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In Six Women and the Invasion

Read by Alex Khaeliso


Gabrielle Yerta and Gabrielle Yertaandmarguerite Yerta Méléra


A true tale of the wartime resilience of six Frenchwomen whose country town was invaded by the Germans during World War I. - Summary by Jael…

Tottie

In Dagonet Ditties

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George R. Sims


George Robert Sims was an English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist, prolific in his output and known for his satire and humor. These q…

22. George IV

In History of England In Words of One Syllable

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Helen W. Pierson


A simple history of England written principally with words of one syllable. Books of these kind, I understand, are helpful for both beginnin…

The Invisible Man

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H. G. Wells


The Invisible Man (1897) is one of the most famous science fiction novels of all time. Written by H.G. Wells (1866-1946), it tells the story…

A House Of Pomegranates

Read by Alex Lau


Oscar Wilde


A House of Pomegranates is a collection of fairy tales, written by Oscar Wilde, that was published as a second collection for The Happy Prin…

The Gearheart

Read by Alex White


Alex White


Jonathan Andrews, Initiate in the Seekers of the Arcane Unknown, joined the society two years ago with the hopes of protecting the secrets o…

The Gearheart: Maiden Flight of the Avenger

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Alex White


Agent Augustus Elsworth is a Seeker of the Arcane Unknown, mechanic, pilot and thief... or so he believes. When he is caught trying to steal…

The Red Album of Asbury Park Remixed

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Alex Austin


Would you like some music to go with your story? Alex Austin hopes you will. He’s integrated the work of 20 contemporary bands and 40 songs …

Five Weeks in a Balloon

Read by Alex C. Telander


Jules Verne


Join three intrepid explorers as they seek to cross and explore the continent of Africa from Indian Ocean to Atlantic Ocean, except they’re …

Dick Sands the Boy Captain

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Jules Verne


Dick Sands, a youth of fifteen, must assume command of a ship after the disappearance of its captain. Nature’s forces combined with evil doi…

The Food of the Gods and How it Came to Earth

Read by Alex C. Telander


H. G. Wells


Two stuffy English scientists, always looking to further their scientific knowledge, create a substance called Herakleophorbia, which in its…

The Story of the Atlantic Telegraph

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Henry M. Field


Cyrus W. Field had a dream: to link the Old World of Britain and Europe to that of the New World of North America by a telegraph cable stret…

Burlesque, Circus, Clowns, and Acrobats

In The Seven Lively Arts

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Gilbert Seldes


“... But, beside those great men, there is a certain number of artists who have a distinct faculty of their own by which they convey to us a…

Cumin to Celery

In Condiments, Spices and Flavors

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Mary Elizabeth Green


In this pamphlet no attempt has been made to give specific directions as to the uses of spices and condiments. It must be borne in mind that…

The United States of America, Part 2

In The Modern Woman's Rights Movement

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Käthe Schirmacher


A history of the international woman’s rights movements originally published in 1905 and updated in 1909; English translation published in 1…

Das Totenhemdchen

In Märchen 2

Read by Alex Foster


grimm, Jacob & Wilhelm Grimm and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm


Anfang des 19. Jahrhundert begannen die Brüder Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, traditionelle, bisher vor allem mündlich weitergegebene Er…

Chapter 27

In Treasure Island

Read by Alex Foster


stevenson_rl and Robert Louis Stevenson


Treasure Island is an adventure novel, a thrilling tale of "buccaneers and buried gold." Traditionally considered a coming of age …

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In Liian Paha Sappi

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Aaro Hellaakoski


The poem Liian Paha Sappi by Aaro Hellaakoski, which tells the tale of a child struggling to keep his temper: A TEMPER TOO BADHow it burns m…