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The doctor's will

In Ursula

Read by Bruce Pirie


Honoré de Balzac


“Ursula,” first published in French in 1841 as “Ursule Mirouët,” is part of Balzac’s great suite of novels, collectively titled “The Hu…

Chapter 4d. Mrs. Lindstedt

In Settlers of the Marsh

Read by Bruce Pirie


Frederick Philip Grove


The novel “Settlers of the Marsh” (1925) is a foundational work of realism in Canadian fiction. Its author, Frederick Philip Grove, a German…

The Incurables

In Sonnets and Songs

Read by Bruce Kachuk


Arthur Upson


Arthur Upson's insightful and sensitive poetic art is grandly displayed in this selection of some of his best work. As a tribute to Upson, R…

Troy - Read by BK

In Troy

Read by Bruce Kachuk


Charles Williams


LibriVox volunteers bring you 9 recordings of Troy by Charles Williams.This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for June 11, 2023. ------A p…

Chapter 3.c

In The Chouans (version 2)

Read by Bruce Pirie


Honoré de Balzac


“The Chouans” (1829) was the first novel published under Balzac’s own name (rather than a pen-name). It became the first book in the great w…

When I'm among a Blaze of Lights ...

In Selected Poems

Read by Bruce Kachuk


Siegfried Sassoon


Siegfried Sassoon, best known for his outspoken opinions on the futility of war, is portrayed in these poems as an observer, an observer of …

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