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15 Meteorology, Part 1

In The Outline of Science, Vol 3

Read by A. J. Carroll


J. Arthur Thomson


The Outline of Science was written specifically with the man-on-the-street in mind as the target audience. Covering scientific subjects rang…

13 - Chapter XIII

In Irene Iddesleigh

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Amanda McKittrick Ros and Amanda Mckittrick Ros


Amanda McKittrick Ros, a Northern Irish writer, did for the novel what William McGonagall did for poetry and Florence Foster Jenkins for the…

12 - The Veil and Its Owner

In The Silent House

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Fergus Hume


A mystery about a "locked door" murder committed in a house that has a reputation for being haunted. In the first half of the book…

01 - Ch First Sec 1-2

In The Secret Places of the Heart

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H. G. Wells


Richard Hardy, a member of the British gentry, tries to resolve problems in his marriage as he travels with a psychiatrist. The book is to a…

Little Red-Riding Hood

In Favorite Fairy Tales

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Various


This book of favorite fairy tales was compiled and illustrated by Peter Newell. it includes Jack The Giant Killer; Cinderella; Sleeping Beau…

Chapter 2

In The Coming of the Fairies

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


After a number of deaths in his close family, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle turned to spiritualism in hope of finding proof of the afterlife. Being…

Departed Days – Read by AJC

In Departed Days

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Oliver Wendell Holmes and Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.


LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 recordings of Departerd Days by Oliver Wendell Holmes. This was the Weekly Poetry project for May 8, 2011.O…

Jack Neverbend

In The Fixed Period

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Anthony Trollope


This book is set in 1980 in the Republic of Britannula, which is a fictional island near New Zealand. It deals with euthanasia as a radical …

The Mother Maps of the United States - Part 1

In The National Geographic Magazine Vol. 04

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Henry Gannett and National Geographic Society


The National Geographic Magazine Volume 4, articles published in 1892 and 1893.The Evolution of Commerce: Annual Address by the President, G…

The New Catacomb

In The Green Flag and Other Stories of War and Sport

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Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


Arthur Conan Doyle was deeply affected by the many wars fought during his lifetime. As many other writers, he used the material for short st…

10 - The Dog and the Playlet

In Waifs and Strays

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O. Henry


These 12 O. Henry stories all deal with waifs and strays in one way or another; people who have somehow become adrift in the current of life…

Oratorio

In How to Appreciate Music

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Gustav Kobbé


Originally published in 1906, this book is essentially a how to guide on music appreciation. Includes sections on the pianoforte, orchestral…

14-CHAPTER XIV:A GALICIAN WERE-WOLF

In The Book of Werewolves

Read by A. J. Carroll


Sabine Baring-Gould


A survey of the myths and legends concerning lycanthropy from ancient times to the Victorian Era. (Summary by A. Gramour)

Japanese Sermons

In Tales of Old Japan

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Lord Redesdale (Algernon Freeman-Mitford) and Lord Redesdale


Tales of Old Japan by Lord Redesdale is a collection of short stories focusing on Japanese life of the Edo period (1803 - 1868). It contains…