Charles Lamb

Tales from Shakespeare


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The following Tales are meant to be submitted to the young reader as an introduction to the study of Shakespeare, for which purpose his word…

The Adventures of Ulysses


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Lamb used Homer's Odyssey as the basis for the re-telling of the story of Ulysses's journey back from Troy to his own kingdom of Ithaca. Not…

Short Poetry Collection 001


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LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 001: a collection of 29 public-domain poems.

Coffee Break Collection 006 - Food and Drink


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This is the sixth collection of our "coffee break" series, involving public domain works that are between 3 and 15 minutes in leng…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 010


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A collection of fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain. The essays, speeches, news items and reports included in this collectio…

The Last Essays of Elia


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Discursive ramblings of a generous mind, no-one would know from Lamb's conversational button-holing of you and telling you whatever is on hi…

Mr H


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Mr H is a farce that was first performed at Drury Lane in 1806. The plot is slender and revolves around a single rather feeble joke, but the…

Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 030


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Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include botany, dreams, farming, history, li…

The Hundred Best English Poems


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This wonderful collection of poems showcases the incredible talent of the some of the greatest poets in the world. These creative masterpiec…

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 5: Nature (Part 2)


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The fifth of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection, the second of two parts, incl…

The World's Best Poetry, Volume 3: Sorrow and Consolation (Part 1)


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The third of ten volumes of poetry edited by Canadian poet laureate Bliss Carman (1861-1929). This collection includes a range of famous poe…

Benjamin Britten: Source Stories of Twelve Operas


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Britten's operas are firmly established in the international repertoire: according to Operabase, they are performed worldwide more than thos…

Elia; and The Last Essays of Elia


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Elia and The Last Essays of Elia are two collections of essays written by Charles Lamb. The essays first began appearing in The London Magaz…

A Hundred Great Poems


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This is a compilation by Richard Cross of 100 poems by various poets. - Summary by Mozartjr

Short Poetry Collection 202


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This is a collection of 51 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for March 2020.

Short Poetry Collection 220


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This is a collection of 44 poems read in English by LibriVox volunteers for September 2021.