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Candide (version 3)

Read by John Van Stan


Voltaire


Ever since 1759, when Voltaire wrote "Candide" in ridicule of the notion that this is the best of all possible worlds, this world …

Faery Lands of the South Seas

Read by John W. Michaels


James Norman Hall


Returning from the horrors of World War I James Hall and Charles Nordhoff follow a dream to tour the South Pacific. They later co authored “…

The d'Artagnan Romances, Vol 2: Twenty Years After (version 2)

Read by John Van Stan


Alexandre Dumas


Volume 2 of The d'Artagnan Romances begins twenty years after "The Three Musketeers." Since then, d'Artagnan's career has stagnate…

The House on the Borderland (Version 2)

Read by John Van Stan


William Hope Hodgson


This story helped propel 19th Century gothic fiction in the direction of “cosmic” horror. In fact, H.P. Lovecraft lists it as among his grea…

The Biography of a Grizzly

Read by John W. Michaels


Ernest Thompson Seton


I first read this little book when I was in the fifth grade, and now more than fifty years later, I still find it fascinating. Ernest Thomps…

Oliver Twist (version 3)

Read by Peter John Keeble


Charles Dickens


Oliver Twist was published in 1838 as a three volume book. The novel was the first of Dickens' works to realistically portray the degradatio…

The d'Artagnan Romances, Vol 1: The Three Musketeers (version 3)

Read by John Van Stan


Alexandre Dumas


The d'Artagnan Romances are six volumes that intertwine exciting events (real and fictionalized) from 17th-century Europe and the life of th…

A Bid For Fortune; Or, Dr Nikola's Vendetta

Read by Peter John Keeble


Guy Boothby


Guy Newell Boothby (1867 – 1905) was a prolific Australian writer. He moved to London in 1894 and became most well-known for his Dr.Nikola m…

Doctor Nikola Returns

Read by Peter John Keeble


Guy Boothby


Guy Boothby’s character Doctor Antonio Nikola was one of the first great diabolical criminal masterminds. He was a Victorian forerunner to F…

Short Stories (Version 2)

Read by John Van Stan


Fyodor Dostoyevsky


This is a collection of short stories written by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (Dostoevsky), who is arguably better-known for his lengthy, contemplativ…

Flores Girl: The Children God Forgot

Read by Erik John Bertel


Erik John Bertel


There is something in the jungle of Irma Flores that has terrorized Sarah for years. As a scientist she needs to know what it is and by con…

The Birth of Tragedy; or, Hellenism and Pessimism (Version 2)

Read by John Van Stan


Friedrich Nietzsche


This is one of Nietzsche's early academic writings - a scholarly theory about Ancient Greek theatre, specifically tragedies. In a nutshell, …

The Forty-Five Guardsmen

Read by John Van Stan


Alexandre Dumas


The sequel to "Chicot the Jester" and final book of the "Valois Romances." This story begins six years after the famed &…

The Arabian Art of Taming and Training Wild and Vicious Horses

Read by John W. Michaels


P. R. Kincaid and P. R. Kincaidandjohn J. Stutzman


Back in the day before automobiles, a good horse trainer and veterinarian was the equivalent of “Mr Goodwrench”. A badly behaving or unhealt…

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 1: The Borgias and the Cenci (version 2)

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Alexandre Dumas


Dumas's 'Celebrated Crimes' was not written for children. The novelist has spared no language--has minced no words--to describe the violent …

The d'Artagnan Romances, Vol 3, Part 1: The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years La…

Read by John Van Stan


Alexandre Dumas


Volume 3 of The d'Artagnan Romances is divided into three parts. The first begins in 1660, ten years after Volume 2, with d’Artagnan as Lieu…

Have We Been Played? The Hidden Game Revealed

Read by John Berling Hardy


John Berling Hardy


THIS BOOK IS MOST LIKELY NOT FOR YOU! It will NOT guarantee success – Life holds no promises! It will NOT guarantee happiness – I…

The Coming Wrath

Read by John K. Reed


John K. Reed


A world lost in time and history. The earth as it was before the world wide flood destroyed the face of the planet almost five thousand year…

Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus (Version 4)

Read by John Van Stan


Mary Shelley


This is a classic (gothic) horror story, and one of the earliest examples of science fiction. The main characters are Dr. Frankenstein and h…

Celebrated Crimes, Vol. 5: Part 1: Desrues

Read by John Van Stan


Alexandre Dumas


This story chronicles the crimes of Antoine-Francois Desrues (also called "Derues") from his childhood to his execution. Desrues c…

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