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The Book of Common Prayer, 1662: selections

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The Parliament of England and The Parliament Of England

The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) has for nearly 500 years provided the basis for Anglican and allied worship, not only in its English home bu…

Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins (Version 2)

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Gerard Manley Hopkins

Gerard Manley Hopkins (1844–1889) was one of the most innovative of English Victorian poets, best known now for his vivid and original image…

Miss Bracegirdle and Others

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Stacy Aumonier

A 1923 collection of tales by the British author Stacy Aumonier (1877–1928), described by John Galsworthy as "one of the best short-sto…

Maud, and Other Poems (Version 2)

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Alfred Tennyson and Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Surely everyone knows “Maud”? Isn’t that the Victorian love song, where the man waits by the garden gate for his lover to appear for a secre…

The Golden Windmill and Other Stories

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Stacy Aumonier

In this 1921 collection of short stories, many dealing with the experiences of ordinary people during the Great War, the master English stor…

Rhyme? And Reason? (Version 2)

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Lewis Carroll

An 1883 selection of Lewis Carroll's satirical and comic verse. The collection ranges from the well-known and well-loved The Hunting Of The …

A Child's Garden of Verses (Version 4)

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Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child's Garden of Verses is one of the most popular and loved collections of children’s verse of the 19th century…

The Farmer's Bride (Version 2)

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Charlotte Mew

A powerful collection of short poems published in 1921 by the English poet Charlotte Mew (1869–1928). Lauded during her lifetime by luminari…

A Poor Man's Tale of a Patent by Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

In Short Story Collection Vol. 070

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Charles Dickens

Mysteries, fantasy, family and hardship all make appearances in this, the 70th volume of short stories in the English language, selected and…

The Arraignment Conviction and Imprisonment of Christmas [1645]

In Christmas Short Works Collection 2017

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William James McGlothlin

This year's Christmas collection of short stories, poems and non-fiction features 29 readings in English, Lithuanian, Spanish and Romanian.