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Chapters 06, 07
Read by Adrian Praetzellis
E. Phillips Oppenheim
In The Curious Quest
A sweet, simple tale of how friendship and honesty triumph over money. The protagonist’s pun of a name—Ernest Bliss—foreshadows the plot in …
The Mystery of the Semi-detached
Read by Adrian Praetzellis
E. Nesbit
In Ghost Story Collection 004
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…
Evolution
Read by Adrian Praetzellis
John Galsworthy
In Short Story Collection Vol. 012
Librivox’s Short Story Collection 012: a collection of 11 short essays and fiction in the public domain read by a variety of LibriVox member…
Esther
Read by Adrian Praetzellis
Shalom Aleichem and שלום עליכם Sholem Aleichem
In Jewish Children (Yudishe Kinder)
Although written from a child's perspective, this is not a kids book but a series of funny, poignant, and sometimes disturbing stories about…
The Tour of Dr. Syntax in Search of the Picturesque
Read by Adrian Praetzellis
William Combe
“To bury these, to christen those,And marry such fond folks who choseTo change the tenor of their lifeAnd risk the matrimonial strife.” This…
Adrian
Read by Graham Redman
Saki
In The Chronicles of Clovis
This is the third collection of short stories by Saki, following on from “Reginald” and “Reginald in Russia”. Although some of the stories h…
Chapter LIII
Read by ReadAllDay
Bolesław Prus
In The Pharaoh and the Priest
The Pharaoh and the Priest (Polish: Faraon) is the fourth and last major novel by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus. It was the sole historica…
Excerpts from various plays
Read by Bob Gonzalez
Aristophanes
In Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, volume 02
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…
Prags Erwachen
Read by Snaefaxi
Egon Erwin Kisch
In Aus Prager Gassen und Nächten
Egon Erwin Kisch, auch bekannt als „der rasende Reporter“, erzählt hier in kleinen Reportagen Begebenheiten aus Prag. Informationen aus…
A Treasure by I. L. Peretz
Read by Adrian Praetzellis
Helena Frank, Varioustranslated Byhelena Frank and Varioustranslated By Helena Frank
In Yiddish Tales (יידיש מעשה)
A collection of 48 wonderful English language stories from Sholem Alechem, I. L. Perez, Shalom Asch, and others. Tales of humour and drama, …
The Wind Boy
Read by Adrian Praetzellis
Ethel Cook Eliot
A gentle, otherworldly novel featuring the mysterious “girl from the mountains” who aides a refugee family in a most unexpected way. Mystica…
Pericles
Read by Elizabeth Klett
E. Nesbit
In Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare
Edith Nesbit, the author of Beautiful Stories from Shakespeare, felt passionately that young children should enjoy Shakespeare's great works…
Part I
Read by Expatriate
Aristophanes
In The Clouds
Strepsiades is an Athenian burdened with debt from a bad marriage and a spendthrift son. He resolves to go to the Thinking Shop, where he c…
Pruebas indígenas
Read by rroderick
Anselmo Fletes
In Episodios, anécdotas y leyendas del descubrimiento y la conquista
Tomando como modelo las "Noches de la Alhambra" de Washignton Irving, el autor nos invita a sumergirnos en 28 leyendas muy diversa…
Poverina
Read by Leni
Artur de Azevedo
In Contos, volume 2
Artur de Azevedo foi um dos principais autores de teatro no Brasil do século XIX. Dando continuidade à obra de Martins Pena, c…
05- La última perla
Read by Victor Villarraza
Hans Christian Andersen
In Cuentos Escogidos (Traducidos directamente del dinamarqués)
La edición popular que en 1881 recopiló toda la obra de Andersen con el titulo de AVENTURAS E HISTORIAS, lleva al final unas n…