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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today we are reading a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke. Born in 1875, Rilke was sent to military school - a miserable place for…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today's piece is a short story from George Gissing. A writer with a complicated life, Gissing is viewed by some to be one of…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today is the anniversary of the death of Emily Dickinson, so we are reading one of her poems. A hugely influential figure in American…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today we are reading a story by Edith Wharton. Born in to a wealthy New York family, Wharton wrote insightful and often critical prose…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today's poem is a song by John Dowland. Dowland was a composer, lutenist and poet during a time when England was producing many poets…
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Welcome back to the Richmond Read-along! Today's short story comes from Rabindranath Tagore, born in Calcutta in 1861. He was a proponent for using colloquial language in literature, and his…
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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…