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Read by Caliban
Alfred Russel Wallace
In Is Mars Habitable?
In 1907 Wallace wrote the short book Is Mars Habitable? to criticize the claims made by Percival Lowell that there were Martian canals built…
Dover Beach
Read by Patrick Wallace
Matthew Arnold
In Coffee Break Collection 040 - Beaches
This is the 40th Coffee Break Collection, in which Librivox readers select and read stories or poems, fiction or non-fiction pieces of fifte…
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
Explanation
Read by Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010)
Wallace Stevens
In The Collected Public Domain Poems of Wallace Stevens, Volume 1
A collection of Wallace Stevens poems written before 1923.Stevens trained to be a lawyer. Within eleven years after this series of poems wer…
Introduction
Read by Bruce Kachuk
Wallace Irwin
In The Love Sonnets of a Car Conductor
The comic genius of Wallace Irwin is boldly evident in this saga of the daily life and romantic aspirations of a humble but fervent New York…
Sandy Gray
Read by Tom Penn
Henry Wallace Phillips
In Plain Mary Smith: A Romance of Red Saunders
More than anything, the young Red Saunders wanted to be a good boy. And he was a good boy, except for his quick temper and quicker fists. B…
To the Morn
Read by Winston Tharp
Wallace Stevens
In The Collected Public Domain Poems of Wallace Stevens, Volume 2
A collection of Wallace Stevens poems written before 1923.These poems originally appeared in a variety of magazines (Others, Rogue, The Soil…
Author's Word
Read by Denise Ray
Claude Mckay
In Harlem Shadows
An award winning Jamaican poet who writes passionately about his birth home and his adopted home, USA. Claude McKay vividly describes family…
Simple Simon
Read by Jared Scott
A. E. Coppard
In The Black Dog and Other Stories
Coppard was renowned for his influence on the English short story and here we present a collection, first published in 1923, featuring 18 of…
17 - Chapter VIII, Home Impressions and an Excursion
Read by Sibella Denton
Robert Falcon Scott
In The Journals of Robert Falcon Scott; Vol 1 of 'Scott's Last Expedition'
Capt. Robert F. Scott's bid to be the leader of the first expedition to reach the South Pole is one of the most famous journeys of all time.…
Pratt offers a Hand
Read by Kevin Green
J. S. Fletcher
In The Talleyrand Maxim
John Mallathorpe, a wealthy Yorkshire industrialist and land owner dies in an accident, apparently without making a will. His estate goes t…
Which Carries The Reader Into The Probate Court
Read by Howard Skyman
R. Austin Freeman
In The Eye Of Osiris (Version 2)
This is one of many famous novels written by R. Austin Freeman that includes the character of Dr. John Thorndyke. Dr. Thorndyke is a legal e…
EDYL - The Reading Department
Read by Mark Capell
Mark Capell
It's 2046 and Jake Radley has the career opportunity of a lifetime. But to take it he needs to acquire a strange, mysterious new skill. A s…
Chapter 17
Read by Lee Elliott
Edgar Wallace
In The Angel of Terror
When this was written, literary traditions still decreed beauty to be the outward sign of inner saintliness, whereas evil characters tended …
The Call
Read by Bruce Kachuk
Temple Scott
In Recruiting Songs
This rousing collection of poems is sure to bring out patriotic sentiments in us all. These works were written with the glories of victory i…
Ch 8 In which Ben and His Friend Tom are Introduced to the Metropolis
Read by Keith Salis
Frank Tousey
In Fame and Fortune Weekly No. 15: A Streak of Luck
Some folks are judged by their social or economic standing. Our hero, Ben Bailey, shows that true worth comes from richness of character. Th…
Chloe
Read by Christie Crews
E. Nesbit
In The Rainbow and the Rose
A collection of poetry in the whimsical style of Edith Nesbit, author of "The Five Children and It" and "The Railway Children…
A PORTRAIT
Read by Chris Pyle
Duncan Campbell Scott
In The Magic House, and Other Poems
A beautiful collection of 47 poems the author wrote being inspired by the seasons, by love, by memories. - Summary by Laur
Verre Definite
Read by Nicholette Bryant
Wallace Bruce Amsbary
In The Wit and Humor of America, Vol 06
The Wit and Humor of America is a 10 volume series. In this, the sixth volume, 55 short stories and poems have been gathered from 42 authors…
There's a certain slant of light - Read by PJW
Read by Patrick Wallace
Emily Dickinson
In There's a certain slant of light
In tribute to the first real snowfall this year. - Summary by David Lawrence