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Jenny Wren
Read by BettyB
Kenneth Grahame
In The Cambridge Book of Poetry for Children
A collection of poems, many well-known or by famous writers for children, celebrating the joys of life for children and avoiding the all-too…
Lady Jenny
Read by Newgatenovelist
Theodore Wratislaw
In Some Verses
Theodore Wratislaw was a fin de siècle poet and a less famous Decadent author than some of his contemporaries.This short collection o…
Camilla
Read by Stefan Von Blon
Victor Daley
In At Dawn And Dusk
Victor Daley, then a happy, wondering Irish lad, drifted out to Australia. His head was full of old tunes and fragments of poetry; his pocke…
To Rosamund
Read by Jacquelyn Bengfort
E. Nesbit
In The Rainbow and the Rose
A collection of poetry in the whimsical style of Edith Nesbit, author of "The Five Children and It" and "The Railway Children…
between a Gentlewoman and her maid Jenny
Read by Phil Benson
John Byrom
In Lancashire Dialogues
A scion of the Byroms of Byrom Hall in Lowton, Lancashire, John Byrom was born and lived in Manchester and Salford for much of his life. Edu…
The Choosing of Esther
Read by Nemo
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
In Poems of Progress and New Thought Pastels
This book contains 2 poetry bundles by Ella Wheeler Wilcox, containing many better- or lesser-known poems. The poems are recorded by a singl…
Mrs. Jenny Wren
Read by RosiesReading
David Cory
In Little Jack Rabbit and Professor Crow
Children’s story author, David Cory, who gave us the series of Little Jack Rabbit, Billy Bunny, Little Journeys to Happy Land, and the Littl…
Kate Rides
Read by Bob R
Frank H. Spearman
In Laramie Holds The Range
As with most of Frank Spearman's novels (and non-fiction), "Laramie Holds the Range" is set in the West during our early railroad …
A Norsk Story
Read by Jill Engle
Various
In Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 12, Jan. 20, 1880
Harper's Young People was an illustrated weekly publication for children containing delightful serialized stories, short stories, fiction an…
The Vatteville Ruby
Read by Ruth Golding
Unknown
In Ruby Wedding Collection
This collection comprises short stories, poems, a little bit of history and a little bit of ornithology, all with ruby connections. The read…
08 - Hilda's Mermaid
Read by Jenny Lundak
Abbie Phillips Walker
In The Sandman's Hour
Reading bedtime stories to children can be a wonderful way to relax and at the same time act out the exciting things happening in the story …
Bk 03 Ch 06
Read by Robert Keiper
Victor Hugo, transl. Hapgood and Victor Hugo
In Les Misérables, Volume 3
This is book 3 of 5.An ex-convict breaks parole and starts a new life as a righteous man, but is pursued by a police inspector. Along the wa…
Sîta
Read by Rosslyn Carlyle
Toru Dutt
In Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan
Toru Dutt was an Indian poet, writing in English. Born in 1856, she travelled to England and France, and being a polyglot became fluent in F…
Ken
Read by MichaelMaggs
Charlotte Mew
In The Farmer's Bride (Version 2)
A powerful collection of short poems published in 1921 by the English poet Charlotte Mew (1869–1928). Lauded during her lifetime by luminari…
Jenny Allen
Read by Julia Niedermaier
Marietta Holley
In Poems
This is a collection of poems by Marietta Holley, better known as Josiah Allen's Wife. - Summary by Carolin
The Romancers
Read by Justin Brett
Saki
In Beasts and Super-Beasts
Saki (December 18, 1870 – November 14, 1916) was the pen name of British author Hector Hugh Munro. Saki's world contrasts the effete convent…
Chapter I - A Roland for his Oliver Pt 2
Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
Emmuska Orczy and Baroness Emma Orczy
In Castles in the Air
Baroness Emma Orczy (full name: Emma ("Emmuska") Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orczi) (Septe…
18 - A Reading List
Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016)
Jennie Hall
In Viking Tales
Viking tales are tales from Iceland, featuring the king Halfdan and his son Harald. (Summary by Nadine)
From a Letter
Read by Jacquelyn Bengfort
Clark Ashton Smith
In Ebony and Crystal
As stated in L'Alouette: A Magazine of Verse, "Ebony and Crystal is an artist's intrepid repudiation of the world of trolleys and cash-…
Rus in Urbe
Read by Jim Cotter
O. Henry
In Options
O. Henry needs no introduction of course; the man who made the short story with the surprise ending famous. These 16 stories are all wonder…