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A Study in Shadows

Read by Simon Evers


William John Locke


Among the mixture of people spending the summer in a pension (boarding house) in Geneva are Felicia, a 20-year-old, and Katherine (30) who b…

Out of Mulberry Street

Read by Lee Smalley


Jacob A. Riis


These riveting accounts by Jacob A. Riis are from the late 19th century, when lower Manhattan was teeming with struggling, near-starving imm…

Rebellion

Read by Lee Smalley


Joseph Patterson


Cinematic in style and rich in characterization, this novel is set in early 20th century Chicago – in a barroom, at home, and in the workpla…

The Freelands

Read by Simon Evers


John Galsworthy


The Freelands family is a mixture: Tod Freeland is an uncommunicative gentle giant, his wife Kirsteen passionate and free-spoken, Felix is a…

Washington and the Riddle of Peace

Read by Lee Smalley


H. G. Wells


As an observer at the WASHINGTON CONFERENCE FOR THE LIMITATION OF ARMAMENTS held in 1921 and attended by the victorious nations of The Great…

Pitching in a Pinch

Read by Lee Smalley


Christy Mathewson


In this book Mathewson is telling the reader of the game as it is played in the Big Leagues.... It’s as good as his pitching and some exciti…

Klaasje Zevenster, deel 2

Read by Anna Simon


Jacob Van Lennep


Een groepje Leidse studenten viert een gezellige Sinterklaasavond in de jaren '20 van de 19e eeuw, als er onverwachts een pakketje aan de de…

The Making of an American

Read by Lee Smalley


Jacob A. Riis


Jacob Riis was an esteemed reporter and documentary photographer in New York City. In his autobiography he movingly recounts his early life …

The Heir

Read by Lee Smalley


Vita Sackville-West


This collection’s title is taken from its first story, a novella, which is followed by four shorter tales, all expertly and sensitively draw…

The Lonely Warrior

Read by Lee Smalley


Claude Washburn


An idealistic American enlists and fights in The Great War. This novel focuses on his life after returning to the US “hard-boiled” and cynic…

The Island Pharisees

Read by Simon Evers


John Galsworthy


Richard Shelton is wrestling with his conscience. As a member of the upper class at a time when the British Empire is at its height, he sees…

Moments With Mark Twain

Read by Lee Smalley


Mark Twain


These selections from the works of Mark Twain are presented in chronological order. They include the memorable whitewashing of the fence in …

Jan, Jannetje en hun jongste kind

Read by Anna Simon


E. J. Potgieter


Een allegorisch verhaal als commentaar op de toestand van de Nederlandse samenleving anno 1841, in de ogen van E.J. Potgieter. Jan en Jannet…

Little Masterpieces of Autobiography: Actors

Read by Lee Smalley


George Iles


The playwright gives a play its plot, characters, dialog and form, but its sense of living reality is conveyed by the art of the actor. This…

Summer Days in Shakespeare Land

Read by Lee Smalley


Charles George Harper


"Some delights of the ancient town of Stratford-upon-Avon and the country round about, together with a sketch of the life of Mr. Willia…

A Man from the North

Read by Simon Evers


Arnold Bennett


Richard Larch, a young man from the north of England, arrives in London to seek his fortune. By day he works as a clerk in an office but has…

Saint's Progress

Read by Simon Evers


John Galsworthy


Edward Pierson is the widowed vicar of a London church. He has two daughters, Eve and Noel, who is 17. In essence, the novel follows the bat…

The Diary of Samuel Pepys 1663

Read by Nicole Lee


Samuel Pepys


Another jam-packed year for Pepys, making provisions for Tangier, indulging his passion for the theatre, always thoroughly engaged in his re…

Brief Lives Volume II

Read by Nicole Lee


John Aubrey


Volume 2 of Aubrey's sparkling gossipy biographical pieces on his contemporaries, including Bacon, Jonson and Shakespeare, Brief Lives' glim…

War the Creator

Read by Lee Smalley


Frank Gelett Burgess


Gelett Burgess, an American writer, penned this gripping account of the profound change that war caused in a young Frenchman he knew. “Becau…

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