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Meg Merrilies

Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)


John Keats


In John Keats: Selected Poems

John Keats is perhaps the most talented poet of the English Romantic Period. Although his life was cut short by disease at the age of 25, he…

Case IV. Jane of George Street, Edinburgh

Read by Sherry Morrow


Elliott O'Donnell


In Scottish Ghost Stories

A public domain collection of Scottish Ghost tales by Elliott O'Donnell. 1911 - Summary by Sherry Morrow

A Dialogue Between Miss Jenny Peace and Miss Sukey Jennet

Read by mlcui


Sarah Fielding


In The Governess; Or, The Little Female Academy

The Governess, or The Little Female Academy (published 1749) by Sarah Fielding is the first full-length novel written for children, and a si…

Native Daphne

Read by Newgatenovelist


Genevieve Taggard


In Hawaiian Hilltop

Genevieve Taggard was an American poet, teacher and socialist. This collection was first published in 1923 and deals with topics such as pe…

Jane and John

Read by DuckTD


Eden Phillpotts


In Loup-garou!

A book of short stories by Eden Phillpotts, all involving something of the supernatural. - Summary by Ann Boulais

Chapter IX

Read by Jan Moorehouse


Kate Sanborn


In The Wit of Women

It is refreshing to find an unworked field all ready for harvesting.While the wit of men, as a subject for admiration and discussion, is now…

Chapter 03

Read by Zachary Brewster-Geisz


Emily Brontë


In Wuthering Heights

A tale of passion and vengeance set in the bleak Yorkshire moors, Wuthering Heights depicts the mutual love of Catherine Earnshaw and Heathc…

Isabel

Read by Eliza Winters


James Russell Lowell


In Early Poems

This is a volume of the early poems by James Russell Lowell, including a brief biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole. - Summary by Caro…

To Lady Jane

Read by Nancee Cline


Vachel Lindsay


In The Chinese Nightingale and Other Poems

This is a collection of poems on various topics by Vachel Lindsay.Please note that the Booker T. Washington trilogy had to be omitted from t…

If Ever I See

Read by Evan Smith


Lydia Maria Child


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…

Hilda, Spinning

Read by Greg Giordano


Julia Caroline Dorr


In Earlier Poems

This is a collection of the earlier poems of Julia Caroline Dorr. - Summary by Carolin

39 - The Name

Read by NoelBadrian


Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton


In The Undying One and Other Poems

“The Byron of our modern poetesses," was the verdict of Henry Nelson Coleridge, the eldest son of the poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, wri…

Daphne

Read by Arthur Krolman


Jonathan Swift


In The Poems of Jonathan Swift, Volume Two

He lived simply, loved his walks and craved the company of fellow poetical wits as they craved his company in return. With his pal Dr. Sheri…

Clarissa Scott Delaney

Read by Newgatenovelist


Angelina Weld Grimké


In Selected Poems

Angelina Weld Grimké was a poet, playwright and educator. These poems were published between 1923 and 1927. - Summary by Newgatenovel…

Conventional Malgre Lui

Read by Emma Charlotte


George R. Sims


In Dagonet Ditties

George Robert Sims was an English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist, prolific in his output and known for his satire and humor. These q…

A City Guest

Read by Wayne Cooke


Jeannette Fraser Henshall


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…

Waiting

Read by Melissa T.


Madison Cawein


In The Poems of Madison Cawein Vol. 1: Lyrics and Old World Idylls

A collection of poems by Madison Cawein. It has been said that his vocation to poetry was irresistible. - Summary by Michele Eaton

William Carleton

Read by JD Gibson


Lady Jane Francesca Wilde


In Poems

Jane Wilde, the mother of Oscar Wilde, was an Irish poet who wrote under the pen name Speranza. She was politically active as an Irish natio…

A Pause

Read by Bruce Kachuk


Christina Rossetti


In Sonnets

This is an excellent selection of introspective, inspirational and remarkably compelling sonnets from one of the greatest poets of the ninet…

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