Best Sellers
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Kamayani (Hindi Edition)
- Written by: Jaishankar Prasad
- Narrated by: Shantasree Shetty
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
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छायावादी युग के प्रमुख कवियों में जयशंकर प्रसाद का नाम अग्रणी है। प्रसाद की कामायनी आधुनिक छायावादी युग का सर्वोत्तम और प्रतिनिधि हिंदी महाकाव्य है।
Written by: Jaishankar Prasad
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The Iliad
- Penguin Classics
- Written by: Homer, E. V. Rieu, D. C. H. Rieu,
- Narrated by: Steve John Shepherd
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
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One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War....
Written by: Homer,
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The Complete Poetry
- Written by: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
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Edgar Allan Poe was one of the greatest lyric poets of the English language. But his early work as a writer went unrecognized....
Written by: Edgar Allan Poe
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The Mahabharata and The Ramayana
- Two Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramatisations Based on the Classic Indian Epics
- Written by: Jatinder Verma, Claudia Mayer, Amber Lone
- Narrated by: Paul Bhattacharjee, Sasha Behar, Raad Rawi,
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Original Recording
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Full-cast dramatised retellings of the two most important epic Sanskrit poems of ancient India....
Written by: Jatinder Verma,
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The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
- A Spiritual Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny
- Written by: Robin Sharma
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
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This international best seller gently offers answers to life's biggest questions as well as a practical process to help you create prosperity, vitality, happiness and inner peace....
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Beautifully Narrated and The Book Is Just Amazing
- By Harishsingh Thakur on 14-03-19
Written by: Robin Sharma
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Mahabharata Vol 2 (Part 2)
- Written by: Bibek Debroy
- Narrated by: Sumit Kaul
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Dispute over land and kingdom may lie at the heart of this story of war between cousins - the Pandavas and the Kouravas - but the Mahabharata is about conflicts of dharma. These conflicts are immense and various, singular and commonplace....
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Excellent narration of a well written translation
- By Parag on 04-01-23
Written by: Bibek Debroy
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Kamayani (Hindi Edition)
- Written by: Jaishankar Prasad
- Narrated by: Shantasree Shetty
- Length: 3 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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छायावादी युग के प्रमुख कवियों में जयशंकर प्रसाद का नाम अग्रणी है। प्रसाद की कामायनी आधुनिक छायावादी युग का सर्वोत्तम और प्रतिनिधि हिंदी महाकाव्य है।
Written by: Jaishankar Prasad
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The Iliad
- Penguin Classics
- Written by: Homer, E. V. Rieu, D. C. H. Rieu,
- Narrated by: Steve John Shepherd
- Length: 17 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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One of the foremost achievements in Western literature, Homer's Iliad tells the story of the darkest episode in the Trojan War....
Written by: Homer,
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The Complete Poetry
- Written by: Edgar Allan Poe
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 2 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Edgar Allan Poe was one of the greatest lyric poets of the English language. But his early work as a writer went unrecognized....
Written by: Edgar Allan Poe
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The Mahabharata and The Ramayana
- Two Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramatisations Based on the Classic Indian Epics
- Written by: Jatinder Verma, Claudia Mayer, Amber Lone
- Narrated by: Paul Bhattacharjee, Sasha Behar, Raad Rawi,
- Length: 5 hrs and 52 mins
- Original Recording
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Full-cast dramatised retellings of the two most important epic Sanskrit poems of ancient India....
Written by: Jatinder Verma,
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The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari
- A Spiritual Fable About Fulfilling Your Dreams & Reaching Your Destiny
- Written by: Robin Sharma
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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This international best seller gently offers answers to life's biggest questions as well as a practical process to help you create prosperity, vitality, happiness and inner peace....
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Beautifully Narrated and The Book Is Just Amazing
- By Harishsingh Thakur on 14-03-19
Written by: Robin Sharma
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Mahabharata Vol 2 (Part 2)
- Written by: Bibek Debroy
- Narrated by: Sumit Kaul
- Length: 12 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Dispute over land and kingdom may lie at the heart of this story of war between cousins - the Pandavas and the Kouravas - but the Mahabharata is about conflicts of dharma. These conflicts are immense and various, singular and commonplace....
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Excellent narration of a well written translation
- By Parag on 04-01-23
Written by: Bibek Debroy
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Mahabharata Vol 3 (Part 2)
- Written by: Bibek Debroy
- Narrated by: Sumit Kaul
- Length: 6 hrs and 48 mins
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Dispute over land and kingdom may lie at the heart of this story of war between cousins - the Pandavas and the Kouravas - but the Mahabharata is about conflicts of dharma. These conflicts are immense and various, singular and commonplace....
