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William Lloyd Garrison by James Russell Lowell
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 7: Descriptive and Narrative (Part 1)
The seventh of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, con…
Star, Bright
In Short Science Fiction Collection 075
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
Lost in the Future
In Short Science Fiction Collection 029
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…
Recollections
In The Poems of Giacomo Leopardi
This is a volume of poems by Giacomo Leopardi. - Summary by Carolin
Whitby Abbey
In Short Poetry Collection 197
This is a collection of 46 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for October 2019. With a number of spooky ones for Halloween!
Readers World
In Astounding Stories 16, April 1931
Contents of this issue :-MONSTERS OF MARS EDMOND HAMILTON - Three Martian-Duped Earth-Men Swing Open the Gates of Space That for So Long…
06 - 'I read my sentence steadily'
In Emily Dickinson on Death
Emily Dickinson is one of the most intriguing of American poets. Since she grew increasingly reclusive, very few of her poems were published…
An Echo From Willow-Wood
In Sonnets
This is an excellent selection of introspective, inspirational and remarkably compelling sonnets from one of the greatest poets of the ninet…
The Long Twilight
In Rain and Roses
One reviewer describes these poems as "dainty." Each reflect a delicacy of feeling and sentiment of home, love and nature. Jeanne…
My Star by Robert Browning
In Love Poems by Famous Authors
A collection of love poems, including the balcony scene from Romeo & Juliet, Tristram & Iseult, and selections from many authors inc…
William James, Gustav Fechner, Wilhelm Wundt, Soren Kierkegaard
In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 044
Nineteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include wives, widows, and women scorned--…
The Will by Dr. John Donne
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 6: Fancy and Sentiment (Part 1)
The sixth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…
The Funeral in the Abbey
In The Poetry of South Africa
Alexander Wilmot was a Cape Town politician and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He is the author of the History of the Zulu War 1…
Lost in the Future
In Short Science Fiction Collection 059
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
Alphabet of Celebrities
In Soup of Alphabets, Volume 002
A second helping of Alphabet Books! This collection has a wide-ranging variety of short books, and not only for younger readers, but also fo…
25 - To Jenny Lind
In Autumn Leaves, Original Pieces in Prose and Verse
Autumn Leaves is a charming collection of short stories and poems, originally crafted for the enjoyment of a private audience. Compiled by A…
The Plea of the Future - Henry Armitt Brown
In The World's Best Orations, Volume 2
Who does not delight in oratory? How we gather to hear even an ordinary speaker! How often is a jury swayed and controlled by the appeals of…
Outpost on Io
In Short Science Fiction Collection 086
Science fiction is a genre encompassing imaginative works that take place in this world or that of the author’s creation where anything is p…
Prologue
In Men, Women and Guns
World War I stories, as told through the eyes of someone who was there, but leavened with humour and an eye for the ridiculous side of human…
"The star of the unconquered will" by H. W. Longfellow
In Poems We All Love
This is a collection of familiar poems from beloved poets from Tennyson and Shakespeare to Longfellow and Emerson. Some are fragments but w…