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Chance
Read by James E. Carson
Joseph Conrad
Apparently a two part story about a Damsel and a Knight, perhaps a damsel who depends upon the kindness of strangers. It was originally enti…
Irish Idylls
Read by James E. Carson
Jane Barlow
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
Read by James E. Carson
Charles Dickens
A short story of a ship wreck in 1851 trying to round Cape Horn on its way to the California gold fields. Poignant and well written. ( Summa…
The Highwayman
Read by James E. Carson
H. C. Bailey
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
Read by James E. Carson
William Carleton
A story about the Irish, just before the onset of the famine of 1847, with all the color and dialogue of a man who lived it. (Summary by JCa…
Oxford Book of American Essays
Read by James E. Carson
Various
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
Read by James E. Carson
Henry Fielding
Sailing voyage from England to Portugal in the mid Eighteenth Century, by one of the premier humorists, satirists, novelists and playwrights…
His Family
Read by James E. Carson
Ernest Poole
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
Read by James E. Carson
J. M. Barrie
Short stories with dramatic parts about civilian life in London during the First World War. Some humorous moments. By the author of "Pe…
Gobseck
Read by James E. Carson
Honoré de Balzac
Part of the La Comedie Humane and something of a sequence to Balzac's Father Goriot, the short book's title is the name of the pawn broker/m…
The Firm of Nucingen
Read by James E. Carson
Honoré de Balzac
Part of the Comedie Humane and a "supplementary" tale to go with Father Goriot and Gobseck. Nucingen is the married family name of…
Celibates
Read by James E. Carson
George Moore and George Logan Moore
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
Read by James E. Carson
William Atherton
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
Read by James E. Carson
Jane Barlow
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…
Hallmark Playhouse
Read by James Hilton
Sponsored by Hallmark Cards, Hallmark Playhouse is a literary show that brings classic stories to life. Each episode features engaging adapt…
Hallmark Playhouse
Read by James Hilton
Host James Hilton along with Will Rogers Jr. introduce the Autobiography of Will Rogers, starring Edward Arnold.
Hallmark Playhouse
Read by James Hilton
Host James Hilton introduces a touching story starring Ethel Barrymore about an elderly mother who plans on convincing her son that she belo…