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1Stillwater Tragedy

By Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Thomas Bailey Aldrich was an American poet, novelist and editor. Of his many books of poetry and fiction, he may be best known for his semi-autobiographical novel, <i>The Story of a Bad Boy</i> and his collection of short stories, <i>Majorie Daw and Other People</i>. <i>The Stillwater Tragedy</i> which was published in 1880 is set in a small New England manufacturing town whose tranquility is disturbed first by the murder of one of its prominent citizens and soon thereafter by a general strike of all the trades-unions. As the story develops, Richard Shackford, the murdered man's nephew, finds himself inextricably caught up in both these events. (Summary by J. M. Smallheer)

2Told in a French Garden

By Mildred Aldrich

American friends begin to summer in a beautiful French country house when WWI breaks out. They decide not to evacuate as the war encroaches. Their interactions are interwoven by the stories that they take turns telling after dinner each night to stimulate their nightly conversation and distract their thoughts from the war. (Summary by A.L. Gramour)

3Story of a Bad Boy

By Thomas Bailey Aldrich

Thomas Bailey Aldrich was a child when his father moved to New Orleans from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. After 10 years, Aldrich was sent back to Portsmouth to prepare for college. This period of his life is partly described in his semi-autobiographical novel The Story of a Bad Boy (1870), in which "Tom Bailey" is the juvenile hero. Critics have said that this novel contains the first realistic depiction of childhood in American fiction and prepared the ground for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Aldrich went on to associate with many of the literati of his time in New York City, and was editor of the Atlantic Monthly in the 1880's.</p> His son died of Tuberculosis in Saranac lake, NY, and the family house is now a Bed and Breakfast there. The Aldrich house in Portsmouth is part of the Strawberry Banke Museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. (Summary by Samanem)

LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of Nocturne by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. This was the Weekly Poetry project for July 3, 2011.<br><br>Aldrich attended school in Portsmouth to prepare for college. This period of his life is partly described in his semi-autobiographical novel <i>The Story of a Bad Boy</i> (1870), in which "Tom Bailey" is the juvenile hero. Critics have said that this novel contains the first realistic depiction of childhood in American fiction and prepared the ground for <i>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.</i><br>Nocturne was taken from the Yale Book of American Verse, edited by Thomas R. Lounsbury (1838 - 1915)(Summary from Wikipedia)

LibriVox volunteers bring you 14 recordings of In the Old Church Tower by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. This was the Weekly Poetry project for October 14, 2012.<br><br>"Very lovely poem." - Caprisha Page<br>"This seems like a nice nostalgic poem of a small town landmark." - Leonard Wilson

6Sisters' Tragedy, with Other Poems, Lyrical and Dramatic

By Thomas Bailey Aldrich

This is a collection of poetry by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. The collection includes several poems in the form of dialogues. - Summary by Carolin

7Letter

By Thomas Bailey Aldrich

LibriVox volunteers bring you 21 recordings of The Letter by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.<br> This was the Weekly Poetry project for September 6, 2020. <br> ------<br> Thomas Bailey Aldrich was an American writer, poet, critic, and editor. He is notable for his long editorship of The Atlantic Monthly. He was also known for his semi-autobiographical book The Story of a Bad Boy, which established the "bad boy's book" subgenre in nineteenth-century American literature, and for his poetry, which included "The Unguarded Gates". ( Wikipedia)