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04 - Nancy
Read by Phil Benson
M. E. Francis
In In a North Country Village
M. E. Francis was born Mary E. Sweetman in Dublin and moved to Lancashire on her marriage to Francis Nicholas Blundell, of the Blundell fami…
Chapter 6
Read by Phil Benson
Arnold Bennett
In The Old Adam
Edward Henry Machin, whose rise from humble beginnings to prosperity was told in 'The Card', leads a comfortable life in the English Midland…
11 - A diplomatic reverse
Read by Phil Benson
John Ackworth
In Clog Shop Chronicles
John Ackworth was the pen name of the Rev. Frederick R. Smith, a Methodist minister who was born in Snaith, Yorkshire, but spent much of his…
The Watcher
Read by Peter Yearsley
R. H. Benson and Robert Hugh Benson
In Short Story Collection Vol. 008
LibriVox’s Short Story Collection 008: a collection of 20 short works of fiction in the public domain read by a variety of Librivox members.
Prologue
Read by David Wales
Robert Hugh Benson
In A Mirror Of Shalott
Fourteen stories of the strange by the Anglican then Roman Catholic priest, Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914). The form of the book is of stori…
Today
Read by Phil Benson
Geraldine Jewsbury
In Geraldine Jewsbury in Jerrold's Shilling Magazine, 1846-47
'The most striking feature in the present day, far more than that of railways even, is the utter chaos into which all previously received pr…
Chapters 6-10
Read by Phil Benson
John Edward Marr
In North Lancashire
Cambridge County Geographies was a 75 volume series covering the counties of England, Scotland and Wales. Separate volumes were produced for…
The Poet
Read by Phil Benson
Charles Harpur
In Poems by Charles Harpur
Charles Harpur was arguably the first major Australia-born poet, best known for Australia-themed poems such as 'The Kangaroo Hunt' and the '…
Introduction & The Student
Read by Phil Benson
John Ackworth
In Beckside Lights
John Ackworth was the pen name of the Rev. Frederick R. Smith, a Methodist minister who was born in Snaith, Yorkshire, but spent much of his…
The Benson Murder Case
S.S. Van Dine
New York dilettante Philo Vance decides to assist the police in investigating the death of another man-about-town because he finds the psych…
Sister Barbara by Gilbert Cannan
Read by Phil Benson
Various
In The Blue Review, Number 3
The Blue Review was a short lived monthly journal published in London between May and July 1913. The successor to Rhythm, The Blue Review wa…
The Benson Murder Case
S.S. Van Dine
The original text of this recording is in the Public Domain in countries where copyright expires 70 years or less after the author’s death, …
The Blood-Eagle; Over The Gateway
Read by David Wales
Robert Hugh Benson
In The Light Invisible
Fifteen short ghost stories by the Anglican then Roman Catholic priest, Robert Hugh Benson (1871-1914). The form of the book is of an old En…
The Life of TIMOTHY BENSON, a Highwayman
Read by jenno
Arthur L. Hayward
In Lives Of The Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for…
This is the second volume in this collection of reports and newspaper stories regarding notorious criminals and their punishment, assembled …
Review of Reviews: English, French, Italian
Read by Phil Benson
Various
In The Blue Review, Number 1
The Blue Review was a short lived monthly journal published in London between May and July 1913. The successor to Rhythm, The Blue Review wa…
on a Clergyman's preaching without notes
Read by Phil Benson
John Byrom
In Lancashire Dialogues
A scion of the Byroms of Byrom Hall in Lowton, Lancashire, John Byrom was born and lived in Manchester and Salford for much of his life. Edu…
A Farewell by E. C. S.
Read by Phil Benson
Various
In Athenaeum Souvenir
The Manchester Athenaeum was founded in 1837 as a society for the "advancement and diffusion of knowledge". This short collection …
Editorial
Read by Phil Benson
Wyndham Lewis
In BLAST No. 1
BLAST, edited by Wyndham Lewis and subtitled 'Review of the Great British Vortex', was the magazine of the short-lived Vorticist movement in…
Lines Spoken at the Opening of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre, February 15th,…
Read by Phil Benson
Various
In The Blue Review, Number 2
The Blue Review was a short lived monthly journal published in London between May and July 1913. The successor to Rhythm, The Blue Review wa…
Spook Stories, Chapter 4: ''Through''
Read by Kate Follis
E. F. Benson
In The Countess of Lowndes Square, and Other Stories
A collection of fourteen short stories, grouped under the headings of "Blackmailing Stories", "Spook Stories", "Cat…