Written by: Bibek Debroy
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Mahabharata Vol 3 (Part 1)
- Written by: Bibek Debroy
- Narrated by: Sumit Kaul
- Length: 16 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Dispute over land and kingdom may lie at the heart of this story of war between cousins - the Pandavas and the Kouravas - but the Mahabharata is about conflicts of dharma. These conflicts are immense and various, singular and commonplace....
Written by: Bibek Debroy
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Do Kadam Aur Sahi [Two Steps and Right]
- Written by: Rahat Indori
- Narrated by: Mantra
- Length: 3 hrs and 34 mins
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Do Kadam Aur Sahi is an excellent compilation of selected poems by the renowned Urdu poet Rahat Indoori. The compiler, Sachin Chaudhary, has named the collection as ‘selected pearls of the ocean’. The magic that flows from the pen of Rahat Indauri gives a different feeling....
Written by: Rahat Indori
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Urdu Ki Aakhri Kitaab [The Last Book of Urdu]
- Written by: Ibn e Insha
- Narrated by: Fawad Khan
- Length: 2 hrs and 6 mins
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Urdu ki Aakhri Kitab comprises of stories, poems, and prose and covers area from nature, geography, history, science, mathematics, etc. The stories, poems, and prose display the unparalleled wisdom and wit of Ibn e Insha shrouded in a healthy criticism....
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Sarcasm used to explain basic things
- By Abzy on 11-09-24
Written by: Ibn e Insha
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Beyond Thoughts
- An Exploration of Who We Are Beyond Our Minds (Beyond Suffering, Book 2)
- Written by: Joseph Nguyen
- Narrated by: Joseph Nguyen
- Length: 35 mins
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Beyond Thoughts is a poetry collection that explores the root cause of anxiety, depression, guilt, shame, negative thinking, and emotional suffering to help you heal....
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wisdom
- By Kamal M. on 04-01-24
Written by: Joseph Nguyen
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The Mahabharata
- Written by: John D. Smith - translator
- Narrated by: Shaheen Khan, Sagar Arya
- Length: 44 hrs and 7 mins
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The Mahabharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India. It is of immense importance to the culture of the Indian subcontinent and is a major text of Hinduism....
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Appropriately edited for modern times
- By Vikas S. on 11-10-22
Written by: John D. Smith - translator
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Manas Ka Hans
- Written by: Amritlal Nagar
- Narrated by: Meena Nahata
- Length: 21 hrs and 24 mins
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Manas ka hans is a brilliant attempt to bring forth the life of Goswami Tulsidas. The novel is an attempt to address the complications of religion through Tulsidas while portraying him as a person who was afflicted with all the virtues and vices known to human beings....
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Good book, and very good reading out.
- By Vinod on 08-11-20
Written by: Amritlal Nagar
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The Iliad
- Written by: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Audra McDonald
- Length: 20 hrs and 23 mins
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Wilson has returned with an equally revelatory translation of Homer’s other great epic―the most revered war poem of all time....
Written by: Homer,
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Whispers from Eternity
- Written by: Paramhansa Yogananda
- Narrated by: Swami Kriyananda
- Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
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In this book, Paramhansa Yogananda shares his exquisitely beautiful thoughts and words filled with longing for the divine....
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one the best book on life and God I have read
- By jayavel on 01-09-23
Written by: Paramhansa Yogananda
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The Divine Comedy
- Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso
- Written by: Dante Alighieri, Stephen Wyatt
- Narrated by: Blake Ritson, John Hurt, David Warner,
- Length: 2 hrs and 50 mins
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Blake Ritson, David Warner, Hattie Morahan and John Hurt star in this BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of Dante's epic poem "Inferno"....
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awesome
- By Acidguy on 11-02-22
Written by: Dante Alighieri,
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The Rumi Collection
- An Anthology of Translations of Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi
- Written by: Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi, Kabir Helminski - editor
- Narrated by: Richard Pryal
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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The Rumi Collection presents an essential anthology of the works of the thirteenth-century Sufi poet and philosopher Jalâluddin Rumi....
Written by: Mevlana Jalaluddin Rumi,
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The Book of Disquiet
- Written by: Fernando Pessoa
- Narrated by: Adam Sims
- Length: 17 hrs and 28 mins
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Assembled from notes and jottings left unpublished at the time of the author’s death, The Book of Disquiet is a collection of aphoristic prose-poetry musings on dreams, solitude, time and memory....
