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The Letters
Read by Eva Davis (d. 2025)
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
In Maud, and Other Poems
A collection of poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, his first book of poetry after having become poet laureate in 1850. Among the "other po…
Gideon
Read by David Wales
Alexander Jessup (editor) and Wells Hastings
In The Best American Humorous Short Stories
Eighteen short stories by famous and little known authors compassing the period 1839 - 1914. The editor's very extensive introduction is omi…
Part 3
Read by David Wales
Marillis Bittinger
In Tall Tales Of Cape Cod
“The title of this volume is perhaps misleading. Tall Tales of Cape Cod they are, yes, but in a broader sense that are the feel and the basi…
A Story of King David
Read by Larry Wilson
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…
Invocation: From 'The Davideis' by Abraham Cowley
Read by Craig Franklin
Abraham Cowley
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 6: Fancy and Sentiment (Part 2)
The sixth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…
chspter 29
Read by Anthony Ogus
Arnold Bennett
In Riceyman Steps
Arnold Bennet's masterly novel is a gritty tale about a bookseller whose life and love of a woman are afflicted by miserliness. It is set in…
Henri Learns The Language
Read by David Wales
Richmal Crompton
In Still - William
More humorous adventures (1925) by the world’s most misunderstood English boy. - Summary by david wales
11 - Chapter 11
Read by Brendon Wright
Paul Creswick
In Robin Hood
"Well, Robin, on what folly do you employ yourself? Do you cut sticks for our fire o' mornings?" Thus spoke Master Hugh Fitzooth, …
Who He Was Part 2
Read by David Wales
William Henry Harrison Murray
In Short Stories Of William Henry Harrison Murray
Murray (1840-1904) was a sometime clergyman, journalist, and purveyor of the outdoor life. His books did much to popularize the virtues of …
Travers Minor, Scout
Read by David Wales
Eden Phillpotts
In The Human Boy And The War
Published in 1916, this is the third collection of thirteen humorous short stories about English school boys in a boarding school in the fic…
David's Lamentation over Saul and Jonathan
Read by Alan Mapstone
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…
Letter 1 General Description
Read by David Wales
George Crabbe
In The Borough
English village life and villagers in the east of England in the late 1700’s and early 1800s—is the subject of The Borough. George Crabbe …
David's Lament for Jonathan
Read by Jay Wright
Mary Hannay Foott
In Morna Lee, and Other Poems
Mary Hannay Foott (pen name, La Quenouille) was a Scottish-born Australian poet and editor. She is well remembered for a bush-ballad poem, &…
Godliness, Part IV Terror, concerning David Hardy
Read by David Barnes
Sherwood Anderson
In Winesburg, Ohio
Published in 1919, and listed on the Modern Library roster of the 20th century's 100 greatest novels in English, Winesburg, Ohio presents a …
David and Goliath
Read by Ezwa
Hannah Flagg Gould
In The Youth's Coronal
This is a volume of poetry for children by Hannah Flagg Gould, containing several fables and other verses with a little moral. "Accept…
He Would Thrive
Read by David Niles
Anonymous
In Bed-Time Stories: A collection in verse and in prose
This book is a collection of short stories and poems for children to enjoy at bedtime. - Summary by SaraHale
Ch 1 In which Ben Bailey Makes the Acquaintance of Nathan Kibosh
Read by Keith Salis
Frank Tousey
In Fame and Fortune Weekly No. 15: A Streak of Luck
Some folks are judged by their social or economic standing. Our hero, Ben Bailey, shows that true worth comes from richness of character. Th…
The Closing Hand
Read by Donald Warren
Farnsworth Wright
In Short Ghost and Horror Collection 080
A collection of 17 stories featuring ghoulies, ghosties, four-legged beasts and things that go bump in the night. Expect shivers up your spi…
Pascal, by Charles Henry Conrad Wright
Read by Will Shakespeare
Charles William Eliot
In Lectures on the Harvard Classics
The Lecture Series on the contents of The Harvard Classics ought to do much to open that collection of literary materials to many ambitious …
Letters A - Z
Read by David Wales
Oliver Herford
In Cupid's Cyclopedia
This 1910 short work is by the English-born American humorist, satirist, and illustrator Oliver Herford, aided by another caricaturist and i…