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THE BACKGROUND
Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)
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…
Home
Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)
Gerald Bullett
In Mice & Other Poems
Gerald William Bullett was a British man of letters. He was known as a novelist, essayist, short story writer, critic and poet. He wrote bot…
To Meet, or Otherwise
Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)
Thomas Hardy
In Satires of Circumstance, Lyrics and Reveries, with Miscellaneous Pieces
Published in 1914, this is a compilation of 107 poems by Thomas Hardy (1840-1928), who is probably better known as the author of such famous…
Lariat Bill by G W H
Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)
G. W. H.
In The Coo-ee Reciter
Recitation was a vital part of the curriculum in education in the Victorian and Edwardian eras. It not only enabled students to gain practic…
Part 1, Chapter 6 - Retribution
Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)
H. C. McNeile and Sapper
In Men, Women and Guns
World War I stories, as told through the eyes of someone who was there, but leavened with humour and an eye for the ridiculous side of human…
Selected poems
Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)
Gottfried August Bürger
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 07
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…
The heart of John Middleton
Read by Phil Benson
Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
In Short Stories (Household Words 1850-53)
Elizabeth Gaskell was a regular contributor to Charles Dickens's weekly magazine, Household Words, from 1850 through to 1853 In addition to …
Psalm 138
Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)
Isaac Watts
In Psalms of David
Isaac Watts was a poet, hymn-writer and musician. He wrote many of what we regard as "classical hymns" such as "Joy to the Wo…
Jonathan to John, by James Russell Lowell
Read by Craig Franklin
Various
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 8: National Spirit (Part 2)
The eighth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, inc…
King John and the Abbott
Read by Wayne Cooke
James Baldwin
In Children's Short Works, Vol. 034
Librivox's Children's Short Works Collection 034: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of Libr…
John and Jane
Read by mleigh
Thomas Frederick Young
In Canada and Other Poems
From the author's preface:I wished to do something for my country, and chose this method of doing it. The literature of this country is in i…
Denny, by Landis Mills
Read by Julie Burks
Various
In The Black Cat Vol. 02 No. 04 January 1897
The Black Cat (1895-1922) was a monthly literary magazine, publishing original short stories, often about uncanny or fantastical topics. Man…
John Dryden by Thomas R. Lounsbury
Read by Chris Pyle
Various
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 12
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…
John Horace Burleson
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…
To Orrick Johns
Read by Larry Wilson
Maxwell Bodenheim
In Advice: A Book of Poems
41 brief poems covering an assortment of subjects. - Summary by adr6090
Blue Eyes by John Keats
Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)
John Keats
In The World's Best Poetry, Volume 2: Love (Part 1)
The second of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the first of two parts, incl…
An Original
Read by John Burlinson (1950-2024)
Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev
In The Little Angel and Other Stories
This is a volume of short works by Leonid Andreyev. - Summary by Carolin
Trusty John
Read by Clarica
Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book and Andrew Lang
In Short Story Collection Vol. 014
Librivox’s Short Story Collection 014: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.
To Marion
Read by KevinS
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…
Enter Mitchell
Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
Henry Lawson
In Short Story Collection Vol. 008
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 008: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.