A hundred years after Jane Austen's novels were published, the plight of young women with no income remained the same. They were all in want of a husband.
Duckton-by-Dale has never been your average quintessential English village. And as preparations for the annual pantomime and winter solstice reach fever pitch, you just know that things are going to get even more bizarre!
With new visitors bringing mystery, suspicion, flamboyance, and lust, past s...
Blackwood’s writing covers many aspects of the Supernatural, including Nature Gods and Goddesses in “The Touch of Pan” and “Initiation,” psychological horror in “The Occupant of the Room” star-crossed lovers in “The Tryst” and “A Desert Episode,” and a truly wholesome story involving a young lad and...
On a whim and at the advice of a friendly Alley Cat, Elmer Elevator packs his knapsack and heads on a daring quest to rescue a baby dragon.
Told from the perspective of Elmer’s young daughter, Courtney Fabrizio puts a spin on this classic tale by Ruth Stiles Gannett.
Join Elmer as he treks throu...
This celebrated collection of 44 love sonnets was composed in 1845-1846, during the period of the poet's courtship with Robert Browning.
Despite the collection's title, the poems are not translations but original compositions. The notation "Portuguese" may refer to the poet's admiration for the wo...
Let Us Follow Him
by Henryk Sienkiewicz
Translated by Jeremiah Curtain
Narrated by Ron Altman
Henryk Sienkiewicz (1846 - 1916) is best known today for his substantial historical novels, the most famous of which is "Quo Vadis," the idea for which came from the writing of "Let Us Follow Him."
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A'Christmas Present', a gift from an aunt to a niece, Narrated by Mike Vendetti. And we always thought it was a guy thing.
The Rape of the Lock
A Heroi-comical poem
By Alexander Pope
Edited and with an introduction by Thomas W. Parrott
Read by Denis Daly
Alexander Pope was celebrated for his command of classical Greek and produced seminal translations of the Iliad and the Odyssey. Prior to the preparation of t...
Cloud of Spruce, the ancestral home of the Lesley clan, is situated amid orchards and spruce woods with a perfect view of Prince Edward Island harbor. Six-year-old Marigold Lesley is sure that the sound of the wind through the trees is the whispers of fairies; that just over the hill is a beautiful...
An Available Audio Book
In Cooperation with Spoken Realms
SELECTIONS BY BENCHLEY FROM VANITY FAIR 1915-1926 By Robert Benchley.
Narrated by Joseph Tabler
Robert Benchley (September 15, 1889 - November 21, 1945) is remembered best for his contributions to the magazine The New Yorker; his essa...
Doctor Izard
By Anna Katharine Green
Narrated by Lena Fiszman
The two major characters in this crime novel are Doctor Izard, a reclusive and unconventional physician, and Polly Earle, a beautiful young woman who has been raised by her adoptive parents. Polly is engaged to be married and appear...
This charming book for young children and those beginning to read introduces the letters of the alphabet written in rhyme. Each letter introduces a different animal along with a simple fact or humor to describe it. First published in 1919, this book was produced by the Henry Altemus Company as part...
