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Chapter 1

Read by Anthony St. Pierre


Franklin W. Dixon


In The Mystery of Cabin Island version 2

The Hardy Boys find a trespasser on an island belonging to Elroy Jefferson, whose stolen car they helped recover in a previous adventure. Th…

Pointed Questions

Read by James R. Hedrick


Franklin W. Dixon


In The House on the Cliff

The second of The Hardy Boys' series, The House on the Cliff involves Frank and Joe, along with their father, the famous detective, in the i…

A Startling Announcement

Read by James R. Hedrick


Franklin W. Dixon


In The Missing Chums

The Hardy boys were sons of a celebrated American dectective and from their father learned the particulars of a number of unusual crimes. Th…

About the Author

Read by Larry Wilson


Robert W. Service


In Rhymes of a Red Cross Man

Robert Service was born in Lancashire, England, but at age 21 moved to Canada and eventually ended up in the Yukon during the gold rush. Hi…

Joseph Dixon

Read by Eveleaf


Edgar Lee Masters


In Spoon River Anthology

This is a collection of poems, in the form of an entire community speaking from beyond the grave about their lives, and, in some cases, goss…

Reading for All

Read by Larry Wilson


Charles Knight


In The Penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, Issue 1

The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was published in competition to Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, which …

NEXT TO READING MATTER

Read by Scott Foster


O. Henry


In Roads of Destiny

This is another collection of O. Henry short stories. - Summary by Sid

Sir Philip Sidney

Read by Laura Caldwell


James Baldwin


In Fifty Famous Stories Retold

Fifty Famous Stories Retold by James Baldwin is a collection of short stories that give a snapshot into the life of a legendary hero or an e…

Chapter 1

Read by Anthony St. Pierre


Franklin W. Dixon


In Hunting for Hidden Gold (version 2)

The Hardy boys were sons of a celebrated American detective and from their father learned the particulars of a number of unusual crimes. The…

A Confession

Read by ClueChaser


Franklin W. Dixon


In The Tower Treasure (version 5)

The Hardy boys begin their first case as sons of a famous detectives tracking down a jewel thief. - Summary by ClueChaser

January

Read by Bill Boerst


Page Andrews


In The Dixie Book of Days

The author used a yearly calendar to focus on pieces written by Southern authors. Many of these writers are little known, having created for…

Solution

Read by Leonard Wilson (1930-2024)


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-…

Mr. Crow Looks On

Read by larryhayes7


Arthur Scott Bailey


In The Tale of Nimble Deer

Another Sleepy Time Tale from Arthur Scott Bailey, this time Nimble Deer is the focus of the story and how he was such a tiny, frail, spotte…

Philosopher, The

Read by David Rowland


Sherwood Anderson


In Winesburg, Ohio

Published in 1919, and listed on the Modern Library roster of the 20th century's 100 greatest novels in English, Winesburg, Ohio presents a …

2 - Watchbird, part 2

Read by Phil Chenevert


Robert Sheckley


In Watchbird

3 Robert Sheckley short stories that demonstrate the breadth of his fantastic imagination. In Watchbird, the question "can machines so…

Chapter 4: The Case of the Dixon Torpedo

Read by Kirsten Wever


Arthur Morrison


In Martin Hewitt, Investigator

Here are seven mystery stories featuring Martin Hewitt, Detective, and narrated (of course) by his (nameless) sidekick. Arthur Morrison cert…

Poesie

Read by Larry Wilson


Charles Knight


In The penny magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, issue 2

The Penny Magazine of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge was published in competition to Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, which …

SMITH

Read by Eric Metzler


O. Henry


In Cabbages and Kings

This work is O. Henry's first published volume and is considered to be his only novel. The plot is composed of several short stories, which …

An Encounter

Read by Larry Wilson


Robert Frost


In Selected Poems

These are poems selected by the publisher, Henry Holt & Company reprinted from "Mountain Interval" "North of Boston"…

An Encounter

Read by Mister Lukey


Robert Frost


In Mountain Interval (version 2)

Mountain Interval is a 1916 poetry collection written by American writer Robert Frost. It is Frost's third poetic volume and was published b…

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