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Quiet, Please
Read by Jerome Lawsen
Kevin Scott
In Short Science Fiction Collection 005
Science fiction (abbreviated SF or sci-fi with varying punctuation and case) is a broad genre of fiction that often involves sociological an…
William Scott
Read by Kevin Waters
Various
In Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XI, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2
These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…
Old Abe
Read by KevinS
Various
In Birds, Vol. II, No 1, July 1897
Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography was a monthly publication of the Nature Study Publishing Company of Chicago. It includes short poems…
31 - A Substitute, Chapter 2
Read by Kevin Alix
Richard Marsh
In Amusement Only
This is a collection of 12 short stories of mystery and humor, which are, as the title says, for amusement only. (Summary by Carolin)
Readjusted Plans
Read by Kevin Manley
Leroy Scott
In Cordelia the Magnificent
Cordelia Marlowe carries a high society name but no fortune. She has to make ends meet, but what kind of work can a young lady do whose main…
The Beginning
Read by Kevin Green
Henry Hasse
In Short Science Fiction Collection 045
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…
Kathleen
Read by KirksVoice
Christopher Morley
A group called the Scorpions, eight Oxford undergraduates, find a letter Kathleen wrote a letter to Joe at Oxford. They build up an image of…
First Element: Appetences Part 2
Read by Joanna Dębicka
James McCosh and James Mccosh
In The Emotions
I am not satisfied with the account which has been given of the feelings and emotions in our books of mental science, and thence transferred…
13
Read by KimberlyB
Meredith Nicholson
In The Hope of Happiness
A hot and sultry day in the mid-west finds Bruce Storrs trying to cool off and clear his head. He has received a troubling death-bed letter …
Jamie Jarr
Read by Newgatenovelist
Amanda McKittrick Ros and Amanda Mckittrick Ros
In Poems of Puncture
Amanda McKittrick Ros’s poetry and prose have earned notoriety for their highly individual syntax, creative punctuation, unique diction, and…
The Unexpected
Read by Kevin Green
J. S. Fletcher
In The Talleyrand Maxim
John Mallathorpe, a wealthy Yorkshire industrialist and land owner dies in an accident, apparently without making a will. His estate goes t…
Tom Thumb
Read by Kevin McAsh
William Patten
In The Junior Classics Volume 1: Fairy and Wonder Tales
The purpose of The Junior Classics is to provide, in ten volumes containing about five thousand pages, a classified collection of tales, sto…
Chapter 8
Read by Kevin Green
Baroness Emma Orczy
In The Emperor's Candlesticks
When a group of Russian anarchists kidnap a Russian prince in Vienna there are repercussions. On learning that the Cardinal d'Orsay has agre…
December
Read by KevinS
Anonymous
In 365 Foreign Dishes (Version 2)
This is collection of international recipes with a concentration on European countries, from Austrian Goulasch and Scotch Scones to Egyptian…
The Background
Read by KevinS
Carl Sandburg
In The Chicago Race Riots, July 1919
Carl Sandburg's succinct reporting on and reflections upon the race riots that broke out In Chicago in July 1919. - Summary by KevinS
Kelpie's Airing
Read by Devorah Allen
George MacDonald
In The Marquis of Lossie
This book is the sequel to Malcolm.Having now learned the truth of his own parentage, and some important facts regarding the birth of his la…
Anecdote of the Jar …
Read by KevinS
Wallace Stevens
In Harmonium
This is the first edition of Stevens's first book, with poetry written between 1914 and 1923. A later edition was printed with the inclusion…
16 - The Passing of Olivia
Read by Eric Leach
Meredith Nicholson
In The House of a Thousand Candles (version 2)
A reputedly wealthy and eccentric old man dies in Vermont. His home, the House of a Thousand Candles, so called for the owner's preference t…
Conclusion
Read by KevinS
Daniel Defoe
In The History of the Devil
Also known as "A Political History of the Devil"This book is divided into two parts: first, the history of the devil from his fall…
Chapter 54 - Family Jars
Read by Kevin Green
Robert Smith Surtees
In Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour
Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour is a delightful comic satire of the fox-hunting fraternity of the mid 19th Century. Surtees takes great pleasure …