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Toilers of the Sea (Version 2)

Read by John Greenman


Victor Hugo


The book is dedicated to the island of Guernsey, where Victor Hugo spent 15 years in exile. Hugo uses the setting of a small island communit…

De Vorst

Read by Jozef van Giel


Niccolò Machiavelli


Het boek bevat raadgevingen voor vorsten over hoe ze hun staat moeten besturen. De voornaamste bezigheid van de vorst moest volgens hem het …

Poems of American History, The Revolution

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Various


A history through poetry of the American Revolution, from the early days of unrest, through the Boston Tea Party, The Ride of Paul Revere, t…

Three Elephant Power and Other Stories

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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…

More Selected Classics of Washington Irving

Read by Greg Giordano


Washington Irving


Washington Irving is, arguably, one of America's greatest writers. He spent many years in Europe and kept records of his observations, which…

The House by the Medlar Tree

Read by Tom Denholm


Giovanni Verga


In a nineteenth century Sicilian fishing village, the Malavoglia family gambles everything on being able to profit from a cargo of lupin nut…

The Piazza Tales

Read by John Greenman


Herman Melville


A collection of six short stories by American writer Herman Melville, published in May 1856. Except for the newly written title story, "…

The Untempered Wind

Read by Bruce Pirie


Joanna E. Wood


Upon publication of “The Untempered Wind” in 1894, Joanna Wood quickly rose to international prominence, becoming in the next few years the …

Cane

Read by Jim Locke


Jean Toomer


Reading this book, I had a vision of a land, heretofore sunk in the mists of muteness, suddenly rising up into the eminence of song. Innume…

Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 12

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Various


This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…

Sons of Fire

Read by Jim Locke


Mary Elizabeth Braddon


"He was a stranger in Matcham, a 'foreigner' as the villagers called such alien visitors. He had never been in the village before, knew…

The Junior Classics Volume 2: Folk Tales & Myths

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Variousandwilliam Patten


Compilation of tales designed and arranged for young people. This volume covers tales from the North, the Rhine, Greece and Rome, tales fro…

The Golden Threshold

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Sarojini Naidu


Sarojini Naidu was a remarkable woman. Known as the Nightingale of India, she started writing at the age of thirteen and throughout her life…

Magna Carta

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Amice Macdonell


A one-act play which describes the setting and writing of the Magna Carta, including the famous line "now is justice bought and sold&qu…

The Citizen's Almanac - Fundamental Documents, Symbols, and Anthems of the Unit…

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United States Department Of Homeland Security and United States Of America


New citizens of the United States were given this pamphlet when they became citizens. The Citizen's Almanac contains information on the hist…

The Crown Of Life

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George Gissing


So what is the crown of life? Follow the journey of Piers and Irene as they attempt to discover. It is both a coming of age novel and love s…

Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 11

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Various


This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…

The Sport of the Gods

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Paul Laurence Dunbar


The Sport of the Gods is a novel by Paul Laurence Dunbar, first published in 1902, centered around urban black life. Forced to leave the Sou…

Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa

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Elphinstone Dayrell


A collection of folk stories and fairy tales from Southern Nigeria gathered by Elphinstone Dayrell, deputy commissioner of the region when t…

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