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The Bowes Tragedy
Read by Carrie-Lorraine Sherry
Various
In Ancient Poems, Ballads, and Songs of the Peasantry of England
This traditional, and, for the most part, unprinted literature,—cherished in remote villages, resisting everywhere the invasion of modern na…
The Tragic Winds
Read by Bruce Kachuk
Arthur Upson
In Sonnets and Songs
Arthur Upson's insightful and sensitive poetic art is grandly displayed in this selection of some of his best work. As a tribute to Upson, R…
Life’s Tragedy
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Paul Laurence Dunbar
LibriVox volunteers bring you 27 recordings of Life’s Tragedy by Paul Laurence Dunbar. This was the weekly poetry project for June 21st, 200…
Preface
Read by Larry Wilson
Various
In Twilight Stories
A collection of broad-ranging, mostly American stories and poems for children by various authors, including Margaret Sidney, Susan Coolidge,…
10 - A Toy Tragedy, part 1
Read by Joyce Martin
F. Anstey
In The Black Poodle and Other Tales
This is a collection of ten humorous short stories (Summary by Carolin)
The Birth of Tragedy
Read by Jim Locke
Friedrich Nietzsche
In this famous early work of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, he investigates the artistic characteristics of Apollonian (reason) and…
The Saddest Fate by Anonymous
Read by Sonia
Various
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3: Sorrow and Consolation (Part 2)
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…
Despair
Read by Foon
Madison Cawein
In The Garden of Dreams
Madison Cawein from Kentucky, displays a wider range of his poetic dreams, from the bright to the dark. - Summary by Larry Wilson
CHAPTER VI CRUEL DEATH OF UL-WE THE STAGHOUND
Read by Rapunzelina
Kirk Munroe
In Through Swamp and Glade: A Tale of the Seminole War
The principal incidents in the story of Coacoochee, as related in the following pages, are historically true. The Seminole War, the most pro…
A Death Song
Read by Newgatenovelist
William Morris
In Chants for Socialists
As well as being influential in the Arts and Crafts Movement and writing numerous poems and novels, William Morris was deeply involved in po…
Turmoil in a Morgue
Read by April6090
Maxwell Bodenheim
In Introducing Irony (Version 2)
Maxwell Bodenheim was once known as the King of Greenwich Village Bohemians after moving to New York after being one of the founders of the …
Disaster by Charles Stuart Calverley
Read by Foon
Various
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 9: Tragedy and Humor (Part 2)
The ninth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…