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This is a volume of poems by Rupert Brooke, named after the famous poems "1914", written during and about World War I. Brooke himself died while taking part in a naval expedition to the Dardanelles, and was buried in Greece. The poems he wrote during the war were published posthumously and are the poems for which he is best-known today. This volume also contains poems written during a journey around the Pacific, and a number of miscellaneous poems. - Summary by Carolin

Compilation of 20 Science Fiction Short Stories - Summary by Kirk Ziegler

A collection of pieces, both fiction and non-fiction, that have as its subject a word beginning with a specific letter of the English alphabet. Subjects can range from coffee to tea, animals to vampires, law to emotions.

This class project is a collection of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century verse by women, focusing first on women as writers. It has been coordinated by the students' teacher, Tonya Howe.

Please note: this recording contains strong language. Also known simply as "1601", this is a humorously risque work by Mark Twain, first published anonymously in 1880, and finally acknowledged by the author in 1906. (Summary by John Greenman & Wikipedia)

This Cookbook features 133 recipes that uses Bisquick, invented by the General Mills. General Mills was started in 1866 from a single flour mill. The Bisquick product was eventually invented in 1930, and is still a product used by multiple households today for baking. Sections include BISCUITS, MAIN DISHES, MUFFINS, COFFEE CAKE, DUMPLINGS, NUT BREADS, PANCAKES, WAFFLES, SHORTCAKE, VELVET-CRUMB CAKE, YEAST BAKING, and ALL-TIME FAVORITES. (Summary by Laurie Banza)

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LibriVox volunteers bring you 16 recordings of The Earth Breath by George William Russell.This was the Weekly Poetry project for April 27, 2025. ------He was noted for his exceptional kindness and generosity towards younger writers: Frank O'Connor termed him "the man who was the father to three generations of Irish writers", and Patrick Kavanagh called him "a great and holy man". P. L. Travers, famous as the creator of Mary Poppins, was yet another writer who gratefully recalled Russell's help and encouragement. - Summary by Wikipedia

Preface:The stories and reminiscences in this book are true to life, every one of them. They are told just as they occurred, without any attempt at literary embellishment; and most of them can be substantiated by living witnesses. My purpose has been simply to bring out in connection with these great military events, with which they were so intimately connected, a few of the many incidents and heart histories that were crowded into my own life, from April 20, 1861, to Nov. 23, 1865. Camps and hospitals were established near my own home in Keokuk, Iowa, early in April, 1861. I began at once my ...

Cakes and more cakes! All of these ten recipes promote the use of Homogenized Spry Shortening. From Chocolate Rapture Cake to Hawaiian Lei Cake, and chapters on frosting, you'll find some luscious offerings for the whole family. - Summary by Larry Wilson

A coasting voyage boyage in a small yacht from Hammersmith in the UK to Copenhagen and back, including various visits to places on the Baltic. - Summary by Jane Bennett

A book for students interested in finding out how many things about the English language have changed, and how many have weathered the test of time. - Summary by jasonb

LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Charming May by John Hartley.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for April 24, 2025. ------John Hartley was an English poet who worked in the Yorkshire dialect. He wrote a great deal of prose and poetry – often of a sentimental nature – dealing with the poverty of the district. - Summary by Wikipedia

The World English Bible is a translation of the Bible into modern English. Work on the project began in 1997, but the translation has been released directly into the public domain, free of copyright. It is largely an update of the American Standard Version of 1901, and is intended to be both readable and non-denominational. (Summary by Leon Mire)

MY NAME IS PETE MALLORY and I used to play smart gun for a big-time operator named Macy Barr. But I quit. Now Macy's empire was crumbling and he needed me. I wanted no part of Macy. He knew it, too. But he also knew the reason I wouldn't say no. It was locked in his safe. I figured if I did this one last job for him we could make a deal. But the minute we got to his place I saw something I didn't figure on. She was small and blonde and there was a light in her eyes that made my blood run hot and cold. I backed off as if she breathed fire. If that dame ever got her hooks into me I'd never get ...

Here are compiled 101 recipes for Mexican dishes including soup, fish, meat, fowl, vegetables, meat dumplings, desserts, enchiladas, tamales, and olla podrida.- Summary by Larry Wilson

"Mrs. Dalloway" recounts a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway in the middle of June 1923. Clarissa Dalloway is a high society London lady. On that day, she is hosting a party, meeting people, going to the park, and reflecting on her choices. Where would she have been if she married Peter Walsh and not Richard Dalloway? What if she would not invite this or that person to her party? Her feelings about Peter Walsh grow because on that particular day he returns from India to settle some affairs in London. Other people also reflect on their choices. Mr. Smith who cannot move on from the horrors ...

La Divina Commedia, originalmente Commedìa, è un poema di Dante Alighieri, capolavoro del poeta fiorentino, considerata la più importante testimonianza letteraria della civiltà medievale e una delle più grandi opere della letteratura universale.È diviso in tre parti chiamate cantiche: Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso; il poeta immagina di compiervi un viaggio ultraterrenoIl poema, pur continuando i modi caratteristici della letteratura e dello stile medievali (ispirazione religiosa, fine morale, linguaggio e stile basati sulla percezione visiva e immediata delle cose), tende a una ...

Il titolo ha diversi significati, in primo luogo indica la vita giovanile. A questo si aggiunge però il significato più profondo di una vita rinnovata dalla presenza miracolosa di Beatrice e dell'amore. Né si può escludere che Dante abbia voluto alludere alla novità e all'originalità dell'opera. Di recente, dopo la nuova edizione a cura di Guglielmo Gorni, che riproponeva la valenza del titolo "vita rinnovata dall'amore", è stato segnalato da Alberto Casadei[6] che "vita nova" è sintagma presente in Agostino, Tommaso e altri padri della Chiesa, e l'espressione "incipit vita nova" può ...

Charles John Huffam Dickens (7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most memorable fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented fame, and by the twentieth century his literary genius was broadly acknowledged by critics and scholars. His novels and short stories continue to be widely popular. Born in Portsmouth, England, Dickens left school to work in a factory after his father was thrown into debtors' prison. Although he had ...