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Non-Combatants and Others
Read by Anthony Ogus
Rose Macaulay
Through a variety of experiences of the effects of the First World War, an art student is drawn into pacifism. Rose Macaulay's satirical no…
Ghetto Comedies
Read by Anthony Ogus
Israel Zangwill
A series of tales, poignant as well as comic, set in the Jewish East End of London by the writer known as the "Dickens of the ghetto&qu…
The Hole in the Wall
Read by Anthony Ogus
Arthur Morrison
A lively story about a pub, and those who ran it, at the end of the 19th century in the East End Dockland of London, with its poverty-strick…
A Call
Read by Anthony Ogus
Ford Madox Ford
The story of an English gentleman's relationship with two women. Ford's themes are reminiscent of Henry James: the tensions between desire a…
The Diaries of John Evelyn
Read by Anthony Ogus
John Evelyn
John Evelyn was a 17th century polymath, with interests in the fine arts, architecture, gardening, as well as anatomy and the natural scienc…
The Chateau of Prince Polignac
Read by Anthony Ogus
Anthony Trollope
A short story by one of the masters of Victorian literature, written early in his career. Characteristic of much of his later novels, it is …
Brief Diversions
Read by Anthony Ogus
John Boynton Priestley
A miscellany of what the author describes as "Tales, Travesties and Epigrams" all of them very short. They were written while Prie…
The Third Person
Read by Anthony Orr
Henry James
The Third Person is an amusing spoof on spooking. The 'ghostly man about the house' in whom two increasingly competitive maiden ladies come …
Slab City Blues
Read by Anthony Ryan
Anthony Ryan
The Slab. A vast orbiting slum where sweat falls in rain and the gene-spliced come in all shapes and sizes. Inspector Alex McLeod, recently…
The Shore Road Mystery
Read by Anthony St. Pierre
Franklin W. Dixon
The Hardy Boys track down a ring of car thieves - summary by Anthony St. Pierre
Hunting for Hidden Gold
Read by Anthony St. Pierre
Franklin W. Dixon
The Hardy boys were sons of a celebrated American detective and from their father learned the particulars of a number of unusual crimes. The…
The Mystery of Cabin Island
Read by Anthony St. Pierre
Franklin W. Dixon
The Hardy Boys find a trespasser on an island belonging to Elroy Jefferson, whose stolen car they helped recover in a previous adventure. Th…
The Story of a Patriot
Read by Anthony St. Pierre
Upton Sinclair
"100%: The Story of a Patriot" dramatically recounts the adventures of a poor uneducated young man who lives by his wits and guile…
Contemporary American Composers
Read by Anthony St. Pierre
Rupert Hughes
Discusses American composers considered significant at the end of the 19th century. - Summary by Anthony St. Pierre
Murder in the Gunroom
Read by Anthony Wilson
H. Beam Piper
The Lane Fleming collection of early pistols and revolvers was one of the best in the country. When Fleming was found dead on the floor of h…
Ruth Rendell In The Psychiatrist's Chair
Read by Dr Anthony Clare
Ruth Rendell
In the Psychiatrist's Chair features in-depth interviews conducted by psychiatrist Dr. Anthony Clare with prominent individuals from various…
Miss Lonelyhearts
Read by Nigel Anthony
Nathanael West
Miss Lonelyhearts is Nathanael West's poignant novella set in 1930s New York, exploring the life of an agony aunt. The story follows a man h…