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A Queen

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Ottilie Wildermuth


Maggie is an orphan who depends on the charity of the farmer she lives with. She tries to be cheerful and helpful to everyone where she is. …

Poppy's Presents

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Mrs. O. F. Walton


One day, Poppy gets told her mother has a present for her. But the neighbors laugh and say there is such a thing as too much of a good thing…

Coming to the King

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Frances Ridley Havergal


A collection of poems by Frances Ridley Havergal and others, all describing different aspects of our walk with God, from 'Coming to the King…

The Martyr of the Catacombs (Dramatic Reading)

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James De Mille


Marcellus, a Roman centurion, is instructed to eradicate the Christians from the catacombs. When he goes to investigate, he discovers the tr…

Bible (KJV) 17: Esther

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King James Version


Esther appears in the Bible as a woman of deep piety, faith, courage, patriotism, and caution, combined with resolution; a dutiful daughter …

Felix Holt, The Radical

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George Eliot


"Harold Transome is a landowner who goes against his family's political tradition (much to his mother's distress), while Felix Holt is …

Daniel Deronda

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George Eliot


In this enduring Victorian classic written in 1876, two stories weave in and out of each other: The first is about Gwendolen, one of Eliot's…

La Lecture, tome 2

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Various


La Lecture était une revue littéraire bi-mensuelle française de la fin du 19e siècle, publiant surtout des nouve…

Bible (ASV) 17: Esther

Read by Sam Stinson


American Standard Version


The book commences with a feast organized by Ahasuerus, initially for his court and dignitaries and afterwards for all inhabitants of Shusha…

Ester Ried's Namesake

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Pansy


Esther Ried Randall tries to live up to her parents' expectations and the name she's been given, but her religion is a chore. Will she learn…

A Great Man: a Frolic

Read by Simon Evers


Arnold Bennett


Subtitled 'A Frolic', this light-hearted book follows the fortunes of Henry Shakespeare Knight who, rather to his own surprise, writes a bes…

Simon the Jester

Read by Simon Evers


William John Locke


Simon de Gex, a wealthy and successful MP, is diagnosed with a terminal illness and decides to use his last few months using his wealth and …

The Regent

Read by Andy Minter (1934-2017)


Arnold Bennett


'The Regent' is, if not a sequel to 'The Card', then a 'Further Adventures of' the eponymous hero of that novel.Denry Machin is now forty-th…

Notwithstanding

Read by Simon Evers


Mary Cholmondeley


The book starts with Annette Georges choosing between two fates: suicide and running away with a disreputable stranger. She is rescued by a …

Bible (YLT) 17: Esther

Read by Mark Penfold


Young's Literal Translation, Young'S Literal Translation and Young'S Literal Translationtranslated Byrobert Young


Esther (/ˈɛstər/; Hebrew: אֶסְתֵּר, Modern Ester, Tiberian ʼEstēr), born Hadassah, is the eponymous heroine of the Book of Esther. Accordin…

The Glory of Clementina Wing

Read by Simon Evers


William John Locke


The book follows the adventures of two main characters - Clementina Wing, a talented artist in her mid 30's with no social graces and Ephrai…

The History of David Grieve

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Mary Augusta Ward


The book follows the life and times of David Grieve, from his childhood on a remote farm in the Peak District to Manchester, Paris and back …

Partial Portraits

Read by Rita Boutros


Henry James


In this book, writer Henry James gives wonderful and probing insights into the lives and works of many famous and interesting writers, some …

De L'Orme

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George Payne Rainsford James


G.P.R. James was a historian and novelist, who took well-documented historical events and characters and wove stories around minor or imagin…

Double Crossed

Read by Howard Skyman


Wilfrid Douglas Newton


Clement Seadon is a young man of free spirit and a lust for a life of independence. However after receiving an odd request from a lawyer he …

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