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The Squirrel
Read by Sibella Denton
William Cowper
In The Ontario Readers: Third Book
The Ontario Readers is a school book first published in 1919, by the Ontario Ministry of Education, containing short excerpts of literary wo…
The Law of the Yukon
Read by Gerald Moe
Robert W. Service
In The Spell of the Yukon and Other Verses (Version 2)
This collection deals with wanderlust in general but the bulk of the poems are based on Service’s time in the Yukon. He captures the excitem…
Books and Reading
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Noah Porter
[The author] hopes that the effect of these discussions may lead to more comprehensive and elevated estimates of authors and of literature o…
The Fisher
Read by yaumixx
Roderic Quinn
In Poems
Roderic Quinn, the seventh child of Irish immigrants, was variously a teacher, public servant and newspaper editor before turning to the wri…
26 - By Deputy, Chapter 2
Read by Peter John Keeble
Richard Marsh
In Amusement Only
This is a collection of 12 short stories of mystery and humor, which are, as the title says, for amusement only. (Summary by Carolin)
20-Uncle Josh Plays Golf
Read by Philip Martin
Cal Stewart
In Uncle Josh's Punkin Centre Stories
A collection of comedic short stories from the perspective of an old country man. (Summary by Philip Martin)
Jacob Godbey
Read by Kirk Thomas
Edgar Lee Masters
In Spoon River Anthology
This is a collection of poems, in the form of an entire community speaking from beyond the grave about their lives, and, in some cases, goss…
The Raft
Read by Larry Wilson
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…
Patterns
Read by Little Tee
Amy Lowell
In Men, Women and Ghosts
This is a collection of long poems and short stories by Amy Lowell. - Summary by Carolin
In a Wood
Read by Libby Gohn
Thomas Hardy
In Wessex Poems
A collection of poetry by Thomas Hardy, some of which were previously published or adapted into his prose works. - Summary by Libby Gohn
Prairie
Read by Betsie Bush
Carl Sandburg
In Cornhuskers
Carl Sandburg's collection of 103 poems that earned a Pulitzer Prize Special Letters Award in 1919.
Mice
Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)
Gerald Bullett
In Mice & Other Poems
Gerald William Bullett was a British man of letters. He was known as a novelist, essayist, short story writer, critic and poet. He wrote bot…
Dudley’s Fight with Dr. Tweezer
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…
Chapter 6
Read by EliseDee
John Montgomery Ward
In Base-Ball: How to Become a Player
Base-Ball: How to Become a Player is a brief history of the game of baseball, with an explanation of the rules and positions. During the aud…
To L—
Read by Andrew Gaunce
Lord Alfred Douglas
In The Collected Poems of Lord Alfred Douglas
This is a chronologically arranged collection of poems compiled by the author in his late 40s, after he had discarded the Uranian themes of …
Martiyn Wade Keeping The Score
Keeping the Score By Martyn Wade Gerald owns a score box at m cricket ground but it's put to most use in the winter months, something his wi…
Haven
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…
Martyn Wade Another Shakespeare
Another Shakespeare Martyn Wade's comedy is based on the real-life story of an 18th-Century forger. In order to convince his father t…
The Question
Read by Inkell
Stephen Phillips
In Poems
A short collection of poems by the Oxford-born poet and playwright Stephen Phillips including his two major works Marpessa and Christ In Had…
Cahoots
Read by Mari Wilson
Paul Laurence Dunbar
In The Heart of Happy Hollow (Version 2)
Happy Hollow; are you wondering where it is? Wherever Negroes colonise in the cities or villages, north or south, wherever the hod carrier, …