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The Only Clue
Read by Steven Seitel
J. S. Fletcher
In The Lost Mr. Linthwaite
A quest to track down his missing uncle (Mr. Linthwaite) leads investigative journalist Richard Brixey to the mysterious medieval town of Si…
Chapter II. A Sentimental Swindle
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William Le Queux
In The Count's Chauffeur
When car-crazy George Ewart accepts employment as chauffeur to Count Bindo di Ferraris, an Italian aristocrat, he has no idea what he has ju…
12 Followed!
Read by Steven Seitel
Reginald Wright Kauffman
In Money to Burn, An Adventure Story
From the dedication: "On a train by day, or abed by night, you will read "Money to Burn" and immediately forget it--which is …
00 Preface
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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…
22 The Gold
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Stephen Graham
In In Quest of El Dorado
Lively (and often unsparing) descriptions of the people, places, and customs that the author encounters as he attempts to retrace the steps …
The Selenite’s Face
Read by Cliff Stone
H. G. Wells
In The First Men in the Moon (Version 2)
The novel tells the story of a journey to the Moon undertaken by the two protagonists: a businessman narrator, Mr. Bedford; and an eccentric…
Chapter 4
Read by Steven Seitel
Henry L. Williams
In Joaquin, the Claude Duval of California; or, The Marauder of the Mines: a Romance Founded on Truth
Joaquin Murrieta was a famous Californio bandit, known as the "Robin Hood of El Dorado".Joaquin Murrieta was the son of worthy par…
06 Summer
Read by Steven Seitel
Roald Amundsen
In The North West Passage -The Gjöa Expedition 1903-1907 (Volume I)
Roald Amundsen and six hearty seafarers tackle the North West Passage in search of the elusive wandering magnetic North Pole. (Summary by St…
Postscript, Part 2
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Rose Wilder Lane
In Peaks of Shala
This book was published in 1923. From the author's own Introduction: "I would not have this book considered too seriously. It is not an…
Ch4. Supplies and Equipment
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Ahmed Hassanein
In The Lost Oases
This book was published in 1925. Oxford-educated Egyptian diplomat and geographic explorer, Hassanein Bey (Ahmad Muhammad Hassanayn), with t…
Chapter XIII: Conclusion
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Roald Amundsen
In The North West Passage -The Gjöa Expedition 1903-1907 (Volume II)
Volume II of Roald Amundsen's The Northwest Passage. Roald Amundsen and six hearty seafarers in the tiny sloop Gjöa are the first to ma…
Chapter 5
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William Clark Russell
In The Wreck of the Corsaire
This book was published in 1897. When cabin passenger Mr. Catesby climbs into the rigging of the Ruby in search of cooler air, he is struck …
London
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Various
In The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book
A fourth grade English textbook published by the Minister of Education for Ontario in 1909. This reader features various pieces of Poetry a…
4. At Corinto
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Richard Harding Davis
In Three Gringos in Venezuela and Central America
In the 1890's, three American adventurers in search of warmer weather explore Central and South American cities by steamship and on horsebac…
01 Introductory
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Joseph Smeaton Chase
In California Desert Trails
"I fell an easy prey to the beckonings of the other principal feature of California's topography, the dreamy, dreary desert. Long ago, …
To Correspondents
Read by Alan Mapstone
Seba Smith
In The Rover Vol. 01 No. 26
"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith…
Sec 13 Japan
Read by Steven Seitel
Sven Hedin
In From Pole to Pole: A Book for Young People
This book was first published in 1912. It is a simplified English translation of the author's Från pol till pol: genom Asien och Europ…
The Morning
Read by Steven Fellows
Ferdinand Schmidt
In Gudrun
The charming story of “Gudrun” is a romance of the old heroic period, written by some unknown poet of Austria or Bavaria in the thirteenth c…
Curiosity
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Elizabeth Semple
In A Cup of Sweets, that Can Never Cloy: Or, Delightful Tales for Good Children
Twenty-two moral stories for children. A collection of short stories about good little boys & girls and the rewards that come from good …
01 Lhasa
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John Buchan
In The Last Secrets
The author, John Buchan, maintains that "the main lines of the earth's architecture have been determined" during the first two dec…