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The classic Christmas love story, as poignant now as when O. Henry (pen name of William Sydney Porter) wrote it in 1905. A poor young couple sacrifices their own "treasures" for their partner. A must-listen for any time of year. Audible • iTunes

This timeless classic children's story The Velveteen Rabbit, tells the story by Margery Williams of how toys become real. Originally published in 1922, The Velveteen Rabbit is a treasured favorite that has warmed many hearts for decades. A beautiful tale of a stuffed rabbit magically transformed by...

The Boor, by Anton Chekhov - translated by Hilmar Baukage. Presented by the Online Stage. The Boor (sometimes translated as The Bear) is an atypical romantic comedy by Anton Chekhov. A surly landowner visits a widow who is one of his debtors - with unexpected results. Audible • iTunes

Kept away from her grandmother for most of her life, young Natalie stumbles upon a secret hidden in the old woman's drawings: communications from another world. She quickly finds herself learning not only of an alien race, but the many dark truths that pulled her family apart. Audible • iTunes

Fresh from her medical exams, Katya Brie heads to a new life on Outpost Frelik. Thrust into her duties, Brie tends to badly wounded yet handsome Lt. Commander Sheve Hadi. From that moment, life takes an interesting turn as she finds herself amid treason, conspiracy, and a plot that threatens her, th...

This may rightly be considered one of the first published sources of the King Arthur legend. The translation by Sebastian Evans of this selection of Geoffrey of Monmouth's chronicle of ancient British kings differs in several respects from more popular versions of Arthurian tales published centuries...

Modern Classic Verse In four volumes Selected and presented by Elizabeth Klett and Denis Daly Volume Two - A World at War This volume pays tribute to the work of 20 poets whose careers were profoundly influenced by the First World War - "the war to end all wars". Contents of volume two: Edward Tho...

From the author of Psycho, a grim and fascinating tale of a torture-mad Chinese ruler who fed strange food to the feathered songsters in his garden of horror. Audible • iTunes

Rosmersholm By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Charles Archer Presented by the Online Stage Rosmersholm is a play surrounding the deep and intense political and cultural change in Norway in the middle of the 1880s, a period during which the traditional ruling class was forced to relinquish their right to...

By the witty author of the Jeeves and Wooster stories. The life of a simple dog is full of misunderstandings.... Audible • iTunes

Henry is not much of a detective. But when he becomes involved with a theatrical company, his career takes an unexpected turn. Audible • iTunes

This is award-winning author Robert Silverberg's fifth science fiction novel, written in 1957. The year is 2232. Earth is grossly overpopulated. The nations of the world, working through the United Nations, have authorized a global bureau known as the Bureau of Population Equalization (Popeek), whos...