Culture & Heritage

Sons of Fire

Read by Jim Locke


Mary Elizabeth Braddon



"He was a stranger in Matcham, a 'foreigner' as the villagers called such alien visitors. He had never been in the village before, knew…

The Golden Threshold

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Sarojini Naidu



Sarojini Naidu was a remarkable woman. Known as the Nightingale of India, she started writing at the age of thirteen and throughout her life…

The Crown Of Life

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George Gissing



So what is the crown of life? Follow the journey of Piers and Irene as they attempt to discover. It is both a coming of age novel and love s…

Folk Stories from Southern Nigeria, West Africa

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Elphinstone Dayrell



A collection of folk stories and fairy tales from Southern Nigeria gathered by Elphinstone Dayrell, deputy commissioner of the region when t…

Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 11

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Various



This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…

Magna Carta

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Amice Macdonell



A one-act play which describes the setting and writing of the Magna Carta, including the famous line "now is justice bought and sold&qu…

The Citizen's Almanac - Fundamental Documents, Symbols, and Anthems of the Unit…

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United States Department Of Homeland Security, United States Of America and U. S. Citizenship And Immigration Services



New citizens of the United States were given this pamphlet when they became citizens. The Citizen's Almanac contains information on the hist…

The Sport of the Gods

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Paul Laurence Dunbar



The Sport of the Gods is a novel by Paul Laurence Dunbar, first published in 1902, centered around urban black life. Forced to leave the Sou…

The Stone Axe Of Burkamukk

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Mary Grant Bruce



Mary Grant Bruce was an Australian children's writer who spent one year collecting Aboriginal stories in Gippsland - a part of Victoria whic…

Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 07

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Various



This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…

The Heart of Mid-Lothian

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Sir Walter Scott



An historical novel set in Scotland in 1736, involving a riot and surrounding drama. - Summary by Deon Gines

Myths and Legends Around the World - Collection 10

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Various



This collection is dedicated to recordings of short mythical or legendary works which are in the Public Domain. The stories tell of legends,…

Elissa

Read by Keith Salis


H. Rider Haggard



Anthropologists have studied the ruins of a great city and temple in Zimbabwe, and it has left them in wonder. The construction and markings…

The Gray Mills of Farley

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Sarah Orne Jewett



As contemporary today as it was over a century ago, this relatively unsentimental tale of labor relations still packs a punch. (Summary by B…

A Family of Noblemen

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Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin



Meet the Golovliovs, the ultimate dysfunctional family. In the difficult transition years before and after the liberation of Russia’s serfs,…

Jess

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H. Rider Haggard



The setting for this novel is the Boer War in South Africa in 1880. This novel is interesting and exciting on several levels: there are com…

Forest Days: A Romance of Old Times

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George Payne Rainsford James



Picture a tranquil English village, with an inn on the green. A lone patron enjoys his wine and teasing the landlord's pretty daughter, when…

The Story Of A Modern Woman

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Ella Hepworth Dixon



"This touching short novel tells the story of Mary Earl, a woman who has to fend for herself in London at the end of the 19th century. …

Bracebridge Hall

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Washington Irving



Famed American humorist and essayist Washington Irving published a series of short pieces entitled "The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon,…

Towards Democracy

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Edward Carpenter



“Civilization sinks and swims, but the old facts remain—the sun smiles, knowing well its strength.” Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) wrote his …

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