09/10/2024
Augustan Books of Modern Poetry: Robert Graves
Poems from Robert Graves published by the Augustan Books of Poetry. – Summary by KevinS [chương_files]
09/10/2024
War poems and other verses
Vernède enlisted with the British Army as a second lieutenant at the start of World War I, even though he was over the maximum age of service. He served in France, was wounded in 1916 in the Battle of the Somme, and returned to the front upon his recovery. Vernède died shortly after being wounded by machine gun fire while leading an advance at Havrincourt in April 1917. Vernède’s war poems were filled with the patriotic optimism of the early war years, but it would be unfair to describe him as a propagandist as he never published his poetry. This, his only collection, was published shortly after his death. (Summary by KevinS) [chương_files]
09/10/2024
Children’s Short Works, Vol. 003
LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 003: a collection of 10 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members. [chương_files]
09/10/2024
Ontario Readers: Third Book
The Ontario Readers is a school book first published in 1919, by the Ontario Ministry of Education, containing short excerpts of literary works, both stories and poems, geared to grade-school age children. (Summary by aradlaw) [chương_files]
09/10/2024
Children’s Short Works, Vol. 008
LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 008: a collection of 15 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members. [chương_files]
09/10/2024
Children’s Short Works, Vol. 004
LibriVox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 004: a collection of 11 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members. [chương_files]
09/10/2024
Children’s Short Works, Vol. 002
Librivox’s Children’s Short Works Collection 002: a collection of 10 short works for children in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox members. [chương_files]
08/10/2024
English Bards and Scotch Reviewers
English Bards and Scotch Reviewers was first published anonymously in 1809 with Byron only identified as the author in the 2nd edition. Byron wrote this satire after his first book of poems Hours of Idleness received “strong censure” in the Edinburgh Review. Byron used heroic couplets in imitation of Alexander Pope’s The Dunciad to attack the reigning poets of romanticism, including Wordsworth and Coleridge. Byron suppressed this work after the 5th edition, possibly because he came to regret some of the criticism that he had made. (Summary by Alan Mapstone and wikipedia) [chương_files]
08/10/2024
Random Readings In Racy Rhyme: A Repast For The Recluse, A Refreshment For The Railway Reader
An ecclectic collection of poems by Charles Harwood Greene. A little humor, a little dry wit, and sometimes an unexpected twist. Works include The Railway Solitare, The Lottery Mania, and The Baker’s Wife. (Summary by Krista Zaleski) [chương_files]
08/10/2024
Hours of Idleness
Hours of Idleness was Byron’s first book of poems published when he was only 19. In it he experiments with various poetic styles and provides translations of, and poems written in imitation of, earlier mainly classical poets. The book received strong criticism on publication to which Byron responded with his poem English Bards and Scotch Reviewers. (Summary by Alan Mapstone) [chương_files]