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Peeps at People - Being Certain Papers from the Writings of Anne Warrington Wit…
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John Kendrick Bangs
Written by a fictitious first-person narrator, this book puts a humorous spin on encounters with several famous people of the time. "I …
English Literature: Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the Englis…
Read by Tony Oliva
William J. Long
This book, which presents the whole splendid history of English literature from Anglo-Saxon times to the close of the Victorian Era, has thr…
Love and Mr Lewisham
Read by Anthony Ogus
H. G. Wells
The teaching profession, science and politics in late 19th century England. H. G. Wells’ humorous early novel, drawing on his own life, show…
English Literature
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Geraldine Hodgson
This book is not meant to be a History of English Literature, but an introduction for those who do not know much about it, or who may be thi…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 088
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Various
"With opinions, possession is more than nine points of the law. It is next to impossible to dislodge them." Woodrow Wilson's Study…
Siddhartha
Read by Adrian Praetzellis
Hermann Hesse
Siddhartha is one of the great philosophical novels. Profoundly insightful, it is also a beautifully written story that begins as Siddhartha…
Criminal Manchester: Experiences of a Special Correspondent
Read by Phil Benson
William James Mcglothlin
Follow the Manchester Evening News 'special correspondent' and his guide - recently back from a 'seven stretch' - as they take you on a tour…
The Princess Casamassima
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Henry James
Princess Casamassima can be read on several levels: first, as a political and social novel, exploring the anarchistic and revolutionary unde…
John Marchmont's Legacy
Read by Cate Barratt
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Like Wuthering Heights, the center of this story is a dramatic love triangle, the setting is a huge English manor. Olivia Marchmont has alwa…
Anchorite
Read by Phil Chenevert
Randall Garrett
Randall Garrett sticks a sharp needle into our government and society in this wonderful story. He projects the current trends towards patern…
A Brief History of English and American Literature
Read by Kalynda
Henry A. Beers
Henry Augustin Beers, native of Buffalo, NY and professor of English at Yale, with the help of John Fletcher Hurst (1834-1903), Methodist bi…
A Miscellany of Men
Read by Ray Clare
G. K. Chesterton
Gilbert Keith Chesterton was among the world's most prolific writers who incorporated relentless logic, wonderful humor, and a clear view of…
Tedric
Read by Phil Chenevert
E. E. “Doc” Smith
This is a wonderful combination of far future science fiction with Conan like sword and sorcery; lots of blood, gore, honor and evil. The…
Howards End
Read by Elizabeth Klett
E. M. Forster
The book is about three families in England at the beginning of the twentieth century. The three families represent different gradations of …
History of a Literary Radical, and Other Essays
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Randolph Silliman Bourne
A posthumous collection of Bourne's writing from publications such as The Atlantic Monthly and early issues of The New Republic, with a long…
Just William
Read by David Wales
Richmal Crompton
William is a mischievous eleven year old who is puzzled by the adult world, which is no less puzzled by him. The humor is gentle and pleasin…
Molly Make-Believe
Read by Nathalie J.
Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
Carl Stanton is an invalid suffering from an unusual bout of rheumatism. His fiancee is gone for the winter and though he begs her to write …