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At Currabwee
Read by Larry Wilson
Francis Ledwidge
In The Complete Poems of Francis Ledwidge
Francis Ledwidge, Irish poet, served in an Irish battalion ("The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers") of the British Army during World W…
Buts Rebutted
Read by KHand
Richard Doddridge Blackmore
In Mary Anerley
It is 1801, in the wild and rugged country that is northern England. A local Squire has died but his manor, Scargate Hall, is left to two si…
The Last Days of Timothy Tuttle, by Nathaniel Deering
Read by Jim Locke
Seba Smith
In The Rover Vol. 01 No. 26
"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith…
A Postscript to our First Readers
Read by Larry Wilson
Charles Knight
In The Penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Issue 1
The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was published in competition to Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, which …
Heedless
Read by Newgatenovelist
Earl Lawson Sydnor
In Selected Poems (Sydnor)
Earl Lawson Sydnor was an actor and poet. These poems were published in 1929. - Summary by Newgatenovelist
Tulip
Read by Anthony Will
Gwendoline Goodwin
In Anthology of Modern Indian Poetry
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. "…
21 - His First Experiment, Chapter 1
Read by Crln Yldz Ksr
Richard Marsh
In Amusement Only
This is a collection of 12 short stories of mystery and humor, which are, as the title says, for amusement only. (Summary by Carolin)
The Snayl
Read by Alan Mapstone
Richard Lovelace
In Lucasta
"Lucasta" is of Latin origin meaning "Pure Light". Besides the dedication of the first poem to his wife, Anne Lovelace, …
Reading: An Essay
Read by David Wales
Hugh Walpole
A famous English author's thoughts on the power of reading. - Summary by David Wales
The Perfect Reader
Read by Carol Box
Christopher Morley
In Christmas Short Works Collection 2013
A selection of poems, short stories and other prose for the Christmas season in English, Finnish and German.
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…
Mr. Thomas Sheridan and Replies
Read by Arthur Krolman
Jonathan Swift
In The Poems of Jonathan Swift, Volume Two
He lived simply, loved his walks and craved the company of fellow poetical wits as they craved his company in return. With his pal Dr. Sheri…
Book Ninth
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…
Tuskegee
Read by Newgatenovelist
Sarah Lee Brown Fleming
In Short Poetry Collection 269
This is a collection of 45 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers during October 2025.
Elegy on Newstead Abbey
Read by Alan Mapstone
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…
Chapter 14
Read by Winnifred Assmann
Christopher Morley
In Where the Blue Begins
In his collection Plum Pudding, Christopher Morley included two pieces about an unprepossessing mutt named “Haphazard Gissing I” with a gift…
At the Regent Street Tussauds
Read by Don W. Jenkins
F. Anstey
In Voces Populi
F. Anstey was the nom de plume of Thomas Anstey Guthrie, a Londoner who was trained for the bar but found success as a writer of humorous pi…
The Pig's Tale
Read by Lee Vogler
Lewis Carroll
In Short Poetry Collection 226
This is a collection of 50 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for March 2022.
Columns
Read by Alan Mapstone
Rudyard Kipling
In The Five Nations Vol II
Rudyard Kipling was the first English recipient of the Nobel Prize in literature and the youngest at the time to be so rewarded. His childre…
