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An Offering

Read by KevinS


George Herbert


In The Temple

George Herbert was one of the so-called Metaphysical Poets, along with John Donne and Andrew Marvel, and The Temple: Sacred Poems and Privat…

Saul Pursues David

Read by Larry Greene


William James Mcglothlin


In The Bible For Young People Vol. 1

"The Bible for Young People tells the sweet and simple stories of the Bible in the Bible language, omitting only genealogies and doctri…

The Letters

Read by Eva Davis (d. 2025)


Alfred, Lord Tennyson


In Maud, and Other Poems

A collection of poems by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, his first book of poetry after having become poet laureate in 1850. Among the "other po…

In a Book-shop

Read by David Lawrence


Joyce Kilmer


In Summer of Love

Joyce KIlmer may yet be an obscure poet had he not had his poem, Trees, published in Poetry in 1913. But, this book precedes that, and show…

Off

Read by Rachel


Louisa May Alcott


In Shawl-Straps: A Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag

Unlike the other volumes in this series, which are books of childrens' stories, Shawl-Straps is a novel. It is the story of Amanda, Matilda,…

The Library

Read by Phil Schempf


James Hebblethwaite


In The Poems of James Hebblethwaite

James Hebblethwaite (22 September 1857 – 13 September 1921) was an English-born Australian poet, teacher and clergyman. Hebblethwaite was a …

Glimpse, The

Read by David Barnes


Thomas Hardy


In Moments of Vision and Miscellaneous Verses (Selection)

Hardy claimed poetry as his first love, and published collections until his death in 1928. Although not as well received by his contemporari…

The Three Guides

Read by nbvoices


Anne Brontë


In Complete Poems

Anne Brontë was the youngest of the three famous literary sisters and is best known for her novel The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. She wrot…

Mystery Explained

Read by Albert Friedman


Laura Lee Hope


In The Outdoor Girls at the Hostess House

In this 9th book in the "Outdoor Girls Series", the girls had befriend an old woman who had been knocked down by an unscrupulous m…

Dover Beach

Read by David Wales


Matthew Arnold


In Sea Poems: An Idiosyncratic Selection

Seventeen poems about the sea or in which the sea plays an important role. - Summary by david wales

The Mysterious Books

Read by Joel Wodhams


H. A. Guerber


In The Story of the Romans

A collection of short stories and histories of Rome, from its beginning to its end. (Ann Boulais)

Reading: An Essay

Read by David Wales


Hugh Walpole



A famous English author's thoughts on the power of reading. - Summary by David Wales

A Good Guess

Read by Dylan M. Davis


David Cory


In Puss in Boots, Jr. and Tom Thumb

David Cory is the author of more than 40 childrens books. This book is in his series of Puss in Boots, Jr. The roots of the legend of Puss i…

David's Lament for Jonathan

Read by Jay Wright


Mary Hannay Foott


In Morna Lee, and Other Poems

Mary Hannay Foott (pen name, La Quenouille) was a Scottish-born Australian poet and editor. She is well remembered for a bush-ballad poem, &…

David and Goliath

Read by Symmie


King James Version


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…

The Pleasures of Reading

Read by Bev J Stevens


Charles Dudley Warner, ed. and Arthur James Balfour


In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 03

The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…

Part 2

Read by David Wales


Coningsby Dawson


In Christmas Outside Of Eden

A delightful Christmas fantasy told with inimitable charm and delicate humor. It is "the story the robins tell as they huddle beneath t…

Bibliographical Note

Read by David Wales


Charles Dickens


In Christmas Stories From 'Household Words' And 'All The Year Round'

Twenty stories originally published in the Christmas editions of the magazines “Household Words” and “All The Year Round”. Some of the stori…

In Examination

Read by Graham Redman


Rupert Brooke


In The Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke

Rupert Chawner Brooke was an English poet known for his idealistic War Sonnets written during the First World War (especially The Soldier), …

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