgrim, an inspiring reminder of who we are in Christ. This wa…
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Collection
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A collection to celebrate Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 200th birthday, on 27th February, 2007.
Sonnets from the Portuguese
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Sonnets from the Portuguese, written ca. 1845–1846 and first published in 1850, is a collection of forty-four love sonnets written by Elizab…