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Story of Rimini

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Poetry
Chapter: 4 | Listen:

A long poem telling the tragic story of Francesca da Rimini, the duped and adulterous bride, inspired by the character in Dante’s Inferno. Published in 1816 and dedicated to Lord Byron, it is considered the pinnacle of Hunt’s poetic achievements. Hunt, though having fine artistic sensibilities, was not placed among the first rank of lyric poets, many of whom he championed however. The Story of Rimini was written in prison, where he spent two years for slander of the Prince Regent, and is dramatically and vividly told, with much evocative scene-setting and careful portrayal of emotional conflicts. (Peter Tucker) [chương_files]

Yesterdays

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Poetry
Chapter: 111 | Listen: 3

This is a volume of early poetry by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. As much of Ella Wheeler Wilcox’s poetry, this volume also conveys a number of different emotions in the different poems. Ms Wilcox herself suggests the alternative title “Ghosts of old dreams” for this volume. – Summary by Carolin [chương_files]

Selection of 19th Century Scientific Verse

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Poetry, Science
Chapter: 13 | Listen: 5

In the 18th and early 19th centuries, it was common for discoveries in branches of science such as botany, astronomy and medicine to be described in book-length treatises in verse. By the end of the 19th century this mode of popularising science was falling from favour as the studies of science and the humanities diverged and study became more specialised. This small selection of somewhat lighter-hearted verse written by distinguished scientists and mathematicians of the day includes poems by James Clerk Maxwell, William J. Macquorn Rankine and James Joseph Sylvester. (Summary by Ruth Golding) [chương_files]

Afternoon Songs

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Poetry
Chapter: 44 | Listen: 3

This is a volume of poems by Julia Caroline Dorr, part 5 of her collected poems. – Summary by Carolin [chương_files]

Remodeled Farmhouses

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Essay/Short nonfiction, Fiction, Non-fiction
Chapter: 22 | Listen: 4

“There is a certain fascination connected with the remodeling of a farmhouse. Its low, raftered interior, its weather-beaten exterior, never fail to appeal. Types vary with the period in which they were built, but all are of interest. In this collection, which has been pictured with great care, pains have been taken to show as many different types as possible, so that the student will be able to find numerous interesting details that can be incorporated into his contemplated remodeling.” [opening lines of Preface] [chương_files]

Short Poetry Collection 152

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Poetry
Chapter: 26 | Listen: 3

This is a collection of 26 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for January 2016. [chương_files]

Short Poetry Collection 144

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Poetry
Chapter: 31 | Listen: 2

This is a collection of 31 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for May 2015. [chương_files]

Short Poetry Collection 145

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Poetry
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This is a collection of 30 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for June 2015. [chương_files]

Astounding Stories 03, March 1930

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Essay/Short nonfiction, Literature, Science Fiction
Chapter: 11 | Listen:

This is the third issue of the classic science fiction Astounding Magazine. It contains the opening chapters of a 4 part serialized novel by Ray Cummings, and stories by the prolific Capt. S. P. Meek, Will Smith and R. J. Robbins, Sewell Peaslee Wright and A. T. Locke. [chương_files]

Short Poetry Collection 134

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Poetry
Chapter: 18 | Listen: 3

This is a collection of 18 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for July 2014. [chương_files]