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Moiron

by Guy de Maupassant Read by Tatiana Chichilla 4.2
In Complete Original Short Stories of Guy de Maupassant
Guy de Maupassant was, and is to this day, one of the world's most celebrated short story writers. He famously tackled topics like the Franc…

A Visit to Benicia

by Palmer Cox Read by J. A. Taylor
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…

To the Master

by Taras Shevchenko Read by Alan Mapstone 4.5
In The Kobzar of the Ukraine
In these poems speaks the struggling soul of a downtrodden people. To our western folk, reared in happier surroundings there is a bitter tan…

Mirage / Dusk

by Nora May French Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024) 0.5
In Poems
Nora May French was a Californian poet and a member of the bohemian literary circles of the Carmel Arts and Crafts Club, which flourished af…

Sapphira Slick

by Amanda McKittrick Ros and Amanda Mckittrick Ros Read by Newgatenovelist 4
In Poems of Puncture
Amanda McKittrick Ros’s poetry and prose have earned notoriety for their highly individual syntax, creative punctuation, unique diction, and…

A Sea Fog

by George Crabbe Read by Bruce Kachuk
In English Poems
Occasionally a compilation of poetry is conceived in which each poem, as a tribute to its theme or subject or elegant prosody, is one to be …

Of Moira Up the Glen, by Edward J. O’Brien

by William Stanley Braithwaite Read by Alan Mapstone
In Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1913
William Stanley Braithwaite, a talented poet in his own right, was most notable for his anthologies of poetry including these annual collect…

In a Fog

by F. Anstey Read by Don W. Jenkins 2.9
In Voces Populi
F. Anstey was the nom de plume of Thomas Anstey Guthrie, a Londoner who was trained for the bar but found success as a writer of humorous pi…

Impression

by Iris Barry Read by Newgatenovelist 5
In Selected Poems
Iris Barry was a British and American poet, novelist, film critic and curator at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. These poems were…

Ch.25 Beauty

by Kahlil Gibran Read by Michele Fry 4.6
In The Prophet (version 2)
The Prophet is an inspirational book of 28 lyrical prose essays on life, love, children, religion, work, and more, - written in English by t…

Ashly Mere

by Madison Cawein Read by Sonia
In The Garden of Dreams
Madison Cawein from Kentucky, displays a wider range of his poetic dreams, from the bright to the dark. - Summary by Larry Wilson

Dillard Sissman

by Edgar Lee Masters Read by Linda Leu 3.9
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…

Fog by J.G. M'Pherson (1845-?)

by J. G. M'Pherson Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.5
In Coffee Break Collection 013 - Weather
This is the thirteenth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in…

This is the Way the Fairies Ride

by Anonymous Read by Sonia 4.2
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

The Message

by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Read by Winston Tharp 3.9
In Songs of the Road
Although best known for the creation of the detective Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle did not only write works of mystery and of adventu…

The Spoiler

by Edgar A. Guest Read by Allegra LittleCole 3.5
In When Day is Done
Edgar A. Guest is sometimes known as the "people's poet," noted for his homespun verses of everyday American life and traditional …

Paintermine, The

by Kenyon Cox Read by TriciaG 3.2
In The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 06
The Wit and Humor of America is a delightful anthology that captures the essence of American wit through a collection of 55 short stories an…

Betrothal

by Louis Vintras Read by Alan Mapstone
In The Silver Net
Published in 1903, "The Silver Net" is a collection of poems by physician-author Louis Vintras. - Summary by Brian Fullen

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