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Pipefuls
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Christopher Morley
A delightful collection of 48 essays on various topics of the human condition that caught his fancy. Witty, insightful and funny of course a…
Modern Essays
Read by David Wales
Christopher Morley
Thirty three essays by more or less well-known authors of Britain, the United States, and Canada, each fronted by an introductory paragraph.…
The Free Press
Read by Sean McClain
Hilaire Belloc
I propose to discuss in what follows the evil of the great modern Capitalist Press, its function in vitiating and misinforming opinion and i…
Alonzo Fitz and Other Stories
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
A collection of Twain short stories including:The Loves Of Alonzo FitzClarence And Rosannah EtheltonOn The Decay Of The Art Of LyingAbout Ma…
The Coming of Bill (or: Their Mutual Child; or: The White Hope, Version 2)
Read by Tim Bulkeley (1948-2019)
P. G. Wodehouse
Their Mutual Child (aka The Coming of Bill and The White Hope) is full of the loveable characters, preposterous situations, and opportunitie…
Intercast Season One
Read by Edward G. Talbot
Edward G. Talbot
In this collection of short stories, Edward G. Talbot provides thrills, chills, laughs, and drama in abbreviated form. If you like bite-siz…
Red Men And White
Read by David Wales
Owen Wister
These eight stories are made from our Western Frontier as it was in a past as near as yesterday and almost as by-gone as the Revolution; so …
New World Orders
Read by Edward G. Talbot
Edward G. Talbot
In the nineteen-sixties, a group of wealthy men concludes that it's already too late to stop global warming from destroying the planet. But …
First From the Front
Read by Steve C
Harold Ashton
In this brief book I have lifted a very small corner of the curtain of war, to tell of my adventures — a week in the North Sea, and a breath…
Outwitting The Hun; My Escape From A German Prison Camp
Read by David Wales
Pat O'Brien
A true war narrative, published in 1918 while WWI was still going on. (Summary by David Wales)
The High Hander
Read by Richard Kilmer (1942 - 2022)
William Turner and William Oliver Turner
Tesno was a troubleshooter. That's why the railroad construction company had hired him. His job was to make sure that nobody interfered with…
The Virginians
Read by Nick Bulka
William Makepeace Thackeray
It tells the story of Henry Esmond's twin grandsons, George and Henry Warrington. Henry's romantic entanglements with an older woman lead up…
On
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Hilaire Belloc
Hilaire Belloc, French by birth, British by naturalization, was a diverse and prolific writer of the early 20th century. His writing runs th…
Pensées
Read by dexter
Blaise Pascal
Pascal's Pensées is widely considered to be a masterpiece, and a landmark in French prose. When commenting on one particular section …
Knight And Wamba
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Sir Walter Scott
A fun poem with a great rhythm . - Summary by Stav Nisser
O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1919
Read by David Wales
Various
Fifteen short stories of 1919, winners of a rigorous competition. The extensive Introduction is omitted from this recording. ( david wales)
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 Gamekeeper at Home
Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)
Richard Jefferies
Richard Jefferies (1848 – 1887) was born and spent his childhood on a farm at Coate,Wiltshire. He joined the ‘Wiltshire and Gloucestershire …