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Read by Bill Boerst
Captain S. P. Meek
In Astounding Stories 12, December 1930
This issue includes "Slaves of the Dust" by Sophie Wenzel Ellis, Part B of "The Pirate Planet" by Charles W. Diffin, &qu…
January
Read by Bill Boerst
Page Andrews
In The Dixie Book of Days
The author used a yearly calendar to focus on pieces written by Southern authors. Many of these writers are little known, having created for…
Readers' Corner, Part 2
Read by Bill Boerst
various and Ray Cummings
In Astounding Stories 17, May 1931
This issue of the science-fiction magazine includes a novella by Charles W. Diffin titled "Dark Moon" and several short stories, i…
NEXT TO READING MATTER
Read by Scott Foster
O. Henry
In Roads of Destiny
This is another collection of O. Henry short stories. - Summary by Sid
Introductory Epistle, Part A
Read by Bill Boerst
Sir Walter Scott
In The Monastery
Dame Elspeth is kept in a tower after the death of her husband. The widow of the Baron of Avenel and her daughter seek safety with Elspeth i…
'Twixt Briton and Boer
Read by Alan Mapstone
Marie E. J. Pitt
In The Horses of the Hills and other Verses
Marie Elizabeth Josephine Pitt (1869–1948) was an Australian poet and socialist activist. Pitt wrote very highly coloured nature poetry, onc…
Old Bill by Henry C. Wallace
Read by Anita Sloma-Martinez
Henry Cantwell Wallace
In Short Story Collection Vol. 081
Librivox readers have come together to bring you another diverse collection of short stories. This anthology brings you selections from Thom…
The Dairyman's Bill
Read by Kriti Dwivedi
Lawrence Labree and Seba Smith
In The Rover Vol. 01 No. 21
"The Rover: A weekly magazine of tales, poetry and engravings, original and selected" was a magazine started in 1843 by Seba Smith…
The Miniature - Read by NB
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George Pope Morris
In The Miniature
George Pope Morris was an American editor, poet, and songwriter. In addition to his publishing and editorial work, Morris was popular as a p…
Prologue
Read by Ben Adams
Sherwood Anderson
In The Triumph of the Egg: A Book of Impressions from American Life In Tales and P…
“The Triumph of the Egg” is a collection of stories and poems by Sherwood Anderson. Abandoning the interconnected quality of his more famous…
Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand
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Henry Cadwallader Adams
A young man travels to South Africa to find his Mother and sister. He wants to be a clergyman and a farmer when he arrives there. This story…
Bacon
Read by Bill Boerst
Richard William Church
This investigation of Bacon the scholar and man of letters begins with a look at the early days and progresses to his relationships with Que…
Poor Old Bill
Read by David Mack
Lord Dunsany
In A Dreamer's Tales
"A Dreamer's Tales" is the fifth book by Irish fantasy writer Lord Dunsany, considered a major influence on the work of H. P. Love…
00 To My Readers
Read by Phil Chenevert
George W. Bateman
In Zanzibar Tales
If you have read any accounts of adventure in Africa, you will know that travelers never mention animals of any kind that are gifted with th…
DICKY
Read by Eric Metzler
O. Henry
In Cabbages and Kings
This work is O. Henry's first published volume and is considered to be his only novel. The plot is composed of several short stories, which …
No. 68 Rue Alfred de Musset
Read by Lee Smalley
Duncan Campbell Scott
In In the Village of Viger
These ten superb short stories of Duncan Campbell Scott, published in 1896, portray humorous, farcical, and tragic aspects of life in the fi…
CHAPTER V: BILL JUSTIFIES HIS CREATION
Read by Mark Nelson
Clarence Edward Mulford
In The Orphan
Many men swore that The Orphan was bad, and many swore profanely and with wonderful command of epithets because he was bad, but for obvious …
The Library
Read by Phil Schempf
James Hebblethwaite
In The Poems of James Hebblethwaite
James Hebblethwaite (22 September 1857 – 13 September 1921) was an English-born Australian poet, teacher and clergyman. Hebblethwaite was a …
The Legend of Boastful Bill
Read by Ed Humpal
Charles Badger Clark
In Sun and Saddle Leather
Cowboy Poetry began as a 19th Century Performance Art staged around a crackling campfire, referencing tall tales and personal stories, lost …
Part 4
Read by Bill Boerst
Robert Frost
In A Boy's Will (version 2)
Robert Frost preferred to describe the New England countryside using everyday language. He used both as tools to explore world views and lif…