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Maria Chapdelaine
Read by Bruce Pirie
Louis Hémon
The novel Maria Chapdelaine portrays life in rural Quebec at the beginning of the 20th century. Published first in French in 1913, it is a f…
Cedric the Forester
Read by Lynette Caulkins
Bernard Gay Marshall
A rollicking juvenile adventure tale, this historical fiction book received the Newbery Honor award in 1922. Set in England during the early…
The Columbian Orator
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Caleb Bingham
The Columbian Orator, a collection of political essays, poems, and dialogues first published in 1797, was widely used in American schoolroom…
Toilers of the Sea
Read by John Greenman
Victor Hugo
The book is dedicated to the island of Guernsey, where Victor Hugo spent 15 years in exile. Hugo uses the setting of a small island communit…
Myths and Legends Around the World
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Various
You get to choose what you want to read! (All recordings in English]) So long as the source is Public Domain for you, any short story or cha…
United Nations Agreements
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United Nations
The Charter of the United Nations signed at San Francisco on 26 June 1945 is the constituent treaty of the United Nations. It is as well one…
Shadowings
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Lafcadio Hearn
This is another of the popular books that Lafcadio Hearn wrote on various Japanese subjects. The first part "Stories From Strange Books…
With the Judæans in the Palestine Campaign
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John Henry Patterson
From the Preface: The formation of a Battalion of Jews for service in the British Army is an event without precedent in our annals, and the …
Tales from Jókai
Read by Availle
Mór Jókai
Móric Jókay de Ásva, known as Mór Jókai or Maurus Jokai, was a Hungarian dramatist and novelist. He was a…
Myths and Legends Around the World
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Various
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…
The Piazza Tales
Read by John Greenman
Herman Melville
A collection of six short stories by American writer Herman Melville, published in May 1856. Except for the newly written title story, "…
The Golden Maiden
Read by Noel Badrian
A. G. Seklemian
Armenians trace their history back to before the time of the Babylonians and earliest recorded history - in fact, to Togarmah, a grandson of…
Mary
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Mary Wollstonecraft
Eliza, Mary's mother, is obsessed with novels, rarely considers anyone but herself, and favours Mary's brother. She neglects her daughter, w…
Duizend en één Nacht
Read by Marcel Coenders
William James McGlothlin
Koning Schahriar denkt door zijn vrouw bedrogen te zijn. Om herhaling te voorkomen besluit hij voortaan elke avond een nieuwe vrouw te trouw…
The Real Latin Quarter
Read by Bill Boerst
Frank Berkeley Smith
"Cocher, drive to the rue Falguière"--this in my best restaurant French.The man with the varnished hat shrugged his shoulde…
The House by the Medlar Tree
Read by Tom Denholm
Giovanni Verga
In a nineteenth century Sicilian fishing village, the Malavoglia family gambles everything on being able to profit from a cargo of lupin nut…
The Untempered Wind
Read by Bruce Pirie
Joanna E. Wood
Upon publication of “The Untempered Wind” in 1894, Joanna Wood quickly rose to international prominence, becoming in the next few years the …
The Golden Threshold
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Sarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu was a remarkable woman. Known as the Nightingale of India, she started writing at the age of thirteen and throughout her life…
More Selected Classics of Washington Irving
Read by Greg Giordano
Washington Irving
Washington Irving is, arguably, one of America's greatest writers. He spent many years in Europe and kept records of his observations, which…
Le Loup blanc
Read by Christiane Jehanne
Paul Féval, Père
France Bretagne Roman HistoireRoman d’aventures, en Bretagne, au 18ème siècle.Histoire de France et de Bretagne. Le statut de …