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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…

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