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The Runaway Cabbage

In The Adventures of Unc' Billy Possum

Read by James K. White


Thornton W. Burgess


Another short story for children by the well-known conversationalist and writer, Thornton W. Burgess. This story revolves around Unc' Billy …

Chapter 7

In A Dark Night's Work

Read by James K. White


Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell


Love, murder and class commentary in Mrs Gaskell's usual brilliant style! This novel was originally serialised and published by Charles Dick…

Biographical Notice

In Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent.

Read by James K. White


Washington Irving


The Letters of Jonathan Oldstyle, Gent. (1824) is a compilation of eight humorous and observational letters written by American writer, Wash…

The Goophered Grapevine

In The Conjure Woman

Read by James K. White


Charles Waddell Chesnutt


Published in 1899 by Houghton Mifflin, Chesnutt's first book, The Conjure Woman, was a collection of seven short stories, all set in "P…

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