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Conclusion
Read by Don W. Jenkins
Q. K. Philander Doesticks
In History and Records of the Elephant Club
Mortimer Q. Thomson (September 2, 1832 – June 25, 1875) was an American journalist and humorist who wrote under the pseudonym …
02 - The Reading Public
Read by TriciaG
Stephen Leacock
In Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy
Humorous, ironic, and sometimes cynical observations of life in 1915 from Canadian humourist Stephen Leacock. (Summary by TriciaG)
37 - A Reviewer's Notebook, Part 2
Read by Phil Chenevert
Heywood Broun
In Seeing Things at Night
This Book is a collection of humorous short stories which describe the comedy in everyday things and situations. (Summary by Carolin)
'Goe, Little Booke!'
Read by heeheekitty
James Russell Lowell
In Early Poems
This is a volume of the early poems by James Russell Lowell, including a brief biographical sketch by Nathan Haskell Dole. - Summary by Caro…
As the Twig Is Bent
Read by Donald Cummings
Carl Werner
In Bringing up the Boy
''Bringing up the Boy'' is, according to its subtitle, ''A Message to Fathers and Mothers from a Boy of Yesterday concerning the Men of To-m…
The Boatmen Of The Downs
Read by Steve C
Frank Mundell
In Stories of the Lifeboat
There's fury in the tempest,And there's madness in the waves;The lightning snake coils round the foam,The headlong thunder raves;Yet a boat …
Observations on the Text
Read by Debra Bridgford
Jonathan Edwards
In An Humble Attempt to Promote Explicit Agreement and Visible Union of God's Peop…
Not only does this powerful little piece of writing contain within its pages the timely exhortation to Christians to pray at just such a tim…
Desolation
Read by Tomas Peter
George Murray
In Poems
George Murray was a British poet, translator and scholar who lived out most of his life in Canada, where he was a classics master at a Montr…
Part 2
Read by David Wales
Coningsby Dawson
In Christmas Outside Of Eden
A delightful Christmas fantasy told with inimitable charm and delicate humor. It is "the story the robins tell as they huddle beneath t…
Neither Dorking Nor the Abbey: A Tribute to George Meredith
Read by Lynne T
J. M. Barrie
In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 053
Twenty short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include History--Jocelyn de Brakelond's 13th…
Down our Way
Various
This show has a good old fashioned storyline around neighbors helping neighbors,and using their faith in their daily lives.
The Outcasts
Read by Phil Chenevert
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In Songs of the Road
Although best known for the creation of the detective Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle did not only write works of mystery and of adventu…
Reading: An Essay
Read by David Wales
Hugh Walpole
A famous English author's thoughts on the power of reading. - Summary by David Wales
Doctor Daw Again
Read by KevinS
Andrew H. Walpole
In The Black Star: A School Story for Boys
A school adventure set in Australia, with secret societies, bullies, mystery, a new student who calls everyone comrade, and sport, at least …
Letter 1 General Description
Read by David Wales
George Crabbe
In The Borough
English village life and villagers in the east of England in the late 1700’s and early 1800s—is the subject of The Borough. George Crabbe …
The Apparition
Read by KevinS
Stephen Phillips
In Poems
A short collection of poems by the Oxford-born poet and playwright Stephen Phillips including his two major works Marpessa and Christ In Had…
A NOVEMBER DAY
Read by kaaaaatiereads
Duncan Campbell Scott
In The Magic House, and Other Poems
A beautiful collection of 47 poems the author wrote being inspired by the seasons, by love, by memories. - Summary by Laur
The Latest Decalogue
Read by Newgatenovelist
Arthur Hugh Clough
In Selected Poems
During his short but eventful life, Arthur Hugh Clough wrote poems on subjects as varied as religious doubt, European politics and social in…