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Read by KimberlyB
Margaret O. Oliphant
In For Love and Life Vol. II
Edgar faces a crisis and must swallow his pride. Should he ask Lord Newmarch for a job? And what of his planned proposal to his beloved Guss…
Chapter 5
Read by Sharon Kilmer
Gertrude Atherton
In Sleeping Fires
The story of a love so strong that neither the rigid rules of Society in California in the 1800s nor the very bowels of hell could keep a yo…
Chapter 27: Mr. Sheringham Hits the Mark
Read by Anne Erickson
Anthony Berkeley
In The Layton Court Mystery
A Roger Sheringham mystery In a typical English country house, a murder is committed. The wealthy Victor Stanworth, who'd been playing host …
A SPECULATION
Read by Laurie Banza
Morley Roberts
In The Adventure of the Broad Arrow: An Australian Romance
When a few men decide to go for looking for gold in the outback of Australia, days of extreme heat with no water and no rain in sight, make …
Chapter I - Nicholas Appears
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Anne Carroll Moore
In Nicholas: A Manhattan Christmas Story (Dramatic Reading)
This fanciful children's story was one of the 1925 Newbery Honor books (published in 1924). Moore's novel blends an interesting tour of an e…
Ukridge Sees Her Through
Read by Paul Hampton
P. G. Wodehouse
In Ukridge
“Do not count your chickens before they are hatched” is a classic saying that might well have been remembered by Ukridge. Ukridge is always …
Tommatoo
Read by Ben Tucker
Fitz-James O'Brien
In The Diamond Lens with Other Stories
Irish-born author Fitz-James O'Brien is a underrated genius of weird fiction, serving as the missing link between Edgar Allan Poe and later …
The Fifteenth Evening
Read by Peter Tucker
George Sand
In The Bagpipers
A story of two sets of lovers and the development of their relationships, set in rural France in the mid 19th century. - Summary by PeterTuc…
Chapter 5: 'What's o'Clock?'
Read by Anne Fletcher
Mary Louisa Molesworth
In The Magic Nuts
A delightful children’s story about Leonore, a little English girl, taken by her governess to Fraulein Elsa’s home town in an (unnamed) coun…
Bowen Takes A Partner
Read by Howard Skyman
Henry James O'Brien Bedford-Jones and H. Bedford-Jones
In Bob Bowen Comes To Town
Bob Bowen is a free spirited young man who likes to take chances. However after a chance meeting on a train with a high stakes mining stock …
Chapter 12. Midnight London
Read by Ashley Sue Murphy
Annie E. Holdsworth
In Joanna Traill, Spinster
Timid Joanna Traill’s every move is dictated by her overbearing sisters. Then she meets Mr. Boas, a man who works to give “fallen” women a …
Chapter VI: Mrs. Sandry Reads a Letter
Read by Ashley Crossman
Francis Stevens
In The Labyrinth
This story takes place in Marshall City, the fictional capital of an unnamed Midwestern state, where the cousin of millionaire Hildreth Wynd…
Chapter 28 – Mark Frettlby has a Visitor
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Fergus Hume
In The Mystery of a Hansom Cab (Version 2 Dramatic Reading)
Who killed the man in the hansom cab? -- Who is Sal Rawlins? -- What will happen to Madge and Brian? -- Murder and family secrets create the…
Chapter V
Read by Anne Fletcher
George Moore
In A Mummer's Wife
Kate is a dress maker in the north of England who always did what was decided for her: serving those who come her way, marrying a man who is…
Dawn
Read by Larry Wilson
Francis Ledwidge
In The Complete Poems of Francis Ledwidge
Francis Ledwidge, Irish poet, served in an Irish battalion ("The Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers") of the British Army during World W…
Book Second
Read by Peter Tucker
William Wordsworth
In The Prelude, Version 2
Wordsworth's celebrated poetic summary of his creative life and development, from childhood to old age, in which he examines his motives, in…
Chapter VIII, pt 5
Read by Rosemary McDonald (1938-2025)
George Sand
In Antonia
Will love conquer all? An entertaining novel of growth in light of societal pressures of propriety, finance and inheritance of 19th century …
chapter IX
Read by April6090
Gertrude Atherton
In The Crystal Cup
The story begins with ... “Old age will be served,” said Mrs. Carteret grimly. “But I suppose you think I am a long time dying.” This author…
Introduction: Maw
Read by Laurie Banza
Emerson Hough
In Maw's Vacation
Times has changed! Maw has only known hard work her whole life. She’s been married to Paw for 40 years, helping raise crops, raising childre…
Volume 2, chapter 7
Read by Laurie Frankel
Catherine Anne Hubback
In The Younger Sister
Emma Watson, the youngest child of six from a poor family, was sent away as a child to be raised by her wealthy aunt and uncle. When her unc…