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Irish Idylls
Irish Idylls is a collection of short stories about Irish peasantry during the 19th Century. Ms Jane Barlow, an Irish lass, having, unbeliev…
The Wreck of the Golden Mary
The Wreck of the Golden Mary is a gripping short story by Charles Dickens that transports listeners to the treacherous waters of the 1850s. …
The Highwayman
A romance and adventure novel, set in England during the reign of Queen Anne. The book is much unlike the author's later detective short sto…
The Black Prophet
The Black Prophet transports listeners to Ireland on the brink of the devastating famine of 1847. Through the eyes of a narrator who intimat…
Oxford Book of American Essays
Collection of 32 essays by American authors ranging from Benjamin Franklin to Emerson to Whitman to Henry James to Theodore Roosevelt. On su…
Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon
Journal of a Voyage to Lisbon captures the essence of an 18th-century sea journey, as renowned author Henry Fielding embarks on a sailing ad…
His Family
The 1910s is historically considered the decade of greatest social change in history. It saw the advent and proliferation of the automobile,…
Echoes of the War
Echoes of the War presents a poignant collection of short stories that delve into the lives of London’s civilians during the First World War…
Gobseck
Gobseck delves into the life of a shrewd and calculating pawnbroker, Jean-Esther Gobseck, whose financial dealings reveal the darker side of…
The Firm of Nucingen
Part of the Comedie Humane and a "supplementary" tale to go with Father Goriot and Gobseck. Nucingen is the married family name of…
Celibates
The author is considered the first great Irish writer of realist fiction and is said to have been an inspiration for James Joyce. Celibates …
Narrative of the Suffering and Defeat of the North-Western Army
This memoir dating from 1812ff, but only published in 1840s is a strikingly profound contrast with our modern materialism and comfort. It is…
Strangers at Lisconnel
Strangers at Lisconnel is a sequel to Jane Barlow’s Irish Idylls. The locations and most of the characters are common to both. There is grea…
Aesthetics and Philosophy of Art
University of Oxford Podcasts
Metaphor
University of Oxford Podcasts
Global Poverty
University of Oxford Podcasts
Hallmark Playhouse
Sponsored by Hallmark Cards, Hallmark Playhouse is a literary show that brings classic stories to life. Each episode features engaging adapt…
Hallmark Playhouse
Host James Hilton along with Will Rogers Jr. introduce the Autobiography of Will Rogers, starring Edward Arnold.
Hallmark Playhouse
Host James Hilton introduces a touching story starring Ethel Barrymore about an elderly mother who plans on convincing her son that she belo…
Men Without Women
Hemingway's second collection of short fiction, first published in 1927, including many of his best-known stories, including "Hills Lik…