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Keepsakes

Read by Deandra


Victor Daley


In Wine and Roses

"Victor Daley, then a happy, wondering Irish lad, drifted out to Australia. His head was full of old tunes and fragments of poetry; his…

Elliott Hawkins

Read by Kirk Thomas


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…

A warning to the curious

Read by Peter Yearsley


M. R. James


In A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (Version 2)

The fourth collection of ghost stories made by the author, including one written for Queen Victoria (The haunted doll's house). - Summary b…

Martin Gerrity Gets Even

Read by Fred Sandal


Courtney Ryley Cooper


In O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921

In 1918 the Society of Arts and Sciences established the O. Henry Memorial Awards to reward the very best short stories published during the…

INTRODUCTION

Read by Anna Simon


Saki


In The Chronicles of Clovis

The Chronicles of Clovis brings together a delightful collection of short stories by Saki, featuring the mischievous and witty Clovis Sangra…

All is well

Read by Newgatenovelist


Arthur Hugh Clough


In Selected Poems

During his short but eventful life, Arthur Hugh Clough wrote poems on subjects as varied as religious doubt, European politics and social in…

NEXT TO READING MATTER

Read by Scott Foster


O. Henry


In Roads of Destiny

This is another collection of O. Henry short stories. - Summary by Sid

Chapter 04

Read by KirksVoice


Silas X. Floyd


In Short Stories for Colored People Both Old and Young

Several short stories relating to young African Americans. Summary by kirk202

Preludes

Read by EliseDee


T. S. Eliot


In Prufrock and Other Observations

Prufrock and Other Observations was published in 1917 in a print run of only 500 copies by Egoist Press in London. It features The Love Song…

Peter the Great

Read by NoelBadrian


Jefferys Taylor


In Æsop in Rhyme, with Some Originals

Jefferys Taylor was born in 1792 in Suffolk, England. He became apprenticed to his father who was an engraver and invented a special ruling …

The Infinite

Read by Amanda Vickery


Giacomo Leopardi


In The Poems of Giacomo Leopardi

This is a volume of poems by Giacomo Leopardi. - Summary by Carolin

For Once, Then, Something

Read by Tomas Peter


Robert Frost


In New Hampshire - A Poem with Notes and Grace Notes

New Hampshire is a volume of poems written by Robert Frost, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize. The titular poem is the longest, and i…

Tales 6: The Black Veil

Read by Simon Evers


Charles Dickens


In Sketches by Boz: Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People

Sketches by Boz is a captivating collection of short pieces by Charles Dickens, first published in 1836. This work offers a vivid glimpse in…

Wings of Desire

Read by Simona Lovin


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 …

THE ONE - by Everard Jack Appleton

Read by Phil Chenevert


Various


In It Can Be Done

This book contains many poems of inspiration, joy and hope. Just the thing to encourage our spirits and strengthen our backbone when troubl…

II: Ære Perennius

Read by Ellies


Geoffrey Bache Smith


In A Spring Harvest

G.B. Smith is best known for his close friendship with J.R.R. Tolkien, who would go on to write the fantasy epic The Lord of the Rings. He w…

21 - The Stage-Coach

Read by Anna Simon


Washington Irving


In The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.

Apart from "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" - the pieces which made both Irving and The Sketch Book fa…

After All

Read by Newgatenovelist


Donald Jeffery Hayes


In Selected Poems (Hayes)

Donald Jeffery Hayes was a poet who was born in North Carolina. These poems were published between 1927 and 1929. - Summary by Newgatenoveli…

From "Any Saint"

Read by Phil Schempf


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…

Book First

Read by Peter Tucker


William Wordsworth


In The Prelude, Version 2

Wordsworth's celebrated poetic summary of his creative life and development, from childhood to old age, in which he examines his motives, in…

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