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On the Irrawaddy

by G. A. Henty Read by Mike Harris 4.7
With the exception of the terrible retreat from Afghanistan, none of England's many little wars have been so fatal--in proportion to the num…

A Peep Behind the Scenes

by Mrs. O. F. Walton Read by Abigail Rasmussen 4.8
Rosalie is the daughter of a traveling theater master and is envied by many young girls as she appears to live a life full of glamour, glitz…

Pragmatism

by William James Read by Fredrik Karlsson 4.7
'Pragmatism' contains a series of public lectures held by William James in Boston 1906–7. James provides a popularizing outline of his view …

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

by L. Frank Baum Read by Phil Chenevert 4.8
The story chronicles the adventures of a girl named Dorothy Gale in the Land of Oz. As Baum says in the introduction "It aspires to bei…

Up from Slavery

by Booker T. Washington Read by Andrew Kennedy 4.8
Up from Slavery is the autobiography of American educator Booker T. Washington, describing his personal path up from the position of a slave…

The Wonderful Adventures of Nils

by Selma Lagerlöf Read by Lars Rolander (1942-2016) 4.9
Join Nils Holgersson on a remarkable journey across Sweden in Selma Lagerlöf's enchanting tale, The Wonderful Adventures of Nils. Origi…

Musings of a Chinese Mystic

by Lionel Giles Read by Scotty Smith 4.7
If Lao Tzu then had revolted against the growing artificiality of life in his day, a return to nature must have seemed doubly imperative to …

The Devil and Mr. O

4.7
The Devil and Mr. O is a transcribed syndication of original broadcasts from Lights Out. With its premiere on the nationwide NBC hookup in 1…

The Chessmen of Mars

by Edgar Rice Burroughs Read by Thomas A. Copeland 4.7
Tara of Helium, John Carter's second child, is nearly as beautiful as her mother, Deja Thoris, and as independent-minded as her father. Thes…

The Art of Controversy

by Arthur Schopenhauer Read by Carl Manchester 4.7
The Art of Controversy (or The Art of Being Right) (Die Kunst, Recht zu Behalten) is a short treatise written in 1831 by the German philosop…

Tales of the Texas Rangers

4.9
Individual episodes from the OTRR Maintained set of Tales of the Texas Rangers: a western radio drama that aired on the NBC radio network fr…

On the Duty of Civil Disobedience

by Henry David Thoreau Read by Bob Neufeld 4.7
Civil Disobedience (Resistance to Civil Government) is an essay by American transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau that was first published i…

Grey Mask

by Patricia Wentworth Read by Sandra Cullum 4.8
Charles Moray is jilted on the eve of his wedding. He then leaves the country for a few years. Upon returning, he finds strangers are using…

CBS Radio Mystery Theater

by Himan Brown Read by E.G. Marshall 4.8
CBS Radio Mystery Theater was a long-running series of radio dramas created by Himan Brown and hosted by E.G. Marshall. These programs were …

Newspaper Articles

by Mark Twain Read by John Greenman 4.9
Explore the sharp wit and keen observations of Mark Twain in this collection of newspaper articles penned between 1862 and 1881. Under his f…

1 Samuel

by American Standard Version Read by Sam Stinson 4.9
The Books of Samuel (Hebrew: Sefer Sh'muel ספר שמואל) are part of the Tanakh (part of Judaism's Hebrew Bible) and also of the Christian Old …

Orthodoxy

by G. K. Chesterton Read by David Grizzly Smith 4.9
"Orthodoxy," a series of essays by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. First published in 1908. "The only possible excuse for this boo…

Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus

by Mary Shelley Read by Thomas A. Copeland 4.7
A mentally unstable genius, Victor Frankenstein, inspired by the dreams of ancient alchemists and empowered by modern science, creates a hum…

Eight Pillars of Prosperity

by James Allen Read by Audio Andrea 4.7
It is popularly supposed that a greater prosperity for individuals or nations can only come through a political and social reconstruction. T…

From Different Standpoints

by Pansy Read by TriciaG 4.8
How differently people view life, society, and religion, depending on their perspective! Perry, the often sick young man that is learning to…

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