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The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story

Read by John R Moore

H. Rider Haggard

Haggard's interest in spiritualism and reincarnation underlie this tale of life, death, and "working out [one's] destiny." - Summa…

Chapter 31: Of the Devil’s Head in the Valley Perilous. And of the Customs of …

In The Travels of Sir John Mandeville

Read by John R Moore

Sir John Mandeville

This is an Elizabethan translation of a 14th century travelogue, allegedly composed by one Sir John Mandeville. According to the book, John …

The Case of Janissary, part 1

In The Dorrington Deed-Box

Read by John R Moore

Arthur Morrison

Six stories of cases involving the dishonest Horace Dorrington, a cheerfully unrepentant detective who is willing to stoop to theft, blackma…

The Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost

In The Homilies of the Anglo-Saxon Church

Read by John R Moore

Ælfric Of Eynsham

Ælfric's 40 homilies follow the church and are the "most ancient sermons in any of the Germanic tongues". - Summary by InThe…

Preface and Introductory

In Advice to Young Men and Boys

Read by John R Moore

Benjamin Comegys

Benjamin B Comegys was a member of the Philadelphia Board of Trusts, which oversees (among many) the trust for Girard College. Comegys was o…