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Life and Writings of Addison
Read by Pamela Nagami
Thomas Babington Macaulay
Joseph Addison (1672-1719) was an English essayist, poet, playwright, and Whig politician. Today he is most famous for his contributions, wi…
The Importance of Being Earnest (version 2)
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Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (1854 – 1900) was an Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and author of short stories. Known for his barbe…
An Eye For An Eye
Read by Tom Weiss
William Le Queux
Frank Urwin and Richard Cleugh are two bachelor journalists sharing a flat in London. One evening while chatting, Urwin receives a telegram …
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…
A Charming Fellow
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Frances Eleanor Trollope
A scathing criticism of social climbing underlies this unsettling story by Frances Eleanor Trollope, sister-in-law to Anthony and daughter-i…
Bill Nye's Cordwood
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Bill Nye
From Galileo to Grover Cleveland, from wasps to cattle, from dinosaurs to the railroad, Bill Nye's wide ranging wit pokes gentle fun at ever…
The Powder of Sympathy
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Christopher Morley
Another collection of mostly short “soliloquys” from Christopher Morley, an American literary luminary, who introduces them thus: “… these p…
The Bishop's Apron
Read by Lee Smalley
W. Somerset Maugham
"Canon Spratte saw himself as he thought others might see him: mediocre, pompous, self-assertive, verbose." Maugham could have add…
Stories by English Authors: London
Read by Kirsten Wever
F. Anstey, J. M. Barrie, Marie Corelli, Beatrice Harraden, Arthur Morrison, Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch and Israel Zangwill
This book collects seven short stories by some of England's best turn-of-the-(last)-century's writers. The collection begins with the humor …
The Journal of a Disappointed Man
Read by Adam Whybray
W. N. P. Barbellion
The journal of British naturalist Bruce Frederick Cummings, spanning from his early childhood through to his early death from complications …
Beautiful Birds
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Edmund Selous
In this volume, Edmund Selous explains the beauty of birds to children. We meet some of the most beautiful birds in the world, and learn abo…
The History of Britain
Read by Thomas A. Copeland
John Milton
A reader of this history, encountering the frequent references to “my author,” meaning the current source, will be reminded of DON QUIXOTE a…
Woodland Paths
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Winthrop Packard
American naturalist, Winthrop Packard, takes us on a wandering journey into the woods, alerting us to the many inhabitants and their habitat…
American Notes for General Circulation
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Charles Dickens
American Notes for General Circulation is a travelogue by Charles Dickens detailing his trip to North America from January to June, 1842. Wh…
The Sign at Six
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Stewart Edward White
It started out as a nuisance--odd electrical problems in the Atlas building that cleared themselves up. But then it got worse, the problems …
Doctor Johnson: A Play
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A. Edward Newton
The life of Doctor Johnson, told in his own words and (mostly) those of others around him. "Anyone with a teaspoonful of imagination ca…
The Souls of the Streets and Other Little Papers
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Arthur Ransome
Acclaimed British author Arthur Ransome presents us with a small collection of charming and wistful sketches on the character of the street,…
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Columbia Workshop, CBS, 1946)
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A radio adaptation of Robert Browning's classic poem, broadcast on Columbia Workshop on July 21, 1946 with David Ogden Stewart as the …
A Soldier's Letters to Charming Nellie
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Joseph Benjamin Polley
Whether written in camp, in hospital, or in hospitable home, the letters tell a plain, unvarnished, and true story of the observations and e…