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The Seventeenth Chapter
Read by AnnaLisa Bodtker
Wilhelm Meinhold
In Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch
Wilhelm Meinhold, a Pomeranian priest working on the Island of Usedom, relates the story of Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch. The author ass…
Dawn
Read by AnnaLisa Bodtker
Frances Cornford
In Spring Morning
Frances Cornford, the granddaughter of Charles Darwin, wrote several volumes of poetry. In this volume is one of her best known poems, the …
Day 3, Conclusion
Read by Kristine Bekere
Giovanni Boccaccio
In The Decameron
The Decameron (subtitle: Prencipe Galeotto) is a collection of 100 novellas by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio, probably begun in 1350 and…
To Rosamund
Read by Jacquelyn Bengfort
E. Nesbit
In The Rainbow and the Rose
A collection of poetry in the whimsical style of Edith Nesbit, author of "The Five Children and It" and "The Railway Children…
Epilogue
Read by Ann Boulais
W. Warde Fowler
In Julius Caesar and the Foundation of the Roman Imperial System
In this volume I have tried to meet the wishes of the publishers, by explaining to those who are comparatively unfamiliar with classical ant…
Dame the Seventh: Anna, Lady Baxby
Read by Libby Gohn
Thomas Hardy
In A Group of Noble Dames
The pedigrees of our county families, arranged in diagrams on the pages of county histories, mostly appear at first sight to be as barren of…
01 - Treatise I
Read by Ann Boulais
Blessed Angela Of Foligno
In The Book of Divine Consolation of the Blessed Angela of Foligno
The Blessed Angela of Foligno, T.O.S.F., (c. 1248 – 4 January 1309) was a Christian author, Franciscan tertiary and mystic. She was noted no…
Chapter 25
Read by Nadine Eckert-Boulet
Ann Radcliffe
In The Italian
The love story between a nobleman and a beautiful lady whom he meets in church leads both of them to unexpected places, as many people would…
Nurse Edith Cavell
Read by Sonia
Alice Meynell
In A Father of Women and Other Poems
Alice Meynell was an English essayist, critic, and poet who was also a leading suffragist, serving as vice-president of the Women Writers' S…
Chapter Eleven: Miss Kling Telegraphically Baffled
Read by Edmund Bloxam
Ella Cheever Thayer
In Wired Love: A Romance of Dots and Dashes
A telegraph operator meets a mysterious stranger 'on the wire'. Throw in the most clumsy gent in literature, a stern matron, an actress with…
Madrigal by Anonymous
Read by Izzy Barbieri
Various
In Love Poems by Famous Authors
A collection of love poems, including the balcony scene from Romeo & Juliet, Tristram & Iseult, and selections from many authors inc…
INTRODUCTION
Read by Anna Simon
Saki
In The Chronicles of Clovis
This is the third collection of short stories by Saki, following on from “Reginald” and “Reginald in Russia”. Although some of the stories h…
Episode 04 - In The Library
Read by Katharina Bordet
Katharina Bordet
In Every Photo Tells... Book 3
A psychic takes on a job that is more complicated than it first appears. Obsession and love make an art thief's last great heist one to reme…
Mary, Ch IV pt 3
Read by Ann Boulais
Agnes Strickland
In The Lives of the Queens of England Volume 5
The Lives of the Queens of England is a multi-volumed work attributed to Agnes Strickland, though it was mostly researched and written by he…
Courtesy
Read by Erin Stone
Hilaire Belloc
In Verses
A collection of poetry by Hilaire Belloc ranging from religious verses to drinking songs. - Summary by Larry Wilson
Chapter 4
Read by Ann Boulais
Various
In Poems of American History, The Period of Growth
This volume covers the age of expansion from the Revolution to the Civil War, including the creation of the Constitution, the Presidency of …
Chapter 5
Read by Ann Boulais
Hartmann Grisar
In History of Rome and the Popes in the Middle Ages, Volume 3
This present work may be described as history of the medieval Popes, with the history of the city of Rome, and its civilization, as a backgr…
Miss Ophelia Gledd
Read by jenno
Anthony Trollope
In Lotta Schmidt and Other Stories
In this collection of short stories by Anthony Trollope: A Viennese musician courts a much younger woman. A young man must choose between pu…
VI. Anna’s Whim, Part 3
Read by Cynthia Malone
Louisa May Alcott
In Silver Pitchers: and Independence, A Centennial Love Story
Here are 9 engaging short stories from Louisa May Alcott (of Little Women fame), all period pieces, some of them somewhat autobiographical, …
Mathurin
Read by Kate Follis
Gilbert Parker
In The Lane that had no Turning, and Other Tales concerning the People of Pontiac
This is a collection of short stories by Gilbert Parker. Parker was a Canadian writer who wrote a number of bestsellers that had a lasting i…