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Chapter XXVIII. Some winter days at the palace

Read by Gail Timmerman Vaughan


Katharine Carl


In With the Empress Dowager of China

Through the eyes of an artist, With the Empress Dowager of China provides a glimpse of life in the Chinese Imperial Court, unseen by any oth…

Roller Skating

Read by Mary Balmer


Palmer Cox


In Frontier Humor in Verse, Prose and Picture

Also known for his "Brownies" books, Canadian humorist Palmer Cox give us a delightful collection of humorous verse and short pros…

A Snow Man

Read by Shriya


Various


In A Christmas Hamper: Full of Pictures and Tales

This book contains stories, tales, and pictures from Christmas for little folks! - Summary by Shriya (spatel2)

VIII. The Cold Sleep

Read by Misikis


Ernest Thompson Seton


In Bannertail: The Story of a Graysquirrel

A baby squirrel is adopted by a farm cat after his mother is killed, but when he is half-grown the barn which is his home catches fire. He f…

Icy by E. A. M. W.

Read by Lynda Marie Neilson


Various


In The Anzac Book

A collection of prose, poetry, jokes, special orders, et cetera written by the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps combatants of the Galli…

THE FIRST SNOW

Read by PringerM


Duncan Campbell Scott


In The Magic House, and Other Poems

A beautiful collection of 47 poems the author wrote being inspired by the seasons, by love, by memories. - Summary by Laur

The Break-Up of Winter

Read by gracesilvey


G. A. Henty


In Condemned as a Nihilist: A Story of Escape from Siberia

Godfrey Bullen, the son of an English trader, is sent by his father to Russia to work in their firm in St. Petersburg. He unknowingly gets c…

Lucullus

Read by Bruce Kachuk


Wilbur D. Nesbit


In An Alphabet of History (Version 2)

These witty, engaging and amusing poetic descriptions of the lives of prominent people are not only a joy to read, but are a quick and easy …

Follies in Fiction

Read by Winnifred Assmann


Stephen Leacock



A pamphlet from the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto, containing selections from Further Foolishness and Frenzie…

Mild December

Read by Bruce Kachuk


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…

Lotus Hurt by the Cold

Read by Anusha Iyer


D. H. Lawrence


In Amores: Poems

Amores is one of D. H. Lawrence's earliest works of poetry, published in 1916, was a precursor to his delving in free verse in later collect…

A Voyage on an Ice-Block; May's Birthday

Read by acousticwave


Various


In Harper's Young People, Vol. 01, Issue 27, May 4, 1880

Harper's Young People is an illustrated weekly publication for children that includes short stories, tales from history, natural history, po…

Octopussycat, The

Read by Christopher Maust


Kenyon Cox


In The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 06

The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the sixth volume, 55 short stories and poems have been gathered from 42 authors…

To a Snowflake

Read by Jude


Francis Thompson


In Selected Poems of Francis Thompson

Francis Thompson, an English poet and author, is best known for his poem "Hound of Heaven," included in this selection of his poe…

69. As Light Leaps Up

Read by Michele Fry


Gilbert Parker


In A Lover's Diary

A collection of 83 rather besotted love sonnets by Gilbert Parker, written early in his career, with an accompanying interesting and someone…

Winter

Read by Bruce Kachuk


Bernard Barton


In English Poems

Occasionally a compilation of poetry is conceived in which each poem, as a tribute to its theme or subject or elegant prosody, is one to be …

Winter Evening - Read by CTD

Read by drakaunus


Archibald Lampman


In Winter Evening

Archibald Lampman was a Canadian poet. "He has been described as 'the Canadian Keats;' and he is perhaps the most outstanding exponent …

2.2 Some Like Them Cold

Read by Michele Fry


Ring Lardner


In How To Write Short Stories, with examples

Here are 10 humorous short stories by Ring Lardner (March 5, 1885 – September 25, 1933), an American sports columnist and short-story writer…

Over Back

Read by KevinS


Robert Frost


In West-Running Brook

A collection of 38 of Robert Frost's early poems apparently compiled in 1923 but not published until 1928. This was not Frost's most popular…

083 - The Ice Wagon

Read by Carmen H


Christopher Morley


In Chimneysmoke

A collection of short poems on various themes by the author. (Summary by Carmen H)

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