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In Back to Methuselah

Read by Thomas A. Copeland

George Bernard Shaw

In this late work, Shaw examines many contemporary issues under the broad rubric of evolution and then illustrates his opinions in five brie…

The Storme

In Short Poetry Collection 151

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John Donne

This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for December 2015.

01 - Chapter 1

In Monsieur Beaucaire

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Booth Tarkington

A madcap Frenchman posing as an ambassador's barber blackmails a dishonest duke to introduce him as a nobleman to a wealthy belle of Bath. S…

Sonnets from A Few Figs from Thistles

In Sonnets

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Edna St. Vincent Millay

It has been observed that within the narrow confines of a sonnet the mind can turn around but cannot take flight. Some of Millay’s sonnets, …

The Songs of Innocence

In Songs of Innocence and Experience (version 3)

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William Blake

The short, simple lines of these delicate poems resemble song lyrics, emphasizing the concrete but hinting at transcendent realities, althou…

72 - Further Decision

In Thomas Wingfold, Curate

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George MacDonald

Republished in modern times as "The Curate's Awakening". A young man (Thomas Wingfold) "enters the church" through no re…

Preface

In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (Weston Translation Version 2)

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Jessie Laidlay Weston, Translated Byjessie Laidlay Weston and The Gawain Poettranslated Byjessie Laidlay Weston

This poem celebrates Christmas by exploring the mystery of Christ's mission on earth: his death, resurrection, and second coming as judge of…

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