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G. A. Henty
In Held Fast For England: A Tale of the Siege of Gibraltar
"He is sharp, and does his lessons well. I have no difficulty with him, on that score; but he is a perfect imp of mischief." Young…
00 Preface
Read by Steven Seitel
Richard Jefferies
In Round About a Great Estate
John Richard Jefferies (1848-1887) wrote of country life, natural history, and agricultural practice at a time when the industrial revolutio…
Preface and Introduction
Read by Mark Nelson
Wilhelm Meinhold
In Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch
Wilhelm Meinhold, a Pomeranian priest working on the Island of Usedom, relates the story of Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch. The author ass…
Thesis I.A
Read by Jonathan Lange
C. F. W. Walther
In The Proper Distinction Between Law and Gospel
From September 12, 1884 through November 6, 1885, C.F.W. Walther delivered a series of 39 Friday evening lectures to his students at Concord…
Chapter 7
Read by Brize C
George Sand
In Consuelo
This roman à clef follows the musical adventures of Consuelo, a gifted singer under the tutelage of the composer Nicola Porpora. Afte…
Preface
Read by Belinda Mc
G. A. Henty
In Dorothy's Double: The Story of a Great Deception, Volume 1
Trouble comes to the Hawtrey home when mysterious letters and incidents threaten the innocence of Dorothy Hawtrey. Captain Hampton, on old f…
Preface
Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)
John Galsworthy
In The Man of Property (Forsyte Saga Vol. 1)
'The Forsyte Saga' is the story of a wealthy London family stretching from the eighteen-eighties until the nineteen-twenties. The Man of Pro…
Section 1
Read by Michele Fry
Anonymous
In I Worked for Lucky Luciano
A few years after the fall of Chicago’s Al Capone in 1931, Italian born gangster Charles “Lucky” Luciano took the throne as the American Maf…
Chapter 16
Read by Brize C
George Sand
In The Countess of Rudolstadt
This sequel to Consuelo picks up not long after the striking conclusion of the first novel. Consuelo is enjoying a brilliant singing career…
Chapter 31
Read by Brize C
Robert Smith Surtees
In Ask Mamma: or The Richest Commoner In England
Considering that Billy Pringle, or Fine Billy, as his good-natured friends called him, was only an underbred chap, he was as good an imitati…
PART I. Chapter 4: Digressive, and May Be Skipped Without Mutilating the History
Read by Lisa Reichert
Edward Jenkins
In Ginx's Baby: His Birth and Other Misfortunes
In the second half of the 19th century, London was becoming a wealthy, industrialized city. It attracted many working class people from near…
Preface
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G. A. Henty
In At Aboukir and Acre: A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt
This is a tale of the French expedition into Egypt led by Napoleon Bonaparte, aimed to establish a French colony in Egypt and to threaten En…
Part 2, Chapter 9 - No Answer
Read by Beth Thomas (1974-2020)
H. C. McNeile and Sapper
In Men, Women and Guns
World War I stories, as told through the eyes of someone who was there, but leavened with humour and an eye for the ridiculous side of human…
Introduction
Read by Annie C.
Howard Pyle
In Men of Iron (Version 3)
Myles Falworth, son of a wrongfully outlawed lord, grows up amid the rough life of the dark ages. This book tells how he grows from an impul…
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Read by Tom Weiss
Mary Johnston
In To Have And To Hold
When I first started reading this book, I thought it to be a historical romance novel. As I read further, I pondered whether it might be a s…
Preface
Read by Mike Dunn
Edward Crompton Butler
In Our Little Mexican Cousin
This book tells about life in Mexico in the early 20th century, through the eyes of a little girl, Juanita. As the story follows her, the re…
Preface
Read by Rachel
Emily Sarah Holt
In Lady Sybil's Choice
This historical novel is set in the 1100s in France and Jerusalem, following the First Crusade. Part of the story of Guy of Lusignan (a real…
Preface
Read by Larry Wilson
Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr.
In 1000 Things Worth Knowing
Part almanac, part encyclopedia, part dictionary, Nathaniel C. Fowler, Jr. gives us his idea of important, but sometimes obscure, facts that…
Preface
Read by gracesilvey
G. A. Henty
In Condemned as a Nihilist: A Story of Escape from Siberia
Godfrey Bullen, the son of an English trader, is sent by his father to Russia to work in their firm in St. Petersburg. He unknowingly gets c…
Preface
Read by Bob R
Upton Sinclair
In Oil!
The two main characters of “Oil” are James Arnold Ross, called “Dad”, and his son James Jr., called “Bunny”. The book is loosely based on a …