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Preface
Read by Christine Rottger
John Aikin, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Jane Marcet and Jane Taylor
In Eyes and No Eyes and Other Stories
Whatever will stimulate the observing tendencies of the young cannot but be of value to them. "Eyes and No Eyes" does this in a de…
Chapter XI
Read by Ben Tucker
C. M. Kornbluth
In The Syndic
There have been a thousand tales of future Utopias and possible civilizations. They have been ruled by benevolent dictatorships and pure dem…
Chapter 6
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Unknown
In The String of Pearls (dramatic reading)
Todd is a barber who murders his customers and turns their remains into meat pies, sold at the pie shop of his partner in crime: Mrs. Lovett…
Appendix: Pseudo-critics
Read by Peter Dann
George Borrow
In The Romany Rye
"The Romany Rye" is a direct continuation of George Borrow's "Lavengro", taking up the latter's story immediately where …
Chapter 5 Part 1
Read by Harriet Barham
J. H. Buchner
In The Moravians in Jamaica
The United Brethren's Church (also known as the Moravians) , were invited to the Island of Jamaica by the Foster-Barhams in 1754.Spanning a …
Progress in Science
Read by TotalEcho
Various
In The Reader's Digest, Volume 1, Issue 1
Thirty one articles each month from leading magazines - Each article of enduring value and interest, in condensed and compact form.A most co…
Preface
Read by Winnifred Assmann
Fletcher Pratt
In The Onslaught from Rigel
“Mr. Pratt is well known for .… his excellent knowledge of warfare, and what a future war might be like. In this story he combines that know…
Preface
Read by Celine Major
Betsy Balcombe and Elizabeth Balcombe Abell
In Recollections of Napoleon at St. Helena
In this memoir written by Betsy Balcombe, who was a precocious 14 year old at the time of events, we are provided with a rare account of the…
Foreword
Read by Chuck Williamson
Gregory Casparian
In An Anglo-American Alliance: A Serio-Comic Romance and Forecast of the Future
Described by io9 as “the first lesbian science fiction novel,” An Anglo-American Alliance is a quasi-farcical tale of love, transformation, …
Preface
Read by Christine Rottger
George Sand
In The Snow Man
George Sand presents a novel containing one of her favorite crafts, besides creating wonderful literary works. This one involves the making …
Chapter 6
Read by Cbteddy
Fletcher Pratt
In Potemkin Village
Tolstoia, a colony on Venus, is populated by followers of the 19th century Russian novelist, Count Leo Tolstoi. They have developed their ow…
On the Art of Fiction
Read by Tom Merritt
Willa Sibert Cather and Willa Cather
In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 086
"The democracy of the future will sicken of a chronic and mortal boredom," was Aldous Huxley's prophecy for the United States in 1…