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The Merry Anne

Read by Betsie Bush


Samuel Merwin and Samuel Merwin, Sr.


This 1904 maritime adventure is set in the Great Lakes region, upon water and in wood. Our hero is caught in a smuggling scheme and may lose…

Calumet “K”

Read by Betsie Bush


Samuel Merwin and Samuel Merwin, Sr.


"A novel, with several elements of rather unusual interest. As a tale, it is swift, simple, and absorbing, and one does not willingly p…

The Jingle Book

Read by Betsie Bush


Carolyn Wells


A collection of silly poetry and limericks for children.

Cornhuskers

Read by Betsie Bush


Carl Sandburg


Carl Sandburg's collection of 103 poems that earned a Pulitzer Prize Special Letters Award in 1919.

Girl Scout Collection

Read by Betsie Bush


Various


These articles, pamphlets, and stories relating to the Girls Scouts of America touch on the history, activities, ideals, and traditions of t…

The Short Line War

Read by Betsie Bush


Samuel Merwin and Samuel Merwin, Sr.


"The Short Line War is a story that will appeal more particularly to the sterner sex, and we take it that the hyphenated name, Merwin-W…

Mental Efficiency

Read by Ruth Golding


Arnold Bennett


In this light-hearted yet thought-provoking collection of articles, Bennett offers his thoughts on exercising the mind, organising your life…

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (version 2)

Read by Ruth Golding


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


A collection of twelve short stories featuring Conan Doyle's legendary detective, originally published as single stories in Strand Magazine …

Wuthering Heights (Version 2)

Read by Ruth Golding


Emily Brontë


Emily Brontë's only novel, published in 1847 under the pseudonym Ellis Bell, tells the tale of the all-encompassing and passionate, yet…

The Human Machine

Read by Ruth Golding


Arnold Bennett


Bennett asks us to consider our brains as the most wonderful machine, a machine which is the only thing in this world that we can control. A…

Self and Self-management: Essays about Existing

Read by Ruth Golding


Arnold Bennett


Bennett's essays always provide food for thought and bring a wry smile to the lips. Human nature, it appears, changes little over the ages, …

How to Sing (Meine Gesangskunst)

Read by Ruth Golding


Lilli Lehmann


Lilli Lehmann, born Elisabeth Maria Lehmann, was a German operatic soprano of phenomenal versatility. She was also a voice teacher.She wrote…

The Magic City

Read by Ruth Golding


E. Nesbit


Philip and Lucy discover that the city Philip has built using toys, books and household objects, has come alive. This is the account of thei…

The Story of Electricity

Read by Ruth Golding


John Munro


In the book's preface, the author writes: "Let anyone stop to consider how he individually would be affected if all electrical service …

The Speaking Voice

Read by Ruth Golding


Katherine Jewell Everts


From the Preface of The Speaking Voice: principles of training simplified and condensed: "This book offers a method of voice training w…

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Read by Ruth Golding


Edwin Abbott Abbott


Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions is an 1884 science fiction novella by the English schoolmaster Edwin Abbott Abbott. As a satire, Flat…

The Magic World

Read by Ruth Golding


E. Nesbit


Talking cats, birds, fish and bells, wicked fairies, uglified princesses - adventure, magic, and more magic. A delightful collection of sto…

An Iron Will

Read by Ruth Golding


Orison Swett Marden


Orison Swett Marden was well-known at the turn of the 20th century for his inspirational and spiritual books of self-help. This one deals wi…

Women in Love

Read by Ruth Golding


D. H. Lawrence


Women in Love is a novel by British author D. H. Lawrence published in 1920. It is a sequel to his earlier novel The Rainbow (1915), and fol…

The Wonderful Garden

Read by Ruth Golding


E. Nesbit


Do you believe in magic? Caroline, Charles and Charlotte do, and nothing that happens during their summer holiday at their great uncle's hou…

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