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Les Ballons

In Charmides, and Other Poems

Read by Michele McFarland


Oscar Wilde


This is a volume of poetry by Oscar Wilde, containing some of his rather famous longer poetry in the first part, and a section of sonnets in…

General Stories, Chapter 2: The Oriolists

In The Countess of Lowndes Square, and Other Stories

Read by Michele McFarland


E. F. Benson


A collection of fourteen short stories, grouped under the headings of "Blackmailing Stories", "Spook Stories", "Cat…

Simon’s Papa

In Short Story Collection Vol. 064

Read by Michele McFarland


Guy de Maupassant


This collection comprises 20 short stories of various genres, chosen by the readers. Contributions include works from Guy de Maupassant, Rud…

THE DOWNFALL OF MULLIGAN'S

In Three Elephant Power and Other Stories

Read by Michele McFarland


Andrew Barton Paterson


From Banjo Paterson, bush poet and favorite son of Australia, here is a collection of colorful stories from Australia that offer a window in…

Podas Okus

In Poems

Read by Michele McFarland


Adam Lindsay Gordon


This is a volume of poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon, 'British-born Australian Steeple-Chase Rider and Poet'."The poems of Gordon have an i…

BOOK I. CHAPTER XVI

In The Heavenly Twins

Read by Michele McFarland


Sarah Grand


First published in 1893, this novel came to question many subjects which were considered taboo. Through a few interconnected plots and sub p…

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under The Sea (Version 3)

Read by Michele Fry


Jules Verne


Originally published 1870, this recording is from the English translation by Frederick P. Walter, published 1991, containing the unabridged …

Poor Richard's Almanack

Read by Michele Fry


Benjamin Franklin


A brief biographical sketch of Franklin's life, followed by a collection (published in 1899) of 670 aphorisms, apothegms, or proverbs - shor…

Queen Victoria

Read by Michele Eaton


E. Gordon Browne


This book is about the life of Queen Victoria (1819 to 1901). All nine of her children married into the royal houses of Europe. She became t…

Demian, The Story of Emil Sinclair's Youth

Read by Michele Fry


Hermann Hesse


Somewhat autobiographical, this "coming of age" novel unfolds an introspective boy's formative years in pre-World War 1 Germany, f…

Memories of Childhood's Slavery Days

Read by Michele Fry


Annie L. Burton


This is a short and simple, yet poignant autobiography of Annie Burton, who recounts her early carefree childhood as a slave on a southern p…

Capital and Interest

Read by Michele Fry


Frédéric Bastiat


Frédéric Bastiat was an early 19th century French economist/statesman whose common sense essays tried to battle the rise of so…

Beatrice

Read by Michele Eaton


H. Rider Haggard


Beatrice is a lonely twenty-two year old woman. After saving Geoffrey's life, they fall in love. However, Geoffrey is married. In addition, …

The King of Elfland's Daughter

Read by Michele Fry


Lord Dunsany


This is a 1924 fantasy novel by Anglo-Irish writer Lord Dunsany, which became public domain in January 2020. It is widely recognized as one …

The Clansman, An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan

Read by Michele Fry


Thomas Dixon, Jr.


The second book in a trilogy of the Reconstruction era - The Leopard's Spots (1902), The Clansman (1905), and The Traitor (1907), this novel…