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00 - Author's Note
Read by Sibella Denton
Joseph Conrad
In Tales of Unrest
Tales of Unrest is Joseph Conrad's first collection of short stories, published in 1898, showcasing his mastery of narrative and psychologic…
To-day
Read by Sibella Denton
Thomas Carlyle
In The Ontario Readers: Third Book
The Ontario Readers is a school book first published in 1919, by the Ontario Ministry of Education, containing short excerpts of literary wo…
Tiny Story Book
Read by Sibella Denton
William James McGlothlin
Short and sweet stories for children. (Summary by Dr. Heather A. D. Mbaye)
Ch. 18: Our Tavern, pt. 2
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Frank R. Stockton
In Rudder Grange
This book presents a number of short, comedic sketches of a country life in middle America in the late 1800s. The hilarious twists and turns…
Letters from Egypt
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Lucie Duff-Gordon
As a girl, Lady Duff-Gordon was noted both for her beauty and intelligence. As an author, she is most famous for this collection of letters …
Child’s New Story Book
Read by Sibella Denton
William James McGlothlin
Short and sweet stories for children. (Summary by Dr. Heather A. D. Mbaye)
Denton (Cy) Young
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Grantland Rice
In Baseball Ballads
Grantland Rice, was a sports journalist with several newspapers, although his Sportlights column, in the New York Tribune was what brought h…
Hawk of Egypt
Read by Sibella Denton
Joan Conquest
A tragic love triangle between a beautiful English girl, an English gentleman, and a half-English, half-Egyptian plays out among the ruins a…
Ch. XIV: Only a Common Fellow, pt. 2
Read by Sibella Denton
Lucy Maud Montgomery
In Further Chronicles of Avonlea
Further Chronicles of Avonlea invites listeners back to the enchanting village of Avonlea, where the lives of its charming residents unfold …
Mrs. Sibley
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Edgar Lee Masters
In Spoon River Anthology
This is a collection of poems, in the form of an entire community speaking from beyond the grave about their lives, and, in some cases, goss…
06 - Brown of Calavares
Read by Sibella Denton
Bret Harte
In Selected Stories of Bret Harte
Bret Harte (August 25, 1836 – May 6, 1902) was an American author and poet, best remembered for his accounts of pioneering life in Californi…
Episode of Nisus and Euryalus
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George Gordon, Lord Byron
In Hours of Idleness
Hours of Idleness was Byron's first book of poems published when he was only 19. In it he experiments with various poetic styles and provid…
Chapter XV
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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and Meriwether Lewis
In The Journal of Lewis and Clarke (1840)
"The expedition of Messrs. Lewis and Clarke, for exploring the river Missouri, and the best communication from that to the Pacific Ocea…
King Lear
Read by Sibella Denton
E. Nesbit
In Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
Edith Nesbit, the author of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, felt passionately that young children should enjoy Shakespeare's great works…
Our Village
Read by Anne Fletcher
Mary Russell Mitford
In Our Village, Volume 1
This book is a compilation of short stories originally published in several series in The Lady's Magazine. Volume 1 covers a period of about…
My Cicely
Read by Libby Gohn
Thomas Hardy
In Wessex Poems
Wessex Poems is a rich collection of poetry by renowned author Thomas Hardy, reflecting his deep connection to the English countryside and t…
Chaney Spell
Read by Jacqueline Burrell Walton
Various
In Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XI, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2
These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…
Caroline
Read by Bruce Kachuk
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…
Lilacs
Read by Bellona Times
Amy Lowell
In 37 American Poems
American Poems is a curated anthology that showcases the rich tapestry of American poetry from the mid-17th to the early 20th centuries. Thi…
Reaping
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Amy Lowell
In Men, Women and Ghosts
Men, Women and Ghosts is a captivating collection of long poems and short stories by the acclaimed poet Amy Lowell. In this anthology, Lowel…