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The Welcome Message
Read by Steven Fellows
Ferdinand Schmidt
In Gudrun
The charming story of “Gudrun” is a romance of the old heroic period, written by some unknown poet of Austria or Bavaria in the thirteenth c…
London
Read by Steve C
Various
In The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book
A fourth grade English textbook published by the Minister of Education for Ontario in 1909. This reader features various pieces of Poetry a…
Chapters 24-26
Read by Alex Foster
H. G. Wells
In The Invisible Man
The Invisible Man (1897) is one of the most famous science fiction novels of all time. Written by H.G. Wells (1866-1946), it tells the story…
Introduction: A Friend To Man
Read by David Wales
Clarence Hawkes
In Pep: The Story Of A Brave Dog
This 1922 adventure story for youth and dog lovers will delight anyone with just a little suspension of disbelief. Sentimental and anthropom…
Prologue
Read by Phil Chenevert
E. E. “Doc” Smith
In The Skylark of Valeron
The Skylark of Valeron is the third volume in the classic Skylark trilogy by E.E. ‘Doc’ Smith. DuQuesne has survived to become Master of t…
Prologue
Read by Phil Chenevert
E. E. “Doc” Smith
In Gray Lensman
Kimball Kinnison becomes a Gray Lensman. This name comes from the simple gray leathers these superior lensmen wear that has no insignia of…
Chapter V - Knowledge by Acquaintance and Knowledge by Description
Read by Nathalie J.
Bertrand Russell
In The Problems of Philosophy
The Problems of Philosophy is one of Bertrand Russell's attempts to create a brief and accessible guide to the problems of philosophy. Focus…
What Interests People?
Read by Anthony Will
Various
In The Reader's Digest, Volume 1, Issue 2
Twenty one articles each month from leading magazines - Each article of enduring value and interest, in condensed and compact form.A most co…
00 Preface
Read by Steven Seitel
Richard Jefferies
In Round About a Great Estate
John Richard Jefferies (1848-1887) wrote of country life, natural history, and agricultural practice at a time when the industrial revolutio…
My Mate
Read by Peter Yearsley
Robert W. Service
In Rhymes of a Red Cross Man
Robert Service was born in Lancashire, England, but at age 21 moved to Canada and eventually ended up in the Yukon during the gold rush. Hi…
Benefactor
Read by Frank Malanga
George H. Smoth and George H. Smith
In Short Science Fiction Collection 042
Science Fiction is speculative literature that generally explores the consequences of ideas which are roughly consistent with nature and sci…
From a Letter
Read by Jacquelyn Bengfort
Clark Ashton Smith
In Ebony and Crystal
As stated in L'Alouette: A Magazine of Verse, "Ebony and Crystal is an artist's intrepid repudiation of the world of trolleys and cash-…
My Literary Friend
Read by Jim Gallagher
Henry Lawson
In Verses Popular and Humorous
This is a volume of humorous poems by Australian poet Henry Lawson. - Summary by Carolin
Query
Read by Laurie Banza
Harold Vinal
In White April
In five section parts, Golden Windows, Sonnets for Weeping, Of Mariners, White Glamour, and Overtones, Harold Vinal writes about deep feeli…
Familiar Letters
Read by Steve C
Various
In The Rural Magazine and Literary Evening Fire-Side Vol 1 No 2
This is the second issue of a monthly agricultural magazine for the year 1820. From the introduction: "A leading object of the Rural Ma…
Chapter 11
Read by taniles1364
William Dean Howells
In A Traveller from Altruria
Set in the early 1890s, at a fashionable summer resort somewhere on the East Coast of the United States, this book tells the story of Mr. T…
NEXT TO READING MATTER
Read by Scott Foster
O. Henry
In Roads of Destiny
This is another collection of O. Henry short stories. - Summary by Sid
1777
Read by Steven Watson
Samuel Johnson
In Prayers and Meditations
The prayers and meditations of Samuel Johnson, published posthumously by George Strahan to whom Johnson had entrusted the manuscripts. Johns…
Explanation …
Read by Eva Davis (d. 2025)
Wallace Stevens
In Harmonium
This is the first edition of Stevens's first book, with poetry written between 1914 and 1923. A later edition was printed with the inclusion…
CHAPTER XIX. The Old One Yields
Read by cyndajm
Harold L. Goodwin
In The Flaming Mountain: A Rick Brant Science-Adventure Story
Join the adventure of teenage Rick Brant, and his friend Scotty as they tackle the impending eruption of the volcano El Viejo on the island …