Bill Boerst
Astounding Stories 17, May 1931
Astounding Stories invites listeners into a captivating collection of science fiction and fantasy tales that push the boundaries of imaginat…
Aces Up
A crack American flying troop has been sent to France, where they await further instructions. They are concerned that their extensive talent…
Life's Enthusiasms
The words in this essay on positive thought sing like those in Whitman's "Leaves of Grass." The author praises joyous living and r…
The Real Latin Quarter
"Cocher, drive to the rue Falguière"--this in my best restaurant French.The man with the varnished hat shrugged his shoulde…
The Dixie Book of Days
The Dixie Book of Days invites listeners to explore the rich tapestry of Southern literature through a unique lens: a yearly calendar. Compi…
The Life and Adventures of Venture
Venture Smith was an African captured as a child and transported to the American colonies to be sold as a slave. As an adult, he purchased h…
Bacon
This investigation of Bacon the scholar and man of letters begins with a look at the early days and progresses to his relationships with Que…
Aaron Trow
What is it like to be a fox hunted by hounds? We find out through the senses of an escaped convict as he struggles to free himself from woul…
The Verbalist
Osmun arranges usage problems alphabetically and treats certain areas in greater detail as he sees fit. For example, his first entry is A-AN…
Under the Witches' Moon
The scene is Rome, 935 A.D. Thirty-year-old Tristan, dressed as a pilgrim, overhears a conversation between Basil, the Grand Chamberlain, an…
The Monastery
Dame Elspeth is kept in a tower after the death of her husband. The widow of the Baron of Avenel and her daughter seek safety with Elspeth i…
Night Watches
A most popular Jacobs character, a night watchman along the English coast, remembers troubles his friends got into during shore leave. At le…