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Anderson Whitted
Read by Greg Giordano
Various
In Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume V, Indiana Narratives
These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…
Mr. Hardy Investigates
Read by Greg Giordano
Franklin W. Dixon
In The Tower Treasure
A dying criminal confesses that his loot had been secreted in an old tower. It remains for the Hardy Boys to make an astonishing discovery t…
1-6 Tobias Gregson Shows What He Can Do
Read by Laurie Anne Walden
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In A Study in Scarlet
A Study in Scarlet, a short novel published in 1887, was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's first Sherlock Holmes story. At the beginning of the book…
Fleming Clark
Read by Georgie63
Various
In Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, Volume XII, Ohio Narratives
These volumes of slave narratives are the product of the Federal Writers Project sponsored by the Library of Congress and the Work Project A…
Roscoe
Read by Greg Giordano
Washington Irving
In Washington Irving's Visit to England
Famed American humorist Washington Irving published a series of short stories telling of his adventures traveling from America to England. T…
Alexandria
Read by Laura Caldwell
Jacob Abbott
In Cleopatra
A biography of the famous Cleopatra of Egypt, written in a manner, equally interesting to children and to adults.
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
Following Clues
Read by Anthony St. Pierre
Franklin W. Dixon
In The Hardy Boys: The Shore Road Mystery (version 2)
The Hardy Boys track down a ring of car thieves - summary by Anthony St. Pierre
A SURPRISE
Read by Laurie Banza
Jacob Abbott
In Jonas on a Farm in Winter
This little work, with its companion, Jonas On A Farm In Summer, is intended as the continuation of a series, the first two volumes of which…
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…
Literary Dinner
Read by Greg Giordano
Washington Irving
In Tales of a Traveller
Writing under the pseudonym, Geoffrey Crayon, Washington Irving chronicled his travels through Europe in the early 1820’s. He wrote of peopl…
Section 6
Read by Sarah Jennings
Ambrose Bierce
In Write it Right
Witty, opinionated alphabetical examples of what Bierce considered poor (American) English and advice on alternatives - entertaining, though…
A Clever Idea
Read by Greg Giordano
L. Frank Baum
In Aunt Jane's Nieces on Vacation
Aunt Jane's Nieces on Vacation is a juvenile novel for girls, written by L. Frank Baum. It is the seventh in the ten volumes in the Aunt Jan…
Dr. Barth’s Method, Short Notices
Read by Laurie Wehmeyer
Various
In The American Bee Journal, Vol. I, No. 1, January 1861
The American Bee Journal is the “oldest bee paper in America established in 1861 devoted to scientific bee-culture and the production and sa…
XV. READING INTERESTS. Amount of reading as estimated by parents, by teachers, Record of two months' reading, Influence of Intelligence on type and range of reading, Sex differences in reading interests, Preference ratings of books read, Favorite books, Summary.
Read by Leon Harvey
Lewis Terman
In Genetic Studies of Genius, Volume 1: Mental and Physical Traits of a Thousand Gifted Children
It should go without saying that a nation's resources of intellectual talent are among the most precious it will ever have. The study of the…
Chapter 1, Part 1
Read by Andy
John Stuart Mill
In The Subjection of Women
The Subjection of Women is the title of an essay written by John Stuart Mill in 1869, possibly jointly with his wife Harriet Taylor Mill, st…
Of Books and Reading
Read by jenno
Stephen Norris Fellows and Isaac Watts
In Improvement of the Mind
"No man is obliged to learn and know everything; this can neither be sought nor required, for it is utterly impossible; yet all persons…
The Reader's Corner
Read by Greg Giordano
Ray Cummings
In Astounding Stories 06, June 1930
Issue six of this seminal science-fiction magazine concludes the Ray Cummings story "Brigands of the Moon", and continues Murray L…
Following Clues
Read by James R. Hedrick
Franklin W. Dixon
In The Shore Road Mystery
Frank and Joe Hardy, sons of a famous detective, get on the track of a dangerous gang of car thieves when their school friend and his father…
Window
Read by Laurie Banza
Harold Vinal
In White April
In five section parts, Golden Windows, Sonnets for Weeping, Of Mariners, White Glamour, and Overtones, Harold Vinal writes about deep feeli…