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49 - Thornwick
Read by Mike Pelton
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…
07 - Moving
Read by Mike Pelton
Christopher Morley
In Pipefuls
A delightful collection of 48 essays on various topics of the human condition that caught his fancy. Witty, insightful and funny of course a…
23 - BY COURIER
Read by Mike Pelton
O. Henry
In The Four Million (Version 2)
The man with the surprise endings: that was O. Henry's trademark. This is the second published collection of short stories by O. Henry origi…
Reader's Corner
Read by Mike Pelton
editor and Ray Cummings
In Astounding Stories 05, May 1930
The fifth issue of Astounding Stories continues the Ray Cummings serial "Brigands of the Moon", begins a 4 part novel by Murray Le…
Teaser
Read by Mike Pelton
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…
Starting Out for Himself
Read by Mike Pelton
Wayne Whipple
In The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln
This is a careful and fascinating collection of interviews with people who knew Lincoln as a boy and young man. A glimpse into the type of p…
17 - COMMON
Read by Mike Pelton
A. A. Milne
In The Sunny Side
The Sunny Side is a collection of short stories and essays by A. A. Milne. Though Milne is best known for his classic children's books, espe…
General Observations
Read by Mike Pelton
Barry Pain
In Stories without Tears
This is a collection of short stories by Barry Pain, first published in 1914. While generally best-known for his horror and supernatural fic…
The Pedlar
Read by MichaelMaggs
Charlotte Mew
In The Farmer's Bride (Version 2)
A powerful collection of short poems published in 1921 by the English poet Charlotte Mew (1869–1928). Lauded during her lifetime by luminari…
Selected excerpts, part 2
Read by Mike Pelton
Horace Bushnell
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 07
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…
Preface, by George Sterling
Read by Mike Pelton
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-…
Marooned
Read by Mike Pelton
May E. Southworth
In The Great Small Cat and Others
A collection of seven tales about cats. Caution: Some of these tales have very sad endings. (Summary by MaryAnn)
25 WHAT DO YOU THINK OF HIM NOW?
Read by Mike Pelton
Anna Katharine Green
In Dark Hollow
The small town of Shelby is shaken by a brutal murder. A man by the name of Etheridge was found beaten to death. A local inn-keeper, is conv…
The New Accelerator
Read by Mike Pelton
H. G. Wells
In Twelve Stories and a Dream
Thirteen short stories by HG Wells, the master of speculative fiction! Included in this collection is "Mr Skelmersdale in Fairyland&quo…
STARTLING NEWS
Read by Mike Pelton
Horatio Alger, Jr.
In Helping Himself; or Grant Thornton's Ambition (version 2)
“wish we were not so terribly poor, Grant," said Mrs. Thornton, in a discouraged tone. "Is there anything new that makes you say s…
A Picture
Read by Bruce Kachuk
Victor Daley
In At Dawn And Dusk
Victor Daley, then a happy, wondering Irish lad, drifted out to Australia. His head was full of old tunes and fragments of poetry; his pocke…
Pepys
Read by Bruce Kachuk
Wilbur D. Nesbit
In An Alphabet of History (Version 2)
These witty, engaging and amusing poetic descriptions of the lives of prominent people are not only a joy to read, but are a quick and easy …
Uncle Chatterton’s Gingerbread
Read by Michael MacTaggert
Lucy Maud Montgomery
In Uncollected Short Stories of L.M. Montgomery
A compilation of 80 short stories by the author of "Anne of Green Gables" that were not previously published in a book or in one o…
10 - Buffalo Bill and His Show
Read by Mike Pelton
William F. Cody, Col. and William Frederick Cody
In The Adventures of Buffalo Bill
Buffalo Bill was arguably, the most recognized man in the world when he penned this book. The first four stories are of some of his adventur…
Part 04
Read by Expatriate
Conrad Aiken
In The House of Dust: A Symphony
The House of Dust is a poem written in the four-movement format of a classical symphony. Hauntingly beautiful despite its bleak post-World …