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Winsome Winnie and other New Nonsense Novels

Read by TriciaG


Stephen Leacock


Eight silly stories by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by Tricia G)

The Pupil

Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)


Henry James


Pemberton, a young American with an Oxford education and out of money, takes a job tutoring Morgan Moreen, the 12-year old son of an America…

The Regent

Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)


Arnold Bennett


'The Regent' is, if not a sequel to 'The Card', then a 'Further Adventures of' the eponymous hero of that novel.Denry Machin is now forty-th…

Devlin the Barber

Read by Lee Smalley


B. L. Farjeon


The stabbing death of a beautiful young woman in a London park at night and the disappearance of her sister; a shocked and heartbroken young…

Northanger Abbey (version 2)

Read by Elizabeth Klett


Jane Austen


Northanger Abbey follows Catherine Morland and family friends Mr. and Mrs. Allen as they visit Bath, England. Seventeen year-old Catherine s…

Biltmore Oswald

Read by Nigel Boydell


J. Thorne Smith, Jr.


The hilarious diary of a young man's recruitment into, and service in a navy, which, though well equipped and disciplined, remains woefully …

Sir Gibbie

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George MacDonald


These are the adventures of Sir Gibbie through the Scotland moors. Not being able to read or speak, Gibbie survives on the streets without a…

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…

The Wrong Letter

Read by Yoganandh T


Walter S. Masterman


The Home Secretary is found murdered. Even more bizarre is that the fact is communicated to the Scotland Yard before the commission of the d…

Pride and Prejudice (version 2)

Read by Annie Coleman Rothenberg


Jane Austen


Jane Austen’s classic novel chronicles the events in the lives of the Bennet family. Take a family with five unmarried daughters and a lack…

Nonsense Novels

Read by TriciaG


Stephen Leacock


Ten silly stories by Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by Tricia G)

Northanger Abbey (version 4)

Read by Tony Addison


Jane Austen


If it is a truth universally acknowledged that a good-looking girl cannot fail of attracting a clever young man does it follow that the reve…

There and Back

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George MacDonald


An unscrupulous baronet is left a widower and couldn't care less what happens to his ugly newborn heir. But when an icy stepmother moves in …

Emma (version 5)

Read by Moira Fogarty


Jane Austen


A cautionary tale about the evils of interference, matchmaking and good intentions turned awry, Emma is the study of a young woman raised wi…

Essays and Literary Studies

Read by TriciaG


Stephen Leacock


A collection of wry looks at literature, education, and other social phenomena by Canadian humourist and economics professor, Stephen Leacoc…

Emma

Read by Sherry Crowther


Jane Austen


Sherry reads Jane Austen’s sparkling comedy of manners with wit and vivacity, and brings the characters to life. Mr. Woodhouse worries and f…

Behind the Beyond

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Stephen Leacock


A collection containing a parody on Problem Plays, as well as humorous anecdotes from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by Tricia…

Winnowed Wisdom

Read by David Wales


Stephen Leacock


This 1926 volume comprises thirty-five essays by the masterful Canadian humorist. - Summary by david wales

Harrington

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Maria Edgeworth


Harrington follows the protagonist of the same name who tries to explore his memories in order to understand his views on Jews. It begins wi…

Ormond

Read by Bruce Pirie


Maria Edgeworth


Maria Edgeworth was one of the most popular writers of her time, a sharp and witty observer of society manners, and a favorite author for Ja…

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