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Pixie O'Shaughnessy
Read by Judi Mason
Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
The first of a trilogy for girls which introduces Pixie O'Shaughnessy. She is sent to boarding school in England from her native Ireland, fu…
The Camera Fiend
Read by Judi Mason
E. W. Hornung
A London schoolboy playing hooky is drawn in to the clutches of a creature evil beyond imagining.(summary by Judi Mason)
More About Pixie
Read by Judi Mason
Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
Pixie is older, her world becomes wider. The stories of her sister Bridgie and her brother Jack emerge, and also that of an intriguing neigh…
The Love Affairs of Pixie
Read by Judi Mason
Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
This is the third book of the Pixie O’Shaughnessy trilogy. In a story of love lost and found, Pixie matures from an inexperienced young lass…
Tom and Some Other Girls
Read by Judi Mason
Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
Impetuous, self-centered Rhoda goes to boarding school and learns hard lessons. This is a story of recklessness and forgiveness. (Summary b…
Flaming June
Read by Judi Mason
Mrs. George de Horne Vaizey
The immensity of the gulf between England and the United States manifests itself on several levels in this story of a young girl’s innocent …
Children of the Tenements
Read by Judi Mason
Jacob A. Riis
This is a collection of vignettes about poverty in New York City in the early 1900s. Jacob Riis was a police reporter and a sociologist. He …
The Evacuation of England
Read by Judi Mason
Louis Pope Gratacap
This book is ostensibly about a theoretical catastrophic geologic event. It turns into a meditation on what it means to be an English person…
Battle Of The Warsaw Ghetto
Read by Raymond Massey
Morton Wishengrad
In October 1943, NBC broadcast The Battle of the Warsaw Ghetto, narrated by Raymond Massey. This program was produced in cooperation with th…
The Book of Lieh-Tzu
Read by Chris Masterson
Liezi
Although Lieh Tzu's work has evidently passed through the hands of many editors and gathered numerous accretions, there remains a considerab…
Walking
Read by Chris Masterson
Henry David Thoreau
This was originally a lecture given by Thoreau in 1851 at the Concord lyceum titled "The Wild" . He revised it before his death an…
She-rab Dong-bu
Read by Chris Masterson
Nagarjuna
The She-rab Dong-bu (Tree of Wisdom) is a metrical translation in Tibetan of a Sanscrit ethical work entitled Prajnya Danda, written by Naga…
Yang Chu's Garden of Pleasure
Read by Chris Masterson
Liezi
At the Court of Liang at the period of Yang Chu, about 300 B.C., the philosophers were treated as guests of the reigning king, who reserved …
Quick Silver
Read by Derek Mathias
Derek Mathias
What does a reformed cat burglar do when he has only months left to live? Sylvester "Silver" Larcini decides to test his skills on…
Soulburner
Read by Derek Mathias
Derek Mathias
Alan joins his brother Dan’s private investigation agency in the hopes of reconnecting with his older sibling. Although he doesn’t know the …
Omnilingual
Read by Trish E. Matson
H. Beam Piper
This short story published in 1957 is unusual for its time in that its protagonist is a female scientist, and there is no romantic subplot. …
All That Jazz
Read by Matt Callan
Willie Dixon
Willie's first show, "All That Jazz" offers a unique perspective on jazz music and its cultural significance. Join Willie as he ex…
Mellow
Read by Matt Callan
Willie Dixon Jr.
Join Willie Dixon Jr. as he takes you on a journey back in time with the artists that made music what it is today, sharing why this is the b…
MELLOW
Read by Matt Callan
Wilie Dixon, Jr.
The first episode back after Willie's illness, probably from 2011.