Matthew Arnold

Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 02


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The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…

Short Poetry Collection 001


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 001: a collection of 29 public-domain poems.

Culture and Anarchy


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Culture and Anarchy is a series of periodical essays by Matthew Arnold, first published in Cornhill Magazine 1867-68 and collected as a book…

In Harmony with Nature


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of In Harmony with Nature. by Matthew Arnold. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 8, 201…

James Joyce in Context, Vol. 1: Telemachus


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This is a project invented and created by LibriVox volunteers. It collects various works which James Joyce quotes and refers to in his epic…

Balder Dead (version 2)


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The poem begins with the beloved god Balder, thought to be invulnerable, dead at the hands of the inoffensive blind god Hoder, in a game. L…

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 5: Nature (Part 1)


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The fifth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…

Balder Dead


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"Balder Dead" is a beautiful epic poem by Matthew Arnold. It draws from Norse mythology to retell the story of the the death of Od…

Sohrab and Rustum: An Episode


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A young soldier born among Tartars but sired by the mighty Persian lord Rustum, serves in the Tartar army, seeking his great father. To this…

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 6: Fancy and Sentiment (Part 1)


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The sixth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…

Short Poetry Collection 109


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for June 2012.

Growing Old


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 recordings of Growing Old by Matthew Arnold. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for April 17, 2011.Mat…

The Hundred Best English Poems


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This wonderful collection of poems showcases the incredible talent of the some of the greatest poets in the world. These creative masterpiec…

Tristram and Iseult & Sohrab and Rustum


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Tristam & Iseult is a narrative poem containing strong romantic and tragic themes: and was first published in 1852 by Matthew Arnold. Th…

Sea Poems: An Idiosyncratic Selection


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Seventeen poems about the sea or in which the sea plays an important role. - Summary by david wales

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 5: Nature (Part 2)


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The fifth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 6: Fancy and Sentiment (Part 2)


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The sixth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…

Dover Beach


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LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 different recordings of Dover Beach, by Matthew Arnold. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of A…

Short Poetry Collection 006


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 006: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 074


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Twenty-one short nonfiction works chosen by the readers. "We must learn to dignify common labor." Booker T. Washington spoke plain…

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3: Sorrow and Consolation (Part 2)


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This is the third of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two par…

Short Poetry Collection 004


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 004: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 196


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This is a collection of 54 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2019.

Short Poetry Collection 067


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 067: a collection of 20 public-domain poems, chosen and read by Librivox volunteers.

Short Poetry Collection 009


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 009: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 194


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This is a collection of 51 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for July 2019.

Short Poetry Collection 088


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the months of April, May, and June 2010.

Coffee Break Collection 030 - Mythical Creatures


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This is the 30th Coffee Break Collection, in which LibriVox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…

Short Poetry Collection 066


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 066: a collection of 20 public-domain poems, selected and read by Librivox volunteers.

Short Poetry Collection 181


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This is a collection of 35 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for June 2018.Translated poems:The Bride of Corinth, by Johann Wolfg…

Short Poetry Collection 062


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LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 062: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 9: Tragedy and Humor (Part 1)


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The ninth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, inclu…

The Lake


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Matthew Arnold was an English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. Matthew Arnold has been characterised as a sag…

Short Poetry Collection 032


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 032: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

Short Poetry Collection 164


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This is a collection of 27 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for January 2017.

Short Poetry Collection 156


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This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for May 2016.

Short Poetry Collection 076


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This is an open collection of poems for the month of February 2009.

Short Poetry Collection 204


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This is a collection of 54 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for May 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 075


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This a collection of poems recorded by LibriVox volunteers during the month of January 2009.

Short Poetry Collection 171


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This is a collection of 30 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for August 2017.

Short Poetry Collection 185


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This is a collection of 35 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for October 2018.

Short Poetry Collection 144


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This is a collection of 31 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for May 2015.

Austerity Of Poetry


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Matthew Arnold was an English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. He has been characterised as a sage writer, a…

Short Poetry Collection 123


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This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for August 2013.

Short Poetry Collection 211


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This is a collection of 48 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for December 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 210


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This is a collection of 46 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for November 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 223


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This is a collection of 38 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for December 2021.

Tristram and Iseult and other poems


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The English poet and cultural critic Matthew Arnold was the son of the headmaster of Rugby School who became a fellow of Oriel College, Oxfo…

Short Poetry Collection 245


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This is a collection of 34 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for October 2023.

Short Poetry Collection 254


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This is a collection of 50 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during July 2024.