David Wales
Bashan And I
Simple and unpretentious as a statement by Francis d’Assisi, yet full of a gentle modern sophistication and humour, this little work will br…
The Fringes Of The Fleet
The Fringes of the Fleet is a poignant collection of essays and poems by Rudyard Kipling, reflecting on the experiences of the British Navy …
A Study Of Army Camp Life During American Revolution
Housing, Food, Clothing, Health, Sanitation, Recreation, Religion, Duties, Discipline. A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the req…
Prophets, Priests, And Kings
These biographical essays of (mostly) British subjects were written in 1907-1908 for The Daily News newspaper and reflect their subjects as …
Gettysburg National Military Park, Pennsylvania
On the gently rolling farm lands surrounding the little town of Gettysburg, Pa., was fought one of the great decisive battles of American hi…
Jeremy At Crale; His Friends, His Ambitions And His One Great Enemy
This 1927 work is the third and final in Walpole’s Jeremy series. (The others are Jeremy and Jeremy And Hamlet.) Jeremy’s home is in Polches…
Vindication Of The Rights Of Men, In A Letter To The Right Honourable Edmund Burke; Occasioned By His Reflections On The Revolution In France
Wollstonecraft's A Vindication of the Rights of Men (1790) attacks aristocracy and advocates republicanism. It was published in response to …
Naval Occasions And Some Traits Of The Sailor-Man
Twenty-six stories of pre-World War I British naval life in war and peace. - Summary by david wales
And Thus He Came
These short stories, perhaps we might call them modern parables, are not the usual fare of warm and fuzzy Christmas stories (pleasing as tho…
Mademoiselle Ixe
This is a story by the English writer Mary Elizabeth Hawker (1848-1908) entitled Mademoiselle Ixe, by[pseudonym] Lanoe Falconer. The manuscr…
The British Soldier: His Courage And Humour
The Reverend Edward John Hardy, ordained in the Church Of Ireland, was a chaplain in the British army for thirty one years. His 1915 collec…
The Christmas Bishop
This 1913 story is far more than a Christmas tale. It is a story about spiritual wisdom; the seeking of wisdom, the getting of wisdom, even…
John Sherman and Dhoya
John Sherman and Dhoya brings together two distinct yet thematically intertwined works by William Butler Yeats. In the novella John Sherman,…
Robert Schumann, Tone Poet Prophet And Critic
[This is] the sketchiest outline of Robert Schumann’s short life but amazingly rich achievement. Together with Haydn and Schubert he was, pe…
Pierrot, Dog Of Belgium
This 1915 novella was published as the First World War raged. "Belgium lies bleeding. Across her level, lush meadows the harsh-shod h…
In The Footprints Of The Padres
The American Charles Warren Stoddard (1843–1909) wrote travel books quite popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This…
A Christmas Miscellany
A selection of eight short works, chapters, or poems about Christmas. - Summary by david wales
Pope Adrian IV; An Historical Sketch
Pope Adrian IV (c. 1100-1159, pope 1154-1159) was the only English pope. Written by a Catholic in 1849, this biography of the pope appeare…
Understanding English Cathedrals: Terminology, Architecture, Organization, And Personnel
This recording comprises chapters from two different works: How To Visit The English Cathedrals (1912) by Esther Singleton, and The Cathedr…
Silly Verses: Selections From Shores, Carroll, Lear, and Gilbert
Silly and fun verses beginning with the lesser known Robert J. Shores and going on to the more known Lewis Carroll, Edward Lear, and W.S. Gi…