General Fiction
The Beast in the Jungle
Read by Rob James
Henry James
'The Beast in the Jungle' is a 1903 novella by Henry James, first published as part of the collection, The Better Sort. Almost universally c…
The Real Thing
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Henry James
The Real Thing is, on one level, a somewhat ironic tale of an artist and two rather particular models. Yet it also raises questions about th…
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
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Tobias Smollett
The Expedition of Humphry Clinker was the last of the picaresque novels of Tobias Smollett, and is considered by many to be his best and fun…
Dorothy Dale - A Girl of Today
Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
Margaret Penrose
Dorothy Dale is the daughter of an old Civil War veteran who is running a weekly newspaper in a small Eastern town. Her sunny disposition, h…
The Golden Silence
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Charles Norris Williamson
Trying to get away from an engagement he had got himself into more or less against his will, Stephen Knight travels to Algiers to visit his …
R. Holmes and Co.
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John Kendrick Bangs
Raffles Holmes is introduced in these stories as the son of the great Sherlock Holmes. He is also revealed to be the grandson of A.J. Raffle…
But Thy Love and Thy Grace
Read by Maria Therese
Francis J. Finn and Francis J. Finn, S.J.
Father Finn's beautiful little tale can be read in an hour or so, but it conveys a lesson which ought to be of longer duration. The interest…
The Country of the Pointed Firs
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Sarah Orne Jewett
The Country of the Pointed Firs (1896) is considered Jewett’s finest work, described by Henry James as her “beautiful little quantum of achi…
Youth, a Narrative
Read by Chris Hughes
Joseph Conrad
An autobiographical short story written in 1898 and included as the first story in the 1902 volume Youth, a Narrative, and Two Other Stories…
Anna of the Five Towns
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Arnold Bennett
The plot centers on Anna Tellwright, daughter of a wealthy but miserly and dictatorial father, living in the Potteries area of Staffordshire…
Snowdrift
Read by Roger Melin
James B. Hendryx
The story revolves around Carter Brent, an alcoholic and gambler who had struck gold many times in the Yukon, but gambled and drank it away …
The Warden (version 2)
Read by Jessica Louise
Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope sets the scene for his wonderful Chronicles of Barsetshire with this short novel about Septimus Harding's challenged eccles…
The Girl Scouts Rally
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Katherine Keene Galt
The continuation of the story of Rosanna, a spirited young girl, and her friends who are determined to help a less fortunate girl in need of…
Bumps and His Buddies
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Marie Helene Gulbransen
This is a fanciful story about Bumps, a "roly-poly little chap, a bit too heavy for his height" who gets his name for always falli…
L'Assommoir, Book Seven of Rougon-Macquart Cycle
Read by Mark Leder
Émile Zola
Gervaise Macquart runs away to Paris with Lantier, to work as a washerwoman. Lantier abandons her and their two sons. She then marries the…
2016 01 16 The End Of Time Why Are We So Blind
Speaker: Michael Tuazon
2016-01-16 sermon by Michael Tuazon titled "The End Of Time: Why Are We So Blind?" during the Divine Worship service at Central Va…
Impressions of Theophrastus Such (Version 2)
Read by Mark Leder
George Eliot
The ruminations and reflections of a minor scholar. - Summary by Mark Leder
Nixie Bunny in Holiday-land
Read by Cassandra A.M.
Joseph C. Sindelar
Nixie Bunny takes his family on vacation to Holiday-land where they learn about the different holidays of the year. - Summary by Cassandra A…
The Girl Scout's Triumph
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Katherine Keene Galt
The third and final book following Rosanna and her friends as Girl Scouts. This book focuses on Claire Maslin, a new girl to town, who is fi…
Three Times Three: A Story for Young People
Read by TriciaG
Various
A temperance story for boys of twelve years. Much of the story centres on Malcolm Courtney and his friend Renwick Marx, who falls under the …