David Wales
Still - William
More humorous adventures (1925) by the world’s most misunderstood English boy. - Summary by david wales
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919
Fifteen short stories of 1919, winners of a rigorous competition. The extensive Introduction is omitted from this recording. ( david wales)
The Private Soldier Under Washington
Much was been written about the American Revolution, but our knowledge of the private solders of the patriot army is confined chiefly to Was…
And Thus He Came
These short stories, perhaps we might call them modern parables, are not the usual fare of warm and fuzzy Christmas stories (pleasing as tho…
The Third Circle
Sixteen short stories by the American novelist Benjamin Frank Norris Jr (1870-1902) who wrote predominantly in the naturalist genre. He liv…
The Times' Red Cross Story Book By Famous Novelists Serving In His Majesty's Forces
These eighteen stories were published in 1915, in the midst of World War I. "Published For The Times' Fund For The Sick And Wounded&qu…
Abraham Lincoln: A Commemoration – 15 April 2015
April 14-15th, 2015, is the 150th year anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. This is a collection of pieces to mark that…
Tea Drinking In 18th-Century America: Its Etiquette And Equipage
The title of this 1961 Smithsonian Institution bulletin says it all. “In 18th-century America, the pleasant practice of taking tea at home …
Joseph Conrad
This is a literary biography of Joseph Conrad (1857 – 1924) who is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in English. He was granted Brit…
Prophets, Priests, And Kings
These biographical essays of (mostly) British subjects were written in 1907-1908 for The Daily News newspaper and reflect their subjects as …
Bashan And I
Simple and unpretentious as a statement by Francis d’Assisi, yet full of a gentle modern sophistication and humour, this little work will br…
The Hotel D'Angleterre And Other Stories
Five short stories by Lanoe Falconer which is the pseudonym of the English writer, Marie Elizabeth Hawker (1848 - 1908). Her works, though f…
The Old Ladies
“Quite a number of years ago there was an old rickety building on the rock above Seatown in Polchester, and it was one of a number in an old…
Night Operations For Infantry - Compiled For The Use Of Company Officers (1916)
"It must be remembered that many of our men up to the time of their enlistment have passed their lives entirely in large towns, and hav…
California History -- Two Pieces
Alfred Louis Kroeber (1876-1960) was an American cultural anthropologist who founded the anthropology department at the University of Calif…
The Human Boy
This collection of eleven short stories, both humorous and touching, about English school boys was published in 1900. The book was quite pop…
Under The Sky In California
This is a 1913 travelogue by a then-well-known botanist who wrote many books about the American Southwest and California in particular. This…
Fort Concho; Its Why And Wherefore
Fort Concho was a U.S. Army post in central Texas from 1867 to 1889. It figured considerably in the Indian Wars, notably against the Comanch…
William -- The Fourth
The world’s most confident, most chaos-creating eleven year old boy is at it again in these fourteen glorious and funny 1924 short stories. …
Shandygaff
A number of most agreeable Inquirendoes upon Life & Letters, interspersed with Short Stories & Skits, the whole most Diverting to th…