As our weekly poem of 30-July-2006, “Jazz Fantasia” was a special challenge because it isn’t just about jazz, it IS jazz. The rhythm is central, but n...
LibriVox volunteers bring you eleven different recordings of The Village Blacksmith, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This was the weekly poetry project...
The book was written by Tom Bullock, a well-known bartender at the St. Louis Country Club. His skills as a bartender were so remarkable that a libel s...
Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb was born on June 23, 1876. At seventeen years of age, he began writing for the Paducah Daily News, his hometown paper. At nine...
Vrolijk Amerikaans gezinsverhaal over de vier zusjes March die zo verschillend zijn en toch eendrachtig hun moeder helpen terwijl vader in de oorlog i...
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 different recordings of What think you I take my pen in hand? by Walt Whitman. This was the weekly poetry project for...
Edgar Wilson “Bill” Nye (1850 – 1896) was a distinguished American journalist, who later became widely known as a humorist. Jim “jimmowatt” Mowatt is...
Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb (June 23, 1876–March 11, 1944) was an American author, humorist, and columnist who lived in New York and wrote over 60 books and...
LibriVox volunteers bring you 28 different recordings of The Apology by Ralph Waldo Emerson. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of Septem...
LibriVox volunteers bring you 41 different recordings of Good Hours by Robert Frost. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of September 9th,...
Zane Grey (Pearl Zane Gray) born in 1872 in Zanesville, Ohio was best known for his western stories, most notably Riders Of The Purple Sage which has...
Squirrels and other Fur-Bearers, a collection of essays by American naturalist and essayist, John Burroughs, provides fascinating insight into the dai...
LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 different recordings of In a Garden by Amy Lowell. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of October 14th, 2...
The following is a recording of the first volume of poetry published by Edna St. Vincent Millay. When the author had graduated from high school, she c...
This collection of nineteen sermons by Jonathan Edwards, an influential American theologian and preacher, offers a glimpse into the religious landscap...
This book consists of the 11 chapters of the poem “Betsey and I Are Out” by Will Carleton, written in the 19th century. The poem tells the story of a...
Stephen Leacock's "Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich" is a witty and satirical look at the lives of the wealthy in a large American city. Leacoc...
Mountain Girl is a delightful love story that is genuinely American in both feeling and treatment. The story is stirring, and the heroine is ideal. Se...
Tom Sawyer is the quintessential American boy. He's mischievous, adventurous, and always looking for fun. In this classic novel, Tom has a series of e...
J. Poindexter, Colored by Irvin S. Cobb is a comic novel narrated by Jefferson Poindexter, a character known for his naivete and simple-mindedness. P...
This collection of poems by Amy Lowell explores the theme of human folly and the absurdity of life. Written in a sharp and witty style, the poems offe...
Cana is a collection of poems by James Freeman Clarke. The poems are mostly religious in nature, and many of them are hymns. Clarke was a Unitarian mi...
This collection of poems by Florence Earle Coates explores themes of nature, love, and loss. Her vivid imagery and lyrical language paint vivid pictur...
