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Essay/Short nonfiction
Chapter: 18 | Listen: 2

Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include a murder during the Yukon gold rush, a perpetual motion fraud, the dissection of a Tasmanian tiger’s brain, phlogiston, Bertrand Russell on noting, the memoirs of Louis XIV, the novels of Marie Corelli, marriage, free love, and motherhood. Authors include Benjamin Franklin, Hamlin Garland, Ida Tarbel, Emma Goldman, Florence Nightingale, Robert Benchley, Heywood Broun, and the duc de Saint-Simon.”The Introduction to the Memoirs of Louis XIV” was translated by Bayle St. John. [chương_files]

By the Sea, and Other Verses

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Poetry
Chapter: 51 | Listen: 1

This is a collection of poetry by Hannah Lavinia Baily. They describe a number of different settings, prominently the sea in the titular poem, and bring in contemporary as well as mythical themes. – Summary by Carolin [chương_files]

Short Poetry Collection 167

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Poetry
Chapter: 36 | Listen:

This is a collection of 36 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for April 2017. [chương_files]

25/07/2024

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 027

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Essay/Short nonfiction
Chapter: 20 | Listen: 2

A collection of short nonfiction works in the public domain. The selections included in this collection were independently chosen by the readers and include speeches and essays on history, science, politics, nature, travel, psychology and love. [chương_files]

Ben King’s Verse

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Poetry
Chapter: 109 | Listen: 4

This is a volume of Benjamin King’s collected verse, published shortly after his sudden death in 1894. The American humorist was very famous during his lifetime, and is still widely referenced and quoted until today. This volume was published in Chicago after his death, reportedly outselling any other volume of poetry in Michigan for 25 years after being published. It is also prefaced by two short biographies by John McGovern and Opie Read. – Summary by Carolin [chương_files]

Sonnets of a Budding Bard

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Poetry
Chapter: 25 | Listen: 3

This is a volume of 25 sonnets by American poet Nixon Waterman. The sonnets are written from the perspective of a school boy, and are very humorous, supported by some excellent illustrations by John A. Williams. – Summary by Carolin [chương_files]

Easter Gleams

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Poetry
Chapter: 20 | Listen: 4

This is a collection of Easter poems by Lucy Larcom. The poems cover the entire circle of religious holidays, customs, and bible verses around Easter. – Summary by Carolin [chương_files]

25/07/2024

Sammlung kurzer deutscher Prosa 043

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Essay/Short nonfiction, Short Stories
Chapter: 15 | Listen:

Diese Sammlung umfasst 15 deutschsprachige Prosa-Texte verschiedener Genres. Eine Liste weiterer kurzer Aufnahmen (Erzählungen, Gedichte, Märchen, Essays) in anderen LibriVox Sammlungen gibt es hier. Gram von Anton Chekhov übersetzt von Alexander Eliasberg Staatsgeheimnisse von Matthias McDonnell Bodkin übersetzt von Margarete Jacobi [Ringparabel] von Giovanni Boccaccio übersetzt von Karl Witte [chương_files]

Carry On!

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Poetry
Chapter: 16 | Listen: 2

This is a little volume of poetry by Canadian poet Virna Sheard. Published in 1917, its subject is the then ongoing first World War. – Summary by Carolin [chương_files]

Song of the Wave, and Other Poems

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Poetry
Chapter: 73 | Listen: 1

This is an 1898 volume of poetry by American poet George Cabot Lodge. Its title-poem refers to the Sea, and the Sea does seem to be the main character of this book, making its appearance in many of the poems throughout the first part of the volume. The second part of the book is a collection of 40 sonnets on more varied topics. – Summary by Carolin [chương_files]