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Chapter VI

In The Pharaoh and the Priest

Read by Alan Williams


Bolesław Prus


The Pharaoh and the Priest (Polish: Faraon) is the fourth and last major novel by the Polish writer Bolesław Prus. It was the sole historica…

The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier

In The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (version 2)

Read by Alyssa Williams


Sir Arthur Conan Doyle


The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes is the final set of twelve (out of a total of fifty-six) Sherlock Holmes short stories by British writer Ar…

Chapter 10

In The Green Millennium

Read by Mira Williams


Fritz Leiber


From the classic science-fiction and fantasy author Fritz Leiber comes this intriguing tale of a green cat. From the author's introduction:…

From the Flood to Abraham

In The Bible Period by Period

Read by Ryan Williams


Josiah Blake Tidwell


Josiah Tidwell was a Christian educator with a long association with Baylor University in Waco, Texas. This book gives a synopsis of each pe…

Chapter 29

In Harrigan

Read by Cate Williams


Max Brand


A gripping nautical tale set in Hawaii and upon the open sea. What starts out as a chance meeting between two men turns into a heated race f…

Chapter 23

In The Woodlanders

Read by J. Williams


Thomas Hardy


The story takes place in a small woodland village called Little Hintock, and concerns the efforts of an honest woodsman, Giles Winterborne, …

Notes: On Preventive Checks to Population

In Love's Coming-of-Age: A Series of Papers on the Relations of the Sexes

Read by Ryan Williams


Edward Carpenter


"The little god of Love is generally represented as a child; and rightly, perhaps, considering the erratic character of his ways among …

Chapter 12

In Original Stories from Real Life

Read by Cate Williams


Mary Wollstonecraft


Mary Wollstonecraft was one of the early promoters of gender equality long before other crusaders took up the cause. She is perhaps best kno…

Section 4

In Write it Right

Read by Paul Williams


Ambrose Bierce


Witty, opinionated alphabetical examples of what Bierce considered poor (American) English and advice on alternatives - entertaining, though…

Chapter 5. Ex Machina

In The Dark Star

Read by Alyssa Williams


Robert W. Chambers


Ruhannah “Rue” Carew, who dreams of becoming an artist, has grown up listening to her father tell the story of how he came by a wooden box a…

Biographical Sketch & Lincoln-Douglas Debate Opening Speech

In Noted Speeches of Abraham Lincoln

Read by Matt Williams


Abraham Lincoln


A few of Lincoln's most famous speeches and the Lincoln-Douglas debate make for historic reading. (summary by David O)

The Ladies

In Short Nonfiction Collection, Vol. 086

Read by Ryan Williams


Mark Twain


"The democracy of the future will sicken of a chronic and mortal boredom," was Aldous Huxley's prophecy for the United States in 1…

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