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The Rape of the Lock

Read by Rhonda Federman


Alexander Pope


The Rape of the Lock is a mock-heroic narrative poem written by Alexander Pope, first published anonymously in Lintot's Miscellany in May 17…

The Way of All Flesh

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Samuel Butler


The Way of All Flesh (1903) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler which attacks Victorian-era hypocrisy. Written between 1873 an…

The Freedmen's Book

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Lydia Maria Child


Lydia Maria Child, an American abolitionist, compiled this collection of short stories and poems by former slaves and noted activists as an …

The Autobiography of a Slander

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Edna Lyall


The Autobiography of a Slander exposes the consequences of reckless words or, even worse, intentionally disparaging words. In this moral tal…

Chapter 19 - The spirit of '76

In Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton


Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the premier movers in the original women’s rights movement, along with Susan B. Anthony, her best friend f…

The Absurd ABC

In Soup of Alphabets, Volume 003

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Walter Crane


This third "stove-top" full of Alphabet Soups --again-- runs the fullest gamut! It ranges from country scenes (Alphabets of Fruits…

The Commendable Castigation of Old Mother Hubbard

In Mother Goose for Grownups

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Guy Wetmore Carryl


Mother Goose for Grownups is a delightfully silly collection of parodies on well-known Mother Goose tales by Guy Wetmore Carryl. (Summary by…

Death Be Not Proud

In Short Poetry Collection 072

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John Donne


This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for the month of October 2008.

02 - Ch. 02: The Broken Cross

In East Lynne

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Mrs. Henry Wood


Ellen Wood (1814-1887) was an English novelist, better known as Mrs. Henry Wood. She wrote over 30 novels, many of which (especially East Ly…

Version 11

In The Chaos

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Gerard Nolst Trenite and Gerald Nolst Trenité


"The Chaos" is a poem which demonstrates the irregularity of English spelling and pronunciation, written by Gerard Nolst Trenit&ea…

14 - Letters 66-71

In Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne

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Dorothy Osborne


A lively, interesting and important collection of 17th century love-letters written by an English lady, against the background of the Civil …

The Marriage

In William the Conqueror

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Jacob Abbott


There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels…

Version 9

In To a Fish

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James Leigh Hunt and Leigh Hunt


LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of To a Fish by (James) Leigh Hunt. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of October 1…

Life - Read by REF

In Life (Raleigh Version)

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Sir Walter Raleigh


LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of Life by Sir Walter Raleigh. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 25th, 2010.