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Obstinate Refusal of the Dead to Address Us
SANWAL
Afternoon Play: The Obstinate Refusal of the Dead to Address Us Tue 27th May 2003, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM A dark comedy by Neil Griffiths. …
Thomas Carlyle
Read by David Wales
G. K. Chesterton
A short biography (1902) of a famous writer (Carlyle) by another famous writer (Chesterton). The first half exhibits Chesterton’s sly wit a…
Coleshanger
Read by Norman E Williams
Norman E Williams
“Coleshanger people are pretty bad,” said Uncle Edward. “They won’t cross water after sunset. And they have to be in bed by midnight, otherw…
Reading: An Essay
Read by David Wales
Hugh Walpole
A famous English author's thoughts on the power of reading. - Summary by David Wales
The Moonstone (version 2)
Read by Tony Addison
Wilkie Collins
Said to be the first detective novel ever written, it is wonderful for its blending of the intrigues of romance with the conventional sleigh…
An American Tragedy, Volume 2
Read by Tatiana Chichilla
Theodore Dreiser
The saga of Clyde, Roberta, and Sondra continues in volume 2 of 2. Social-climbing Clyde Griffiths wants nothing more than to marry the weal…
Travels in Lancashire
Read by Phil Benson
Various,William Roscoe
A collection of fiction, non-fiction and poetry on travels in Lancashire, England, with occasional sorties into adjacent counties. - Summary…
Sam In The Suburbs
Read by Zach Hoyt
P. G. Wodehouse
A young and somewhat eccentric American named Sam Shotter is sent by his uncle, a wealthy businessman, to England to get him out of his hair…
The Tyranny of Weakness
Read by Roger Melin
Charles Neville Buck
Torn between her love for her aging father, a minister steeped in the puritanical values of old New England, and the young Virginian who was…
Guided Meditation, Nature Of Mind by Steve Armstrong
Guided Meditation, Nature Of Mind by Steve Armstrong
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 102
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Various
"It is difficult for the human mind to take a comprehensive view of a subject." This is how librarian Arthur Bostwick begins his e…
A Flurry in Diamonds
Read by Tom Penn
Thomas E. Price
The diamonds are gone--vanished! But who could have taken them? And how? With each plot twist author Thomas E. Price (writing as Amos Chiptr…
Bob and Ray WOR 124 August 30, 1973
BNRToast
Mr and Mrs Broadway show, Henry Gladstone and the Sophisticates Thursday, 08/30/1973 Next Episode: http…
The Turquoise Story Book: Stories and Legends of Summer and Nature
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Ada M. Skinner and Eleanor L. Skinner
A book compiling stories, legends, and poems about summer and nature, piquing reader's interests by appealing to the reader's fancy, quicken…
A Calendar of Sonnets
Read by Fox in the Stars
Helen Hunt Jackson
Helen Hunt Jackson is probably most famous for her work on behalf of Native Americans’ rights. However, this short volume presents a sonnet …
My First Book
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Various
This is not a children's book, as may be supposed from the title, but a collection of essays first published in The Idler magazine, in which…
