By Thomas Troward
Narrated by Denis Daly
Thomas Troward (1847-1916) was a divisional Judge in British-administered India, who had a deep interest in the study of comparative religion.
Troward delivered these lectures at the Doré Gallery, Bond Street, London, in 1909. They were published in boo...
Her past was devastating. His future was shattered. Will two lost souls merge for the life they both deserve?
Zane Shaw needs a fresh start. After his fiancé called off their wedding, he left his failed relationship to run the family restaurant back home. And just when he thinks he’s sworn off emo...
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The Noh theatre of Japan was popularized towards the end of the 14th century. It was heavily influenced by Buddhism in philosophy and style and was made up of dances performed at Shinto shrines to honor spirits and gods and old lyric poetry. Around the same time, Shak...
Narrated by Kristina Rothe
"The Old Stone House"
"A Memorable Night"
"The Black Cross"
"A Mysterious Case"
"Shall He Wed Her?"
Although Anna Katharine Green was best known as a crime novelist, this anthology is essentially a collection of horror stories.
The Old Stone House is the hist...
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This is the second novella detailing the continuing adventures of Sherlock Holmes, the world's first consulting detective, and his friend and colleague, Dr. John Watson. In The Sign of Four, Holmes and Watson are hired by Mary Morstan to investigate the mysterious cir...
Narrated by Graham Scott
Described by Virginia Woolf as "a little masterpiece", in**Seven Men, Beerbohm tells the stories of six men from the world of the 1890s - Beerbohm himself is the seventh man - with such an air of realism and so much circumstantial detail as to blur the boundary between fac...
Known as an actor-manager, Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905) took complete responsibility for the season after season at London’s Lyceum Theatre, establishing himself and his company as representative of English classical theater. Beginning in 1878, author Bram Stoker worked for Irving as a business mana...
Chirpy Cricket loves to fiddle. He thinks everyone he meets should. However, as Chirpy meets other critters near Farmer Green's house, he learns that not everyone who fiddles sounds the same as he does. Along the way, he meets some strange crickets like the Mole Cricket who never comes above ground....
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to attend an all-girls boarding school? How about a boarding school in the early 1900s? Join Patty and her friends in their shenanigans in this classic Jean Webster tale and prequel to When Patty Went to College.
Producer’s note: This audiobook was read...
“My people demand a magic lord to rule over them. They have chosen foolishly.”
A beautiful, whimsical, and powerful tale, Lord Dunsany’s poetic use of language captures the strangeness and mystery of fairy tale magic and reminds us that not all fantasy epics have to culminate in a pitched battle b...
R. D. Blackmore’s enduring masterpiece Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor is renowned for its beautifully descriptive writing, the cleverly woven plot, and the powerfully drawn portrait of true love. Set in Devon in the late 17th century, it is an enduring masterpiece. First published in 1869, the nov...
Narrated by Graham Scott
When the mischievous Cupid fires an arrow through the heart of Lord George Hell, that disreputable peer, desperate to win the love of sweetly innocent young Jenny Mere, obtains from fashionable mask-maker Mr. Aeneas a saintly mask of true love to disguise his own wicked fe...
