Single Author Collections
Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose and Picture
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Palmer Cox
Also known for his "Brownies" books, Canadian humorist Palmer Cox give us a delightful collection of humorous verse and short pros…
Sketches of Gotham
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Owen Davis
If you're the sort that gets a thrill from rubbing elbows with shady characters you best leave the introductions to the streetwise Ike Swift…
Selected Poems
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Arthur Hugh Clough
During his short but eventful life, Arthur Hugh Clough wrote poems on subjects as varied as religious doubt, European politics and social in…
Irradiations; Sand and Spray
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John Gould Fletcher
Irradiations; Sand and Spray, is the first book of poetry by John Gould Fletcher, published in 1915. Mr Fletcher was part of a group of poet…
The Poems of Madison Cawein Vol. 5
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Madison Cawein
This is Volume 5: Poems of Meditation and of Forest and Field of the collected works of Madison Julius Cawein, an American poet from Kentuck…
The Lilt of Life
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Zora Cross
Published in 1918, Zora Cross’s book of poems, The Lilt of Life, was her third book of verse, and, like her earlier works, largely focused o…
Verse and Worse
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Harry Graham
A collection of dark and humorous verse from "Col D. Streamer". This collection includes poems from The Baby's Baedeker, Perverted…
The Farmer's Bride (Version 2)
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Charlotte Mew
A powerful collection of short poems published in 1921 by the English poet Charlotte Mew (1869–1928). Lauded during her lifetime by luminari…
Fine Clothes to the Jew
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Langston Hughes
Fine Clothes to the Jew is a 1927 poetry collection by Langston Hughes. The collection was widely criticized, especially in the Black press,…
These Little Ones
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E. Nesbit
A collection of short stories for adults, mainly about children in hard times. The title references Matthew 18:6, which verse Nesbit include…
Dagonet Ditties
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George R. Sims
George Robert Sims was an English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist, prolific in his output and known for his satire and humor. These q…
The Collected Poems of Lord Alfred Douglas
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Lord Alfred Douglas
This is a chronologically arranged collection of poems compiled by the author in his late 40s, after he had discarded the Uranian themes of …
Candle-Lightin' Time
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Paul Laurence Dunbar
Poetry about African American Southern life - Summary by Denise Ray
Over The Brazier
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Robert Graves
This book was the first published of Robert Graves' early poetry, from about fourteen to twenty years of age, and published during his time …
Poems by a Slave
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George Moses Horton
This book of poems, published originally in 1829 and reprinted in 1837, was the second book written by George M. Horton. It addresses themes…
The Testaments of John Davidson
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John Davidson
The oft-maligned Testaments of John Davidson work as a sublime, psychopathic post-Nietzchean (Zarathustra was merely Davidson's springboard …
Machine-Room Chants
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Tom Maguire
Tom Maguire was a trade union organiser from Yorkshire of Irish descent whose poetry reflects his socialist beliefs. This volume was publish…
A Rip Van Winkle of the Kalahari, and Other Tales of South-West Africa
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Frederick Cornell
A collection of stories set in South-West Africa, several of which are set in the desert. (Summary by ShrimpPhish)
Recruiting Songs
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Temple Scott
This rousing collection of poems is sure to bring out patriotic sentiments in us all. These works were written with the glories of victory i…
Love Poems
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F. W. Harvey
F. W. Harvey was an English poet, broadcaster and solicitor. These poems, taken from his 1921 collection Farewell, embody his love of nature…