Fiction
Five Tales
Read by David Wales
John Galsworthy
This 1918 book consists of five short stories or novelettes by Galsworthy. They are The First and Last (1914), A Stoic, The Apple Tree (1916…
One Basket
Read by Phil Chenevert
Edna Ferber
This sparkling collection of 7 short stories by Ferber includes some that are considered her all time best like The Woman Who Tried To be Go…
L'Assommoir
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Émile Zola
Émile François Zola (French pronunciation: [emil zɔˈla]) (2 April 1840 – 29 September 1902) was an influential French writer, …
A Thief in the Night
Read by Cate Barratt
E. W. Hornung
Gentleman thief A.J. Raffles burgles his way through a series of homes in late Victorian England. A Thief in the Night is a short story coll…
The Jew of Malta
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Christopher Marlowe
Christopher “Kit” Marlowe (baptised 26 February 1564 – 30 May 1593) was an English dramatist, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. T…
The Bobbsey Twins at the Seashore
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Laura Lee Hope
In this third volume of the “Bobbsey Twin Series”, the twins – Nan and Bert and Freddie and Flossie – go with their family to visit relative…
Caleb Williams or Things As They Are
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William Godwin
The novel describes the downfall of Ferdinando Falkland, a British squire, and his attempts to ruin and destroy the life of Caleb Williams, …
Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 2
Read by Nicole Lee
Samuel Richardson
Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady is an epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson, published in 1748. It tells the tragic story of a her…
The Master Mystery
Read by Roger Melin
Arthur B. Reeve
While Harry Houdini didn't rise to fame as a screen actor, silent film makers of the day sought to capitalize on his fame. The Master Myster…
Little Fishers and Their Nets
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Pansy
Thirteen year old Nettie Decker is called home after having lived with another family for 7 years, to find that her father is a drunkard and…
His Grace of Osmonde
Read by Linda Andrus
Frances Hodgson Burnett
His Grace of Osmonde, being the portions of that nobleman's life omitted in the relation of his Lady's story presented to the world of fashi…
Christmas Every Day and Other Stories Told for Children
Read by David Wales
William Dean Howells
Five short delightful stories for children, told in the voice of "the papa" to "the girl" and "the boy" Willia…
The Mansion of Mystery
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Chester K. Steele
Mr. and Mrs. Langmore were found mysteriously murdered in their mansion one morning. Their daughter Margaret, who was at home at the time of…
The Claverings
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Anthony Trollope
"I consider the story as a whole to he good, though I am not aware that the public ever corroborated that verdict." - the author T…
Ester Ried's Namesake
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Pansy
Esther Ried Randall tries to live up to her parents' expectations and the name she's been given, but her religion is a chore. Will she learn…
Mother Carey’s Chickens
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Kate Douglas Wiggin
“When Captain Carey went on his long journey into the unknown and uncharted land, the rest of the Careys tried in vain for a few months to b…
His Dog
Read by Roger Melin
Albert Payson Terhune
Albert Payson Terhune, perhaps best known for his book Lad, a Dog (later turned into a popular movie), was also a breeder of collies and a j…
The Job
Read by MichelleHarris
Sinclair Lewis
'The Job' is an early work by American novelist Sinclair Lewis. It is considered an early declaration of the rights of working women. The fo…
The Lifted Veil (Version 2)
Read by Kirsten Wever
George Eliot
George Eliot’s 1859 novella, The Lifted Veil, departs radically from the grounded realism of her longer and better known works, such as Midd…
A Little Book of Christmas
Read by David Wales
John Kendrick Bangs
Summary: Four short Christmas stories, a bit sentimental, but still affecting and worthwhile. Plus Four Christmas verses. (Summary by David …