David Wales
The Road Past Kennesaw: The Atlanta Campaign Of 1864
“…there can be little doubt that the Federal drive on Atlanta, launched in May 1864, was the beginning of the end for the Southern Confedera…
The Light Invisible
Fifteen short ghost stories by the Anglican then Roman Catholic priest, Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914). The form of the book is of an old En…
Oscar Wilde: A Study
This is a 1905 memoir of one great litterateur’s latter days written by another great litterateur. This recording omits the numerous footnot…
Myths And Legends Of British North America
[The Native American] story tellers of the camp related, with dramatic gestures, stories of the Days of the Grandfathers, in the beginning o…
The Last Three Soldiers
What if the Confederacy had won the American Civil War? It’s July 1864 and three oh-so-young Union troopers are assigned to a mountaintop in…
The Good Soldier; A Selection Of Soldiers' Letters, 1914-1918
“Here are boys, all sorts of boys: French, English, Italian, American… These are soldiers’ letters written home. But reading, one finds t…
Just Sweethearts; A Christmas Love Story
“Clearly he was one of those rare beings who can radiate energy standing still and convey the impression of impetuous force without motion, …
Jeremy And Hamlet: A Chronicle Of Certain Incidents In The Lives Of A Boy, A Dog, And A Country Town
Hamlet is Jeremy’s dog. This 1923 book is Hugh Walpole’s second volume in his Jeremy semi-autobiographical trilogy (Jeremy (1919 available a…
Jim The Story Of A Backwoods Police Dog (And Other Stories)
Deputy Sheriff Tug Blackstock wanted a dog to help with his work. As for Jim, at first glance he might almost have been taken for a slim, y…
California History -- Two Pieces
Alfred Louis Kroeber (1876-1960) was an American cultural anthropologist who founded the anthropology department at the University of Calif…
A Child's Book Of The Seasons
This book is part of the author’s "Nature Books For Children" series (three books), which is probably the best indication of its t…
St Andrews Ghost Stories
Seventeen ghost stories (fourth edition published 1921) centered around the ruined medieval cathedral of Saint Andrew in the Scots city of t…
The Backwash Of War: The Human Wreckage Of The Battlefield As Witnessed By An American Hospital Nurse
Ellen Newbold La Motte (1873–1961) was an American nurse, journalist and author. … and in 1915 volunteered as one of the first American war …
Short Stories Of William Henry Harrison Murray
Murray (1840-1904) was a sometime clergyman, journalist, and purveyor of the outdoor life. His books did much to popularize the virtues of …
Elsie And The Child; A Tale Of Riceyman Steps And Other Stories
Thirteen short stories (1924) by a master story teller of the early twentieth century. His writings, fiction and nonfiction, were popular wi…
Kai Lung's Golden Hours
Kai Lung’s Golden Hours is a frame story or frame novel, that is, the narrative provides a frame for different stories. Think One Thousand A…
Shandygaff
A number of most agreeable Inquirendoes upon Life & Letters, interspersed with Short Stories & Skits, the whole most Diverting to th…
The Bomb: The 1945 Test of the First Atomic Bomb
These two publications put out by the U.S. government are about the Trinity site in New Mexico where in 1945 the first atomic bomb was teste…
Juju
A 1919 pulp-press tale of deepest darkest Africa. - Summary by david wales
Gossip In The First Decade Of Victoria's Reign
"I have written this Gossip not only for the edification of those to whom a portion, more or less, may be news, but for those who, like…