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Rural Rides

Read by Nicole Lee


William Cobbett


William Cobbett: 1763-1835 English farmer, journalist and politician. His book Rural Rides collects together the articles published in his P…

The Flying U's Last Stand

Read by Lee Smalley


B. M. Bower


Settlers are lured to Montana by a land boom syndicate in a scheme that encroaches on the Flying U Ranch. Members of the Flying U attempt to…

Brief Lives Volume I

Read by Nicole Lee


John Aubrey


A collection of sparkling gossipy biographical pieces of Aubrey's contemporaries, including Bacon, Jonson and Shakespeare, Brief Lives' glim…

Memoirs of Chateaubriand 1768 to 1800

Read by Nicole Lee


François-René de Chateaubriand


This is the first volume of Chateaubriand's Memoires d'Outre Tombe, in a Victorian translation. It covers the period from his birth, includi…

A Slav Soul and Other Stories

Read by Lee Smalley


Aleksandr Kuprin


Novelist and short story writer Alexandr Ivanovich Kuprin (1870-1938) was one of the most widely read authors of his time. Nabokov called hi…

In the Village of Viger

Read by Lee Smalley


Duncan Campbell Scott


These ten superb short stories of Duncan Campbell Scott, published in 1896, portray humorous, farcical, and tragic aspects of life in the fi…

Black Pawl

Read by Lee Smalley


Ben Ames Williams


This riveting novel takes place on a whaling ship, where its captain, Black Pawl, has a troubled relationship with the first mate, his son. …

Out of Mulberry Street

Read by Lee Smalley


Jacob A. Riis


These riveting accounts by Jacob A. Riis are from the late 19th century, when lower Manhattan was teeming with struggling, near-starving imm…

Rebellion

Read by Lee Smalley


Joseph Patterson


Cinematic in style and rich in characterization, this novel is set in early 20th century Chicago – in a barroom, at home, and in the workpla…

Washington and the Riddle of Peace

Read by Lee Smalley


H. G. Wells


As an observer at the WASHINGTON CONFERENCE FOR THE LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS held in 1921 and attended by the victorious nations of The Great…

Pitching in a Pinch

Read by Lee Smalley


Christy Mathewson


In this book Mathewson is telling the reader of the game as it is played in the Big Leagues.... It’s as good as his pitching and some exciti…

The Heir

Read by Lee Smalley


Vita Sackville-West


This collection’s title is taken from its first story, a novella, which is followed by four shorter tales, all expertly and sensitively draw…

The Making of an American

Read by Lee Smalley


Jacob A. Riis


Jacob Riis was an esteemed reporter and documentary photographer in New York City. In his autobiography he movingly recounts his early life …

The Lonely Warrior

Read by Lee Smalley


Claude Washburn


An idealistic American enlists and fights in The Great War. This novel focuses on his life after returning to the US “hard-boiled” and cynic…

Moments With Mark Twain

Read by Lee Smalley


Mark Twain


These selections from the works of Mark Twain are presented in chronological order. They include the memorable whitewashing of the fence in …

Little Masterpieces of Autobiography: Actors

Read by Lee Smalley


George Iles


The playwright gives a play its plot, characters, dialog and form, but its sense of living reality is conveyed by the art of the actor. This…

Summer Days in Shakespeare Land

Read by Lee Smalley


Charles George Harper


"Some delights of the ancient town of Stratford-upon-Avon and the country round about, together with a sketch of the life of Mr. Willia…

The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1663

Read by Nicole Lee


Samuel Pepys


Another jam-packed year for Pepys, making provisions for Tangier, indulging his passion for the theatre, always thoroughly engaged in his re…

Brief Lives Volume II

Read by Nicole Lee


John Aubrey


Volume 2 of Aubrey's sparkling gossipy biographical pieces on his contemporaries, including Bacon, Jonson and Shakespeare, Brief Lives' glim…

The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1664

Read by Nicole Lee


Samuel Pepys


Pepys continues to live life to the hilt, juggling extra-marital shenanigans with a complicated homelife, difficulties with staff, power str…

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