28/07/2024
Prairie Poems from the Sunflower State
Poems written by Kansas native Lottie Brown Allen expressing her love of her home state. – Summary by AnnaLisa Bodtker [chương_files]
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28/07/2024
Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day – June
There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was published with one of Bangs’ poems for each day. This project covers the month of June. – Summary by Carolin [chương_files]
28/07/2024
Perfumed Garden
A fifteenth-century Arabic sex manual and work of erotic literature. The book presents opinions on what qualities men and women should have to be attractive, gives advice on sexual technique, warnings about sexual health, and recipes to remedy sexual maladies. It gives lists of names for the penis and vagina, has a section on the interpretation of dreams, and briefly describes sex among animals. Interspersed with these there are a number of stories which are intended to give context and amusement. (Summary by Wikipedia) [chương_files]
28/07/2024
Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (version 2)
This book has been notorious since it first appeared and had been banned several times and in several countries. It is a fictional work that details the adventures of an orphaned girl who ends up working in a brothel in London. Early on she falls in love with a young man named Charles, but only to end up being separated from him. She then recounts her experiences as a prostitute who, in spite of her circumstances, manages to retain her humanity and undying faith in true love. – Summary by mlcui [chương_files]
28/07/2024
Sestinas
The sestina has enjoyed intermittent popularity in English writing and translation since the sixteenth century, and this selection highlights some of the varied ways the form has been used and adapted. – Summary by Newgatenovelist [chương_files]
28/07/2024
Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day – February
There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was published with one of Bangs’ poems for each day. This project covers the month of February. – Summary by Carolin [chương_files]
28/07/2024
Chrysomela
This is a volume of poetry by Robert Herrick. The volume “Chrysomela” was arranged by Francis Turner Palgrave. The 17th century English poet is continuing to inspire readers of his poetry. – Summary by Carolin [chương_files]
28/07/2024
Short Poetry Collection 207
This is a collection of 70 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for August 2020. [chương_files]
28/07/2024
Undertones
This is a collection of poems by Madison Cawein. This volume includes some of the magnificent nature descriptions that Cawein is famous for, and can evoke many different emotions with the reader and listener. – Summary by Carolin [chương_files]
28/07/2024
Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day – November
There should be a bit of poetry in every day, and John Kendrick Bangs wrote a fitting poem for each day in the year. In 1920, a book was published with one of Bangs’ poems for each day. This project covers the month of November. – Summary by Carolin [chương_files]