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Ursula

Read by Bruce Pirie


Honoré de Balzac


“Ursula,” first published in French in 1841 as “Ursule Mirouët,” is part of Balzac’s great suite of novels, collectively titled “The Hu…

Bay: A Book of Poems

Read by Bruce Kachuk


D. H. Lawrence


The superb skill and dexterity of D.H. Lawrence, a writer who profoundly influenced the literature of the twentieth century, is very evident…

The Story of a Modern Woman (Version 2)

Read by Bruce Pirie


Ella Hepworth Dixon


“The Story of a Modern Woman” (1894) is a work of feminist social realism. In its time it was one of the most famous and influential novels …

Colonel Chabert (Version 2)

Read by Bruce Pirie


Honoré de Balzac


The short novel “Colonel Chabert” (1832) is part of Balzac’s great life work, the sprawling novel series titled “The Human Comedy.” Chabert,…

The Two Brothers

Read by Bruce Pirie


Honoré de Balzac


“The Two Brothers” (1842) is part of Balzac’s great life work, the novel series known as “The Human Comedy.” Balzac’s French title was “La R…

A Selection from the Sonnets of William Wordsworth

Read by Bruce Kachuk


William Wordsworth


This is a very impressive collection of some of the best sonnets from the pen of the incomparable William Wordsworth. The appreciation that …

Sea-Fairies and Other Poems

Read by Bruce Kachuk


Alfred, Lord Tennyson


This amazing collection of some of Tennyson's best and most capricious poems takes us on a whimsical voyage, an allegorical voyage like no o…

The Sonnets of John Keats

Read by Bruce Kachuk


John Keats


The superb poetic skill and exquisite sensitivity of John Keats is brilliantly illustrated in this collection of meticulously selected sonne…

Watt's Songs Against Faults

Read by Bruce Kachuk


Isaac Watts


These superb poems by the hymnist and theologian Isaac Watts emphasize the importance of developing a positive moral outlook and stress the …

The Sunken Garden and Other Poems

Read by Bruce Kachuk


Walter De la Mare and Walter De La Mare


This fantastic adventure into the realms of the imagination is a superb example of the incomparable skill of poet Walter de la Mare. In this…

Greetings from Longfellow

Read by Bruce Kachuk


Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


This is a wonderful selection of six of the greatest works from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, unquestionably one of the world's most celebrate…

Lamia

Read by Bruce Kachuk


John Keats


In his wonderful interpretation of the classic tale of Lamia - the mythological entity portrayed as being a deadly threat especially to chil…

The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - December

Read by Bruce Kachuk


John Kendrick Bangs


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 pub…

Peacock Pie: A Book of Rhymes

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Walter De La Mare


These wonderful, whimsical poems from the incomparable Walter de la Mare describe the bliss of childhood, explore the marvel of a child's im…

The Cheery Way, a Bit of Verse for Every Day - June

Read by Bruce Kachuk


John Kendrick Bangs


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 pub…

The White Canoe and Other Verse

Read by Bruce Kachuk


Alan Sullivan


This early collection of Alan Sullivan's work is from the pen of a young Canadian author who portrays Canada's short Summer season as the vo…

Recruiting Songs

Read by Bruce Kachuk


Temple Scott


This rousing collection of poems is sure to bring out patriotic sentiments in us all. These works were written with the glories of victory i…

The Unknown Masterpiece

Read by Bruce Pirie


Honoré de Balzac


“The Unknown Masterpiece” (“Le Chef-d’œuvre inconnu”) is a novella by Honoré de Balzac, published with revisions in 1845, after earli…

Sonnets

Read by Bruce Kachuk


Christina Rossetti


This is an excellent selection of introspective, inspirational and remarkably compelling sonnets from one of the greatest poets of the ninet…

The Brook - Break, Break, Break - Sweet and Low - and The Eagle

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Alfred, Lord Tennyson


This is Tennyson at his best. This is Tennyson, the master poet at his most descriptive, his most insightful, his most enlightening. This se…

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