22/07/2024
The Gray Plague
End of the world sci-fi tale borrows heavily from H.G. Wells’ WOTW and In The Days of the Comet — looks like fun ! [chương_files]
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22/07/2024
Village and The Library
The Village is Crabbe’s corrective to the rosy-tinted view of English village and rural working class life. He was a stark realist, as a priest and surgeon having been privy to so much of actual, rather than ideal, life. The Library is his appreciation of the value of books and literature. George Crabbe (1754 – 1832) was an English poet, surgeon, and clergyman. He is best known for his early use of the realistic narrative form and his descriptions of middle and working-class life and people. Lord Byron described him as “nature’s sternest painter, yet the best.” Crabbe’s poetry was predominantly in the form of heroic couplets, and has been described as unsentimental in its depiction of provincial life and society. Though his poetry has fallen out of favor, he was greatly appreciated by Wordsworth, Scott, Byron, Coleridge, and others – Summary by David Wales [chương_files]
22/07/2024
Short Poetry Collection 153
This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for February 2016. [chương_files]
22/07/2024
Short Poetry Collection 185
This is a collection of 35 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for October 2018. [chương_files]
22/07/2024
Dionysius the Areopagite, with other poems
An early figure in the birth of poetry in industrial Manchester, Ann Hawkshaw published three collections and another was circulated privately. Her first collection. published in Manchester and London in 1842, begins with an epic poem, Dionysius the Areopagite. Based on the New Testament story of the conversion of Dionysius by St Paul, much of the poem centres on the consequences of Dionysius’ conversion for his betrothed, Myra, and her sister, Corrina. The collection also includes two of Hawkshaw’s most important works, The Past and The Future, and a number of shorter poems on themes of history, loss and faith. (Summary by Phil Benson) [chương_files]
22/07/2024
Moon Master
Through Infinite Deeps of Space Jerry Foster Hurtles to the Moon—Only to be Trapped by a Barbaric Race and Offered as a Living Sacrifice to Oong, their Loathsome, Hypnotic God. [chương_files]
22/07/2024
Short Poetry Collection 146
This is a collection of 29 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for July 2015. [chương_files]
22/07/2024
Sing-Song: a nursery rhyme book
One hundred and twenty six beautifully written poems about babies and childhood that capture the marvelous wonders of that age. – Summary by Maggie Travers [chương_files]
22/07/2024
Greybeards at Play
G.K. Chesterton’s first publication, “Greybeards at Play” is a collection of poetry and accompanying illustrations. The work is marked by the irreverent whimsy and ancient delight that would eventually be recognized as Chesterton’s signature style. Short (only four poems long and a dedication), playful, and with a touch of awe, Chesterton’s first piece (written at 26) is appropriately titled: it is the work of an amateur, mature in his spirit, young in his play. – (Summary by 5pak) [chương_files]
22/07/2024
Wild Knight and Other Poems
A collection of poems that tend to revolve around the theme of the wonder of the world. It includes the short, poetic play, “The Wild Knight”. Summary by Robert Smith [chương_files]