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Book 3, Chapter 24: The Health-Drinking

In Adam Bede

Read by Angela Kelley

George Eliot

Adam Bede, the first novel written by George Eliot (the pen name of Mary Ann Evans), was published in 1859. It was published pseudonymously,…

To a Butterfly

In A Spray of Lilac, and Other Poems and Songs

Read by Angela

Marie Hedderwick Browne

Marie Hedderwick-Browne was born in Ireland, but spent her formative years in Glasgow, Scotland, where her father, John Hedderwick, was a pr…

The Opiate

In The Mysteries of London Vol. III

Read by Scott Kelley

George W. M. Reynolds

The Mysteries of London was a best-selling novel in mid-Victorian England, published in four volumes. This is the third volume. Initially se…

Sir Henry Cole

In Captains of Industry

Read by Julia Kelley

James Parton

In this volume are presented examples of men who shed lustre upon ordinary pursuits, either by the superior manner in which they exercised t…

14 - The Bloodhound

In Anecdotes of Dogs

Read by Julia Kelley

Edward Jesse

"Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends." The character, sensibilities, and intellectual facu…

All Souls’ Eve

In The Fairy Changeling and Other Poems

Read by Scott Kelley

Dora Sigerson Shorter

This is a volume of poetry by Dora Sigerson Shorter. As much of her other poetry, this volume also succeeds in connecting a modern style of …

The Oregon Ruffed Grouse

In The Wolves of the Sea and other Poems

Read by Scott Kelley

Herbert Bashford

This is a little volume of poetry by Herbert Bashford. The subjects and style of the poems are varied, but most share a dark tone. The titul…