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In 1906, William Jennings Bryan, himself a famous American orator, and Francis Whiting Halsey published a series of the most famous orations of all time. They are ordered by both geographic area and time period, ranging from Ancient Greece to their contemporary United States. The third, fourth, and fifth volumes of this collection concern British speakers. The speeches contained in this fifth volume are ordered chronologically. We begin in the year 1865 with a speech on the Canadian Confederation, and end this volume in 1906, the year in which this volume was published, with a couple of ...

A collection of children's alphabet rhymes including Footsteps On the Road to Learning - a short text from 1850 which teaches children the English alphabet in rime--so that a child may not become a dunce! The Anti Slavery Alphabet - a book prepared to encourage young children to speak against the institution of slavery in 19th century United States. The method used is an alphabetical listing of the evils of slavery. The Peter Pan Alphabet and The Alphabet of Celebrities - Oliver Herford's teaching guides to the English alphabet--using Peter Pan and famous names! (Summary by Sam Stinson and ...

In the 18th and early 19th centuries, it was common for discoveries in branches of science such as botany, astronomy and medicine to be described in book-length treatises in verse. By the end of the 19th century this mode of popularising science was falling from favour as the studies of science and the humanities diverged and study became more specialised.This small selection of somewhat lighter-hearted verse written by distinguished scientists and mathematicians of the day includes poems by James Clerk Maxwell, William J. Macquorn Rankine and James Joseph Sylvester. (Summary by Ruth Golding)

This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for May 2013.

This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers for May 2012.

LibriVox’s Long Poems Collection 007: a collection of 15 public domain poems greater than 10 minutes in length. Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: Jc Guan & TriciaG

LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 031: a collection of 10 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a group of LibriVox members.

LibriVox’s Long Poems Collection 004: a collection of 8 public-domain poems longer than 5 minutes in length.

Long Poems Collection 005: a collection of 10 public-domain poems longer than 5 minutes in length.

LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 026: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

A second helping of Alphabet Books! This collection has a wide-ranging variety of short books, and not only for younger readers, but also for young and not so young adults. Opening with a book based on the colorful language of London's street vendors, this collection winds its way through a book of tongue-twisters, two primers of nonsense poetry by the inimitable Edward Lear, and early readers from 19th century England. For older readers, there is the biting, sardonic humor of Hilaire Belloc's satirical alphabet verses. There is even a "Baseball ABC," a recording which will be released in time...

LibriVox’s Short Poetry Collection 031: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.

LibriVox’s Long Poems Collection 006: a collection of 17 public-domain poems longer than 5 minutes in length.

This is a collection of 18 poems read by LibriVox volunteers for July 2014.

This is a collection of short poems and readings, both religious and secular, on death and bereavement. (Summary by Ruth Golding)

This is a collection of poems read by LibriVox volunteers during the month of April 2009.

Nine poems by American poets on the theme of Winter - Summary by Alan Mapstone

LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 067: a collection of 20 public-domain poems, chosen and read by Librivox volunteers.

LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 068: a collection of 20 public-domain poems, chosen and read by Librivox volunteers.

LibriVox's Short Poetry Collection 048: a collection of 20 public-domain poems.