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Prejudices, First Series
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H. L. Mencken
Mencken sharpens his pen and in a collection of short essays delivers acerbic opinions on issues and persons of the time. Among his targets…
Kipps
Read by Anthony Ogus
H. G. Wells
Arthur Kipps, an orphaned draper’s assistant of humble means, unexpectedly inherits a large sum of money and that is when all his troubles b…
Selected Short Stories
Read by Greg W.
Stephen Crane
At the time of his death at the age of 28, Stephen Crane had become an important figure in American literature. He was nearly forgotten, how…
A Coin Of Edward VII
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Fergus Hume
A family celebrates Christmas and its flaws are gently exposed by the house guest Mrs. Parry. Giles is engaged to the wealthy Daisy, yet is …
The Life of Anthony
Read by Matthew James Gray
Athanasius of Alexandria
Anthony (251-356CE) lived in Egypt, and became one of the fathers of Christian desert monasticism. When he was about 18 years old, and havin…
White April
Read by Laurie Banza
Harold Vinal
In five section parts, Golden Windows, Sonnets for Weeping, Of Mariners, White Glamour, and Overtones, Harold Vinal writes about deep feeli…
Ultima Thule
Read by Karen Savage
Dallas Mccord Reynolds and Mack Reynolds
Ronny Bronston has dreamed all his life of getting a United Planets job that would take him off-world. He finally gets the opportunity when …
The Courage of the Commonplace
Read by Roger Melin
Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
The short story of a young man who came to terms with himself and became a man on a day when he had proven to be a failure to his family, hi…
Aristopia: A Romance-History of the New World
Read by Ruth Golding
Castello Newton Holford
Aristopia (published 1895) is truly an alternative history. It is an imagination of how the continent of North America might have developed…
This Is Life
Read by Seth Harwood
Seth Harwood
Jack Is Back! Yes, Jack Palms is back to bring you more of the action, suspense and excitement that you came to expect from the hit podioboo…
Pawn
Read by Mark Eller
Mark Eller
In Betrayed, Aaron Turner defied politicians, defeated child slavers, and saved an entire people from exploitation by Isabella, his adopted …
Double Crossed
Read by Howard Skyman
Wilfrid Douglas Newton
Clement Seadon is a young man of free spirit and a lust for a life of independence. However after receiving an odd request from a lawyer he …
This Is Life
Read by Seth Harwood
Seth Harwood
Jack Is Back! Yes, Jack Palms is back to bring you more of the action, suspense and excitement that you came to expect from the hit podioboo…
It's a Good Old World
Read by Stephen Escalera
Bruce Barton
In this collection of essays, Bruce Barton, considered to be among the most influential advertising men of the 20th century, uses history, r…
This Country of Ours, Part 6
Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
Another fine history book for children! Published in 1917, Marshall’s book of stories from the history of the United States begins with acco…
Martin Schüler
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Florence Roma Muir Wilson
Romer Wilson's first novel is a study in the life of Genius, a theme that would preoccupy her throughout her life. The eponymous Martin Sch…
Books Fatal to Their Authors
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Peter Hempson Ditchfield
This is a collection of stories of authors who have lost their fortunes and sometimes their lives after writing a book. The liberty of a per…
Capitol Coven
Read by Peter E. Abresch
Peter E. Abresch
Ninety percent of the federal laws, resolutions, and appropriations pass or fail in the U. S. Congress by a handful of votes. When Alexand…
Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 042
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Various
Eighteen short nonfiction works in the public domain, independently chosen by the readers. Topics include biographies of astronomer Fiammett…