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Better Angel

Read by Greg W.


Richard Meeker


In 1933, Forman Brown wrote, under the pseudonym Richard Meeker, a controversial novel called Better Angel, about a young man coming to term…

David and the Phoenix

Read by Greg Weeks


Edward Ormondroyd


David knew that one should be prepared for anything when one climbs a mountain, but he never dreamed what he would find that June morning on…

A Christmas Carol (Version 09)

Read by Greg Giordano


Charles Dickens


"A Christmas Carol" has been credited with relaunching the celebration of Christmas as we know it. It relaunched Charles Dickens' …

Michael Kohlhaas (English Translation)

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Heinrich von Kleist


Michael Kohlhaas is an 1811 novella by Heinrich von Kleist, based on a 16th-century story of Hans Kohlhase. Both the theme (a fanatical ques…

Mother Stories

Read by Greg Giordano


Maud Lindsay


"I have endeavored to write, for mothers and dear little children, a few simple stories, embodying some of the truths of Froebel's Moth…

Tales of a Traveller

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Washington Irving


Writing under the pseudonym, Geoffrey Crayon, Washington Irving chronicled his travels through Europe in the early 1820’s. He wrote of peopl…

Rock Crystal

Read by Greg W.


Adalbert Stifter


On Christmas Eve, two children, a brother and sister, leave their grandmother's house in an Alpine village and get lost in the mountain snow…

The Damnation of Theron Ware

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Harold Frederic


The Damnation of Theron Ware (published in England as Illumination) is an 1896 novel by American author Harold Frederic. It is widely consid…

More Selected Classics of Washington Irving

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Washington Irving


Washington Irving is, arguably, one of America's greatest writers. He spent many years in Europe and kept records of his observations, which…

Washington Irving in London

Read by Greg Giordano


Washington Irving


Washington Irving's name is synonymous with such classics as "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." He est…

Washington Irving's Visit to England

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Washington Irving


Famed American humorist Washington Irving published a series of short stories telling of his adventures traveling from America to England. T…

Abbotsford and Newstead Abbey

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Washington Irving


Although this book may not have the immediately recognizable title of, say, “Rip Van Winkle” or “Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” this book deserve…

A Book of Scoundrels

Read by Greg Lewin


Charles Whibley


An ironic history of British criminals, mostly pre-Victorian pickpockets, highwaymen and thieves. Here we meet Moll Cutpurse the Queen of th…

The Fair Rewards

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Thomas Beer


"The Fair Rewards" by Thomas Beer . . . is a really distiguished novel. The writing is far above the average: it has style and sop…

Pelle the Conqueror, Volume 1

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Martin Andersen Nexø


When the first part of "Pelle Erobreren" (Pelle the Conqueror) appeared in 1906, its author, Martin Andersen Nexo, was practically…

Staley Fleming's Hallucination

In Ghost Story Collection 005

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Ambrose Bierce


A collection of ten pieces, read by various readers, about the unreal edges of this world in legend and story; tales of love, death and beyo…

Deathworld

Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)


Harry Harrison


Harry Harrison is best known for his Stainless Steel Rat stories and the novel Make Room! Make Room! which was adapted for film as Soylent G…

The Variable Man

Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)


Philip K. Dick


Predictability has come a long way. The computers of the future can tell you if you’re going to win a war before you fire a shot. Unfortunat…

The Ethical Engineer (Deathworld 2)

Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)


Harry Harrison


“The Ethical Engineer” also known as “Deathworld II” finds our hero Jason dinAlt captured to face justice for his crimes, but the ever-wily …

Second Variety

Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012)


Philip K. Dick


Early victories by the USSR in a global nuclear war cause the United Nations government to retreat to the moon leaving behind troops and fie…

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