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Bleak House

Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011)

Charles Dickens

Bleak House is the ninth novel by Charles Dickens, published in 20 monthly parts between March 1852 and September 1853. It is widely held to…

Ruth

Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011)

Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell

The book is a social novel, dealing with Victorian views about sin and illegitimacy. It is a surprisingly compassionate portrayal of a 'fall…

Dombey and Son (version 2)

Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011)

Charles Dickens

Dombey and Son is a novel by the Victorian author Charles Dickens. The story concerns Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company…

Chapters 14-15

In Don Quixote - Vol. 1

Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011)

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (transl. John Ormsby) and Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

Don Quixote is an early novel written by Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra. Cervantes created a fictional origin for the story in …

Chapter 8 The Flowers

In The Yosemite

Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011)

John Muir

John Muir's adventure guide for the Yosemite Valley.

The Merchant's Tale

In The Canterbury Tales

Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011)

Geoffrey Chaucer

The Canterbury Tales is a collection of stories written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer in the 14th century (two of them in prose, the…

Paste Makes Waist/recipe, Tips and Tipping, The Mythical Land

In Bohemian San Francisco

Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011)

Clarence Edwords and Clarence Edgar Edwords

While describing his dining experiences throughout "Bohemian San Francisco," Clarence Edwords paints an historic panorama of Calif…

Chapter 30

In The Portrait of a Lady Vol 2

Read by Cynthia Lyons (1946-2011)

Henry James

The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly and Macmillan's Magazine in 1880-1881 …