Single Author Collections
Selections from Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War
Published in 1866, Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War is a collection of poems about the Civil War by Herman Melville. Many of the poems a…
Voices Of The Night
Longfellow's first collection of early poems, published in 1895, with a short biography by the editor, a chronological list of his works, pl…
The Queen of the Seven Swords
A collection of poems by G.K. Chesterton, centered around the Blessed Virgin Mary. The title is in reference to the seven sorrows of Mary. “…
Song of Myself
Walt Whitman's best known poem - a vast and multitudinous celebration of American life in which the 'myself' of the title becomes at one wit…
The Complete Poetical Works
In placing before the public this collection of Edgar Poe's poetical works, it is requisite to point out in what respects it differs from, a…
Once A Week
Once A Week is a collection of short stories and slightly longer vignettes which were written for Milne's solid British Audience, including …
Fine Clothes to the Jew
Fine Clothes to the Jew is a 1927 poetry collection by Langston Hughes. The collection was widely criticized, especially in the Black press,…
The Five Nations
Rudyard Kipling was the first English recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature and the youngest at the time to be so rewarded. His childr…
The Door in the Wall
A collection of short stories by H. G. Wells, author of "The Time Machine" and "War of the Worlds". The science fiction …
Wine and Roses
"Victor Daley, then a happy, wondering Irish lad, drifted out to Australia. His head was full of old tunes and fragments of poetry; his…
The Rose
This recording of Yeats' second poetry collection follows The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats (1908), which place…
Poems by Edward Thomas
Born in 1878, Thomas published his first book when he was 18. Having married while still at university, he supported his family by writing a…
The Man from Snowy River
A collection of poems by Australian poet Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson, picturesque glimpses into life in the Bush. From the preface: "…
Collection of Hymns for the Nativity of Our Lord
A collection of poems reflecting on Christmas and the New Year, written by the founder of the Methodist denomination.
Noughts and Crosses
This is a collection of well-written engaging short stories written by "Q", the pen name of the prolific and eccentric Sir Arthur …
The Farmer's Bride
The Farmer's Bride is a collection of 28 poems by British modernist writer Charlotte Mew. The original edition was published in 1916; this e…
An Alphabet of History
These witty, engaging and amusing poetic descriptions of the lives of prominent people are not only a joy to read, but are a quick and easy …
The Doves' Nest
The Doves' Nest and Other Stories is a collection of complete stories and fragments by the writer Katherine Mansfield. The book was publishe…
Poems of Progress and New Thought Pastels
This book contains 2 poetry bundles by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, containing many better- or lesser-known poems. The poems are recorded by a singl…
Japanese Prints
JapanAn old courtyard Hidden awayIn the afternoon.Grey walks,Mossy stones,Copper carp swimming lazily,And beyond,A faint toneless hissing ec…