Culture & Heritage
Elissa
Read by Keith Salis
H. Rider Haggard
Anthropologists have studied the ruins of a great city and temple in Zimbabwe, and it has left them in wonder. The construction and markings…
The Gray Mills of Farley
Read by Bellona Times
Sarah Orne Jewett
As contemporary today as it was over a century ago, this relatively unsentimental tale of labor relations still packs a punch. (Summary by B…
A Family of Noblemen
Read by Expatriate
Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
Meet the Golovliovs, the ultimate dysfunctional family. In the difficult transition years before and after the liberation of Russia’s serfs,…
The Heart of Mid-Lothian
Read by Deon Gines
Sir Walter Scott
An historical novel set in Scotland in 1736, involving a riot and surrounding drama. - Summary by Deon Gines
Jess
Read by Jim Locke
H. Rider Haggard
The setting for this novel is the Boer War in South Africa in 1880. This novel is interesting and exciting on several levels: there are com…
L' Homme de fer
Read by Christiane Jehanne
Paul Féval, père and Paul Féval, Père
TRILOGIE, « La Fée des Grèves », « A la plus belle », « L’Homme de fer ».Suite de « …
Forest Days: A Romance of Old Times
Read by Lynne T
George Payne Rainsford James
Picture a tranquil English village, with an inn on the green. A lone patron enjoys his wine and teasing the landlord's pretty daughter, when…
Le Dernier Jour d’un Condamné (Version 2)
Read by Christiane Jehanne
Victor Hugo
Roman à thèse.Plaidoyer politique pour l’abolition de la peine de mort.Forme de l’ouvrage : Journal tenu par un condamné…
The Story Of A Modern Woman
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Ella Hepworth Dixon
"This touching short novel tells the story of Mary Earl, a woman who has to fend for herself in London at the end of the 19th century. …
Bracebridge Hall
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Washington Irving
Famed American humorist and essayist Washington Irving published a series of short pieces entitled "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon,…
Towards Democracy
Read by Sue Anderson
Edward Carpenter
“Civilization sinks and swims, but the old facts remain—the sun smiles, knowing well its strength.” Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) wrote his …
The Children Of The Abbey
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Regina Maria Roche
Published in 1796, this novel tells the trials and tribulations of Amanda and Oscar FitzAlan, brother and sister who have to navigate the wo…
The Inheritance
Read by Jim Locke
Susan Edmonstoune Ferrier
"As the noblest attribute of man, family pride had been cherished time immemorial by the noble race of Rossville. Deep and incurable, t…
Washington Irving's Visit to England
Read by Greg Giordano
Washington Irving
Famed American humorist Washington Irving published a series of short stories telling of his adventures traveling from America to England. T…
The Able McLaughlins
Read by Warren Kati
Margaret Wilson
The Able McLaughlins won the Pulitzer Prize for a novel in 1924 in Margaret Wilson's debut work. Aptly described as "Little House on th…
Workhouse Characters
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Margaret Nevinson and Margaret Nevinson
In 1904, Margaret Nevinson, a respectable lady and active suffragette, joined the board of guardians in Hampstead Heath. The guardians had r…
The Sworn Brothers, A Tale of the Early Days of Iceland
Read by Rita Boutros
Gunnar Gunnarsson
This is the story of the close but sometimes contentious relationship of two young Icelandic kinsman who elect to undergo the solemn ceremon…
Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 14
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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 Loves of Great Composers
Read by Peter Thomlinson (1940-2022)
Gustav Kobbé
Gustav Kobbe was a German/US music critic who worked at the time of Liszt and Wagner in particular, and was clearly in the Wagnerian rather …
Visions and Revisions
Read by Keri Ford
John Cowper Powys
Powys presents a set of literary devotions of great figures in Literature who have obsessed him. He attempts not so much a reasoned critique…