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  Princess of Bagdad

  Alexandre Dumas

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  Is it really a woman of your superiority who speaks of the proprieties of society? Are not women like you above all that? Was I to come delicately and hypocritically to offer your husband the sum he stood in need of? That is a course that would have been unworthy of him, of me, and of you. No, you know it well, the proprieties and dignity are nothing any longer, when passion or necessity predominates. Did your grandmother respect the dignity of her daughter when she gave her up to a prince? - Summary by From the PlayCast list:John de Hun: John BurlinsonNourvady: Kristin GjerløwGodler: K. Adrian StroetRichard: Charlotte DuckettTrevele and Commissary of Police: ToddHWLionnette: SoniaJane and Servant: NewgatenovelistFootman and Servant: jmoon110Raoul de Hun, Age 6, and Stage Directions: TriciaGEdited by: ToddHW

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  Oscar Wilde - Chapter & Verse -...

  Oscar Wilde

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  Literature is a world of words and wonder, able to take us on almost unimaginable journeys from the wild and fantastic to the grind and minutiae of life. 
   
  An author’s ideas are his building blocks, his architecture of the mind, building a structure on which all else will rest; the narrative, the characters, the words - those few words that begin the adventure. 
   
  In this series we look at some of our leading classic authors across two genres: the short story and the poem.  In this modern world there is an insatiable need to categorise and pigeon-hole everyone and everything.  But ideas, these grains and saplings of the brain, need to roam, to explore and find their perfect literary use vehicle.  Our authors are masters of many literary forms, perhaps known for one but themselves favouring another. 
   
  Story. Poems. Story.  Within these boundaries come all manner of invention and cast of characters.  And, of course, each author has their own way of revealing their own chapter and verse.    
   
  1 - Chapter & Verse - Oscar Wilde 
  2 - The Devoted Friend by Oscar Wilde 
  3 - The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde 
  4 - Sonnet to Liberty by Oscar Wilde 
  5 - Sonnet on Approaching Italy by Oscar Wilde 
  6 - Easter Day by Oscar Wilde 
  7 - Helas! by Oscar Wilde 
  8 - Serenade by Oscar Wilde 
  9 - Endymon by Oscar Wilde 
  10 - Her Voice by Oscar Wilde 
  11 - Impression du Matin by Oscar Wilde 
  12 - Requescat by Oscar Wilde 
  13 - A Vision by Oscar Wilde 
  14 - The Grave of Shelley by Oscar Wilde 
  15 - The Canterville Ghost - Part 1 by Oscar Wilde 
  16 - The Canterville Ghost - Part 2 by Oscar Wilde

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  A Fortune For Your Disaster - Poems

  Hanif Abdurraqib

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  In his much-anticipated follow-up to The Crown Ain't Worth Much, poet, essayist, biographer, and music critic Hanif Abdurraqib has written a book of poems about how one rebuilds oneself after a heartbreak, the kind that renders them a different version of themselves than the one they knew. 
   
  It's a book about a mother's death, and admitting that Michael Jordan pushed off, about forgiveness, and how none of the author's black friends wanted to listen to "Don't Stop Believin'". It's about wrestling with histories, personal and shared. Abdurraqib uses touchstones from the world outside - from Marvin Gaye to Nikola Tesla to his neighbor's dogs - to create a mirror, inside of which every angle presents a new possibility.

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  You and Yours

  Naomi Shihab Nye

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  In You and Yours, Naomi Shihab Nye continues her conversation with ordinary people whose lives become, through her empathetic use of poetic language, extraordinary. Nye writes of local life in her inner-city Texas neighborhood, about rural schools and urban communities she’s visited in this country, as well as the daily rituals of Jews and Palestinians who live in the war-torn Middle East. 
   
  The Day 
  I missed the day on which it was said others should not have certain weapons, but we could. Not only could, but should, and do. I missed that day. Was I sleeping? I might have been digging in the yard, doing something small and slow as usual. Or maybe I wasn’t born yet. What about all the other people who aren’t born? Who will tell them? 
   
  Balancing direct language with a suggestive “aslantness,” Nye probes the fragile connection between language and meaning. She never shies from the challenge of trying to name the mysterious logic of childhood or speak truth to power in the face of the horrors of war. She understands our lives are marked by tragedy, inequity, and misunderstanding, and that our best chance of surviving our losses and shortcomings is to maintain a heightened awareness of the sacred in all things. 
   
  This audiobook is narrated by the author. 
   
  Naomi Shihab Nye, poet, editor, anthologist, is a recipient of writing fellowships from the Lannan and Guggenheim foundations. Nye’s work has been featured on PBS poetry specials including NOW with Bill Moyers, The Language of Life with Bill Moyers, and The United States of Poetry. She has traveled abroad as a visiting writer on three Arts America tours sponsored by the United States Information Agency. In 2001 she received a presidential appointment to the National Council of the National Endowment for the Humanities. She lives in San Antonio, Texas.

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  Eighteenth Century Poetry and Prose

  Various Various

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  A collection of prose and poetry written principally in the 18th Century. These works of world literature are written in the English language or are in English translation. (Summary by Alan Davis Drake) 
   
  NOTE: Poem 35, “Hills of Home,” was written around 1922 and is therefore not an 18th Century poem.

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  Shine - Poems for the Awakened one

  Nadia Iris

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  Ever wondered about the mystery of creation? Do you often feel like there’s more to life than what you’ve been told? There is! Dive deep into the magical stories of love, adversity and adventure. Join the journey of a Sun named Shine as he asks the Very First Question and is presented with a peculiar answer. Follow along with the adventure of a Magician and a Fairy Queen who intend to save their town by reminding the King that love is stronger than fear. Transform with a Secret Keeper who must decide if keeping secrets is his True Purpose and learn, ponder and explore universal concepts such as the Law of Attraction, the Chakras, the Star Signs, Intuition and the Elements as you discover things you didn’t know you knew! 
  Every single person on the planet has within themselves a unique gift, something valuable and priceless to share with the world. Let these poems remind you of what lies dormant within your heart. Be brave enough to accept your light and let…it…SHINE. 
  Something magical happens when you let your heart lead the way.

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