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A Phantom Lover

Read by Anthony Leslie

Vernon Lee

A Phantom Lover is a supernatural novella by Vernon Lee (pseudonym of Violet Paget) first published in 1886. Set in a Kentish manor house, t…

The Gentle Grafter

Read by Leslie Walden

O. Henry

If Jefferson "Parleyvoo" Pickens had appeared in print just a few years later, he might have been the "Gentle Grifter" i…

Murder in the Gunroom

Read by Anthony Wilson

H. Beam Piper

The Lane Fleming collection of early pistols and revolvers was one of the best in the country. When Fleming was found dead on the floor of h…

Kipps

Read by Anthony Ogus

H. G. Wells

Arthur Kipps, an orphaned draper’s assistant of humble means, unexpectedly inherits a large sum of money and that is when all his troubles b…

The Three Clerks (version 2)

Read by Anthony Ogus

Anthony Trollope

Romance and crime in the mid-19th century British Civil Service. In this early novel,Trollope draws on his own experiences as a junior clerk…

Pictures from Italy

Read by Anthony Ogus

Charles Dickens

Dickens takes time off his novels to give an account of travels which he and his family undertook in France and Italy. There are vivid descr…

Nina Balatka

Read by Anthony Ogus

Anthony Trollope

A romance set in Prague between a Catholic and a Jew. In this short novel, Trollope moves away from his usual milieu to explore a theme whic…

A Man and His Unicorn

Read by Anthony Matthews

Anthony Matthews

Vern was an ordinary college instructor and looking forward to spring break. But on the last day of classes and dreaming about a gorgeous ga…

The New Machiavelli

Read by Anthony Ogus

H. G. Wells

About a political idealist who changes his colours and engages in a sexual adventure, this novel by H.G. Wells generated controversy when it…

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…