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The Wild Olive
Read by Simon Evers
Basil King
Norrie Ford, having been unfairly convicted of murder, has escaped. A lucky chance finds him being rescued by a mysterious girl (the Wild Ol…
INTRODUCTION
Read by Anna Simon
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…
Martin Gerrity Gets Even
Read by Fred Sandal
Courtney Ryley Cooper
In O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921
In 1918 the Society of Arts and Sciences established the O. Henry Memorial Awards to reward the very best short stories published during the…
John Caldigate
Read by Simon Evers
Anthony Trollope
After a rather dissolute youth and having been disowned by his father, John Caldigate sets sail for Australia with his friend Dick Shand hop…
A Great Man
Read by Simon Evers
Arnold Bennett
Subtitled 'A Frolic', this light-hearted book follows the fortunes of Henry Shakespeare Knight who, rather to his own surprise, writes a bes…
Elliott Hawkins
Read by Kirk Thomas
Edgar Lee Masters
In Spoon River Anthology
This is a collection of poems, in the form of an entire community speaking from beyond the grave about their lives, and, in some cases, goss…
NEXT TO READING MATTER
Read by Scott Foster
O. Henry
In Roads of Destiny
This is another collection of O. Henry short stories. - Summary by Sid
Septimus
Read by Simon Evers
William John Locke
The book concerns the tangled lives of four people: Zora, a young widow who seeks some purpose in her life; Septimus Dix, an other-wordly bu…
Peter the Great
Read by NoelBadrian
Jefferys Taylor
In Æsop in Rhyme, with Some Originals
Jefferys Taylor was born in 1792 in Suffolk, England. He became apprenticed to his father who was an engraver and invented a special ruling …
To the Reader
Read by MaryAnn
Charlotte Elliott
In Hours of Sorrow
Poems from the author of the beloved hymn, "Just as I Am", chiefly adapted to seasons of sickness, depression and bereavement. Ell…
Chapter 04
Read by KirksVoice
Silas X. Floyd
In Short Stories for Colored People Both Old and Young
Several short stories relating to young African Americans. Summary by kirk202
The History of David Grieve
Read by Simon Evers
Mary Augusta Ward
The book follows the life and times of David Grieve, from his childhood on a remote farm in the Peak District to Manchester, Paris and back …
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne
Read by Simon Evers
William John Locke
Marcus Ordeyne is a middle aged bachelor schoolmaster who has inherited both money and a title and thus is able to lead a life of leisure. O…
THE ONE - by Everard Jack Appleton
Read by Phil Chenevert
Various
In It Can Be Done
This book contains many poems of inspiration, joy and hope. Just the thing to encourage our spirits and strengthen our backbone when troubl…
The Marriage of William Ashe
Read by Simon Evers
Mary Augusta Ward
William Ashe, an up and coming politician, impulsively marries Kitty, a young, flighty and strange girl who, far from supporting her husband…
The Mountebank
Read by Simon Evers
William John Locke
Andrew Lackaday, an English orphan, was born and brought up in a French circus. He becomes a highly skilled mimic and juggler. He plies his …
Tales 6: The Black Veil
Read by Simon Evers
Charles Dickens
In Sketches by Boz: Illustrative of Every-Day Life and Every-Day People
Sketches by Boz is a collection of short pieces published by Charles Dickens in 1836 accompanied by illustrations by George Cruikshank. It c…
A warning to the curious
Read by Peter Yearsley
M. R. James
In A Warning to the Curious and Other Ghost Stories (Version 2)
The fourth collection of ghost stories made by the author, including one written for Queen Victoria (The haunted doll's house). - Summary b…
Whispers of Immortality
Read by Farnood
T. S. Eliot
In Poems
This collection of 24 contains some of T. S. Eliot's earlier work. This collection contains poems in English as well as some completely in …
The Five Orange Pips
Read by Simon Evers
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In Short Mystery Story Collection 006
LibriVox’s Short Mystery Story Collection 006: a collection of 10 short works of mysterious fiction in the public domain read by a group of …