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09 - Chapter IX

In Topsy-Turvy

Read by Patrick Wells

Jules Verne

Topsy Turvy is a translation of Sans dessus dessous (1889) . This anonymous translation was first published by J. G. Ogilvie (New York, 1890…

Chapter 36 - The Irish Terrier

In Dogs and All About Them

Read by Patrick Wells

Robert Leighton

This comprehensive guide on dog-rearing looks at dogs as more than just pets - as people's best friends. The author describes each breed of …

11 - How the Monkey Got Food When He Was Hungry

In Fairy Tales from Brazil

Read by Patrick Wells

Elsie Spicer Eells

This book, subtitled "How and Why Tales from Brazilian Folk-Lore", is a collection of short stories, most of them etiologial myths…

Book 1, Chapter 1

In Off on a Comet

Read by Patrick Wells

Jules Verne

The story starts with a comet that touches the Earth in its flight and collects a few small chunks of it. Some forty people of various natio…

02 - In which Kin-Fo and the Philosopher are more fully described

In The Tribulations of a Chinaman in China

Read by Patrick Wells

Jules Verne

The rich and phlegmatic Kin-Fo loses his fortune and decides to die, but not before experiencing some strong emotions. He asks his friend Wa…

06 - Squinty on a Journey

In Squinty the Comical Pig

Read by Patrick Wells

Richard Barnum

"This comical children's tale about the funny adventures of a funny pig written by an unknown author. The publisher has hired authors t…

11 - Five Weeks in Back Cup

In Facing the Flag

Read by Patrick Wells

Jules Verne

Like The Begum's Millions, which Verne published in 1879, it has the theme of France and the entire world threatened by a super-weapon (what…

03- Symbols of Music Defined (continued)

In Music Notation and Terminology

Read by Patrick Wells

Karl Wilson Gehrkens

Until relatively recently, music students at all levels of study—from the conservatories to public schools—had few resources available for t…

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