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Sir Philip Sidney

Read by Laura Caldwell


James Baldwin


In Fifty Famous Stories Retold

Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin is a collection of short stories that give a snapshot into the life of a legendary hero or an e…

NEXT TO READING MATTER

Read by Scott Foster


O. Henry


In Roads of Destiny

This is another collection of O. Henry short stories. - Summary by Sid

Letter X

Read by Nicole Lee


Samuel Richardson


In Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 5

Volume 5 continues the story in epistolary form of the despoliation of Clarissa, as all the forces of society and the personal nefariousness…

Edwin

Read by NoelBadrian


Jefferys Taylor


In Æsop in Rhyme, with Some Originals

Jefferys Taylor was born in 1792 in Suffolk, England. He became apprenticed to his father who was an engraver and invented a special ruling …

Letter X

Read by Nicole Lee


Samuel Richardson


In Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 2

Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady is an epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson, published in 1748. It tells the tragic story of a her…

In Memory of Major Robert Gregory

Read by Peter Tucker


William Butler Yeats


In The Wild Swans at Coole (Version 2)

A collection of poems from the mid-career of this renowned Irish poet, the title poem referring to the estate of his friend and mentor, Lady…

Chapter 18

Read by Michele Eaton


Julian Corbett


In For God And Gold

Sir Julian Stafford Corbett was a prominent navy historian and geologist. This semi-autobiographical novel tells about the start: the person…

Chapter I

Read by Theoden Humphrey


John Clay Coleman


In The Jim Crow Car; Or, Denouncement of Injustice Meted Out to the Black Race

"My opposition to injustice, imposition, discrimination and prejudice, which have for many years existed against the colored people of …

Chapter 1

Read by Anthony St. Pierre


Franklin W. Dixon


In The Mystery of Cabin Island version 2

The Hardy Boys find a trespasser on an island belonging to Elroy Jefferson, whose stolen car they helped recover in a previous adventure. Th…

To You Who Read My Book

Read by Michael MacTaggert


Countee Cullen


In Color

Countee Cullen’s poetry in Color contemplates Black Americans’ fractured sense of self—at once spiritually tied to homelands where their anc…

The Inkwell

Read by phineas2000


Robert Blatchford


In The Sorcery Shop: An Impossible Romance

A jolly fantasy novel in which a retired General and a Financier, having drinks at an aristocratic London club, meet Mr. Fry, a whimsical so…

06 - Learning to Read

Read by Sibella Denton


William James Mcglothlin


In Tiny Story Book

Short and sweet stories for children. (Summary by Dr. Heather A. D. Mbaye)

But What's the Use

Read by Ellies


Henry Lawson


In Verses Popular and Humorous

This is a volume of humorous poems by Australian poet Henry Lawson. - Summary by Carolin

The Result

Read by Lynne T


George Payne Rainsford James


In Agincourt: A Romance

The Battle of Agincourt provided a surprise English victory in the Hundred Years' War. It took place in 1415 and brought a turning point in …

Chapter XV

Read by Sibella Denton


Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and Meriwether Lewis


In The Journal of Lewis and Clarke (1840)

"The expedition of Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, for exploring the river Missouri, and the best communication from that to the Pacific Ocea…

Reading: An Essay

Read by David Wales


Hugh Walpole



A famous English author's thoughts on the power of reading. - Summary by David Wales

Prologue

Read by Ben Adams


Sherwood Anderson


In The Triumph of the Egg: A Book of Impressions from American Life In Tales and P…

“The Triumph of the Egg” is a collection of stories and poems by Sherwood Anderson. Abandoning the interconnected quality of his more famous…

Mr. Hardy Investigates

Read by ClueChaser


Franklin W. Dixon


In The Tower Treasure (version 5)

The Hardy boys begin their first case as sons of a famous detectives tracking down a jewel thief. - Summary by ClueChaser

82. The Passing

Read by Michele Fry


Gilbert Parker


In A Lover's Diary

A collection of 83 rather besotted love sonnets by Gilbert Parker, written early in his career, with an accompanying interesting and someone…

The Magi

Read by Bruce Kachuk


Lewis V. F. Randolph


In Survivals

The unique poetry of Lewis V.F. Randolph is brilliantly brought to life in this wide-ranging collection of some of his best work. A business…

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