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Section 11

In The New Life (La vita nuova)

Read by Mary J


Dante Alighieri


One of Dante's earliest works, La vita nuova or La vita nova (The New Life) is in a prosimetrum style, a combination of prose and verse, and…

Isaiah and Ahaz

In The Prophets and Kings of the Old Testament

Read by J. Thurgood


Frederick Denison Maurice


This is a collection of twenty-seven sermons on the Old Testament kings, from Saul to Zedekiah, and the prophets who spoke to them, from Sam…

On the Bay

In The Watchman and Other Poems

Read by J. McDougall


Lucy Maud Montgomery


While L. M. Montgomery is better known for her novels, such as Anne of Green Gables and Emily of New Moon, she also wrote hundreds of poems.…

Book 1, Chapters IX-XIII

In De Vulgari Eloquentia

Read by Mary J


Dante Alighieri


De vulgari eloquentia (On Eloquence in the vernacular) is a short essay written by Dante Alighieri in Latin. The work remains incomplete; on…

The art of moulding figures in relief, To cast images in plaster,

In A Select Collection of Valuable and Curious Arts and Interesting Experiments

Read by Romeo J.


Unknown


This collection of projects and experiments was submitted by Rufus Tuttle, following an Act of Congress promoting education and learning. Th…

The Heavenly Twins, Part 1

In The Golden Porch

Read by Stephanie J


W. M. L. Hutchinson


Embark on a captivating journey exploring the uncharted realms of ancient Greek storytelling! Following a unique perspective, this book unve…

Chapter 8 Knowledge Before Memory

In In the School Room

Read by J Korth


John S. Hart


In the first place, teaching is not simply telling. A class may be told a thing twenty times over, and yet not know it. Talking to a class i…

PART I. CHAPTER VI. THE MAGIC COLD BATH

In Strength and How to Obtain It

Read by J Korth


Eugen Sandow


In writing this book I have taken it as a commonplace that everyone—man, woman, and child—wants to be strong. Without strength—and by streng…

A Winter Day - Read by JK

In A Winter Day

Read by J Korth


Lucy Maud Montgomery


Montgomery's poem on winter is an analogy for life, symbolizing the three life stages of youth, adulthood and old age.

The Welcome and Farewell - Read by JM

In The Welcome and Farewell

Read by J. McDougall


George Pope Morris


George Pope Morris was an American editor, poet, and songwriter.In addition to his publishing and editorial work, Morris was popular as a po…

On Hampstead Heath

In Leda

Read by J. McDougall


Aldous Huxley


Though he gained recognition for his later essays and novels, Aldous Huxley started his writing career as a poet. Published in 1920, Leda is…

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