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The Thing in the Attic
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
James B. Blish
Honath the Pursemaker is a heretic. He doesn’t believe the stories in the Book of Laws which claims giants created his tree-dwelling race. H…
A Horse's Tale
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Mark Twain
Soldier Boy is the top steed at Fort Paxton. He is Buffalo Bill’s favorite horse and has led a life of glory and honor. One day General Alis…
The Knights of Arthur
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Frederik Pohl
Sailors Sam Dunlap and Arthur check in to a New York hotel to await their mate Vern Engdahl when a girl shows up proposing to purchase Arthu…
Fables in Slang
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
George Ade
While a columnist for The Chicago Record humorist George Ade penned numerous “fables” which were subsequently collected into books. Fables i…
Extract from Captain Stormfield's Visit to Heaven
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Mark Twain
In the afterlife grizzled sea captain Eli Stormfield finds himself piloting a ship to heaven. Despite a detour and some navigation errors he…
Make Mine Homogenized
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)
Rick Raphael
Widowed cattle rancher Hetty Thompson had done all right for herself since Big Jim’s death. She had Barney, a loyal if dim-witted ranch hand…
Winnie The Pooh Turns 90!
Read by Anna Maria Tremonti
A.A. Milne and Lindsay Mattick
Winnie the Pooh turns 90! It's hard to believe that Winnie the Pooh is an old bear. He, Christopher Robin, Eeyore, Tigger, and the rest of t…
The Story of My Life
Read by Maria
Helen Keller
The Story of My Life is a personal account of Helen Keller's life, from her early days to those as an adult. It includes how she came to mee…
The Summer Holidays
Read by Maria Abrenica
Amerel
Mr. Harvey's two sons Thomas and John were very anxious for their cousin Samuel Reed to spend the August holidays with them. The boys had no…
Matthew
Read by Maria Elmvang
World English Bible
The Gospel of Matthew (literally, "according to Matthew"; Greek, Κατά Μαθθαίον or Κατά Ματθαίον) is one of the four Gospel account…
Food Guide for War Service at Home
Read by Maria Kasper
Katherine Blunt
"The long war has brought hunger to Europe; some of her peoples stand constantly face to face with starvation. To meet all this great f…
Great Chicago Fire
Read by Maria Kasper
Charles Cole Hine
Historical information relating the nature, extent, and consequences of The Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the insurance losses, and the relief…
For Greater Things
Read by Maria Kasper
William T. Kane
Saint Stanislaus Kostka was a 16th century Polish novice in the Society of Jesus. Polish nobleman John Kostka was not pleased with the spir…
The Home-Maker
Read by Maria Kasper
Dorothy Canfield Fisher
The Knapp family seems as though they ought to be happy, yet hidden frustrations are tearing them apart under the surface. As the family bre…
Trial of Susan B. Anthony
Read by Maria Kasper
William James McGlothlin
In 1872, after the ratification of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution, the women’s suffrage movement in the United States adopted a n…
Instructions to Light Keepers
Read by Maria Kasper
United States Lighthouse Board
"Office of the Light-House Board, Washington, D.C. July 1, 1881. The following Instructions are published for the guidance of light-kee…
The Passenger Pigeon
Read by Maria Kasper
William B. Mershon
"For the last three years I have spent most of my leisure time in collecting as much material as possible which might help to throw lig…
They Who Knock at Our Gates
Read by Maria Kasper
Mary Antin
In 1914, over one million immigrants arrived in the United States, following in the footsteps of approximately ten million others who had ar…
The Enemies of Books
Read by Maria Kasper
William Blades
The author, an avid book collector, calls for the better protection of books against the "enemies" which lead to their physical de…
The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire
Read by Maria Kasper
Various
During the San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906, newspaper reporters in the stricken city made a heroic effort to keep the public infor…