Culture & Heritage
The Real Latin Quarter
Read by Bill Boerst
Frank Berkeley Smith
"Cocher, drive to the rue Falguière"--this in my best restaurant French.The man with the varnished hat shrugged his shoulde…
More Selected Classics of Washington Irving
Read by Greg Giordano
Washington Irving
Washington Irving is, arguably, one of America's greatest writers. He spent many years in Europe and kept records of his observations, which…
The Untempered Wind
Read by Bruce Pirie
Joanna E. Wood
Upon publication of “The Untempered Wind” in 1894, Joanna Wood quickly rose to international prominence, becoming in the next few years the …
Le Loup blanc
Read by Christiane Jehanne
Paul Féval, Père
France Bretagne Roman HistoireRoman d’aventures, en Bretagne, au 18ème siècle.Histoire de France et de Bretagne. Le statut de …
De Vorst
Read by Jozef van Giel
Niccolò Machiavelli
Het boek bevat raadgevingen voor vorsten over hoe ze hun staat moeten besturen. De voornaamste bezigheid van de vorst moest volgens hem het …
Poems of American History
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Various
A history through poetry of the American Revolution, from the early days of unrest, through the Boston Tea Party, The Ride of Paul Revere, t…
Three Elephant Power and Other Stories
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Andrew Barton Paterson and Banjo Paterson
From Banjo Paterson, bush poet and favorite son of Australia, here is a collection of colorful stories from Australia that offer a window in…
Le Dernier Jour d’un Condamné
Read by Christiane Jehanne
Victor Hugo
Roman à thèse.Plaidoyer politique pour l’abolition de la peine de mort.Forme de l’ouvrage : Journal tenu par un condamné…
Sons of Fire
Read by Jim Locke
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
"He was a stranger in Matcham, a 'foreigner' as the villagers called such alien visitors. He had never been in the village before, knew…
Cane
Read by Jim Locke
Jean Toomer
Reading this book, I had a vision of a land, heretofore sunk in the mists of muteness, suddenly rising up into the eminence of song. Innume…
Brittains Ida
Read by Thomas A. Copeland
Edmund Spenser
While hunting, the boy Anchises stumbles upon Venus's forest retreat and is so kindly entertained by the goddess that he becomes the proud f…
The Junior Classics
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Variousandwilliam Patten and Various And William Patten
Compilation of tales designed and arranged for young people. This volume covers tales from the North, the Rhine, Greece and Rome, tales fro…
Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria
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Elphinstone Dayrell
A collection of folk stories and fairy tales from Southern Nigeria gathered by Elphinstone Dayrell, deputy commissioner of the region when t…
The Crown Of Life
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George Gissing
So what is the crown of life? Follow the journey of Piers and Irene as they attempt to discover. It is both a coming of age novel and love s…
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,…
Vie de Rancé
Read by Christiane Jehanne
François-René de Chateaubriand
Hagiographie. Vie de Rancé, 1626-1700. La Trappe. Noblesse de robe. Abbé mondain. Partisan du cardinal de Retz, ennemi de Ma…
Magna Carta
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Amice Macdonell
A one-act play which describes the setting and writing of the Magna Carta, including the famous line "now is justice bought and sold&qu…
The Citizen's Almanac
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United States Department Of Homeland Security, United States Of America and U. S. Citizenship And Immigration Services
New citizens of the United States were given this pamphlet when they became citizens. The Citizen's Almanac contains information on the hist…
The Sport of the Gods
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Paul Laurence Dunbar
The Sport of the Gods is a novel by Paul Laurence Dunbar, first published in 1902, centered around urban black life. Forced to leave the Sou…
Cádiz, Episodios Nacionales
Read by Alexelmagno
Benito Pérez Galdós
Acorralada por el infame francés, toda España se ha refugiado en Cádiz. Todos huyen ante el empuje del invasor: nobles,…