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Baby's Own Aesop

Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)


Walter Crane


"Baby's Own Aesop" presents the fables as one-stanza limericks, each "pictorially pointed" by Walter Crane, the noted pa…

Rock A Bye Library: A Book of Fables

Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)


Unknown


A book of short fables with morals. (Summary by DSayers)

The History of Robinson Crusoe

Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)


Anonymous


A 6-page digest of Defoe's famous work for young readers (Summary by Dennis Sayers)

The Rocket Book

Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)


Peter Newell


The Rocket Book can be listened to while viewing a beautiful facsimile edition at the International Children's Digital Libarary (ICDL): http…

The Slant Book

Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015)


Peter Newell


This recording of Peter Newell’s The Slant Book (1910) kicks off voiced renderings by LibriVox of public domain books in the International C…

Great Expectations (version 2)

Read by Peter John Keeble


Charles Dickens


Great Expectations is written in the first person and is virtually a fictional autobiography of “Pip” from his childhood, through often pain…

Wulf the Saxon

Read by Peter John Keeble


G. A. Henty


Wulf the Saxon is a classic George Henty tale of nobility, loyalty and courage set in 11th century Britain. It relates the adventures of Wul…

Ion

Read by Simon-Peter Zak


Plato


In Plato's ION, Socrates questions Ion, whether he should really claim laud and glory for his 'rhapsodic' recitals of Homer's poetry.—Descri…

Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit (version 2)

Read by Peter John Keeble


Charles Dickens


Martin Chuzzlewit was Dickens 6th novel, serially published in 1843 - 44. Irrespective of the fact that Dickens considered - "Chuzzlewi…

Bleak House (version 4)

Read by Peter John Keeble


Charles Dickens


Bleak house is one of Dickens finest achievements. It was written for serialisation in 1853 when Dickens was at the peak of his career. Mont…

Marie: An Episode in the Life of the Late Allan Quatermain

Read by Peter John Keeble


H. Rider Haggard


This is a superb sweeping romantic adventure story of how Alan Quatermain, hero of fourteen of Rider H Haggard's books, met, fell in love wi…

Dracula (version 5)

Read by Peter John Keeble


Bram Stoker


Dracula as written by Bram Stoker in 1897 was not the first depiction of vampires and other such creatures, Gothic horror stories had been a…

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (Version 3)

Read by Peter John Keeble


Charles Dickens


Nicholas Nickleby was Dickens's third novel following on from Pickwick Papers and Oliver twist. It has a cast of wonderful characters that i…

Oliver Twist (version 3)

Read by Peter John Keeble


Charles Dickens


Oliver Twist was published in 1838 as a three volume book. The novel was the first of Dickens' works to realistically portray the degradatio…

A Bid For Fortune; Or, Dr Nikola's Vendetta

Read by Peter John Keeble


Guy Boothby


Guy Newell Boothby (1867 – 1905) was a prolific Australian writer. He moved to London in 1894 and became most well-known for his Dr.Nikola m…

Doctor Nikola Returns

Read by Peter John Keeble


Guy Boothby


Guy Boothby’s character Doctor Antonio Nikola was one of the first great diabolical criminal masterminds. He was a Victorian forerunner to F…

The Faltese Malcom

Read by Peter E. Abresch


Peter E. Abresch


The Faltese Malcom was recorded using a number of actors in stereo, with left and right voices, where you'll find adventure, love, laughter,…

Letter from China

Read by Peter James Froning


Peter James Froning


This is a poignant and irreverent diary of the author's yearlong (2001-2) experience of teaching English to college students in Beijing, Peo…

Dr. Nikola’s Experiment

Read by Peter John Keeble


Guy Boothby


Guy Boothby's fourth novel of five about the svelte mysterious anti-hero Dr Nikola sees him progress further on his search for immortality. …

The Lust of Hate

Read by Peter John Keeble


Guy Boothby


This is the third Dr Nikola book in a series of five written by Guy Boothby. The main character is Gilbert Pennethorne a man whom "Lady…

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