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Once on a Time (version 2 Dramatic Reading)
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A. A. Milne
This version of the book is done as a Dramatic Reading with various people speaking each characters part.When the King of Barodia receives a…
The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson (Version 2)
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
It was published in 1893–1894 by Century Magazine in seven installments, and is a detective story with some racial themes. The plot of this …
The Swoop!
Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021)
P. G. Wodehouse
The Swoop! tells of the simultaneous invasion of England by several armies — "England was not merely beneath the heel of the invader. I…
The Adventures of Mr. Mocker (Dramatic Reading)
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Thornton W. Burgess
When an innocent blue jay starts talking in his sleep, it's up to him to find out what's going on in this fun, naturalistic, Southern-style …
Not George Washington
Read by Debra Lynn
P. G. Wodehouse
It has been said that behind every successful man is a good woman. This is certainly true in the case of James Orlebar Cloyster. However, so…
Doctor Ox's Experiment
Read by Alan Winterrowd
Jules Verne
An early, light-hearted short story, published in 1872 by Jules Verne. It takes place in the Flemish town of Quiquendone, where life moves a…
Babbitt
Read by John W. Michaels
Sinclair Lewis
Sinclair Lewis’ George F. Babbitt is a complicated and conflicted character. When you think you have his next move figured out he surprises …
The Black Moth (version 2)
Read by Terra Mendoza
Georgette Heyer
Jack Carstares, oldest son of the Earl Wyncham, has been disgraced by his brother. Gone for six years, living the life a highwayman he meets…
How To Succeed in Evil - Consultation with Vampire
Read by Patrick E. McLean
Patrick E. McLean
Edwin Windsor, Evil Efficiency Consultant, returns with his manic lawyer Topper and his faithful secretary in this novella-length prequel to…
Miss Mackenzie
Read by Kirsten Wever
Anthony Trollope
The thirty-five year-old (hence utterly over-the-hill) Miss Margaret Mackenzie, having devoted her life to others, suddenly finds herself wi…
Miscellaneous Essays of G. K. Chesterton
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G. K. Chesterton
These eleven files are miscellaneous short essays or stories from G.K. Chesterton. They were chosen for not only their brevity but also for …
Tartarin de Tarascon
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Alphonse Daudet
Qui n'a jamais entendu parler de Tartarin de Tarascon, le grand Tartarin, héros de Tarascon, chef des chasseurs de casquettes ?Alphon…
The Awful German Language (version 2)
Read by Kirsten Wever
Mark Twain
This long essay is a work of mock philology, one of several appendices to Twain’s travel novel, A Tramp Abroad. In it, Twain explains, compl…
Das Wachsfigurenkabinett
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Oskar Panizza
Auf einem Nürnberger Jahrmarkt wird in einem Wachsfigurenkabinett mit beweglichen mechanischen Figuren das »Leiden und Sterben un…
Aphorisms
Read by Carl Manchester
Oscar Wilde
In 1894, Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) published two collections of aphorisms: A Few Maxims For The Instruction Of The Over-Educated, in the Sa…
How to Tell a Story, and Other Essays
Read by Claudia Salto
Mark Twain
In his inimitable way, Mark Twain gives sound advice about how to tell a story, then lets us in on some curious incidents he experienced, an…
Penrod
Read by Jonathan Burchard
Booth Tarkington
Join Penrod Schofield and his wistful dog Duke, in a hilarious romp through turn of the century Indianapolis, chronicling his life, loves, a…
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) (version 3)
Read by Nick Bulka
Jerome K. Jerome
A humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Thames between Kingston and Oxford. The three men are base…
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) (version 2)
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Jerome K. Jerome
Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous account by Jerome K. Jerome of a boating holiday on the Th…
Die drei gerechten Kammmacher
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Gottfried Keller
Gottfried Kellers Novelle "Die drei gerechten Kammmacher" (diese Schreibweise wurde in der Erstausgabe 1856 verwendet und gilt nac…