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Alexander
Read by ErinK
Walter De La Mare
In Motley, and Other Poems
From English poet Walter De la Mare comes an early collection of poems reflecting on loss, mortality, and universal questions. - Summary by …
Theo and his Horses; Jane, Betsy, and Blanche by Théophile Gautier
Read by Winnifred Assmann
Théophile Gautier
In Coffee Break Collection 038 - Horses
This is the 38th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…
"Toussaint L'Ouverture," Wendell Phillips
Read by Jim Locke
Alice Dunbar Nelson
In The Dunbar Speaker and Entertainer
Ms. Pinckney says in her "Forward" to this book the following: "It is against this background of the world need that Mrs. Ali…
Three Questions
Read by tovarisch
Leo Tolstoy
In What Men Live By and Other Tales (Version 2)
This is a collection of 4 stories by Leo Tolstoy, all dealing with the question asked in the title of the first story: What Does Man Live By…
The Odyssey of 'Erbert 'Iggins
Read by Nigel Fisher
Robert W. Service
In Rhymes of a Red Cross Man
Robert Service was born in Lancashire, England, but at age 21 moved to Canada and eventually ended up in the Yukon during the gold rush. Hi…
The Structure
Read by Foon
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
In 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…
Written on a Fly-Leaf of Theocritus by Maurice Thompson
Read by Craig Franklin
Maurice Thompson
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…
Ermengarde
Read by Stefan Von Blon
Madison Cawein
In The Poems of Madison Cawein Vol. 1: Lyrics and Old World Idylls
A collection of poems by Madison Cawein. It has been said that his vocation to poetry was irresistible. - Summary by Michele Eaton
Chapter Three
Read by Tony Addison
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
In The Crocodile
Ivan Matveich, the most ordinary person you might hope to meet, is swallowed alive by a crocodile at a sideshow. Finding life inside the be…
Chester A. Arthur, December 1, 1884, part 2
Read by realisticspeakers
Rutherford B. Hayes
In State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1877 - 1884)
The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…
To Roosevelt
Read by Newgatenovelist
Rubén Darío
In Selected Poems
Rubén Darío was a Nicaraguan poet and the founder of the modernismo literary movement. These English-language translations are…
The Corpus Delicti
Read by Dale Grothmann
Eli Colter
In Short Mystery and Suspense Collection 016
We are back with the 16th Librivox Short Mystery and Suspense Collection! Readers are invited to select and submit mystery or suspense stori…
Three Questions by Leo Tolstoy
Read by ChadH94
Leo Tolstoy
In Short Story Collection Vol. 084
And so we present the 84th Librivox Short Story Collection! Each tale is selected and read by a Librivox volunteer. Once again, we have a wi…
Paulus Epigram and The Answer
Read by Arthur Krolman
Jonathan Swift
In The Poems of Jonathan Swift, Volume One
Sit back and listen to these light-hearted witty rhymes and see the world Jonathan Swift saw -- and maybe recognize your own. Think there is…
The Return
Read by Newgatenovelist
Thomas Parker Sanborn
In Selected Poems
Thomas Parker Sanborn was an American poet from Massachusetts. In this collection of his work, published from 1883 to 1886 in The Harvard Mo…
On Dr. Rundle and Epigram
Read by Arthur Krolman
Jonathan Swift
In The Poems of Jonathan Swift, Volume Two
He lived simply, loved his walks and craved the company of fellow poetical wits as they craved his company in return. With his pal Dr. Sheri…
Part 1 Sevastopol in December 1854
Read by David Wales
Leo Tolstoy
In Sevastopol
Sevastopol Sketches (Russian: Севастопольские рассказы, Sevastopolskiye rasskazy) are three short stories written by Leo Tolstoy and publish…
Understanding
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…
Variations on a Theme of Laforgue
Read by Rik Ahlberg
Aldous Huxley
In The Burning Wheel
Though Aldous Huxley is best known for his later novels and essays, he started his writing career as a poet. The Burning Wheel is his first …
Gethsemane
Read by Larry Wilson
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
In How Salvator Won and Other Recitations
Ella Wheeler Wilcox is an American poet known for her popular lyrics that capture positive and uplifting themes. This volume is quite divers…