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Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)


William Westgarth


Son of John Westgarth, surveyor-general of customs for Scotland, was born at Edinburgh, in June 1815. He was educated at the high schools at…

Camp-Fire Girls at Twin Lakes or The Quest of a Summer Vacation

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)


Stella M. Francis


“Girls, I have some great news for you. I’m sure you’ll be interested, and I hope you’ll be as delighted as I am. Come on, all of you. Gathe…

Sisters

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)


Ada Cambridge


Ada Cambridge (November 21, 1844 - July 19, 1926), later known as Ada Cross, was an English born Australian writer. While she gained recogni…

The Birthday Party, A Story for Little Folks

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)


Oliver Optic and William Taylor Adams


Flora Lee's birthday came in July. Her mother wished very much to celebrate the occasion in a proper manner. Flora was a good girl, and her …

Sir Edwin Arnold's Last Volume

In Reviews

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)


Oscar Wilde, ed. Robert Ross and Oscar Wilde


Wilde’s literary reputation has survived so much that I think it proof against any exhumation of articles which he or his admirers would hav…

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In Ivanhoe

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)


Sir Walter Scott


Follows the fortunes of the son of a noble Saxon family in Norman England as he woos his lady, disobeys his father, and is loved by another.…

Chapter 28

In Jane Eyre

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)


Charlotte Brontë


Jane Eyre is not your typical romance. It is a story of a woman who struggles with a world in which she doesn't quite fit. Once finished wit…

III.X Mrs Bold at Home

In Barchester Towers

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)


Anthony Trollope


This is the second in Trollope’s ‘Barsetshire’ series of novels. The later novels in the series move away from Barchester itself but 'Barche…

FIVE WAYS TO COOK WEAKFISH

In How to Cook Fish

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)


Olive Green and Myrtle Reed


Olive Green is the pseudonym for the prolific late 19th Century/early 20th Century author, Myrtle Reed. She wrote over thirty-three books an…

Chapter 32

In Howards End (version 2)

Read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950 - 2014)


Edward Morgan Forster and E. M. Forster


The Schlegels frequently encounter the Wilcoxes. The youngest, Helen, is rejected by the younger Wilcox brother, Paul. The eldest, Margaret,…

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