Search Results

12 - Old English Poetry

In The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 5

Read by Chris Cartwright


Edgar Allan Poe


This, the last of 5 volumes containing Poe's works, contains a collection of both prose and poetry. (Summary by TriciaG) Cast List for Secti…

04 - Containing Mr Jabberjee's Impressions at The Old Masters.

In Baboo Jabberjee, B.A.

Read by Chris Cartwright


F. Anstey


Another delightful example of an English writer poking fun at his countrymen, or maybe all races' reactions to someone from a different back…

Of the Analytical Engine Part 1

In Passages from the Life of a Philosopher

Read by Chris Cartwright


Charles Babbage


Some men write their lives to save themselves from ennui, careless of the amount they inflict on their readers. Others write their personal …

12 - The Duc de l'Omelette

In The Works of Edgar Allan Poe, Raven Edition, Volume 4

Read by Chris Cartwright


Edgar Allan Poe


This, the fourth of 5 volumes containing Poe's works, contains 22 of his short stories. Warning: Section 7, "A Predicament," conta…

Martin Luther

Read by Danielle Cartwright


Carl E. Koppenhaver


This short, engaging volume summarizes the life of a priest who, intending to spark a lively academic debate by nailing 95 theses on a churc…

''Tell It All'': The Story of a Life's Experience in Mormonism

Read by Danielle Cartwright


Fanny Stenhouse


Fanny relates the experiences of a 19th century missionary as she and her young husband proselytize throughout Europe in search of converts …

My Chinese Marriage

Read by Danielle Cartwright


Mae Franking


Mae Watkins, a University of Michigan student, unexpectedly falls in love with a Chinese international law student in the midst of World War…

The Raven

Read by Chris Goringe


Edgar Allan Poe


Perhaps Edgar Allen Poe's most famous poem, the "Raven" is a macabre exploration of a man, his memories of Lenore, and the black b…

Walking

Read by Chris Masterson


Henry David Thoreau


This was originally a lecture given by Thoreau in 1851 at the Concord lyceum titled "The Wild" . He revised it before his death an…

The Book of Lieh-Tzu

Read by Chris Masterson


Liezi


Although Lieh Tzu's work has evidently passed through the hands of many editors and gathered numerous accretions, there remains a considerab…

Shakespeare's Sonnets (version 2)

Read by Chris Hughes


William Shakespeare


Shakespeare's Sonnets, or simply The Sonnets, comprise a collection of 154 poems in sonnet form written by William Shakespeare that deal wit…

She-rab Dong-bu (The Tree of Wisdom)

Read by Chris Masterson


Nagarjuna


The She-rab Dong-bu (Tree of Wisdom) is a metrical translation in Tibetan of a Sanscrit ethical work entitled Prajnya Danda, written by Naga…

Yang Chu's Garden of Pleasure

Read by Chris Masterson


Liezi


At the Court of Liang at the period of Yang Chu, about 300 B.C., the philosophers were treated as guests of the reigning king, who reserved …

Youth, a Narrative

Read by Chris Hughes


Joseph Conrad


An autobiographical short story written in 1898 and included as the first story in the 1902 volume Youth, a Narrative, and Two Other Stories…

The Glugs of Gosh

Read by Chris Goringe


C. J. Dennis


First published in 1917, The Glugs of Gosh satirizes Australian life at the start of the twentieth century - but the absurdities it catalogs…

A System of Logic

Read by Chris Greaves


John Stuart Mill


"In this work, he formulated the five principles of inductive reasoning that are known as Mill's Methods. This work is important in the…

The Blue Behemoth

Read by Chris Fong


Leigh Douglass Brackett


Shannon's Imperial Circus was a jinxed space-carny leased for a mysterious tour of the inner worlds. It made a one-night pitch on a Venusian…

Mornings at Bow Street

Read by Chris Caron


John Wight


This is a collection of various articles found in Morning Herald columns. Some are found interesting, some may be hilarious! The 84 pieces o…

Short Stories in Prose and Verse

Read by Chris Greaves


Henry Lawson


Short Stories in Prose and Verse” is Henry Lawson’s first published book (1894); his first published poem appeared in 1887. The volume is a …

The Powers That Prey

Read by Chris Pyle


Josiah Flynt


True stories of criminals (the powers that prey) and the system (the powers that rule) by journalists who went among the criminal classes to…

1 2 3 4 5 6 >