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XXVI. The Wonderful Casting
Read by Michele Fry
Lord Dunsany
In The Charwoman's Shadow
Delightfully imaginative, somewhat similar to Dunsany's blockbuster fantasy novel, The King Of Elfland's Daughter (and published just two ye…
Our Sister of the Street
Read by Michele Fry
Ernest A. Bell
In Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls
A complete and detailed account of the shameless traffic in young girls, the methods by which the procurers and panders lure innocent young …
Pepsin
Read by Christine Rottger
Various
In Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22, 1888
The Scientific American may be the oldest continuously published periodical in the United States, having launched its first publication in 1…
Villa D’Este
Read by Marie Christian
Barbara Doukhovsky
In The Diary of a Russian Lady
This book was not intended to be published, and it is to accident that we owe its appearance.The author, from her childhood, followed affect…
Chapter 11
Read by Michele Fry
Algernon Blackwood
In Episodes Before Thirty
Blackwood wrote this autobiography in his fifties, describing his first thirty years as an almost penniless British adventurer in Canada and…
Chapter X
Read by Michele Fry
Algernon Blackwood
In A Prisoner In Fairyland (The Book that 'Uncle Paul' Wrote)
In his earlier novel (audiobook available),The Education of Uncle Paul The Education of Uncle Paul, Algernon alludes to a book Uncle Paul wa…
Frying
Read by BettyB
Janet McKenzie Hill
In The Whys of Cooking
An entertaining yet informative look at the history of Crisco, its place in the "modern" kitchen, basic recipes and how to set up …
Aunt Maria Makes a Visit
Read by Laurel Monroe
Jane Eayre Fryer
In The Mary Frances Sewing Book
This enchanting book was first published in 1913 “for all girls who love to make pretty things”. Meet Tommy Pin Cushion, Mr. Silver Thimble,…
XXIX
Read by Michele Fry
Algernon Blackwood
In The Education of Uncle Paul
Published in 1909, this novel tells the story of Paul Waters, who returns to England, his family and responsibility after living in the Cana…
I. Learning from Men and Things
Read by Michele Fry
Booker T. Washington
In My Larger Education
This is a sequel to Washington's first autobiographical book, Up From Slavery, which depicted his early life. He says "This book contai…
Chapter XI
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…
Chapter VI: Frying, Section II: Frying Fish
Read by marisad6
William Augustus Henderson
In Modern Domestic Cookery
As there is scarce an individual who is not aware of the comfort resulting from a regular and cleanly meal, it may appear to many labor lost…
John Robinson
Read by Michele Fry
Julia A. Moore
In The Sentimental Song Book
Julia A. Moore, the "Sweet Singer of Michigan," is today considered one of the true luminaries of bad poetry. Her verse, with its …
A Friendly Address to Mrs. Fry in Newgate
Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Thomas Hood
In The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood
This is a collection of Thomas Hood's poems. Hood was an eminent British poet, regarded in particular for his humorous poetry, as well as hi…
Part 1
Read by Michele Fry
Robert G. Ingersoll
In Ingersoll on SHAKESPEARE, from the Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 3, Lecture 1
Col. Ingersoll begins his famous lecture on SHAKESPEARE as follows: "It is hard to overstate the debt we owe to the men and women of ge…
Chapter 9
Read by Michele Fry
Robert Balgarnie
In Sir Titus Salt, Baronet, His Life and Its Lessons
Titus Salt was a British manufacturer, politician and philanthropist, renounde for having built Salt's Mill, a large, innovative textile mil…
XIV. SUMMARY
Read by Michele Fry
Robert G. Ingersoll
In Ingersoll on ABRAHAM LINCOLN, from the Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Volume 3, Lecture 3
Col. Ingersoll begins his popular lecture series on famous persons as follows: "It is hard to overstate the debt we owe to the men and …
Lines, On Hearing That Lady Byron Was Ill, Read by MTF
Read by Michele Fry
George Gordon, Lord Byron
In Lines, On Hearing That Lady Byron Was Ill
Here is a bitterly sarcastic poem wherein a jilted Lord Byron spits out his distain for his estranged wife, Lady Byron, laying a curse upon …
Chapter 7, A New Customer
Read by Splinter
Amy Levy
In The Romance of a Shop
Praised by Oscar Wilde amongst other contemporaries, Amy Levy's first novel tells the story of the four Lorimer sisters, who decide to open …
Liberty Bell - MTF
Read by Michele Fry
Edward Doyle
In Liberty Bell
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of Liberty Bell by Edward Doyle.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for April 23, 2023. ---…