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07 - Moving
Read by Mike Pelton
Christopher Morley
In Pipefuls
A delightful collection of 48 essays on various topics of the human condition that caught his fancy. Witty, insightful and funny of course a…
23 - BY COURIER
Read by Mike Pelton
O. Henry
In The Four Million (Version 2)
The man with the surprise endings: that was O. Henry's trademark. This is the second published collection of short stories by O. Henry origi…
Reader's Corner
Read by Mike Pelton
editor and Ray Cummings
In Astounding Stories 05, May 1930
The fifth issue of Astounding Stories continues the Ray Cummings serial "Brigands of the Moon", begins a 4 part novel by Murray Le…
Teaser
Read by Mike Pelton
Ray Cummings
In Astounding Stories 06, June 1930
Issue six of this seminal science-fiction magazine concludes the Ray Cummings story "Brigands of the Moon", and continues Murray L…
17 - COMMON
Read by Mike Pelton
A. A. Milne
In The Sunny Side
The Sunny Side is a collection of short stories and essays by A. A. Milne. Though Milne is best known for his classic children's books, espe…
General Observations
Read by Mike Pelton
Barry Pain
In Stories without Tears
This is a collection of short stories by Barry Pain, first published in 1914. While generally best-known for his horror and supernatural fic…
The Pedlar
Read by MichaelMaggs
Charlotte Mew
In The Farmer's Bride (Version 2)
A powerful collection of short poems published in 1921 by the English poet Charlotte Mew (1869–1928). Lauded during her lifetime by luminari…
Selected excerpts, part 2
Read by Mike Pelton
Horace Bushnell
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 07
The Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, is a work of enormous proportions. Setting out with the simple goal of offer…
Preface, by George Sterling
Read by Mike Pelton
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-…
Marooned
Read by Mike Pelton
May E. Southworth
In The Great Small Cat and Others
A collection of seven tales about cats. Caution: Some of these tales have very sad endings. (Summary by MaryAnn)
The New Accelerator
Read by Mike Pelton
H. G. Wells
In Twelve Stories and a Dream
Thirteen short stories by HG Wells, the master of speculative fiction! Included in this collection is "Mr Skelmersdale in Fairyland&quo…
A Picture
Read by Bruce Kachuk
Victor Daley
In At Dawn And Dusk
Victor Daley, then a happy, wondering Irish lad, drifted out to Australia. His head was full of old tunes and fragments of poetry; his pocke…
Pepys
Read by Bruce Kachuk
Wilbur D. Nesbit
In An Alphabet of History (Version 2)
These witty, engaging and amusing poetic descriptions of the lives of prominent people are not only a joy to read, but are a quick and easy …
The Agonie
Read by KevinS
George Herbert
In The Temple
George Herbert was one of the so-called Metaphysical Poets, along with John Donne and Andrew Marvel, and The Temple: Sacred Poems and Privat…
Uncle Chatterton’s Gingerbread
Read by Michael MacTaggert
Lucy Maud Montgomery
In Uncollected Short Stories of L.M. Montgomery
A compilation of 80 short stories by the author of "Anne of Green Gables" that were not previously published in a book or in one o…
Part 04
Read by Expatriate
Conrad Aiken
In The House of Dust: A Symphony
The House of Dust is a poem written in the four-movement format of a classical symphony. Hauntingly beautiful despite its bleak post-World …
The Cone
Read by Peter Yearsley
H. G. Wells
In The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories
A collection of Wells' short stories, with a short introductory essay by the author- "Essentially it is a miscellany of inventions, man…
John Bartine’s Watch: The Doctor’s Story, by Ambrose Bierce
Read by Elijah Fisher
Charles Wells Moulton
In The Doctor's Red Lamp
A fictional series of short stories from various authors, each containing stories of doctors. The compiled set of stories has various ranges…
my mind is
Read by Scotty Smith
E. E. Cummings
In XLI Poems
A book of 41 poems by E. E. Cummings classified as Songs I-XII [poems 1-12], Chansons Innocentes I-II [poems 13-14], Portraits I-IX [poems…
Pictures
Read by Deandra
Victor Daley
In Wine and Roses
"Victor Daley, then a happy, wondering Irish lad, drifted out to Australia. His head was full of old tunes and fragments of poetry; his…