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Read by Christie Crews
E. Nesbit
In The Rainbow and the Rose
A collection of poetry in the whimsical style of Edith Nesbit, author of "The Five Children and It" and "The Railway Children…
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Read by Scott Foster
O. Henry
In Roads of Destiny
This is another collection of O. Henry short stories. - Summary by Sid
A warning to the curious
Read by Peter Yearsley
M. R. James
In A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (Version 2)
The fourth collection of ghost stories made by the author, including one written for Queen Victoria (The haunted doll's house). - Summary b…
Section 13: A Comparison of the Contributor and the Teacher.
Read by Lane Friesen
Lane Friesen
In All Sorts of People - Ordered Complexity
'All Sorts of People - Ordered Complexity' is a collection of seven linked books: Book One presents personality differences - we may describ…
Beseiged
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Meredith Nicholson
In The House of a Thousand Candles
A top ten bestseller of 1906, The House of a Thousand Candles is part adventure/mystery and part romance. The book begins with young Jack Gl…
The Novelette Reader
Read by Newgatenovelist
Tom Maguire
In Machine-Room Chants
Tom Maguire was a trade union organiser from Yorkshire of Irish descent whose poetry reflects his socialist beliefs. This volume was publish…
Epistle to the Reader
Read by InTheDesert
John Flavel
In Preparations for Sufferings
That sufferings, both bodily and mental, are the lot of humanity, the testimony of scripture and reason abundantly confirm. But whatever may…
From a Letter
Read by Jacquelyn Bengfort
Clark Ashton Smith
In Ebony and Crystal
As stated in L'Alouette: A Magazine of Verse, "Ebony and Crystal is an artist's intrepid repudiation of the world of trolleys and cash-…
Getting Acquainted
Read by JAVaat
Nina Rhoades
In The Little Girl Next Door
A delightful story of true and genuine friendship between an impulsive little girl in a fine New York home and a little blind girl in an apa…
Book 1, prologue
Read by KirksVoice
John Campbell, John Wood Campbell Jr. and John Wood Campbell, Jr.
In The Black Star Passes
A sky pirate armed with superior weapons of his own invention... First contact with an alien race dangerous enough to threaten the safety of…
Postscript
Read by JoeD
William James
In Varieties of Religious Experience
The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature is a book by the Harvard psychologist and philosopher William James that comp…
The Library
Read by Phil Schempf
James Hebblethwaite
In The Poems of James Hebblethwaite
James Hebblethwaite (22 September 1857 – 13 September 1921) was an English-born Australian poet, teacher and clergyman. Hebblethwaite was a …
Dotage
Read by Suzanne Carol
George Herbert
In The Temple
George Herbert was one of the so-called Metaphysical Poets, along with John Donne and Andrew Marvel, and The Temple: Sacred Poems and Privat…
The Reader's Digest, Volume 1, Issue 2
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Various
Twenty one articles each month from leading magazines - Each article of enduring value and interest, in condensed and compact form.A most co…
Chapter 8: Mr. Parker Takes Notes
Read by Kirsten Wever
Dorothy L. Sayers
In Clouds of Witness
While Lord Peter Wimsey is on holiday in the wilds of Corsica, his brother Gerald, Duke of Denver, is charged with the murder of their siste…
Chapter XIII. Periodical Inspection
Read by Ian Cawthon
James O'Brien
In Present Day Gardening: Orchids
A meticulously written treatise on the structure, care and cultivation of orchids. This book benefits both the orchid obsessed and the amate…
Sights and Views
Read by XavierVO27
Alexander Berkman
In The Bolshevik Myth
The Bolshevik Myth (Diary 1920–1922) is a book by Alexander Berkman who with his partner Emma Goldman was deported from the USA under the 19…
The Bishop's Library
Read by Nick Whitley
Anthony Trollope
In Barchester Towers (version 2)
Barchester Towers, published in 1857, is the 2nd novel in Anthony Trollope's series known as the "Chronicles of Barsetshire". It f…
An Interruption
Read by J. M. Smallheer
Mary Hastings Bradley
In The Fortieth Door
A young American archeologist, a masked ball in Cairo, an illusive young woman and the unexplained disappearance of a Frenchman fifteen year…
The Elder Jarvis
Read by Dory
Nicholas Carter
In A Battle for the Right
Nick Carter is a fictional detective who first appeared in 1886 in dime store novels. Over the years, different authors, all taking the nom …