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Martin van Buren, December 5, 1837 - Part 2

In State of the Union Addresses by United States Presidents (1837 - 1844)

Read by Karen Mallozzi


Martin Van Buren


The State of the Union address is a speech presented by the President of the United States to a joint session of the United States Congress,…

The Footstep in the Corridor

In The New Magdalen

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Wilkie Collins


Mercy Merrick is living a difficult life on the streets, but when she meets the young and charismatic clergyman Julian Gray, she desires to …

The Heir of Mark Twain

In Prejudices, First Series

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H. L. Mencken


Mencken sharpens his pen and in a collection of short essays delivers acerbic opinions on issues and persons of the time. Among his targets…

The Caliph and the Beggar

In The White Sail

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Louise Imogen Guiney


This is a collection of poems by Louise Imogen Guiney. The collection is split into four parts. After the titular poem, which is its own par…

Chapter V

In The Life and Adventures of Chanticleer, the intelligent Rooster. An interesting…

Read by Karen Mallozzi


Unknowntranslated Bylouise Pollock and Translated Bylouise Pollock


This is, as the title already describes, the rhymed story of Chanticleer the Rooster, and his adventures. Follow the bird through his youth …

Saying and Doing

In Christ's Object Lessons

Read by Karen Mallozzi


Ellen G. White


An approachable explanation of the main parables used by Jesus Christ to teach His disciples how to live. Notably, this discussion highlight…

Pride and Prejudice (version 3)

Read by Karen Savage


Jane Austen


Pride and Prejudice is the most famous of Jane Austen’s novels, and its opening is one of the most famous lines in English literature - “It …

The Secret Garden (version 2)

Read by Karen Savage


Frances Hodgson Burnett


Orphaned Mary Lennox is sent to live with her uncle in Yorkshire, and finds herself in a house full of secrets and mysteries.

Sense and Sensibility (version 4)

Read by Karen Savage


Jane Austen


When Mr Henry Dashwood dies, with his estate entailed to his son and grandson, his wife and three daughters are left in reduced circumstance…

Anne of Green Gables (version 3)

Read by Karen Savage


Lucy Maud Montgomery


The timeless story of the young orphan girl sent by accident to a brother and sister who had wanted a boy, Anne, with her vivid imagination …

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Read by Karen Savage


Baroness Emma Orczy


The classic story of Sir Percy Blakeney and his alter ego, the Scarlet Pimpernel. A great adventure, set during the French Revolution. (Summ…

Mansfield Park (version 2)

Read by Karen Savage


Jane Austen


Miss Frances, the youngest Ward sister, "married, in the common phrase, to disoblige her family, and by fixing on a lieutenant of marin…

Persuasion (version 4)

Read by Karen Savage


Jane Austen


Several years before the events of the novel, Anne Elliott fell in love with a young and handsome but poor naval officer. She was persuaded …

The Railway Children

Read by Karen Savage


E. Nesbit


Edith Nesbit’s classic story, in which three children, pulled suddenly from their comfortable suburban life, move to the country with their …

Anne of Avonlea (version 2)

Read by Karen Savage


Lucy Maud Montgomery


The second part in the story of Anne Shirley, covering her years of teaching at Avonlea School, before she heads off to college.Other books …

Rilla of Ingleside

Read by Karen Savage


Lucy Maud Montgomery


Written in 1921, this is the final book in L. M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables series. Set during World War I, it shows the courage and …

Anne's House of Dreams (version 2)

Read by Karen Savage


Lucy Maud Montgomery


Anne's story continues with her marriage to Gilbert and their years in the House of Dreams. ( Summary by Karen Savage)Other books in this se…

Anne of the Island (version 2)

Read by Karen Savage


Lucy Maud Montgomery


Anne is off to Redmond College! She will spend the next three years living and learning, making new friends, and deepening old friendships.O…

A Little Princess (version 2)

Read by Karen Savage


Frances Hodgson Burnett


Sara is brought to Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies by her father, Captain Crewe, because the climate in India doesn't agree …

The Story of the Treasure Seekers

Read by Karen Savage


E. Nesbit


This is the story of the Bastable children and their attempts to help the family finances by searching for treasure. (Summary by Karen Savag…

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