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The Ladies' Paradise

Read by Kristin G.


Émile Zola


Zola's original French publication, Au Bonheur des Dames ("The Ladies' Delight"), published 1882, is the eleventh novel in his Rou…

S. G. Henty, Portland

In Letters from Victorian Pioneers

Read by Kristine Bekere


Various


A series of letters on the early occupation of the colony, the Aborigines, etc addressed by Victorian pioneers to his Excellency Charles Jos…

A Short History of the World

Read by Kristine Bekere


H. G. Wells


A Short History of the World is a non-fictional historic work by English author H. G. Wells, largely inspired by Wells's earlier 1919 work T…

The Swoop!

Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021)


P. G. Wodehouse


The Swoop! tells of the simultaneous invasion of England by several armies — "England was not merely beneath the heel of the invader. I…

Chapter 7

In Monsieur Lecoq Part 2: The Honor of the Name

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Émile Gaboriau


Monsieur Lecoq is a captivating mystery, historical and love story: Around 11 o'clock, on the evening of Shrove Sunday 18.., close to the ol…

Good Tidings

In The Bible For Young People Vol. 1

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Anonymous


"The Bible for Young People tells the sweet and simple stories of the Bible in the Bible language, omitting only genealogies and doctri…

The Butterfly

In Hans Christian Andersen: Fairytales and Short Stories Volume 5, 1860 to 1865

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Hans Christian Andersen


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 Kristi…

The Birds In The Letter-Box by René Bazin

In International Short Stories Volume 3: French Stories

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Francis J. Reynolds and René Bazin


The third book of a three volume anthology of international short stories, we now turn to French stories. Authors include Honoré de B…

Sonnet XIX - All Saint's Day, 1289

In Canzoniere

Read by Kristin G.


Dante Alighieri


Le Rime (in English, The Rhymes) are the collection of lyric poems written by Dante Alighieri throughout his life. While the rest of Dante's…

Octavia

In Women of History

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Anonymous


An intriguing look at well known women in history from BC 500 to the mid 1800's. Each chapter is a brief overview of one woman's life. An in…