Phil Chenevert
Nor Iron Bars A Cage ...
Iron bars do not confine a Man—only his body. There are more subtle, and more confining bindings, however....Police methods of the future wi…
Acres of Diamonds (Version 2)
One of the most requested motivational lectures of all time. "I say that you ought to get rich, and it is your duty to get rich ... Th…
The Tales of Mother Goose
These stories were the original ones collected by Charles Perrault and published in French in 1696. You may have heard of some of them and …
Randall Garrett: 3 Science Fiction stories
The irrepressible Science Fiction author Randall Garrett wrote a wide array of short stories for the SF magazines of his day poking fun at m…
The Wishing Horse of Oz (Version 2)
The magical kingdom of Oz is happily doing all the wonderful things it does in peace and happiness, not knowing that a far off evil and gras…
The Beast With Five Fingers
A well off English bachelor receives a legacy from his uncle. This includes the uncle's very large library and a box containing something t…
Med Ship Man (version 2)
Scattered through the galaxy are thousands of worlds colonized by humans. Many have native microbes dangerous to the human immigrants. Other…
On the Duty of Civil Disobedience (Version 3)
"That government is best which governs least" is the famous opening line of this essay. The slavery crisis inflamed New England i…
The Thing in the Attic (version 2)
"Honath and his fellow arch-doubters did not believe in the Giants, and for this they were cast into Hell. And when survival depended u…
Sentiment, Inc.
Sentiment, Inc. explores the intricate relationship between emotions and perceptions in a world where feelings can be manipulated. Imagine a…
The Raven and Other Poems
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—While I nodded,…
A Japanese Boy
The life of a Japanese boy in the late 1800's and early 1900's, told simply and beautifully. This isn't about civilizations and governments,…
The 64-Square Madhouse
A machine of blinking lights and smelling of ozone is entered into a Grand Master chess tournament. One of the first of those things called…
The Tar Baby and Other Rhymes of Uncle Remus
26 of Uncle Remus's stories put into verse and song. With the exception of the Tar Baby story, they were all new to this publication of 1904…
Anthem (version 3)
This Novella by Ayn Rand was first published in England in 1938. It takes place at some unspecified future date when mankind has entered an…
Arms and The Man (Version 2)
Arms and the Man is a comedy written by George Bernard Shaw, and was first produced in 1894 and published in 1898, and has become one of the…
The Surprising Adventures of the Magical Monarch of Mo (Version 2)
"I dare say, there are several questions you would like to ask at the very beginning of this history. First: Who is the Monarch of Mo? …
A Doll's House
Published in 1879, this play was a bombshell, exposing the tragic hypocrisy of Victorian like middle class marriage. The play is significant…
The Sensitive Man
Poul Anderson delves into the realm of human potential in this exciting story and asks some penetrating questions for us to think about. Wh…
The Untroubled Mind (Version 2)
Our own minds cause us great pain through worry, fear and anxiety. We all know this, but how to stop the whirling, spinning wheel inside our…