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missing text
- By Anonymous User on 10-02-21
Written by: Fernando Pessoa
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The Divine Comedy
- Penguin Classics
- Written by: Robin Kirkpatrick - translator, Dante Alighieri
- Narrated by: Jot Davies, Robin Kirkpatrick, Kristin Atherton
- Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
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The Divine Comedy describes Dante's descent into Hell with Virgil as a guide, his ascent of Mount Purgatory and his encounter with his dead love Beatrice, and finally, his arrival in Heaven....
Written by: Robin Kirkpatrick - translator,
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Musafir [Traveller]
- Written by: Bashir Badra
- Narrated by: Deevas Gupta
- Length: 4 hrs and 8 mins
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Dr. Bashir Badra is considered an Urdu poet of such stature, who has not only transcended into his readers' hearts and minds through the fame of his published couplets but also into the literary hall of fame of well-received Urdu poets....
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Suggeation
- By Vaibhav Korde on 27-04-21
Written by: Bashir Badra
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The Canterbury Tales
- Written by: Geoffrey Chaucer
- Narrated by: Philip Madoc, Edward de Souza
- Length: 3 hrs and 21 mins
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Chaucer's greatest work, written towards the end of the fourteenth century, paints a brilliant picture of medieval life, society and values. The stories range from the romantic...
Written by: Geoffrey Chaucer
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Inward
- Written by: Yung Pueblo
- Narrated by: Yung Pueblo
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
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Inward is a collection of poetry, quotes, and prose that explores the movement from self-love to unconditional love, the power of letting go, and the wisdom that comes when we truly try to know ourselves. It is a reminder that healing, transformation, and freedom are possible....
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Magical
- By mayank pandey on 08-05-21
Written by: Yung Pueblo
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The Way Forward
- Written by: Yung Pueblo
- Narrated by: Yung Pueblo
- Length: 2 hrs and 12 mins
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The #1 New York Times bestselling poet returns with his most ambitious collection yet. In this third and final installment of his poetic trilogy, Yung Pueblo expands upon favorite themes while guiding listeners further, toward a life lived authentically, intuitively, and in harmony with others....
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Guides the way forward
- By Anonymous User on 17-11-23
Written by: Yung Pueblo
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Love Letters of Great Men
- Written by: John C. Kirkland
- Narrated by: Chris Patton
- Length: 2 hrs and 37 mins
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When words of love do not come to you on their own, then listen to these letters....
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Reading can be better.
- By Anonymous User on 26-09-23
Written by: John C. Kirkland
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Draupadi (Hindi Edition)
- Written by: Pratibha Rai
- Narrated by: Rupa Bhimani
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
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द्रौपदी महाभारत ही नहीं, भारतीय जीवन तथा संस्कृति का एक अत्यन्त विलक्षण और महत्वपूर्ण चिरत्र है....
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पांचाली, महाभारत की असली नायिका
- By Rakesh Agrawal on 22-10-21
Written by: Pratibha Rai
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The Odyssey
- Audible Iliad & Odyssey, Book 2
- Written by: Homer, Emily Wilson - translator
- Narrated by: Claire Danes
- Length: 13 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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A lean, fleet-footed translation that recaptures Homer’s “nimble gallop” and brings an ancient epic to new life....
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Loved it
- By Amazon Customer on 22-08-19
Written by: Homer,
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The Universe in Verse
- 15 Portals to Wonder Through Science & Poetry
- Written by: Maria Popova, Ofra Amit - illustrator
- Narrated by: Maria Popova, Lili Taylor
- Length: 1 hr and 28 mins
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In this audiobook Maria Popova, creator of The Marginalian, presents a celebration of the human search for truth and beauty through the lenses of science and poetry.
Written by: Maria Popova,
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Paradise Lost
- Penguin Classics
- Written by: John Milton, John Leonard
- Narrated by: Adrian Schiller
- Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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In Paradise Lost, Milton produced a poem of epic scale, conjuring up a vast, awe-inspiring cosmos and ranging across huge tracts of space and time....
Written by: John Milton,
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The Iliad
- Written by: Homer, Richmond Lattimore - translator
- Narrated by: Charlton Griffin
- Length: 22 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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The great legacy of The Iliad is its shattering revelation of what it means to be human in the face of life's uncertainty and fleeting mortality....
