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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today we are reading a poem by Radclyffe Hall, poet and novelist best known for "The Well of Loneliness." Born Marguerite Radclyffe Hall in…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today we're reading a short story by Oscar Wilde. Wilde was an author, lecturer and poet, best remembered for his comedic plays, his novel…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today we're reading a poem by William Cowper (pronounced "Cooper.") Cowper was a devout Christian, and his humanitarian beliefs had great influence, particularly in…
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Tarnów Station in 2016, copyright of DentArt, used under CC BY license Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along. Today is VE Day, marking the 75th anniversary of the end of…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today we're reading a poem by Amy Levy, a British author and poet in the late 1800s. From an early age Levy was an…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today's short story comes from P. G. Wodehouse. Wodehouse turned to writing after an unsuccessful attempt at being a banker, and he found his…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today's poem is from W. B. Yeats. Yeats is known as one of the most famous Irish poets of the twentieth century. Despite spending…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today we are reading a short story by Andre Norton, prolific author of hundreds of novels and stories spanning a variety of genres. Born…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today we're reading a poem by Aphra Behn. Behn was the first English woman to earn her living by writing. This has made her…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today's story is by Algernon Blackwood. Blackwood was a journalist and author who wrote copious short stories - reportedly even he didn't know how…