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England, Canada and the Great War

Read by Cate Barratt

Louis-Georges Desjardins

Mr. Desjardins was driven to write this work to refute statements uttered by the nationalist Henri Bourassa, which the former feared painted…

Moral Tales

Read by Cate Barratt

Elisabeth Charlotte Pauline Guizot

Short stories written by the first wife of French statesman Francois Guizot for young readers. - Summary by Cate Barratt

Dorothy Payne Madison

In A Group of Famous Women

Read by Kim Lamb

Edith Horton

It is a remarkable fact that little attention, if any, has been given to the study of the careers of distinguished women, and the question h…

Chapter XVI - The Handling of Grain

In The Romance of Modern Mechanism

Read by Robin Lamb

Archibald Williams

In 1910, when this book was published, the advancement of modern mechanism was still moving at a rapid pace. It must have seemed like very d…

St. George of Merrie England

In English Fairy Tales

Read by Robin Lamb

Flora Annie Steel

This is a selection of the most well-known fairy tales told in England. It contains such very famous stories as Jack and the Beanstalk, and …

Book V. Ethandune: The First Stroke

In The Ballad of the White Horse (Version 3)

Read by Robin Lamb

G. K. Chesterton

This epic poem is about Alfred the Great's defense of Christian England against the pagan Viking invaders. The decisive battle is fought in…

Legend of the Gentian

In The Topaz Story Book: Stories and Legends of Autumn, Hallowe'en, and Thanksgivi…

Read by Robin Lamb

Ada M. Skinner

From the Introduction: "Nature stories, legends, and poems appeal to the young reader’s interest in various ways. Some of them suggest …

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