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Patricia Brent, spinster

Read by Anna Simon


Herbert George Jenkins


A romantic comedy, written in 1918, but with a modern feel to it. Patricia Brent one day overhears two fellow-boarders pitying her because s…

Private Property

Read by Seth Kenlon


Seth Kenlon


Fear and Loathing in Post Apocalyptic America. The future, after the genetic experiments of the great Doctor Patricia R. Durham, leaves all …

The Art of Fiction

Read by Julie VW


Henry James


A lecture on the art of fiction, given by the English critic Walter Besant on April 25, 1884, and an answer to the lecture by American write…

The Circular Study

Read by Jacquerie


Anna Katharine Green


In this well-plotted, character-driven mystery, Detective Gryce receives a cryptic message calling him to the scene of a “strange” crime. He…

The Patrician

Read by Simon Evers


John Galsworthy


The book revolves around the story of two love affairs. Miltoun (an aspiring politician) proposes to Mrs Audrey Noel, only to find that she …

Miss Mackenzie

Read by Kirsten Wever


Anthony Trollope


The thirty-five year-old (hence utterly over-the-hill) Miss Margaret Mackenzie, having devoted her life to others, suddenly finds herself wi…

Literature and Form

Read by Catherine Brown


Catherine Brown


University of Oxford Podcasts

The Transfiguration of Miss Philura

Read by Anne Fletcher


Florence Morse Kingsley


What would happen if someone really believed that "Ask and you shall receive"? Amusing observations on the impact on the life of m…

The Annals of Ann

Read by CJ Plogue


Kate Trimble Sharber


As the only “surviving” child of her parents, Ann is considered by close friends and family to be an overly indulged child. Some say she is …

Remarks

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Bill Nye


"The range of subjects treated in this book is wonderful, even to me. It is a library of universal knowledge, and the facts contained i…

Daniel Deronda

Read by Becky Miller


George Eliot


In this enduring Victorian classic written in 1876, two stories weave in and out of each other: The first is about Gwendolen, one of Eliot's…

Americans and Others

Read by Mary Schneider


Agnes Repplier


A collection of sometimes biting, always clever commentaries on some of life's foibles -- as apt today as when Ms. Repplier wrote them in 19…

A una profesa

Read by Alba


St. Teresa of Avila


A la profesión de Isabel de los ángeles

Read by Alba


St. Teresa of Avila


Deephaven

Read by Betsie Bush


Sarah Orne Jewett


Sarah Orne Jewett is best known for her clean and clear descriptive powers that at once elevate common-place daily events to something remar…

Mother

Read by Megan Kunkel


Kathleen Norris


With seven children and a home to take care of, Margaret wondered how her Mother could be so happy living a life that seemed all drudgery. A…

Camino de perfección

Read by Alba


St. Teresa of Avila


Miss Philura's Wedding Gown

Read by Anne Fletcher


Florence Morse Kingsley


Follow-up to "The Transfiguration of Miss Philura"....will the conviction of mild-mannered Miss Philura that "Ask and you hav…

A First Spanish Reader

Read by Alba


A First Spanish Reader


Lifted Masks

Read by Arielle Lipshaw


Susan Glaspell


In this collection of short stories, Susan Glaspell examines the unique character of America and its people. (Summary by wildemoose)

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