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The Aspern Papers
Read by Nicholas Clifford (1930-2019)
Henry James
One of James’s favorite short novels, the Aspern Papers tells of the efforts of the nameless narrator to procure the papers of a famous, bu…
The Sonnet
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Richard Watson Gilder
LibriVox volunteers bring you 10 readings of The Sonnet by Richard Watson Gilder. This was the weekly poetry project for October 5, 2014.
Orthodoxy
Read by J A Carter
G. K. Chesterton
With his typical wit and erudition Chesterton presents Christianity as the best answer to a series of interlocking riddles that live in ever…
Penrod and Sam
Read by Jonathan Burchard
Booth Tarkington
Follow more of the hilarious life of the boy Penrod Schofield, his friends Sam Williams, Herman, Verman, Georgie, Maurice, and the love of h…
What is Translation?
Read by Oliver Taplin and Lorna Hardwick
Oliver Taplin and Lorna Hardwick
University of Oxford Podcasts
The Lost Mr. Linthwaite
Read by Steven Seitel
J. S. Fletcher
A quest to track down his missing uncle (Mr. Linthwaite) leads investigative journalist Richard Brixey to the mysterious medieval town of Si…
Literary Taste: How to Form It
Read by Timothy Ferguson
Arnold Bennett
Arnold Bennett describes a method for enjoying literature, and suggests the contents of a comprehensive library. Chapters 1-10 and 14 descri…
The Wrong Letter
Read by Yoganandh T
Walter S. Masterman
The Home Secretary is found murdered. Even more bizarre is that the fact is communicated to the Scotland Yard before the commission of the d…
Heretics
Read by G.K. Chesterton
G. K. Chesterton
"Heretics," a series of essays by Gilbert Keith Chesterton. First published in 1905.
Chesterton had a sense of humor, had a sense …
The Romance of Piracy
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Edward Keble Chatterton
The Library of Romance is a series of books concerning the romance of scientific facts, be it biology, chemistry, history, or politics. This…
Through the Fray
Read by GabrielleC
G. A. Henty
Ned Sankey is a quick-tempered, strong-willed boy during the Luddite riots in Yorkshire. The happy times at the beginning of the story are s…
All Things Considered
Read by Ray Clare
G. K. Chesterton
Another delightful and sharply pointed excursion into the topics of the day, and of this day as well, with Gilbert Keith Chesterton. These r…
Little Fishers and Their Nets
Read by TriciaG
Pansy
Thirteen year old Nettie Decker is called home after having lived with another family for 7 years, to find that her father is a drunkard and…
Miscellaneous Essays of G. K. Chesterton
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G. K. Chesterton
These eleven files are miscellaneous short essays or stories from G.K. Chesterton. They were chosen for not only their brevity but also for …
Ester Ried Yet Speaking
Read by TriciaG
Pansy
Authored by Isabella M. Alden under the pen name "Pansy." Fourth in the Chautauqua Girls series. Alfred Ried (brother of Ester Rie…
The Blue Envelope
Read by Dawn Larsen
Roy J. Snell
A mystery and adventure story for girls set in Alaska.
Surprise House
Read by Winnifred Assmann
Abbie Farwell Brown
Our story begins just after Nan Corliss, an eccentric old lady, dies and leaves her strange old house in Crowfield to her nephew, Dr. Owen C…
Chatterton The Allington Solution
Afternoon Play: Chatterton: the Allington Solution Thu 1st May 2008, 14:15 on BBC Radio 4 FM The first radio play b…
The Pulley
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
George Herbert
LibriVox volunteers bring you 11 different recordings of The Pulley by George Herbert. This was the weekly poetry project for the week of Ju…