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Portland Bill

In The Pirate, and The Three Cutters

Read by Robert Tunick


Frederick Marryat


Pirates are the subject of many a dime novel and boys' stories, but they tend to be portrayed as one-dimensional. Such is the case here. The…

Chapter XVI The Giant Behind the Waterfall

In A Book of Giants

Read by Robert Tunick


Henry Wysham Lanier


Tales of very tall men of myth, legend, history, and science (Subtitle of Book) - Summary by Henry Wysham Lanier

My Lord Bag of Rice - Japanese

In Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 17

Read by Robert Tunick


Yei Theodora Ozaki


This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…

Prologue: Land Across the Water

In Stormy, Misty's Foal

Read by Robert Tunick


Marguerite Henry


Misty is a Chincoteague pony mare who is close to foaling, and the Beebe family is anxious about it. Unfortunately, a terrible storm system …

The Lord of the Silver Bow - Greek

In Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 14

Read by Robert Tunick


James Baldwin


This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…

A Catastrophe

In The Plattner Story and Others

Read by Robert Tunick


H. G. Wells


A collection of short science fiction stories, written by H.G. Wells. - Summary by Krista Zaleski

Spirits in Bondage

Read by Robert Garrison


C. S. Lewis


Spirits in Bondage is C.S. Lewis’s first book and the first of his works to be available in the public domain. It was released in 1919 unde…

The Seventh Man

Read by Robert Keiper


Max Brand


The Seventh Man by Max Brand, tells part of the story of the larger-than-life western character, Dan Barry, known as “Whistling Dan,” and hi…

The Three Great Virtues - Three Essays by Emerson

Read by Robert Scott


Ralph Waldo Emerson


Faith Hope and Charity ...... In the Language of Emerson these translate as: Self - Reliance, Love, and Friendship. (summary by Robert Scott…

The Window at the White Cat

Read by Robert Keiper


Mary Roberts Rinehart


When a clumsy, well-meaning lawyer gets involved with a pair of delightful old maids and a beautiful girl, he must acquire some of the skill…

Poetics

Read by Robert Foster


Aristotle


Aristotle’s Poetics from the 4th century B.C. aims to give a short study of storytelling. It discusses things like unity of plot, reversal o…

Old Indian Legends

Read by Robert Scott


Zitkala-Sa


Fourteen Old Indian Legends by Native American (Dakota) Author Zitkala-sa. These Legends feature the exploits of Iktomi the Native American …

A Study In Scarlet (version 5)

Read by Robert Dixon


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


"A Study in Scarlet" is the first ever Sherlock Holmes story split into two quite distinctive parts. The first part is told from …

The Hunting of the Snark

Read by Robert Garrison


Lewis Carroll


This is a whimsical poem that takes the reader on a sailing hunt for the mythical Snark. The Bellman, the Butcher, the Baker, the Beaver and…

The Cruise of the Dazzler

Read by Robert Keiper


Jack London


Young Joe Bronson, caught between poor grades and his father's threats of military school, runs away from home. He joins the crew of a sloop…

Bible (ASV) 21: Ecclesiastes

Read by Robert Garrison


American Standard Version


Ecclesiastes (or The Preacher) is the twenty-first book of The Bible. The author of this book is unknown but is considered by many biblical …