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An Essay on Man

Read by Martin Geeson


Alexander Pope


Pope’s Essay on Man, a masterpiece of concise summary in itself, can fairly be summed up as an optimistic enquiry into mankind’s place in th…

Biltmore Oswald

Read by Nigel Boydell


J. Thorne Smith, Jr.


The hilarious diary of a young man's recruitment into, and service in a navy, which, though well equipped and disciplined, remains woefully …

G.K. Chesterton in The Bibliophile Magazine

Read by Larry Wilson


G. K. Chesterton


Two essays/articles by G.K. Chesterton, published in 'The Bibliophile' magazine in 1908. (Summary by Maria Therese)

Heretics

Read by Ray Clare


G. K. Chesterton


The Author Gilbert Keith Chesterton was born in London, England on the 29th of May, 1874. Though he considered himself a mere "rollicki…

Heretics

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G. K. Chesterton


"Heretics," a series of essays by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. First published in 1905. Chesterton had a sense of humor, had a sense …

Eline Vere

Read by Carola Janssen


Louis Couperus


De 19e eeuwse klassieker Eline Vere speelt in de gegoede kringen van Den Haag. Eline is een jonge, mooie maar labiele vrouw die zich veel va…

Het Geheim van Edwin Drood

Read by Marcel Coenders


Charles Dickens


Het laatste maar onvoltooide werk van Charles Dickens. Een thriller waar de lezer dus zelf mag bedenken of verzinnen wie de dader is. En omd…

Geen Uitweg

Read by Marcel Coenders


Charles Dickens


Vertaling van het kerstverhaal van 1867. Een verwisseling van twee vondelingen in hun vroege jeugd veroorzaakt op volwassen leeftijd de nodi…

Main Street (Version 2)

Read by Mark Nelson


Sinclair Lewis


Carol Milford, a college-educated, progressive, ambitious young woman, is self-sufficient working as a librarian in St. Paul, when she meets…

Discoveries: Essays in Literary Criticism

Read by Jim Locke


John Middleton Murry


Introductory Note: I have called these essays and lectures by a title that some people may think presumptuous: first, because it is the titl…

A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy

Read by Martin Geeson


Laurence Sterne


After the bizarre textual antics of "Tristram Shandy", this book would seem to require a literary health warning. Sure enough, it …

Miscellaneous Essays of G. K. Chesterton

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G. K. Chesterton


These eleven files are miscellaneous short essays or stories from G.K. Chesterton. They were chosen for not only their brevity but also for …

Charles Dickens

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G. K. Chesterton


G. K. Chesterton was a great admirer of Charles Dickens, and wrote a noted critique of Dickens' works expressing his opinion in his own inim…

Love and Mr Lewisham

Read by Anthony Ogus


H. G. Wells


The teaching profession, science and politics in late 19th century England. H. G. Wells’ humorous early novel, drawing on his own life, show…

The Bible Reading: Exodus


Duane Alan Paulson


The Bible Reading's version of Exodus (KJV). The Bible Reading project aims to place a recording of the entire Bible into the public domain.…

A Problem in Modern Ethics

Read by Martin Geeson


John Addington Symonds


“Society lies under the spell of ancient terrorism and coagulated errors. Science is either wilfully hypocritical or radically misinformed.”…

The Autobiography of an Electron

Read by Laura Victoria


Charles R. Gibson


"While many scientific men now understand our place in the universe, we electrons are anxious that every person should know the very im…

Nikolaas Nickleby

Read by Marcel Coenders


Charles Dickens


Dit is het verhaal van Nikolaas Nickleby en zijn zuster Kate die na het sterven van hun vader steun zoeken bij de broer van hun vader. In di…

The Wonder Book of Bible Stories (Version 2)

Read by Ron Altman


Logan Marshall


Book of Bible stories from the Old and New Testaments, in language easy for children to understand. - Summary by Ron Altman

Le Mystère de la chambre jaune

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Gaston Leroux


Le mystère est grand. On a essayé de tuer mademoiselle Stangerson dans une chambre fermée de l'intérieur, aucun …

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