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John
Read by Adrian Stephens
Harry Graham
In Verse and Worse
A collection of dark and humorous verse from "Col D. Streamer". This collection includes poems from The Baby's Baedeker, Perverted…
Chapter 1
Read by Jim Locke
Talbot Baines Reed
In Cock-House at Fellsgarth
A classic English Public School story with all the usual suspects: unruly juniors, wise upper form boys, and an outcast. Summary by Von
On the Bus
Read by Arthur Krolman
Aldous Huxley
In The Defeat of Youth and Other Poems
Though later known for his essays and novels, Aldous Huxley started his writing career as a poet. Published in 1918, The Defeat of Youth and…
Jenny Wren
Read by BettyB
Kenneth Grahame
In The Cambridge Book of Poetry for Children
A collection of poems, many well-known or by famous writers for children, celebrating the joys of life for children and avoiding the all-too…
A Pickle For the Knowing Ones
Read by MelissaMarie
Timothy Dexter
Timothy Dexter, a business man in the late 1700's, writes about his thoughts and his life. He is an unconventional man who follows his own …
Dave Lawson
Read by Jim Locke
Various
In Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interview…
These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…
The Miniature - Read by GB
Read by Garth Burton
George Pope Morris
In The Miniature
George Pope Morris was an American editor, poet, and songwriter. In addition to his publishing and editorial work, Morris was popular as a p…
The Bookbinder and His Pupil
Read by csinclair
George MacDonald
In There and Back
An unscrupulous baronet is left a widower and couldn't care less what happens to his ugly newborn heir. But when an icy stepmother moves in …
How King Alfred Learned to Read
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
H.E. Marshall and Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
In Our Island Story, Part 1
Our Island Story was first published in 1905 and became an instant classic. Beginning with the Romans and following the triumphs and foibles…
Virgil in the Bush
Read by Alan Mapstone
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 …
Educide
Read by S. Lawrence Parrish
S. Lawrence Parrish
Meet Avery Carmichael, student-teacher. This year he's teamed up with Mr. Samuel Petersen, veteran teacher. Avery is about to get an educati…
Lesson 4
Read by InTheDesert
Philip Doddridge
In The Principles of the Christian Religion Expressed in Plain and Easy Verse
The little verses now before the reader were written at the desire of my most worthy and honoured friend, the Reverend Mr. Clark of St. Alba…
An Inquiry into the Human Mind on the Principles of Common Sense
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Thomas Reid
"That excellent book by Thomas Reid, the Inquiry into the Human Mind (first edition, 1764; 6th edition, 1810), as a negative proof of t…
Clancy of the Overflow
Read by Arrowhead Aussie
Andrew Barton Paterson and Banjo Paterson
In The Man From Snowy River and Other Verses (version 2)
The Man from Snowy River and Other Verses (1895) is the first collection of poems by Australian poet Banjo Paterson. It was released in hard…
"The Seedling," Paul Laurence Dunbar
Read by Jim Locke
Alice Dunbar Nelson
In The Dunbar Speaker and Entertainer
Ms. Pinckney says in her "Forward" to this book the following: "It is against this background of the world need that Mrs. Ali…
Clancy of the Overflow
Read by Susan Barker
Andrew Barton Banjo Paterson, Andrew Barton Paterson and Banjo Paterson
In Short Poetry Collection 024
LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 024: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.
Cities With Junior Government
Read by Stephen Graham
Various
In The Reader's Digest, Volume 1, Issue 2
Twenty one articles each month from leading magazines - Each article of enduring value and interest, in condensed and compact form.A most co…
CHAPTER XXI: THE ANNOUNCEMENT
Read by Mark Nelson
Clarence Edward Mulford
In The Orphan
Many men swore that The Orphan was bad, and many swore profanely and with wonderful command of epithets because he was bad, but for obvious …
PREFACE (PART ONE)
Read by Jim Locke
James Weldon Johnson and Joseph S. Cotter, Jr.
In The Book of American Negro Poetry
The Book of American Negro Poetry is one of the earliest and most essential anthologies of African-American verse ever brought to print. Edi…
Chapter 4. "What's his resource? He asks and straight obtains"
Read by Tony Oliva
Robert Browning
In The Ring and the Book
"Better translate--"A Roman murder-case:"Position of the entire criminal cause"Of Guido Franceschini, nobleman,"Wit…