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Bothwell
Read by Sibella Denton
Jacob Abbott
In Mary Queen of Scots
There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels…
The Flight of Alexis
Read by Esther
Jacob Abbott
In Peter the Great
There are very few persons who have not heard of the fame of Peter the Great, the founder, as he is generally regarded by mankind, of Russia…
A Visit from Queen Victoria
Read by Linda Johnson
John M. Burke
In Buffalo Bill from Prairie to Palace
William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody is one of the legends of the American western frontier. As a teen he rode for the pony expr…
24 - Chapter 24
Read by Laura Victoria
Edward S. Ellis
In The Life of Kit Carson
Christopher Carson, or as he was familiarly called, Kit Carson, was a man whose real worth was understood only by those with whom he was ass…
From a Letter
Read by Jacquelyn Bengfort
Clark Ashton Smith
In Ebony and Crystal
As stated in L'Alouette: A Magazine of Verse, "Ebony and Crystal is an artist's intrepid repudiation of the world of trolleys and cash-…
The Opening Window
Read by Vic Zarley
Vic Zarley
A few months ago people began encouraging me to write the story of my spiritual journey from New Age back to Christianity. This is it. It ha…
Advanced Christianity
Read by Vic Zarley
Vic Zarley
It is not comfortable to be a legitimate Christian. Advanced Christianity explores what it takes to walk the way of Christ, dying to self, l…
The Miniature - Read by GB
Read by Garth Burton
George Pope Morris
In The Miniature
George Pope Morris was an American editor, poet, and songwriter. In addition to his publishing and editorial work, Morris was popular as a p…
04 - Godfrey Wardour
Read by bobolink
George MacDonald
In Mary Marston
Written at the height of George MacDonald's literary career, the story centers around the life of a simple merchant's daughter. Mary Marston…
20 - Conscious
Read by David Richardson
Wilfred Owen
In Poems
A collection of poems by the English war poet and soldier of the First World War, Wilfred Owen. Owen is regarded by historians as the leadin…
Sydney-Side
Read by Ellies
Henry Lawson
In Verses Popular and Humorous
This is a volume of humorous poems by Australian poet Henry Lawson. - Summary by Carolin
X. The Great Understanding
Read by Nancy Gorgen
Sax Rohmer
In The Yellow Claw
When a woman is murdered at mystery writer Henry Loureoux's apartment, Scotland Yard inspector Dunbar begins his investigation with a note t…
An Embryo Mind Reader
Read by Arielle Lipshaw
Gene Stratton-Porter
In A Daughter of the Land
Independent Kate Bates resents the fact that, as the youngest of a large family, she is expected to stay at home and help her parents while …
The Familie
Read by Sheridan Alistair
George Herbert
In The Temple
George Herbert was one of the so-called Metaphysical Poets, along with John Donne and Andrew Marvel, and The Temple: Sacred Poems and Privat…
Fox of Derby, Murray of Leeds, Roberts and Whitworth of Manchester
Read by Clive Catterall
Samuel Smiles
In Industrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool Makers
Short Biographies of some of the most influential engineers who developed the modern manufacturing methods behind the Industrial Revolution.…
Chloe
Read by Christie Crews
E. Nesbit
In The Rainbow and the Rose
A collection of poetry in the whimsical style of Edith Nesbit, author of "The Five Children and It" and "The Railway Children…
Edwin
Read by NoelBadrian
Jefferys Taylor
In Æsop in Rhyme, with Some Originals
Jefferys Taylor was born in 1792 in Suffolk, England. He became apprenticed to his father who was an engraver and invented a special ruling …
Section 5
Read by Brian Russell Graham
Wiliam Blake and William Blake
In Milton: a Poem
Milton: a Poem is an epic poem by William Blake, written and illustrated between 1804 and 1810. Its hero is John Milton, who returns from he…
Message
Read by Deandra
Victor Daley
In Wine and Roses
"Victor Daley, then a happy, wondering Irish lad, drifted out to Australia. His head was full of old tunes and fragments of poetry; his…
The Question
Read by Adrian Stephens
William Wilfred Campbell
In Sagas of Vaster Britain
A collection of poems by the Canadian poet William Wilfred Campbell addressing themes of National Identity, Imperialism and the Divinity of …