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The Parasite (version 2)

Read by Delmar H Dolbier


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


In this short novel of 1894, Conan Doyle describes a character with seemingly extraordinary powers. Are these powers occult or are they only…

Pollyanna

Read by Eleanor H. Porter


Eleanor H. Porter


In a small town far out West, 11 year old Pollyanna loses her mother then her dad to disease. This book describes how the orphan is sent to …

Badge of Infamy

Read by Steven H. Wilson


Lester Del Rey


Daniel Feldman was a doctor once. He made the mistake of saving a friend's life in violation of Medical Lobby rules. Now, he's a pariah, shu…

Time Crime

Read by H. Beam Piper


H. Beam Piper


From Astounding Tales Published February and March 1955 The Paratime Police had a real headache this time! Tracing one man in a population o…

Between the Lines

Read by Delmar H Dolbier


Boyd Cable


This book, all of which has been written at the Front within sound of the German guns and for the most part within shell and rifle range, is…

Unfriendly Persuasion - A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles

Read by Steven H. Wilson


Steven H. Wilson


"Everything Is Going To Be All Right..." That's what Lieutenant Terry Metcalfe keeps telling his friends and co-workers. A hero to…

Peace Lord of the Red Planet

Read by Steven H. Wilson


Steven H. Wilson


Shepherd Autrey is a Quaker, a physician, and a man deeply disturbed by the madness around him as the War Between the tates bears down on hi…

Doors of the Night

Read by Delmar H Dolbier


Frank L. Packard


New York City, 1922—Murder—half-million dollar robbery—false accusation—secret passage—the underworld—a mystery woman—a masked man—a crooked…

A Master Hand

Read by Delmar H Dolbier


Richard Dallas


This murder mystery, written in 1903 by Richard Dallas (pseudonym), describes a fictional crime that took place in the New York City of 1883…

Taken Liberty - A Tale from the Arbiter Chronicles

Read by Steven H. Wilson


Steven H. Wilson


Aer'La only wants to be free... The Confederated Worlds are unparalleled as a society of free people, yet, somehow, slavery still manages t…

The Octopus

Read by Delmar H Dolbier


Frank Norris


Frank Norris based his 1901 novel The Octopus (A Story of California) on the Mussel Slough Tragedy of 1880, a bloody conflict between ranche…

The Night Operator

Read by Delmar H Dolbier


Frank L. Packard


A collection of ten railroad short stories: "And so these are the stories of the Hill Division and of the men who wrought upon it; the …

The Common Law

Read by Thomas H. Burton


Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.


A history and review of the common law in the United States. (summary by TB27)

On the Iron at Big Cloud

Read by Delmar H Dolbier


Frank L. Packard


Frank L. Packard worked as a civil engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway. He brings this experience to the fictional Hill Division -- t…

The Autobiography of George Dewey

Read by Delmar H Dolbier


George Dewey


Admiral George Dewey, United States Navy, is best remembered for his victory over the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay during the S…

Running the Blockade

Read by Delmar H Dolbier


Thomas E. Taylor


The first-person experiences and adventures of blockade runner during the American civil war. - Summary by Delmar H. Dolbier

The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth

Read by Delmar H Dolbier


George Alfred Townsend


A series of articles by the New York World newspaper's special correspondent covering the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, its background a…

The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt

Read by Delmar H Dolbier


David Miller DeWitt


April, 1865 -- The war ended and throughout the Northern States joy and relief reigned. Then, less than a week later, a thunderbolt: the p…

From Sail to Steam: Recollections of Naval Life

Read by Delmar H Dolbier


Alfred Thayer Mahan


Alfred Thayer Mahan, American historian and author, whose The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660–1783 became instrumental in the form…

The Sinking of the ''Merrimac''

Read by Delmar H Dolbier


Richmond Pearson Hobson


During the Spanish-American War, Naval Constructor Hobson U.S.N. devised a plan to scuttle a ship in the channel leading to Santiago harbor …

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