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The Peril of the Fairies

In The Day before Yesterday

Read by Vickie Underwood

Richard Middleton

This is a volume of short stories and essays by Richard Middleton. The British poet and author wrote a large number of short pieces during h…

12 Chapter IX, Part 1 of 5

In Herndon's Lincoln

Read by Vickie Ranz

William H. Herndon and Jesse William Weik and William H. Herndon

A biography of Abraham Lincoln by his long-time law partner, William Herndon and Herndon's collaborator, Jesse Weik. The book is notable for…

Chapter 5, A Crisis in My Mental History, Part 1

In Autobiography

Read by Vickie Ranz

John Stuart Mill

John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 8 May 1873), British philosopher, political economist, civil servant and Member of Parliament, was an influe…

08 - Ch.5.i - Keats: 1. The Biography

In Old and New Masters

Read by Vickie Ranz

Robert Lynd

Jane Austen, WB Yeats, Chesterton, Shaw... these are personal and intelligent short essays on a selection of great (and great-ish) writers: …

To His Mistress Going to Bed - Read by VLR

In To His Mistress Going to Bed

Read by Vickie Rayhill

John Donne

John Donne was an English poet and cleric in the Church of England.He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets…

02 - Chapter II

In Windsor Castle, Book 1

Read by Vickie Ranz

William H. Ainsworth and William Harrison Ainsworth

Book 1 - Anne Boleyn. The focus of the novels is on the events surrounding Henry VIII's replacing Catherine of Aragon with Anne Boleyn as h…

When Stars Are in the Quiet Skies - Read by PSU

In When Stars Are in the Quiet Skies

Read by Paul Underwood

Edward Bulwer-Lytton

LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 different recordings of When Stars Are in the Quiet Sky by Edward Bulwer-Lytton. This was the weekly poetry…

Solitude - Read by PSU

In Solitude (Pope)

Read by Paul Underwood

Alexander Pope

LibriVox volunteers bring you 17 different recordings of Solitude by Alexander Pope. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of Febr…

Book 4, Chapters 1 to 9

In On Benefits (De Beneficiis)

Read by tracy underwood

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

De Beneficiis (English: On Benefits) is one of the moral essays composed by Seneca, Roman author of the 1st century CE. It deals with Stoic …