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Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey
Read by Greg Giordano
Washington Irving
Although this book may not have the immediately recognizable title of, say, “Rip Van Winkle” or “Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” this book deserve…
It Is Never Too Late to Mend
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Charles Reade
A ruthless squire becomes obsessed with a younger woman and conspires against her lover, George Fielding, so that the squire can win her. Wi…
The Fathers of New England
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Charles Andrews, Charles Mclean Andrews and Charles Morris
This sixth installment in the series, as one would expect, deals with events in the northern settlements that were taking place at the same …
Sketches by Boz
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Charles Dickens
A collection of early writings of Charles Dickens under his early pseudonym, "Boz." They first appeared in various publications f…
Myths and Legends Around the World
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Various
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…
Itinéraire de Paris à Jérusalem
Read by Christiane Jehanne
François-René de Chateaubriand
Préfaces très intéressantes, édition 1867. "Itinéraire de Paris à Jérusalem" est …
Legends of Saints and Sinners
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Douglas Hyde
"I have called the present volume "Legends of Saints and Sinners," which to a certain extent it is; but I mean it for a book …
Christmas Short Works Collection
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Various
The multilingual Christmas Short Works Collection 2008, containing public domain short stories, essays, poems, hymns, and scripture passages…
The Heart of the Ancient Wood
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Sir Charles G. D. Roberts and Charles G. D. Roberts
A woman and her daughter take refuge in a cabin deep in the Canadian forest. This is a tale of survival from the land, friendship and love.…
John Gutenberg, First Master Printer
Read by Claudia Salto
Franz Von Dingelstedt
This is a brief sketch of the last years of the life of Johannes (John) Gutenberg, the man who invented the movable letter press. We join hi…
The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
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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 …
Legends of Old Honolulu
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William Drake Westervelt
Hawai'i: land of wonder and beauty and a culture rich in history and mythology. Dr. Westervelt settled in Hawai'i as a young man and collect…
Mémoires d'outre-tombe
Read by Christiane Jehanne
François-René de Chateaubriand
Troisième partie. Carrière politique. 1814 - 1830.Bonaparte, Egypte, Empire et Sacre, Austerlitz, Guerre de Russie, L’Ile d’El…
Duizend en één Nacht
Read by Marcel Coenders
William James McGlothlin
Koning Schahriar denkt door zijn vrouw bedrogen te zijn. Om herhaling te voorkomen besluit hij voortaan elke avond een nieuwe vrouw te trouw…
Goena - goena
Read by Marcel Coenders
Paul Adriaan Daum
Een literaire thriller uit het Indië van de negentiende eeuw. Moord, doodslag en een aantrekkelijke jonge vrouw die weet wat ze wil. Wa…
A Christmas Miscellany
Read by David Wales
Various
Nine stories, chapters, or essays about Christmas or around Christmas. - Summary by David Wales
October Vagabonds
Read by Roger Melin
Richard Le Gallienne
Richard and his friend Colin must sadly return from their distant hermitage to New York City at summer's end. However, rather than take the …
Jeremy And Hamlet
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Hugh Walpole
Hamlet is Jeremy’s dog. This 1923 book is Hugh Walpole’s second volume in his Jeremy semi-autobiographical trilogy (Jeremy (1919 available a…
Myths of Northern Lands
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H. A. Guerber
The aim of this handbook of Northern mythology is to familiarize the English student of letters with the religion of his heathen ancestors, …
Myths and Legends Around the World
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Various
This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…