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Reading: An Essay
A famous English author's thoughts on the power of reading. - Summary by David Wales
David and the Phoenix
David knew that one should be prepared for anything when one climbs a mountain, but he never dreamed what he would find that June morning on…
Centre for the Study of the Book
University of Oxford Podcasts
Just William
William is a mischievous eleven year old who is puzzled by the adult world, which is no less puzzled by him. The humor is gentle and pleasin…
Just David
David and his father set out from their idyllic mountain home to go to meet family, but enroute, David's father, who is sick dies, and David…
Best Way to Read a Book
LibriVox volunteers bring you 20 recordings of Best Way to Read a Book by Edgar A. Guest. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for Septem…
St. David of Wales
In The Queen of the Seven Swords
A collection of poems by G.K. Chesterton, centered around the Blessed Virgin Mary. The title is in reference to the seven sorrows of Mary. “…
Medieval English
University of Oxford Podcasts
The Perfect Reader
In Christmas Short Works Collection 2013
A selection of poems, short stories and other prose for the Christmas season in English, Finnish and German.
Reading, Writing, Romans
University of Oxford Podcasts
Vice Chancellor's Welcome
University of Oxford Podcasts
Darwin
University of Oxford Podcasts
First Chapter Collection
LibriVox First Chapter Collection 003 - a collection of the first chapters of 15 different books, chosen by LibriVox volunteers. This volum…
Favourite Chapters Collection
A collection of LibriVox volunteers’ favourite chapters. Some were chosen for being the key chapter in a great novel, others for the wonderf…
Gideon
In The Best American Humorous Short Stories
The Best American Humorous Short Stories is a delightful collection that brings together eighteen short stories from a diverse array of auth…
David the Shepherd Boy
In Children's Short Works, Vol. 018
Discover a delightful assortment of stories in Children's Short Works, a curated collection featuring 15 enchanting tales for young listener…
07 A Dot And Line Alphabet
In The Man Without A Country And Other Tales
Edward Everett Hale was an American author, historian and Unitarian clergyman. Hale first came to notice as a writer in 1859, when he contri…
David's Lament for Jonathan
In Morna Lee, and Other Poems
Mary Hannay Foott (pen name, La Quenouille) was a Scottish-born Australian poet and editor. She is well remembered for a bush-ballad poem, &…
The Paper Cap
In Elsie And The Child; A Tale Of Riceyman Steps And Other Stories
Thirteen short stories (1924) by a master story teller of the early twentieth century. His writings, fiction and nonfiction, were popular wi…
David and Goliath
In The Beacon Second Reader
In the "Beacon Second Reader" the author has chosen for his stories only those of recognized literary merit; and while it has been…