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In Gutenberg and the Art of Printing

Read by Brenda Davidson


Emily Clemens Pearson


This book is readable account of one of the greatest inventions of modern time: moveable type. Gutenberg's work lays the foundation for the …

The Age of Innocence

Read by Brenda Dayne


Edith Wharton


In an era before the advent of electric lights, telephones or motor vehicles, there exists a small cluster of aristocratic "old revolut…

Prophecy Awakens

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Brenda Wamsley


Jane, a preacher's daughter, is getting forced into marrying a man twice her age and whom she does not love. Her prayers for a way out of he…

Prophecy Blossoms

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Brenda Wamsley


Surviving her first year as a vampire, Jane prepares for what should be the happiest day of her life. But doubt and secret's trouble her. In…

Russian Fairy Tales

Read by Kevin W. Davidson


William Ralston Shedden-Ralston


Russian Fairy Tales is an anthology of stories by a noted Russian scholar and translator. The 51 stories are thematically organized with int…

The Daughter of the Commandant

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Alexander Pushkin


"The Daughter of the Commandant" (better known as "The Captain's Daughter") is a historical novel by the Russian writer …

Peasant Tales of Russia

Read by Kevin W. Davidson


Vasily Nemirovich-Danchenko


Collection of Russian peasant tales:"The Deserted Mine" - The key to saving the trapped miners is held by a man who hasn't spoken …

Oblomov

Read by Kevin W. Davidson


Ivan Goncharov


Oblomov is the best known novel by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov, first published in 1859. Oblomov is also the central character of the nove…

A Hero of Our Time

Read by Kevin W. Davidson


Mikhail Yurevich Lermontov


A Hero of Our Time is indeed a portrait, but not of one man. It is a portrait built up of all our generation's vices in full bloom. You will…

Poems from the Divan of Hafiz

Read by Kevin W. Davidson


Hafiz and Hafez


Hafiz was a Persian poet. His collected works (Divan) are regarded as a pinnacle of Persian literature. While influenced by Islam, his mysti…

Modern Russian Poetry: An Anthology

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Varioustranslated Bybabette Deutsch


This volume...aims to present the lyrical poetry of Russian for the last hundred years by a selection of poems translated by the editors...T…

Idle Days in Patagonia

Read by Kevin W. Davidson


William Henry Hudson


Hudson traveled to Patagonia to study the birds, but shortly upon arrival accidentally shot himself in the knee, requiring a lengthy period …

Kriloff's Fables

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Ivan Krylov


Herein is a collection of 86 fables translated into English from the 201 written by Kriloff. Some of Kriloff's fables are translations from …

How a British Subject Became President of the United States

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Arthur P. Hinman


In 1880, the New York Times reported a curious story from St. Albans, Vermont, about a mysterious figure, an attorney and Democratic operati…

Agnes Beaumont

In True Stories of Girl Heroines

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Evelyn Everett-Green


Twenty short stories retelling the heroic deeds of teenaged girls and young women from history. - Summary by Beeswaxcandle