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Reading: An Essay
Read by David Wales
Hugh Walpole
A famous English author's thoughts on the power of reading. - Summary by David Wales
Just William
Read by David Wales
Richmal Crompton
William is a mischievous eleven year old who is puzzled by the adult world, which is no less puzzled by him. The humor is gentle and pleasin…
Joseph Clement - Part 2
Read by Clive Catterall
Samuel Smiles
In Industrial Biography: Iron Workers and Tool Makers
Short Biographies of some of the most influential engineers who developed the modern manufacturing methods behind the Industrial Revolution.…
Saul Pursues David
Read by Larry Greene
William James Mcglothlin
In The Bible For Young People Vol. 1
"The Bible for Young People tells the sweet and simple stories of the Bible in the Bible language, omitting only genealogies and doctri…
David and I set off on a Journey
Read by Mike Pelton
J. M. Barrie
In The Little White Bird
"A children's book, sharp social commentary and sad psychological thriller about a man's search for a sense of belonging. All in one am…
The R.M.
Read by David Wales
Unknown
In Tales Of The Royal Irish Constabulary
The Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC, simply called the Irish Constabulary 1836–67) was the armed police force of the United Kingdom in Ireland…
The Rector of Saint David's
Read by Dave Wills
George W. M. Reynolds
In The Mysteries of London Vol. I part 2
The Mysteries of London was a best-selling novel in mid-Victorian England. The first series was published in weekly instalments from 1844-46…
Bothwell
Read by Sibella Denton
Jacob Abbott
In Mary Queen of Scots
There are certain names which are familiar, as names, to all mankind; and every person who seeks for any degree of mental cultivation, feels…
William Again
Read by David Wales
Richmal Crompton
Fourteen more stories about William Brown. William is a mischievous eleven year old who is puzzled by the adult world, which is no less puzz…
St. David of Wales
Read by Kerry Adams
G. K. Chesterton
In The Queen of the Seven Swords
A collection of poems by G.K. Chesterton, centered around the Blessed Virgin Mary. The title is in reference to the seven sorrows of Mary. “…
Just David (Version 2)
Read by Phil Chenevert
Eleanor H. Porter
Just David is the story of David, a little boy of 10 who is suddenly transplanted from a quiet, isolated, shut away world of music high in t…
02 - The Elixir of Youth
Read by Martin Clifton
Arnold Bennett
In Tales of the Five Towns
This is a selection of short stories recounting, with gentle satire and tolerant good humour, the small town provincial life at the end of t…
Samuel, Part 2
Read by rwraptor
Jack London
In The Strength of the Strong
Seven short stories, written around the middle of London's writing career. The stories take place in diverse settings and time periods, from…
Ch 1 In which Ben Bailey Makes the Acquaintance of Nathan Kibosh
Read by Keith Salis
Frank Tousey
In Fame and Fortune Weekly No. 15: A Streak of Luck
Some folks are judged by their social or economic standing. Our hero, Ben Bailey, shows that true worth comes from richness of character. Th…
The Stranger From The North
Read by Jude Somers
Thornton W. Burgess
In The Adventures of Prickly Porky (Version 2)
There's a mystery that's scaring folks on the hill where Prickly Porky the Porcupine lives. What could this strange creature be without head…
Part 2
Read by David Wales
Marillis Bittinger
In Tall Tales Of Cape Cod
“The title of this volume is perhaps misleading. Tall Tales of Cape Cod they are, yes, but in a broader sense that are the feel and the basi…
Publisher's Note
Read by David Wales
Richard Harding Davis
In The Boy Scout And Other Stories For Boys
RICHARD HARDING DAVIS, as a friend and fellow author has written of him, was “youth incarnate,” and there is probably nothing that he wrote …
Jeremy At Crale; His Friends, His Ambitions And His One Great Enemy
Read by David Wales
Hugh Walpole
This 1927 work is the third and final in Walpole’s Jeremy series. (The others are Jeremy and Jeremy And Hamlet.) Jeremy’s home is in Polches…
An Afternoon With William
Read by David Wales
Richmal Crompton
In Still - William
More humorous adventures (1925) by the world’s most misunderstood English boy. - Summary by david wales
From a Letter
Read by Jacquelyn Bengfort
Clark Ashton Smith
In Ebony and Crystal
As stated in L'Alouette: A Magazine of Verse, "Ebony and Crystal is an artist's intrepid repudiation of the world of trolleys and cash-…