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The Return of Alfred

Read by Anna Simon


Herbert George Jenkins


The hero of the book is at a loose end, weary and bored of his old life after returning from the Great War. After an argument with his uncle…

Anarchy

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Errico Malatesta


Anarchy explained by the anarchist Errico Malatesta. (Summary by Vineshen Pillay)

The Rain-Girl

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Herbert George Jenkins


Richard Beresford has recently returned from the WW-I trenches. He feels he can't go back to his old life in the Foreign Office. Instead, he…

Anthony Trent, Master Criminal

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Wyndham Martyn


In 1918, Anthony Trent, a well-educated young man in his late twenties, lives an unsatisfactory life in a New York boarding house. He writes…

The Secret of the Silver Car

Read by Anna Simon


Wyndham Martyn


Before he went to join the Armed Forces in World War I France, Anthony Trent had a successful secret 'career' as a master criminal in the U…

St. Bartholomew's Eve

Read by Anna Christensen


G. A. Henty


Set in the days of the religious wars of Europe, St. Bartholomew's Eve is the tale of the Huguenot's desperate fight for freedom of worship …

Hide and Seek

Read by Anna Simon


Wilkie Collins


The artist Valentine Blyth has a very generous heart. He lovingly cares for his invalid wife, rescues a deaf orphan girl from maltreatment i…

The Crimson Circle

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Edgar Wallace


The Crimson Circle gang spreads fear by extortion and murder. Its members range from rich, powerful bankers to petty criminals, and none of …

Looking Backward: 2000-1887

Read by Anna Simon


Edward Bellamy


Looking Backward: 2000-1887 is a utopian novel by Edward Bellamy, first published in 1888. It was the third largest bestseller of its time, …

Max Havelaar

Read by Anna Simon


Multatuli


“Max Havelaar, of de koffij-veilingen der Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij” is in 1860 geschreven door Multatuli (pseudoniem van Eduard Dou…

The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale

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Frank L. Packard


In the previous book of adventures, we met Jimmie Dale, a wealthy playboy by day, who at night put on a disguise and became The Gray Seal, a…

Jimmie Dale and the Phantom Clue

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Frank L. Packard


Jimmie Dale, alias The Gray Seal, alias Smarlinghue, is back in the criminal underworld of New York. He is desperately trying to find the cr…

An Irishman's difficulties with the Dutch language

Read by Anna Simon


Cuey-Na-Gael


Jack O'Neill, an Irishman, has just returned from a month's holiday in The Netherlands. Before he left, he had boasted to his friends that h…

The Awkward Age

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Henry James


Nanda Brookenham is coming of age, and thus 'coming out' in London society - which leads to complications in her family's social set in Lond…

In Brief Authority

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F. Anstey


Satiric comedy from 1915 about a nouveau riche British family and their nanny who get whisked off to Maerchenland ('the land of Fairy Tales'…

Dodo: A Detail of the Day

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E. F. Benson


Fashionably controversial bestseller at the time of appearance (1893), portraying London "society" in the Fin de Siècle. Do…

De Leeuw van Vlaenderen of de Slag der Gulden Sporen

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Hendrik Conscience


Een historische roman die zich afspeelt in Vlaanderen rond de Guldensporenslag in 1302. Vlaanderen is in de handen van de Fransen gevallen, …

Reinaart de Vos

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Unknowntranslated Byjulius De Geyter and Translated Byjulius De Geyter


Het episch dierdicht "Van den Vos Reynaerde", geschreven in het Middelnederlands in de 13e eeuw, geldt als een hoogtepunt in de Ne…

Afke's tiental

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Nienke Van Hichtum


Afke's tiental verhaalt over de dagelijkse belevenissen van een arm gezin met tien kinderen, dat rond 1900 op het Friese platteland leefde. …

Paddeltje, de scheepsjongen van Michiel de Ruijter

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Johan Been


De avonturen van Klaas Ariensze, bijgenaamd Paddeltje, scheepsjongen van Michiel de Ruijter.Na een eerste tocht als scheepsjongen, moet Padd…

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