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An Excursion to the Lakes in Westmoreland and Cumberland, August 1773

Read by Phil Benson


William Hutchinson


In the summer of 1773, lawyer and antiquarian William Hutchinson set out from his home in County Durham on a tour of the English Lake Distri…

Lin McLean

Read by David Wales


Owen Wister


Lin McLean is an unaffected, attractive young cowboy in the Wyoming territory before statehood. This book is various stories in his life. (S…

Freckles

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Gene Stratton-Porter


Freckles is a young man who has been raised since infancy in a Chicago orphanage. His one dream is to find a job, a place to belong and peop…

Europe Revised

Read by Sibella Denton


Irvin S. Cobb


Irwin Cobb's humorous Europe Revised is a travelogue and comedy almost in the style of Mark Twain. The dedication says it best, "To My …

The Adventures of Mr. Mocker (Dramatic Reading)

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Thornton W. Burgess


When an innocent blue jay starts talking in his sleep, it's up to him to find out what's going on in this fun, naturalistic, Southern-style …

The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat (Dramatic Reading)

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Thornton W. Burgess


Join us as we follow Jerry Muskrat and his friends on an adventure to discover what is threatening their homeland, Laughing Brook and Smilin…

My First Book

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Various


This is not a children's book, as may be supposed from the title, but a collection of essays first published in The Idler magazine, in which…

The Coming of Bill (or: Their Mutual Child; or: The White Hope, Version 2)

Read by Tim Bulkeley (1948-2019)


P. G. Wodehouse


Their Mutual Child (aka The Coming of Bill and The White Hope) is full of the loveable characters, preposterous situations, and opportunitie…

Modern Monologues

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Marjorie Benton Cooke


The monologue is a character study in little; the apotheosis of a chosen individuality. All the little studies in this book have stood the t…

The Tale of Timothy Turtle (Version 2)

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Arthur Scott Bailey


For a fellow that can only waddle slowly and spends a lot of time sleeping on the bottom of the pond, Timothy Turtle has a surprising number…

Petticoat Government, Volume 3

Read by Mark Leder


Frances Milton Trollope


The adventures--in society, in love--of Judith Maitland conclude.

Walden

Read by Gord Mackenzie


Henry David Thoreau


Walden by Henry David Thoreau is one of the best-known non-fiction books written by an American. Published in 1854, it details Thoreau’s lif…

The Story of Doctor Dolittle (version 2)

Read by Phil Chenevert


Hugh Lofting


This is the original book about the amazing Dr. Dolittle who "Besides the gold-fish in the pond at the bottom of his garden, he had rab…

The Peterkin Papers (version 2)

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Lucretia P. Hale


The Peterkin Papers is a book-length collection of humorous stories by Lucretia Peabody Hale, and is her best-known work. The Peterkins are …

The Ideal Bartender

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Tom Bullock


The book was written by Tom Bullock, a well-known bartender at the St. Louis Country Club. His skills as a bartender were so remarkable that…

The Lake

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Matthew Arnold


Matthew Arnold was an English poet and cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools. Matthew Arnold has been characterised as a sag…

The Confessions of a Daddy

Read by Phil Chenevert


Ellis Parker Butler


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…

Literary Pilgrimages of a Naturalist

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Winthrop Packard


Noted American Naturalist, Winthrop Packard, who gave us such titles as “Woodland Pastures,” “Wood Wanderings,” and “Wildwood Ways,” now tak…

Get Next!

Read by Laurie Banza


Hugh Mchugh


John Henry has a comedic commentary and opinion on everything that goes on in his life. This time, he tackles the subjects of race tipsters,…

The Strength of Gideon and Other Stories

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Paul Laurence Dunbar


One of four books of short stories written in his brief career. These stories are written using African-American dialect which provides dee…

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