Peter Eastman
The Enchanted Castle
Gelesen von Peter Eastman
E. Nesbit
Three children, forced to remain at school during the holidays, go in search of adventure. What they find is a magic castle straight out of …
Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens
Gelesen von Peter Eastman
J. M. Barrie
When he is seven days old, Peter Pan flies away from his mother (forgetting that he is no longer a bird and therefore cannot fly), comes to …
Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard
Gelesen von Peter Eastman
Eleanor Farjeon
The wandering minstrel Martin Pippin finds a lovelorn ploughman who begs him to visit the orchard where his beloved has been locked in the w…
The Windy Hill
Gelesen von Peter Eastman
Cornelia Meigs
When two children come to stay with their cousin, they immediately realize something is wrong, but no one will tell them what. Their cousin …
The Passionate Friends
Gelesen von Peter Eastman
H. G. Wells
H. G. Wells is best known for his science fiction, but some of his greatest works were in other genres. The Passionate Friends is a love sto…
This Is the End
Gelesen von Peter Eastman
Stella Benson
Some books have plots that drive relentlessly toward a conclusion. Others, like "This Is The End", just meander. It is the story o…
The Blue Cat of Castle Town
Gelesen von Peter Eastman
Catherine Cate Coblentz
"The mother cat had been quite upset when she first saw the blue kitten. She had looked fearfully then toward the river. For, like all …
Mr. Britling Sees It Through
Gelesen von Peter Eastman
H. G. Wells
"Mr. Britling Sees It Through" is H. G. Wells' attempt to make sense of World War I. It begins with a lighthearted account of an …
Status Quo
Gelesen von Peter Eastman
Dallas Mccord Reynolds and Mack Reynolds
Larry Woolford is a government agent, tasked with investigating subversive activity. He does everything an ambitious young man should do if…
The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft
Gelesen von Peter Eastman
George Gissing
This novel consists of selections from the diary of an author, starting soon after his retirement and continuing until just before his death…
I Am A Cat (excerpt)
Gelesen von Peter Eastman
Sōseki Natsume
These are the first two chapters of Natsume Sōseki's masterpiece, "I Am A Cat" (Wagahai wa Neko de Aru). It is recognized as a lan…
The Legion of Lazarus
Gelesen von Peter Eastman
Edmond Hamilton
Those convicted of the most heinous crimes are sentenced to the Humane Penalty: they are ejected from the airlock of a ship, to freeze in th…
Breaking Point
Gelesen von Peter Eastman
James Edwin Gunn
Machines are infallible. Humans are not. The crew of The Ambassador knew their ship could not possibly fail, but what of themselves? And how…
The Short Life
Gelesen von Peter Eastman
Francis Donovan
At two years old, Timmy was an imbecile, incapable of talking or controlling his own body. At four years old, he abruptly stood up and bega…
In Search of the Unknown
Gelesen von Peter Eastman
Robert W. Chambers
Robert Chambers was a contemporary of Lovecraft, and this book consists of "weird supernatural tales" in a somewhat similar manner…