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Philosophy
Read by Tomas Peter
Dorothy Parker
In Enough Rope
A collection of poems by Dorothy Parker that previously appeared in Life, Vanity Fair, The New Yorker, and The New York World. Included here…
Psalm 92
Read by Greg Giordano
Isaac Watts
In Psalms of David
Isaac Watts was a poet, hymn-writer and musician. He wrote many of what we regard as "classical hymns" such as "Joy to the Wo…
The Book of Pilgrimage
Read by Peter Tucker
Rainer Maria Rilke
In Rainer Maria Rilke: Poems
A selection of poems by this renowned German poet. - Summary by Peter Tucker
Potpourri
Read by Peter Yearsley
Harry Graham
In Verse and Worse
A collection of dark and humorous verse from "Col D. Streamer". This collection includes poems from The Baby's Baedeker, Perverted…
"Sir Charlie"
Read by TriciaG
Pansy
In Sidney Martin's Christmas (and Other Stories)
Sixty-two short pieces, many/most of them originally published in The Pansy, a magazine for children. The topics are many and varied, but mo…
On the Holy Spirit
St. Basil the Great
A treatise on the Holy Spirit, Biblical references to the Trinity, Baptism, and the relation of all this to Christ's Church. St. Basil the G…
The Unknown God
Read by Dan Gurzynski
Barry Pain
In Stories in Grey
This is a collection of short stories by Barry Pain. Pain was well-known in his time for his supernatural and horror stories. This collectio…
Goderich
Read by KHand
Thomas Frederick Young
In Canada and Other Poems
From the author's preface:I wished to do something for my country, and chose this method of doing it. The literature of this country is in i…
The Visit of the Man of God
Read by Lynne T
Im Bang
In Korean Folk Tales
"To any one who would like to look somewhat into the inner soul of the Oriental, and see the peculiar spiritual existences among which …
Wherefore, O Lord?
Read by Newgatenovelist
Rufino Blanco Fombona
In Selected Poems
Rufino Blanco Fombona was a Venezuelan poet who was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature. These poems were translated by Muna Lee and…
Verses to a Lord
Read by Algy Pug
Hilaire Belloc
In Verses
A collection of poetry by Hilaire Belloc ranging from religious verses to drinking songs. - Summary by Larry Wilson
II. The Peacock
Read by Kazbek
William Butler Yeats
In Responsibilities
Responsibilities is a collection of poetry by W.B. Yeats, originally published in 1914 together with a play. The 1916 edition used for this …
The Model Pagan
Read by Soumen Barua
H. A. Guerber
In The Story of the Romans
A collection of short stories and histories of Rome, from its beginning to its end. (Ann Boulais)
Holy Baptisme
Read by Theresa E Kao
George Herbert
In The Temple
George Herbert was one of the so-called Metaphysical Poets, along with John Donne and Andrew Marvel, and The Temple: Sacred Poems and Privat…
Book IX - Cato, part 2
Read by Elsie Selwyn
Lucan
In Pharsalia; Dramatic Episodes of the Civil Wars
Lucan's only surviving work, De Bello Civili, more generally known as the Pharsalia, is an epic poem about the civil war between Julius Caes…
God’s World
Read by Stefan Von Blon
Edna St. Vincent Millay
In Poems
This volume of poems was published in 1923, the year Edna St. Vincent Millay became the third woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry. I…
Adam's Curse
Read by Kazbek
William Butler Yeats
In In the Seven Woods (Version 2)
In the Seven Woods is a collection of poems originally published in 1903. This recording follows The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of W…
Gems of Thought
Read by Tomas Peter
Rudolph Valentino
In Day Dreams
Published in 1923, Day Dreams is a collection of poems written by Hollywood screen icon Rudolph Valentino. Authored during Valentino’s court…
Fame: From 'An Essay on Man,' Epistle IV by Alexander Pope
Read by Sonia
Alexander Pope
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 6: Fancy and Sentiment (Part 1)
The sixth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…
The Indian upon God
Read by Kazbek
William Butler Yeats
In Early Ballads and Lyrics
Poems collected under the rubric Early Poems: Ballads and Lyrics in The Collected Works in Verse and Prose of William Butler Yeats, Volume 1…