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Dutch Fairy Tales for Young Folks

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William Elliot Griffis


A darling collection of Dutch fairy tales presented by William Griffis. Starting with The Entangled Mermaid and ending with Why the Stork L…

This Country of Ours, Part 4

Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)


Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall


Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall’s book of stories from the history of the United States begins with acco…

Fables in Rhyme for Little Folks (version 2)

Read by Rosslyn Carlyle


Jean de la Fontaine


This is a short book which collects together 18 charming fables, written in rhyme and intended to be enjoyed by children. Based on stories w…

Buddenbrooks

Read by Bruce Pirie


Thomas Mann


When Thomas Mann was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature (1929), the citation made special mention of his first novel, “Buddenbrooks,” pub…

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Read by John W. Michaels


F. Scott Fitzgerald


The curious Case of Benjamin Button, a 1921 short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, now a major motion picture, features Benjamin Button, who, b…

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (version 6) (Dramatic Reading)

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L. Frank Baum


Folk Lore, legends, myths and fairy tales have followed childhood through the ages, for every healthy youngster has a wholesome and instinct…

A Christmas Carol - Condensed by the Author for his Dramatic Readings

Read by Michael Armenta


Charles Dickens


This very special abridged version was written and performed by Dickens himself during his American Tour of 1862. Without the more terrifyin…

The Bee People

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Margaret Warner Morley


"The Honey-bees are buzzy-fuzzy little pepper pots" Thus this wonderful nature writer begins to tell us about bees, their habits, …

Music of The Baroque Period


Ranjith Daluwatta


500 - 1500 Music from the Middle Ages and The Renaissance 1500-1750  Music of Baroque Period 1750-1820 Music of Classicism 1820-1910 Mu…

The Souls of the Streets and Other Little Papers

Read by Ben Tucker


Arthur Ransome


Acclaimed British author Arthur Ransome presents us with a small collection of charming and wistful sketches on the character of the street,…

Dick Lawrence Review - Ozzie And Harriet The Early Years


Dick Lawrence by James Vaughan


part of the series of radio shows created by Dick Lawrence about American history, entertainment and characters: from the collection of Rich…

Podcast 2 4: Matthew's portrait of Jesus - New Moses (part 1)


Philip A. Harland


Here I discuss the very Judean portrait of Jesus as the new David and new Moses in the Gospel of Matthew (part 1 of 2). This illustrates wel…

The Ulver Emergency



The Uiver Emergency A remarkable moment in aviation history took place in rural south east Australia. In the early hours of the morning of W…

History of Billy the Kid

Read by Roger Melin


Charles A. Siringo


A cowboy outlaw whose youthful daring has never been equalled in the annals of criminal history.When a bullet pierced his heart he was less …

A Short History of Scotland

Read by Sibella Denton


Andrew Lang


A Short History of Scotland is a concise introduction to the history of Scotland from Roman times to the last Jacobite rebellion, written by…

Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England

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The Venerable Bede


Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England is a work in Latin by Bede on the history of the Christian Churches in England, and of England gene…

The Natural History Volume 1

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Pliny the Elder


Naturalis Historia (Latin for "Natural History") is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77-79 by Pliny the Elder. It is one of the …

Catholic and Anti-Catholic History

Read by Janet Baker


Various


G.K. Chesterton and James Walsh join Hilaire Belloc in an energetic rollout of the means by which history becomes propaganda, to the damage,…

Hero Tales from American History

Read by David Leeson


Theodore Roosevelt


Its purpose … is to tell in simple fashion the story of some Americans who showed that they knew how to live and how to die; who proved thei…

A Child's History of England

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Charles Dickens


A Child's History of England first appeared in serial form, running from January 25, 1851 to December 10, 1853 and was first published in th…

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