Search Results

Queen Elizabeth

Read by Brendan Stallard


Edward Spencer Beesly


A biography of Queen Elizabeth the First, the last monarch of the Tudors. (Summary by Brendan Stallard)

Montcalm and Wolfe

Read by Brendan Stallard


Francis Parkman, Jr.


Francis Parkman (1823-1893) has been hailed as one of America's great nineteenth century historians, along with William Prescott, John Lothr…

The Old Régime in Canada

Read by Brendan Stallard


Francis Parkman, Jr.


Francis Parkman is an nineteenth century American historian. He devoted most of his life to a seven volume history of "The French and E…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 4, Chapter 21)

Read by Brendan Stallard


Thomas Babington Macaulay


This is volume 4 chapter 21 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) in the 19th century. It starts with a brief resum…

The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 5, Chapter 25)

Read by Brendan Stallard


Thomas Babington Macaulay


This is volume 5, chapter 25 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) and published after his death.To quote from the …

Life in the Grey Nunnery at Montreal

Read by Brendan Stallard



Life in the Grey Nunnery was first published in Boston, in 1857 by Edward P. Hood, who was credited as the book's editor. It is likely that …

02 - Chapter XXIII, Part 2

In The History of England, from the Accession of James II - (Volume 5, Chapter 23)

Read by Brendan Stallard


Thomas Babington Macaulay


This is volume 5 chapter 23 of a series of books written by the Baron Macaulay (1800-1859) and published after his death. To quote from the …

10 - Chapter 10

In The Wife of the Secretary of State

Read by Brendan Stallard


Ella Middleton Tybout


In this political thriller set at the turn of the 20th century, several lives, both of Washington insiders and those on the periphery, inter…

31 - The Wounded Fawn

In The Small House at Allington

Read by Brendan Stallard


Anthony Trollope


Fifth novel in the Barsetshire series, The Small House at Allington is largely focused on the Small House's inhabitants, Mrs. Dale and her t…

Vol 1 - Adventures of Encolpius and His Companions, Ch 1-10

In The Satyricon

Read by Brendan Stallard


Gaius Petronius Arbiter


Satyricon (or Satyrica) is a Latin work of fiction in a mixture of prose and poetry. It is believed to have been written by Gaius Petronius,…

V: From America to the German Frontier, Part 1

In Around the World on a Bicycle, Vol. 1

Read by Brendan Stallard


Thomas Stevens


Thomas Stevens was the first person to circle the globe by bicycle, a large-wheeled Ordinary. His journey started in April 1884 in San Franc…