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Benjamin Franklin: Self-Revealed, Volume 2
Read by Jim Locke
William Cabell Bruce
His life was like a full five-act play—prophetic prologue and stately epilogue, and swelling scene imposed upon swelling scene, until the ta…
Thomas Carlyle
Read by David Wales
G. K. Chesterton
A short biography (1902) of a famous writer (Carlyle) by another famous writer (Chesterton). The first half exhibits Chesterton’s sly wit a…
His Brother's Keeper
Read by Adele de Pignerolles
Charles Monroe Sheldon
Stuart Duncan arrives home from college to find the workers in his father's mine on the brink of a strike. Leading the strike is Stuart's bo…
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
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William Wordsworth
This was the weekly poetry project for 14 May 2006. Spring’s flowers come and go all too quickly, but Wordsworth’s classic poem reminds us …
Sagas of Vaster Britain
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William Wilfred Campbell
A collection of poems by the Canadian poet William Wilfred Campbell addressing themes of National Identity, Imperialism and the Divinity of …
When Your Pants Begin To Go
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Henry Lawson
Henry Archibald Hertzberg Lawson was an Australian writer and bush poet. Along with his contemporary Banjo Paterson, Lawson is among the bes…
Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 1
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Isaac D'Israeli
This is a collection of short essays on literature. Various subjects are discussed, such as libraries, critics, the classics, and all sorts …
William Again
Read by David Wales
Richmal Crompton
Fourteen more stories about William Brown. William is a mischievous eleven year old who is puzzled by the adult world, which is no less puzz…
Reading: An Essay
Read by David Wales
Hugh Walpole
A famous English author's thoughts on the power of reading. - Summary by David Wales
Oxford Poetry 1915
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Various
The first of many yearly-published Oxford poetry books. - Summary by Campbell SchelpPoets include: Gerald H. CrowEric DickinsonEsther Lilian…
Still - William
Read by David Wales
Richmal Crompton
More humorous adventures (1925) by the world’s most misunderstood English boy. - Summary by david wales
The Regent
Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)
Arnold Bennett
'The Regent' is, if not a sequel to 'The Card', then a 'Further Adventures of' the eponymous hero of that novel.Denry Machin is now forty-th…
George Bernard Shaw
Read by Ray Clare
G. K. Chesterton
Chesterton and Shaw were famous friends and enjoyed their arguments and discussions. Although rarely in agreement, they both maintained good…
A Man from the North
Read by Simon Evers
Arnold Bennett
Richard Larch, a young man from the north of England, arrives in London to seek his fortune. By day he works as a clerk in an office but has…
The Glory of Clementina Wing
Read by Simon Evers
William John Locke
The book follows the adventures of two main characters - Clementina Wing, a talented artist in her mid 30's with no social graces and Ephrai…
Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 4
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Charles F. Horne
A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in history. Volume 4: John Adams, Louis A…
The Negro in Literature and Art in the United States
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Benjamin Griffith Brawley
Noted African-American author and educator, Benjamin Brawley, presents short biographies of other African-Americans in the fields of literat…