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Bradford's History of the Plymouth Settlement, 1608-1650

Read by David Leeson


William Bradford


The journal of William Bradford, who served five terms as governor of the Plymouth colony, is an indispensable document of the events of ear…

Inventions Of The Great War

Read by David Wales


Alexander Russell Bond


“… this war was not one of mere destruction. It set men to thinking as they had never thought before. It intensified their inventive faculti…

Hero Tales from American History

Read by David Leeson


Theodore Roosevelt


Its purpose … is to tell in simple fashion the story of some Americans who showed that they knew how to live and how to die; who proved thei…

Remarkable Rogues: The Careers of Some Notable Criminals of Europe and America

Read by David Wales


Charles Kingston


The title and subtitle pretty much say it all. Twenty biographical sketches of people you would not want your son or daughter to marry. (Sum…

Quiet Talks on Prayer

Read by David Barnes


S. D. Gordon


An open life, an open hand, open upward, is the pipe line of communication between the heart of God and this poor befooled old world. Our pr…

The Cross Brand

Read by David Wales


Max Brand


Jack Bristol shot the sheriff and stole his horse. He rode off, not into the sunset, but into the mountains. The mountain man held him cap…

In the Midst of Life; Tales of Soldiers and Civilians

Read by David Wales


Ambrose Bierce


These stories detail the lives of soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. This is the 1909 edition. The 1909 edition omits six…

Andersonville Diary, Escape And List Of The Dead

Read by David Wales


John L. Ransom


John L. Ransom was the quartermaster of Company A, 9th Michigan Volunteer Cavalry during the American Civil War and a Union prisoner in the …

The Best American Humorous Short Stories

Read by David Wales


Variousandalexander Jessup


Eighteen short stories by famous and little known authors compassing the period 1839 - 1914. The editor's very extensive introduction is omi…

Outwitting The Hun; My Escape From A German Prison Camp

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Pat O'Brien


A true war narrative, published in 1918 while WWI was still going on. (Summary by David Wales)

Tales Of King Arthur And The Round Table

Read by David Wales


Andrew Lang


The tales of King Arthur and his Knights are of Celtic origin. The Celts were the people who occupied Britain at the time when the history o…

A Texas Cowboy; Or Fifteen Years on the Hurricane Deck of a Spanish Pony

Read by David Wales


Charles A. Siringo


Charles A. Siringo was an American lawman, detective, and agent for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency during the late 19th century and…

Quo Vadis

Read by David Leeson


Henryk Sienkiewicz


Sienkiewicz’s epic novel of ancient Rome finds the Empire at the height of her power and splendor, but struggling with the madness and cruel…

China and the Chinese

Read by David Barnes


Herbert Allen Giles


Herbert Allen Giles (1845-1935) spent several years as a diplomat in China and in 1897 was appointed Cambridge University’s second professor…

By Pike and Dyke

Read by David Leeson


G. A. Henty


It is the 1570's, and the people of the Netherlands live in terror under the cruel dominion of Spain. Though many long to be free of Spanish…

On Union with God

Read by David Barnes


Blessed Albert The Great


Surely the most deeply-rooted need of the human soul, its purest aspiration, is for the closest possible union with God. As one turns over t…

Sheriff Larrabee's Prisoner

Read by David Wales


Max Brand


The stranger rode up in the pouring rain to the lonely ranch house. Before dawn he was riding quickly away. Who had killed old Mr. Benton?…

The Long, Long Trail

Read by David Wales


Max Brand


A willful flirtatious girl; a morose family; a dark, mysterious, and (to some) alluring man; lots of horses, guns, honor, love, courage, and…

Werewolf -- Five Pieces

Read by David Wales


Saki


Five stories and essays about werewolves. - Summary by david wales

The Best British Short Stories of 1922

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Various and Walter de la Mare


Twenty-four short stories by famous and not-so-famous British authors. (Summary by David Wales) Note: A shortened section 21 was replaced on…

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