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The Siege of Corinth

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George Gordon, Lord Byron


In this moving poem, Byron recounts the final, desperate resistance of the Venetians on the day the Ottoman army stormed Acrocorinth: reveal…

The Witness

Read by Scarlett Martin


Grace Livingston Hill


Paul Cortland seems to have it all as a popular, successful athlete and college student. Tragedy leads him to find peace through the faith …

Trifles

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Susan Glaspell


On the surface, this short play is a slice-of-life story about a murder investigation in the rural United States. However, it is also a stor…

Stories by English Authors: London

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F. Anstey, J. M. Barrie, Marie Corelli, Beatrice Harraden, Arthur Morrison, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch and Israel Zangwill


This book collects seven short stories by some of England's best turn-of-the-(last)-century's writers. The collection begins with the humor …

Selected Public Domain Poems

Read by Liam Neely


John Masefield


Maritime and metaphysical verse by John Masefield, English poet and author, Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930 until his death. (…

Turns About Town

Read by Tom Penn


Robert Cortes Holliday


Robert Cortes Holliday was an early 20th century essayist, editor, and librarian. Writer Christopher Morley said that he "has the genu…

Reading: An Essay

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Hugh Walpole


A famous English author's thoughts on the power of reading. - Summary by David Wales

Fünf Apfelsinenkerne und andere Detektivgeschichten

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


Einige kurze Detektivgeschichten mit Sherlock Holmes und Dr. Watson.Zusammenfassung von Katharina21

The Pickwick Papers (version 3)

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Charles Dickens


Mr Pickwick, founder of the Pickwick Club, sets out with his three friends, Tupman, Snodgrass, and Winkle, to observe the world. They inten…

O. Henryana

Read by Phil Schempf


O. Henry


A book of poems and short stories. - Summary by Fritz

David Copperfield o El sobrino de mi tía (español)

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Charles Dickens


Esta obra narra la vida de David Copperfield desde su infancia hasta la madurez. El padre de David muere seis meses antes de que él n…

John Marchmont's Legacy

Read by Cate Barratt


Mary Elizabeth Braddon


Like Wuthering Heights, the center of this story is a dramatic love triangle, the setting is a huge English manor. Olivia Marchmont has alwa…

Frenzied Fiction

Read by Debra Lynn


Stephen Leacock


From the cave man to Santa Claus; spies, know-it-alls, and journalists: all are fair game for Leacock’s special brand of humor. He touches o…

The Pickwick Papers (Version 2)

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Charles Dickens


A sportsman who doesn't hunt; a poet who doesn't write; a lover with no one to love; all three are devoted to their cheerful and benevolent …

English Literature: Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the Englis…

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William J. Long


This book, which presents the whole splendid history of English literature from Anglo-Saxon times to the close of the Victorian Era, has thr…

Gevoel en Verstand

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Jane Austen


Nederlandse vertaling (uit 1922) van "Sense and Sensibility" door Gonne Loman-van Uildriks (1863-1921). Dit is Jane Austen's eers…

A Miscellany of Men

Read by Ray Clare


G. K. Chesterton


Gilbert Keith Chesterton was among the world's most prolific writers who incorporated relentless logic, wonderful humor, and a clear view of…

Library Essays; Papers Related to the Work of Public Libraries

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Arthur Elmore Bostwick


This 1920 collection of essays gathers together 25 years of papers, articles, and presentations given by Arthur E. Bostwick. The ideas in ma…

Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 053

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Various


Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include History--Jocelyn de Brakelond's 13th…

Simon the Jester

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William John Locke


Simon de Gex, a wealthy and successful MP, is diagnosed with a terminal illness and decides to use his last few months using his wealth and …

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