Written by: Homer,
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Rain in the Mountains
- Written by: Ruskin Bond
- Narrated by: Dev J. Haldar
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
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Rain in the Mountains brings together some of Ruskin Bond’s most beautiful works from his years spent in the foothills of the Himalayas in Mussoorie. Through vivid images and lucid writing, Bond evokes the everyday sights and sounds, and captures the essence of mountain life....
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Rain or sunshine, mountains are mesmerizing
- By Rakesh Agrawal on 23-09-22
Written by: Ruskin Bond
New Releases
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Lemon
- Poems
- Written by: Isabella J Mansfield
- Narrated by: Isabella J Mansfield
- Length: 39 mins
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lemon is an exploration of body and health. The poems in this chapbook come from learning to navigate life with a disability, anxiety and depression, bodily changes, illness and associated medical trauma, and the intersection of physical and mental health.
Written by: Isabella J Mansfield
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Collected Verse of Louis Esson
- Written by: Louis Esson
- Narrated by: Denis Daly
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Esson’s first collection of poems, Bells and Bees, was published in 1910; a second collection, Red Gums and Other Verses, in 1912. Although Esson published no further poetry collections, his verse continued to appear in magazines such as The Bulletin until the late 1920s.
Written by: Louis Esson
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Chips and Splinters
- A Collection of Poems and Essays
- Written by: E. S. Sorenson
- Narrated by: Gregory Dwyer
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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A delightful selection of entertaining poems, short essays, and written conversations involving the people of 20th century rural Australia and some of their working animals. This collection includes “When Dad Drives Home From Town,” “When the Sailor Rode the Brumby,” “The Old Barn School,” and many more.
Written by: E. S. Sorenson
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The Tablet of My Heart
- Written by: Elizabeth Walker
- Narrated by: Jennifer Nestorovic
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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The world turns upside down for a young girl when her father begins a fatal battle with the merciless affliction cancer. Before his illness finishes its devastating rampage through her adolescence, she is confronted by a new demon. She falls victim, by the hands of a trusted adult, to sexual abuse. The devastation of these events causes her to question God's roll in her life, and whether He ever loved her at all. The Tablet of My Heart is a collection of Poetry from the journal of that young girl.
Written by: Elizabeth Walker
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Kristianna, Angel of Joy!: The Christmas Announcement!
- Written by: Myron Hieronymous Thomas
- Narrated by: Myron Hieronymous Thomas, Kristie Hieronymous Thomas
- Length: 7 mins
- Unabridged
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In this original poem, the story of the birth of the Christ Child is told from the perspective of heaven and the angel who would announce the birth to shepherds below.
Written by: Myron Hieronymous Thomas
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Peele Castle and Other Poems
- Written by: William Wordsworth, Evan Blackmore - introduction
- Narrated by: Evan Blackmore
- Length: 57 mins
- Unabridged
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This project is a recording of 43 poems on themes of hardship and bereavement, which are commonly included in Wordsworth anthologies (Matthew Arnold, Palgrave, etc.)
Written by: William Wordsworth,
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Lemon
- Poems
- Written by: Isabella J Mansfield
- Narrated by: Isabella J Mansfield
- Length: 39 mins
- Unabridged
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lemon is an exploration of body and health. The poems in this chapbook come from learning to navigate life with a disability, anxiety and depression, bodily changes, illness and associated medical trauma, and the intersection of physical and mental health.
Written by: Isabella J Mansfield
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Collected Verse of Louis Esson
- Written by: Louis Esson
- Narrated by: Denis Daly
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Esson’s first collection of poems, Bells and Bees, was published in 1910; a second collection, Red Gums and Other Verses, in 1912. Although Esson published no further poetry collections, his verse continued to appear in magazines such as The Bulletin until the late 1920s.
Written by: Louis Esson
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Chips and Splinters
- A Collection of Poems and Essays
- Written by: E. S. Sorenson
- Narrated by: Gregory Dwyer
- Length: 2 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
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A delightful selection of entertaining poems, short essays, and written conversations involving the people of 20th century rural Australia and some of their working animals. This collection includes “When Dad Drives Home From Town,” “When the Sailor Rode the Brumby,” “The Old Barn School,” and many more.
