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Newspaper Articles
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
This is a collection of newspaper articles written by Samuel Clemens, for various newspapers, between 1862 and 1881. After Feb 3rd 1863, he …
Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus
Read by Thomas A. Copeland
Mary Shelley
A mentally unstable genius, Victor Frankenstein, inspired by the dreams of ancient alchemists and empowered by modern science, creates a hum…
1 Samuel
Read by Sam Stinson
American Standard Version
The Books of Samuel (Hebrew: Sefer Sh'muel ספר שמואל) are part of the Tanakh (part of Judaism's Hebrew Bible) and also of the Christian Old …
Beyond Good and Evil
Read by Cori Samuel
Friedrich Nietzsche
By turns illuminating, infuriating, bewildering, and amusing, Nietzsche's masterwork covers a lot of ground. He rejects most strands of Wes…
The Lion of Saint Mark
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G. A. Henty
"Of all the chapters of history, there are few more interesting or wonderful than that which tells the story of the rise and progress …
Journal of A Residence On A Georgian Plantation
Read by James K. White
Frances Anne Kemble and Frances Anne "Fanny" Kemble
Fanny Kemble was a British actress who married mega-plantation owner, Pierce Butler of Georgia. During her marriage she kept journals of eve…
The Street Called Straight
Read by Simon Evers
Basil King
Henry Guion, a rich and successful American businessman, faces complete ruin and jail as he has embezzled all his client’s money. He tells h…
Weird Circle
Weird Circle is a captivating Old Time Radio program that brings to life eerie tales and supernatural stories. Each episode immerses listene…
Under the Tiger's Claws
Read by Paul Hampton
Nicholas Carter
A prominent banker calls Nick Carter in to investigate $90,000 in missing funds—and a trusted clerk who has disappeared. [Summary by Paul H…
Fort Laramie
Fort Laramie opened with "Specially transcribed tales of the dark and tragic ground of the wild frontier. The saga of fighting men who …
The Cloak
Read by Bob Neufeld
Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol
"The Cloak" is a short story by Ukrainian-born Russian author Nikolai Gogol, published in 1842. The story and its author have had …
Mowgli
Read by Phil Chenevert
Rudyard Kipling
In the Jungle Books, Kipling tells 9 wonderful and exciting tales about Mowgli, the human baby raised by a pack of wolves in the jungles of …
Stories of Beowulf Told to the Children
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Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
The brave warrior, Beowulf, comes to the aid of King Hrothgar when he hears that Grendel, a horrible monster, is terrorizing the inhabitants…
Notes on Nursing
Read by Cori Samuel
Florence Nightingale
Notes on Nursing was published in 1859 and is a fascinating view into the theories underpinning the early development of modern nursing and …
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne
Read by Simon Evers
William John Locke
Marcus Ordeyne is a middle aged bachelor schoolmaster who has inherited both money and a title and thus is able to lead a life of leisure. O…
Cousin Pons
Read by Bruce Pirie
Honoré de Balzac
Cousin Pons is one of the final works in Balzac's long novel series titled The Human Comedy. It was published in 1847, along with Cousin Bet…
Essays
Read by Bob Neufeld
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, philosopher, and poet, best remembered for leading the Transcendentalist movement of the mid 1…
Handy Mandy in Oz
Read by Phil Chenevert
Ruth Plumly Thompson
On many a day had Handy, the Goat Girl of Mern, pursued her goats up and down the rocky eminences of her native mountain. And never—NEVER—in…
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Read by Adrian Praetzellis
Thomas Hardy
One of the greatest English tragic novels, TESS OF THE D’URBERVILLES (1891) is the story of a “pure woman” who is victimized both by convent…
My Inventions and Other Works
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Nikola Tesla
Between February and October 1919, Nikola Tesla submitted many articles to the magazine Electrical Experimenter. The most famous of these wo…