Phil Chenevert
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience (Version 3)
"That government is best which governs least" is the famous opening line of this essay. The slavery crisis inflamed New England i…
The Thing in the Attic (version 2)
"Honath and his fellow arch-doubters did not believe in the Giants, and for this they were cast into Hell. And when survival depended u…
The Tales of Mother Goose
These stories were the original ones collected by Charles Perrault and published in French in 1696. You may have heard of some of them and …
Acres of Diamonds (Version 2)
One of the most requested motivational lectures of all time. "I say that you ought to get rich, and it is your duty to get rich ... Th…
The Wishing Horse of Oz (Version 2)
The magical kingdom of Oz is happily doing all the wonderful things it does in peace and happiness, not knowing that a far off evil and gras…
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
A governess comes to Sherlock Holmes for advice on an offer of a excellent position with a new employer. But the conditions are odd and exp…
Nor Iron Bars A Cage ...
Iron bars do not confine a Man—only his body. There are more subtle, and more confining bindings, however....Police methods of the future wi…
Sentiment, Inc.
Sentiment, Inc. explores the intricate relationship between emotions and perceptions in a world where feelings can be manipulated. Imagine a…
The Raven and Other Poems
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—While I nodded,…
Anthem (version 3)
This Novella by Ayn Rand was first published in England in 1938. It takes place at some unspecified future date when mankind has entered an…
The Beast With Five Fingers
A well off English bachelor receives a legacy from his uncle. This includes the uncle's very large library and a box containing something t…
The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo (Version 2)
"I dare say, there are several questions you would like to ask at the very beginning of this history. First: Who is the Monarch of Mo? …
The Tar Baby and Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus
26 of Uncle Remus's stories put into verse and song. With the exception of the Tar Baby story, they were all new to this publication of 1904…
A Doll's House
Published in 1879, this play was a bombshell, exposing the tragic hypocrisy of Victorian like middle class marriage. The play is significant…
Randall Garrett: 3 Science Fiction stories
The irrepressible Science Fiction author Randall Garrett wrote a wide array of short stories for the SF magazines of his day poking fun at m…
The 64-Square Madhouse
A machine of blinking lights and smelling of ozone is entered into a Grand Master chess tournament. One of the first of those things called…
Vampires of Space
Commander John Hanson recounts his harrowing adventure with the Electites of space. Beings of Ether who don't want your blood, they want yo…
A Japanese Boy
The life of a Japanese boy in the late 1800's and early 1900's, told simply and beautifully. This isn't about civilizations and governments,…
Arms and The Man (Version 2)
Arms and the Man is a comedy written by George Bernard Shaw, and was first produced in 1894 and published in 1898, and has become one of the…
The Confessions of a Daddy
The wry humor of Ellis Parker Butler, who gave us the classic Pigs Is Pigs, takes us into his own married life where Marthy and Hiram live q…