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EDYL - The Reading Department
Read by Mark Capell
Mark Capell
It's 2046 and Jake Radley has the career opportunity of a lifetime. But to take it he needs to acquire a strange, mysterious new skill. A s…
Great Gildersleeve 53 12 02 Earning Christmas Money
Gildersleeve has the idea to talk Leroy into getting a job to earn money for Christmas, but Leroy turns the tables on him and gets Gildy to …
The Great Gildersleeve 42 06 14 Gildy Produces A Play
The Sumerfield Little Theater Group his having a play and Gildy ends up in charge, but the production gets quite hectic when Gildy is forced…
The Jingle Book
Read by Betsie Bush
Carolyn Wells
A collection of silly poetry and limericks for children.
Great Gildersleeve 43 04 25 Rabbits
While preparations are being made for Easter at the Gildersleeve household, a crate of rabbits that Leroy ordered has arrived, and are on th…
Slechte Tijden
Read by Marcel Coenders
Charles Dickens
Een vader met wetenschappelijke, onderwijskundige en opvoedkundige idealen past deze idealen krachtdadig en consequent toe op zijn zoon en o…
Great Gildersleeve 48 12 15 Christmas Shopping
Gildersleeve takes off work to do his Christmas shopping, and intends to save as much money as he can.
Lost Leaders
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Andrew Lang
Andrew Lang, best beloved for his series of fairy books, has collected here essays on wide ranging topics from golf and shaving to Thackeray…
The Great Gildersleeve 44 09 10 Water Commissioner Is Fired Rain Maker
Gildy finds himself in hot water when the town begins to run out of water during a drought, and hires a scientist who claims he can make it …
The Aged Stranger
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Bret Harte
LibriVox volunteers bring you 15 recordings of The Aged Stranger by Francis Bret Harte. This was the fortnightly poetry project for December…
Great Gildersleeve 47 12 24 Leroy's Christmas Dog
Gildy still hasn't gotten Leroy the model airplane he's been begging for, but now the store is all out and he has to find something else for…
My First Book (Version 2)
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
Have you ever wondered how your favorite author started on his or her writing career? Did they launch themselves wholeheartedly into literat…
Great Gildersleeve 1942 08 30 Fishing Trip
Gildersleeve gets bad news from his doctor that he has high blood pressure, and must relax, take it easy and not get upset. He agrees …
Great Gildersleeve 45 12 23 Christmas Eve At Home
On Christmas Eve, Gildy and family are wrapping presents and friends are stopping by to drop off gifts and wishes for a Merry Christmas.
Great Gildersleeve 48 12 01 Leroy's Holiday Job
Gildy insists on Leroy getting a part-time job to earn money to buy Christmas presents, and takes him around town to find one.
Great Gildersleeve 48 12 08 Disappearing Christmas Presents
After Gildy finally finds a hiding place for the family's Christmas presents, he later finds them missing, and other items around the house …
Great Gildersleeve 42 10 04 Planting A Tree
Gildy decides to buy a huge cherry tree and gets Leroy to dig a huge hole for it. Once planted, Gildy has trouble watering it, so he starts …
Cornhuskers
Read by Betsie Bush
Carl Sandburg
Carl Sandburg's collection of 103 poems that earned a Pulitzer Prize Special Letters Award in 1919.
Great Gildersleeve 44 05 14 Gildy Engaged To Eve, But Kisses Leila
Gildy is concerned about his engagement to Eve because she won't say if she'll still marry him if he loses his campaign to become mayor.
Reading: An Essay
Read by David Wales
Hugh Walpole
A famous English author's thoughts on the power of reading. - Summary by David Wales