Written by: E. S. Sorenson
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The Tablet of My Heart
- Written by: Elizabeth Walker
- Narrated by: Jennifer Nestorovic
- Length: 2 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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The world turns upside down for a young girl when her father begins a fatal battle with the merciless affliction cancer. Before his illness finishes its devastating rampage through her adolescence, she is confronted by a new demon. She falls victim, by the hands of a trusted adult, to sexual abuse. The devastation of these events causes her to question God's roll in her life, and whether He ever loved her at all. The Tablet of My Heart is a collection of Poetry from the journal of that young girl.
Written by: Elizabeth Walker
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Kristianna, Angel of Joy!: The Christmas Announcement!
- Written by: Myron Hieronymous Thomas
- Narrated by: Myron Hieronymous Thomas, Kristie Hieronymous Thomas
- Length: 7 mins
- Unabridged
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In this original poem, the story of the birth of the Christ Child is told from the perspective of heaven and the angel who would announce the birth to shepherds below.
Written by: Myron Hieronymous Thomas
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Peele Castle and Other Poems
- Written by: William Wordsworth, Evan Blackmore - introduction
- Narrated by: Evan Blackmore
- Length: 57 mins
- Unabridged
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This project is a recording of 43 poems on themes of hardship and bereavement, which are commonly included in Wordsworth anthologies (Matthew Arnold, Palgrave, etc.)
Written by: William Wordsworth,
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Dark of the Moon
- Written by: Sara Teasdale
- Narrated by: Martha H. Weller
- Length: 40 mins
- Unabridged
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Dark of the Moon was first published in 1926. Its 92 poems are divided into 9 sections: There Will be Stars; Pictures of Autumn; Sand Drift; Portraits; Midsummer Nights; The Crystal Gazer; Berkshire Notes; Arcturus in Autumn; and The Flight. Teasdale repeatedly expresses the joy, wonder and freedom she feels when she is immersed in nature. Yet nature is not sufficient. She yearns for love and the rapture of “Two Minds” who have “freed themselves from cautious human clay.”
Written by: Sara Teasdale
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A Child's Garden of Verses
- Written by: Robert Louis Stevenson
- Narrated by: Terah Tucker
- Length: 1 hr
- Unabridged
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This collection of 64 short poems has become a classic work of children’s literature. The poems are written from the point of view of a child. The author brilliantly recaptures the magical world of childhood innocence, in which the most mundane of experiences can become a source of wonder.
Written by: Robert Louis Stevenson
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A Rare Recording of Allen Ginsburg Reading His Poem "America"
- Written by: Allen Ginsburg
- Narrated by: Allen Ginsburg
- Length: 9 mins
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Irwin Allen Ginsberg (June 3, 1926 - April 5, 1997), born in Newark NJ, was an American poet and writer. As a student at Columbia University in the 1940s, he began friendships with Lucien Carr, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, forming the core of the Beat Generation. He vigorously opposed militarism, economic materialism, and sexual repression, and he embodied various aspects of this counterculture with his views on drugs, sex, multiculturalism, and hostility to bureaucracy. "America" is a poem by Ginsberg written in 1956.
Written by: Allen Ginsburg
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A Rare Recording of TS Eliot Reading His Poem The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock
- Written by: TS Eliot
- Narrated by: TS Eliot
- Length: 9 mins
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Thomas Stearns Eliot (September 26, 1888 - January 4, 1965) was an American-British poet, essayist and playwright. He is considered to be one of the 20th century's greatest poets, as well as a central figure in English-language Modernist poetry. His use of language, writing style, and verse structure reinvigorated English poetry. He is also noted for his critical essays, which often re-evaluated long-held cultural beliefs.
Written by: TS Eliot
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A Rare Recording of Anne Sexton Reading Her Poem "Wanting to Die"
- Written by: Anne Sexton
- Narrated by: Anne Sexton
- Length: 3 mins
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Anne Sexton, born Anne Gray Harvey, (November 9, 1928 - October 4, 1974) was an American poet known for her highly personal, confessional verse. She won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1967 for her book Live or Die. Her poetry details her long battle with bipolar disorder, suicidal tendencies, and intimate details from her private life, including relationships with her husband and children, whom she physically and sexually assaulted.
Written by: Anne Sexton
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Paul Revere's Ride
- Written by: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
- Narrated by: Creig Jordan
- Length: 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Relive one of the most iconic moments in American history with Paul Revere's Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This stirring poem captures the urgency and heroism of Paul Revere’s legendary midnight ride, warning the colonial militia of the British advance and igniting the spirit of the American Revolution. Longfellow’s vivid imagery and masterful storytelling bring this historical event to life, making it both a timeless literary classic and a patriotic call to remembrance.
Written by: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow