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The Life of Samuel Johnson
Read by Bev J Stevens
James Boswell
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…
Chapter XXXVII
Read by Tatiana Chichilla
Willis Fletcher Johnson
In History of the Johnstown Flood
An account of the Johnstown Flood, the most devastating loss of civilian life in the United States prior to the terrorist attacks of Septemb…
Delivered
Read by Tomas Peter
George Murray
In Poems
George Murray was a British poet, translator and scholar who lived out most of his life in Canada, where he was a classics master at a Montr…
Version 12
Read by Paul Jacobus
James Weldon Johnson
In Mother Night
LibriVox volunteers bring you fifteen different readings of Mother Night, by James Weldon Johnson. This weekly poetry project (for the week …
Part V
Read by Mark Nelson
Ray Cummings
In Juggernaut of Space
Never had the mind of man conceived so horrible a doom as was reaching for Earth. Never had a greater need for Earth's valiant champions bee…
When Bryan Speaks
Read by Melissa Hoffman
Vachel Lindsay
In The Chinese Nightingale and Other Poems
This is a collection of poems on various topics by Vachel Lindsay.Please note that the Booker T. Washington trilogy had to be omitted from t…
Letter to Lord Chesterfield
Read by Daniel Davison
Samuel Johnson
In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 074
Twenty-one short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "We must learn to dignify common labor." Booker T. Washington spoke plain…
THE MESSAGE
Read by mlevi
Duncan Campbell Scott
In The Magic House, and Other Poems
A beautiful collection of 47 poems the author wrote being inspired by the seasons, by love, by memories. - Summary by Laur
What Do You Know?
Read by Bill Mosley
Various
In The Reader's Digest, Volume 1, Issue 1
Thirty one articles each month from leading magazines - Each article of enduring value and interest, in condensed and compact form.A most co…
A COMMERCIAL TRANSACTION
Read by Werner Hamilton
Owen Davis
In Sketches of Gotham
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…
A Thought from Propertius
Read by Peter Tucker
William Butler Yeats
In The Wild Swans at Coole (Version 2)
A collection of poems from the mid-career of this renowned Irish poet, the title poem referring to the estate of his friend and mentor, Lady…
Letter to Lord Chesterfield
Read by Michael Dalling
Samuel Johnson
In Eighteenth Century Poetry and Prose
A collection of prose and poetry written principally in the 18th Century. These works of world literature are written in the English languag…
Jim Dudley’s Sermon
Read by Greg Giordano
Palmer Cox
In Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose and Picture
Also known for his "Brownies" books, Canadian humorist Palmer Cox give us a delightful collection of humorous verse and short pros…
PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR
Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
James Weldon Johnson and Joseph S. Cotter, Jr.
In The Book of American Negro Poetry
The Book of American Negro Poetry is one of the earliest and most essential anthologies of African-American verse ever brought to print. Edi…
Viney's Free Papers
Read by KirksVoice
Paul Laurence Dunbar
In The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories
One of four books of short stories written in his brief career. These stories are written using African-American dialect which provides dee…
Samuel Johnson, Part 2
Read by Ciufi Galeazzi
Elbert Hubbard
In Little Journeys to the Homes of English Authors
Elbert Hubbard describes the homes of authors, poets, social reformers and other prestigious people, reflecting on how their surroundings ma…
Original Correspondence
Read by Greg Giordano
Various
In The Rural Magazine and Literary Evening Fire-Side Vol 1 No 2
This is the second issue of a monthly agricultural magazine for the year 1820. From the introduction: "A leading object of the Rural Ma…
Inscription
Read by Newgatenovelist
Donald Jeffery Hayes
In Selected Poems (Hayes)
Donald Jeffery Hayes was a poet who was born in North Carolina. These poems were published between 1927 and 1929. - Summary by Newgatenoveli…
Deep In The Quiet Wood - Read by IK
Read by Ian King
James Weldon Johnson
In Deep In The Quiet Wood
James Weldon Johnson was an American author, educator, lawyer, diplomat, songwriter, and civil rights activist. Johnson is best remembered f…
Tomtit Lemon
Read by phineas2000
Robert Blatchford
In The Sorcery Shop: An Impossible Romance
A jolly fantasy novel in which a retired General and a Financier, having drinks at an aristocratic London club, meet Mr. Fry, a whimsical so…