Brett W. Downey

Rappaccini's Daughter

Read by Brett W. Downey


Nathaniel Hawthorne



The story is set in Padua in a distant, but unspecified past. From his quarters, Giovanni, a young student of letters, observes Beatrice, th…

King of the Khyber Rifles

Read by Brett W. Downey


Talbot Mundy



Athelstan King is a British Secret Agent stationed in India at the beginning of WWI. He is attached to the Khyber Rifles regiment as a cover…

Eric Brighteyes

Read by Brett W. Downey


H. Rider Haggard



The Saga of Eric Brighteyes is the title of an epic viking novel by H. Rider Haggard, and concerns the adventures of its eponymous principal…

Fighting the Flying Circus

Read by Brett W. Downey


Eddie Rickenbacker



This is the WWI memoirs of Medal of Honor winner, Capt Eddie Rickenbacker. He fought in and eventually became commander of the 94th "Ha…

David Crockett: His Life and Adventures

Read by Brett W. Downey


John Stevens Cabot Abbott



David "Davy" Crockett (August 17, 1786 – March 6, 1836) was a celebrated 19th century American folk hero, frontiersman, soldier an…

Sergeant York and His People

Read by Brett W. Downey


Sam K. Cowan



From a cabin back in the mountains of Tennessee, forty-eight miles from the railroad, a young man went to the World War. He was untutored in…

The Chronicles of Count Antonio

Read by Brett W. Downey


Anthony Hope



How it fell out that Count Antonio, a man of high lineage, forsook the service of his Prince, disdained the obligation of his rank, set law …

Tom of the Raiders

Read by Brett W. Downey


Austin Bishop and William Henry Bishop



Young Adult historical fiction of a young man joining the Union Army and taking part in the Great Locomotive Chase. (Summary by Brett Downey…

How to Write a Novel

Read by Brett W. Downey


William James Mcglothlin



I address myself to the man or woman of talent—those people who have writing ability, but who need instruction in the manipulation of charac…