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Hex On Hax
Read by Mark Nelson
Robert Sheckley
In Still Untouched by Human Hands: Short Stories
Long before Douglas Adams, Robert Sheckley pioneered the sub-genre of satirical science fiction. When space operas ruled, Robert Sheckley sa…
The Harlot of the World
Read by Anusha Iyer
Clark Ashton Smith
In Ebony and Crystal
As stated in L'Alouette: A Magazine of Verse, "Ebony and Crystal is an artist's intrepid repudiation of the world of trolleys and cash-…
Jeduthan Hawley
Read by frankjf
Edgar Lee Masters
In Spoon River Anthology
This is a collection of poems, in the form of an entire community speaking from beyond the grave about their lives, and, in some cases, goss…
''Where's Haggerty?''
Read by Delmar H Dolbier
Frank L. Packard
In On the Iron at Big Cloud
Frank L. Packard worked as a civil engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway. He brings this experience to the fictional Hill Division -- t…
The Harlot of the World
Read by Amy Gramour
Clark Ashton Smith
In Odes and Sonnets
Clark Ashton Smith, nicknamed one of the "big three" of Weird Tales (the famous pulp fiction magazine), was also a romantic-style …
Into the Haunted Hause
Read by James R. Hedrick
Franklin W. Dixon
In The House on the Cliff
The second of The Hardy Boys' series, The House on the Cliff involves Frank and Joe, along with their father, the famous detective, in the i…
Huck Saves Jim - From Huckleberry Finn, a Reading Often Used from 1885 On
Read by John Greenman
Mark Twain
In Mark Twain's Speeches, Part 2
This collection of the 195 known, publicly-printed speeches of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) was compiled by Paul Fatout and publish…
Hansel and Gretel
Read by Mark F. Smith
Andrew Lang
In The Blue Fairy Book
Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book (1889) was a beautifully produced and illustrated edition of fairy tales that has become a classic. This was f…
Harsk, Harsk
Read by Eva Davis (d. 2025)
Carl Sandburg
In Slabs of the Sunburnt West
Thirty-two poems about life in the American Midwest, focusing on the city of Chicago, Illinois. Summary by Matt Pierard
Stories of the Rhine
Read by Ben Tucker
Émile Erckmann
Émile Erckmann and Alexandre Chatrian, more widely known by their joint nom de plume Erckmann-Chatrian, were in their time more recog…
Chapter Three: Harlot's Union
Read by Ben Tucker
Arthur Jean Cox
In Strip, Wench...or Die!
Rip Austin knew that curvaceous Sally Vaughn had been murdered for her insurance money, but how could he prove it when the local vice lords …
Part 3
Read by Esther
Mark Twain
In Eve’s Diary
Eve’s Diary is a humorous monologue about Eve’s experiences at the dawn of creation. She is fascinated by every aspect of the new world arou…
21 - The Goblin and the Huckster
Read by C F de Rosset
Hans Christian Andersen
In Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 3, 1848 to 1853
A collection of some of Hans Christian Andersen's works. He is a Danish author and poet most famous for his fairy tales. (Summary by Kristin…
14 - The Hapless World
Read by Tom Weiss
William Le Queux
In An Eye For An Eye
Frank Urwin and Richard Cleugh are two bachelor journalists sharing a flat in London. One evening while chatting, Urwin receives a telegram …
The Goblin and the Huckster
Read by Scotty Smith
Hans Christian Andersen
In Faery Tales from Hans Christian Andersen
This is a 1910 edition of the Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen. This volume is nicely mixed, containing both the most famous tales as …
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…
Chapter III
Read by TomDavisBeal
James Francis Thierry
In The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons
The Adventures of the Eleven Cuff-Buttons: Being one of the Exciting Episodes in the Career of the Famous Detective Hemlock Holmes as Record…
Address to a Haggis
Read by Andy
Robert Burns
In Robert Burns 250th Anniversary
Robert Burns, the national bard (poet) of Scotland was born on the 25th January, 1759. Scotland and all Burns fans the world over, including…
Hans in Luck
Read by Lynda Marie Neilson
Kate Douglas Wiggin and Nora Archibald Smith
In Tales of Laughter
Time to exercise your funny bone. This fun collection of stories from around the world will make children of all ages smile and chuckle. …
The Harlot’s Child
Read by Newgatenovelist
Susan Boogher
In Selected Poems
Susan M. Boogher was twentieth-century poet. These poems were published in Poetry, The Century, Harper's Magazine and The Midland from 1918 …