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Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 102
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Various
"It is difficult for the human mind to take a comprehensive view of a subject." This is how librarian Arthur Bostwick begins his e…
Coleshanger
Read by Norman E Williams
Norman E Williams
“Coleshanger people are pretty bad,” said Uncle Edward. “They won’t cross water after sunset. And they have to be in bed by midnight, otherw…
Warm Honey
Read by Steve McAlpine
Steve McAlpine
Do you parents fill you up with their faults and add a few extra ones as a special bonus?
Rob meets Charis at the same time as he is making …
The Mikado Jewel
Read by VfkaBT
Fergus Hume
A widow has been murdered in the home of a relative on a foggy night in London town when all residents were off on to the theatre, and one t…
The Position of Peggy Harper
Read by Anna Simon
Leonard Merrick
Novel set in the shabby world of British (third-rate) theaters circa 1900. Christopher Tatham tries to survive by going from bit part to bit…
Sunda Cloud
Read by Kat Duncan
Kat Duncan
In the new Cold War battlefield of Indonesia, two old comrades conspire to topple the fledgling democracy. The weapons of this war are not n…
Advance Agent
Read by Paul Hampton
Christopher Anvil
Raveling Porcy's systematized enigma, Dan found himself with a spy's worst break—he was saddled with the guise of a famed man! A masterful s…
Our Street
Read by Kristina Rothe
William Makepeace Thackeray
Written as an autobiographical sketch of a Mr. M.A. Titmarsh, Our Street is a tongue-in-cheek look at English society and the characters who…
The Notorious Mrs. Ebbsmith
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Arthur Wing Pinero
Lucas Cleeve is living in Venice with a widow, Mrs. Ebbsmith. His relatives do not accept this arrangement and come to intervene. Note that …
The Fortunes of Nigel
Read by Jim Locke
Sir Walter Scott
During the turbulent moment in English history involving King James 1 and 6, Nigel Olifaunt, a Scottish lord, seeks to protect his family ho…
Robert Thorogood From Abstraction
From Abstraction By Robert Thorogood Paul is young rich and in love. So why does he lock himself in the library and refuse to open the door …
Cock-House at Fellsgarth
Read by Jim Locke
Talbot Baines Reed
A classic English Public School story with all the usual suspects: unruly juniors, wise upper form boys, and an outcast. Summary by Von
Four Hundred Years of Freethought, Part 1
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Samuel Porter Putnam
This is Samuel Putnam's tour of European literature which began to appear once the globe was circumnavigated and the printing press made boo…
Follies in Fiction
Read by Winnifred Assmann
Stephen Leacock
A pamphlet from the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library at the University of Toronto, containing selections from Further Foolishness and Frenzie…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 062
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Various
Fifteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Volume 62 features several introspective essays: b…
Slechte Tijden
Read by Marcel Coenders
Charles Dickens
Een vader met wetenschappelijke, onderwijskundige en opvoedkundige idealen past deze idealen krachtdadig en consequent toe op zijn zoon en o…
The Ontario Readers: Fourth Book
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Various
A fourth grade English textbook published by the Minister of Education for Ontario in 1909. This reader features various pieces of Poetry a…
Dramatic Reading Scene and Story Collection, Volume 004
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Various
Librivox readers present a collection of their favorite chapters and short stories, with the original author’s words all brought to life wit…
Through the Literature / Сквозь литературу
Read by Mark Chulsky
Boris Eikhenbaum
Collection of literary studies and articles about writers and their styles by a prominent Russian literary scholar and historian of literatu…
