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Read by Russ Hobbs


John Henry Newman


In The Dream of Gerontius

As a rule, when Cardinal Newman's poetry is mentioned, people think of "The Pillar of the Cloud," better known as "Lead, Kind…

To Roosevelt

Read by Newgatenovelist


Rubén Darío


In Selected Poems

Rubén Darío was a Nicaraguan poet and the founder of the modernismo literary movement. These English-language translations are…

On Reading Dr. Young's Satire

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…

Chester A. Arthur, December 1, 1884, part 2

Read by realisticspeakers


Rutherford B. Hayes


In State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1877 - 1884)

The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…

Past One at Rooney's

Read by Warren Kati


O. Henry


In Strictly Business: More Stories of the Four Million

O. Henry is the pen name of American writer William Sydney Porter (1862-1910). His short stories are known for their wit, wordplay, characte…

On Public Diversions

Read by AlvinJPrice


John Wesley


In Sermons on Several Occasions, Third-Fifth Series

John Wesley, along with his brother Charles, are credited with founding the Methodist denomination. "The following Sermons contain the …

The Beginning

Read by Kevin Green


Henry Hasse


In Short Science Fiction Collection 045

Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…

Star, The

Read by Heather Phillips


HG Wells and H. G. Wells


In Short Science Fiction Collection 038

Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…

Mr Ledbetter's Vacation

Read by Scott Foster


H. G. Wells


In Twelve Stories and a Dream

Thirteen short stories by HG Wells, the master of speculative fiction! Included in this collection is "Mr Skelmersdale in Fairyland&quo…

Thomas Jefferson Brown

Read by Roger Melin


James Oliver Curwood


In Short Story Collection Vol. 035

A collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain chosen and read by a group of LibriVox members.

The Comedian as the Letter C …

Read by KevinS


Wallace Stevens


In Harmonium

This is the first edition of Stevens's first book, with poetry written between 1914 and 1923. A later edition was printed with the inclusion…

Moment of Truth

Read by Betsie Bush


Basil Wells and Basil Eugene Wells


In Short Science Fiction Collection 013

Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological an…

Query

Read by Laurie Banza


Harold Vinal


In White April

In five section parts, Golden Windows, Sonnets for Weeping, Of Mariners, White Glamour, and Overtones, Harold Vinal writes about deep feeli…

12 - As a Candidate

Read by Don W. Jenkins


Bill Nye


In A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories

Bill Nye was a respected journalist who also became known as a humorist. His short pieces range from a description of a visit to a friend re…

Russell Kincaid

Read by Betsie Bush


Edgar Lee Masters


In Spoon River Anthology

This is a collection of poems, in the form of an entire community speaking from beyond the grave about their lives, and, in some cases, goss…

Excerpts from History of the United States, part 1

Read by pklipp


Charles Dudley Warner, ed. and George Bancroft


In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 03

The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…

The Gallery

Read by Ted Ryan


Rog Phillips


In Short Science Fiction Collection 019

Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…

15 - INQUISITIVE MR. POSSUM

Read by Marty


Abbie Phillips Walker


In Sandman's Goodnight Stories

Have you every read a bed time story to a child? Or had one read to you? Fun, isn't it? These 28 delightful, short, well written and whimsic…

Scenes 25: A Visit to Newgate

Read by MorganScorpion


Charles Dickens


In Sketches by Boz: Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People

Sketches by Boz is a collection of short pieces published by Charles Dickens in 1836 accompanied by illustrations by George Cruikshank. It c…

The Closed Cabinet, part 3

Read by Mary Schneider


Julian Hawthorne, ed and William James McGlothlin


In The Lock and Key Library: Old TIme English

LOCK AND KEY LIBRARY OLD TIME ENGLISHA collection of classic mystery and detective stories, collected and edited by Julian Hawthorne.Note: t…

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