General Fiction
A Thief in the Night
Read by Cate Barratt
E. W. Hornung
Gentleman thief A.J. Raffles burgles his way through a series of homes in late Victorian England. A Thief in the Night is a short story coll…
Clarissa Harlowe, or the History of a Young Lady - Volume 2
Read by Nicole Lee
Samuel Richardson
Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady is an epistolary novel by Samuel Richardson, published in 1748. It tells the tragic story of a her…
The Evil Genius
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Wilkie Collins
The Evil Genius, one of Wilkie Collins' last works, is subtitled "A Domestic Scene". It is the intriguing tale of family Linley, i…
The Master Mystery
Read by Roger Melin
Arthur B. Reeve
While Harry Houdini didn't rise to fame as a screen actor, silent film makers of the day sought to capitalize on his fame. The Master Myster…
Little Fishers and Their Nets
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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…
Caleb Williams or Things As They Are
Read by Bev J Stevens
William Godwin
The novel describes the downfall of Ferdinando Falkland, a British squire, and his attempts to ruin and destroy the life of Caleb Williams, …
His Grace of Osmonde
Read by Linda Andrus
Frances Hodgson Burnett
His Grace of Osmonde, being the portions of that nobleman's life omitted in the relation of his Lady's story presented to the world of fashi…
Ester Ried's Namesake
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Pansy
Esther Ried Randall tries to live up to her parents' expectations and the name she's been given, but her religion is a chore. Will she learn…
The Box with the Broken Seals
Read by Richard Kilmer (1942-2022)
E. Phillips Oppenheim
A convoluted tale of espionage. This entertaining story is set in World War I. It has interesting characters. and I found my sympathies equa…
His Dog
Read by Roger Melin
Albert Payson Terhune
Albert Payson Terhune, perhaps best known for his book Lad, a Dog (later turned into a popular movie), was also a breeder of collies and a j…
The Job
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Sinclair Lewis
'The Job' is an early work by American novelist Sinclair Lewis. It is considered an early declaration of the rights of working women. The fo…
The Claverings
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Anthony Trollope
"I consider the story as a whole to he good, though I am not aware that the public ever corroborated that verdict." - the author T…
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories
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Oscar Wilde
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories is a collection of short semi-comic mystery stories. This collection exemplifies Wilde's sharp …
A Little Book of Christmas
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John Kendrick Bangs
Summary: Four short Christmas stories, a bit sentimental, but still affecting and worthwhile. Plus Four Christmas verses. (Summary by David …
Noli Me Tangere (The Social Cancer)
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José Rizal
Noli Me Tangere (Latin for Touch Me Not) is a novel by the National Hero of the Philippines, Dr. José Rizal. It was originally writte…
Topsy-Turvy
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Jules Verne
Topsy Turvy is a translation of Sans dessus dessous (1889) . This anonymous translation was first published by J. G. Ogilvie (New York, 1890…
The Wheel of Time
Read by David Wales
Henry James
Fanny Knocker is a very, very plain young woman. She is introduced to the extremely handsome, thoroughly impoverished, younger son of an old…
The Duel
Read by Phil Griffiths
Anton Chekhov
The plot centres around Laevsky, who is living in a small seaside town in the Caucasus after running away with another man's wife, Nadyezhda…
Once on a Time
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A. A. Milne
When the King of Barodia receives a pair of seven-league boots as a birthday present, his habit of flying over the King of Euralia's castle …
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Book I
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François Rabelais
The Life of Gargantua and of Pantagruel (in French, La vie de Gargantua et de Pantagruel) is a connected series of five novels written in th…